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To: Sector Investor who wrote (1417)	9/23/2002 10:02:40 AM
From: David Semoreson	Read Replies (1) of 7249

Apparently there are some shortcomings to mobile satellite TV, both in relation to my original question (treating it as a discounted second receiver) and access to pay-per-view. From the DirectTV Customer Agreement: directv.com <<h) Mobile Units. We provide Service to Receiving Equipment that is installed in mobile units such as campers, boats and other recreational vehicles. However, without a permanent land-based phone connection, this Receiving Equipment is not eligible for the additional receiver discount described above, pay per view ordering with the remote control, or certain programming such as seasonal sports subscriptions and local regional sports networks. >> They require a phone hookup for location verification as DTV doesn't want the "second receiver" to be at your friends house! It would be technically possible to use the internet for PPV client verification but I can't think of a good technical solution to the 2nd receiver verification problem. Ultimately this means that the user would have to take the card with them when they go mobile, which isn't a very good incentive for existing DTV home customers to "add a 2nd receiver to the car".

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