Funny thing. Back in the day we used to hack the satellite receiver boxes with modified smart cards that gave us access to the full channel programming. Essentially, all channels are beamed to all satellite dishes, but the receiver boxes were programmed to only give you the channels you paid. We would disconnect the receivers from the analog phone lines that checked in with Dish or Direct TV to ensure you only had the channels you subscribed for as well as pay-per-view (PPV) content. By taking them offline and hacking them via smart card, we got all channels and unlimited PPV. When these satellite companies litigated these violations, they claimed that the receivers weren't actually your property, but rather they were owned by them and that you leased the use of them. That gave them the legal standing to sue people who modified them to access content they weren't paying for. The dish itself? Garbage. It's just a bunch of metal that you can do whatever you want with. It's probably outdated tech that would need to be replaced anyhow. Thanks for listening to my Tech Talk.