"Mr V. has been lying to me from the get go. I insisted on a cardless fix, but it turns out that the "mapping" and having a coder work on it 24/7 was a lie to buy some time to get their VS HDD-hard disc drive up and running for distribution.
VS NEVER had a laser scope to scan. VS NEVER had a coder working on MAP 27. VS NEVER any intention of offering a cardless by way of a BIN fix.
Do not buy anything from VS. Especially this new VS-HDD that will be marketed aggressively to the un-informed buyer. The new VS-HDD will only be available by subscribing via internet connection for updates/downloads.
A $25 a month subscription is not worth it.
Find a SUB from your local cable company or DN/DS.