nfusion is a fta receiver it updates itself by connecting to internet..and it usually is always up and never goes down...the part that sucks is that DN might catch u with it..;) since it connects to internet
it is NOT unsafe at all...thats a myth...from people that don't understand how complex it is with all the timing and relays..
Its much easier to get caught downloading illegal files from a site that getting caught using Nfusion..
Nfusion is as close to a subscribed receiver as can be...set it and forget it...its the way of the future for FTA..its made for lazy people who don't want to read or have a FTA hobby...its perfect, to keep the family from complaining about " no TV"....
takes 30 minutes to setup initially, then never touch it again ...been down 1x for couple hours since November...updates fixes and keys by itself via your high speed the net and your router, and U don't even notice it..
Basically it is a receiver that is up most of the time even during the ECMs. Th downside has been ably explained by satgrl. On the other hand, the bad part may not be as bad as suggested by her. I urge you to read the full thread on it about a month ago in this forum, before you make the purchase.
Well I think the exposure of IP address has potential risk in two fold:
Exposure of your IP address may not conclusively incriminate yourself, but it certainly brings unsolicited attention, the attention motivates efforts to collect other evidences used against you.
Exposure of server IP make the server an easy target. It's far more easy for DN to shutdown the server, incriminate the server owner, or even use the "Denial of Services" attack to disable the server. Without server nFusion is just another box.
Nfusion has the biggest triamph among all FTA today But no one can guarantee yo that will always be the case If Nagra's team can spoof and hijack FTA sites They'll strike back and zap all nfusion boxes live Back engineering folks is what this is all about
Is it a potential risk or not I say yes The only risk I see they can disarm your bios live I don't think the real risk is getting caught As much as risk of receiver damage My personal opinion nfusion is the worst and last FTA choice despite its great success nfusion will be highest target on Nagra's team
But just like anything is what kind of a risk are yo willing to take?
If it is behind a router connected to the internet, it is actually behind a firewall (ur router is one). It would not be detected from the net. Would DN waste time searching the internet for such devices ? They are already wasting time on the ecms.
Your home router firewall does not give you anonymity. It still has a "real" Internet IP addy that your ISP logs. Having said that, the sat networks would have to somehow monitor the Internet traffic (a very expensive endeavour indeed!) to get a warrant for the ISP logs. Not to say that it'll never happen, but, at the moment they don't seem to be doing anything about prosecuting IKS users. Still, the traffic from IKS server to your receiver can be encrypted to hide the traffic, just like how bit torrent technologies work.
IKS server are offshore, which makes them NOT illegal. However, an IKS user who uses the keys to decode and get free tv is breaking the law.
