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What is an addressable cable descrambler?

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What is an addressable cable descrambler?

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This is a descrambler that can be controlled by the cable company from their office location. Through remote coded messages sent via the cable system, the cable company can “address” the customers’ unit to begin descrambling selected premium or pay per view channels. An addressable unit allows the cable company to access your cable box to change the descrambling configuration or program. This function provides the cable company the ability to add or delete descrambling on the channels that come in through your cable line. A non-addressable unit does not provide the cable company access to the cable box program. The program remains stationary and is unchangeable. Both cable box designs have the potential of receiving all channels, none or somewhere in between dependent on the box program.

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