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It is a new business opportunity for ZTE to encrypt the cottage pot on September 4th, 2009/KLOC-0.

Zhongxing 9 has been upgraded to 65438 on February 27th. Except for the 3.6 million sets of genuine machines donated by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television in remote mountainous areas, all the machines exported by regular factories are regarded as pirated shanzhai.

The news that the satellite signal of Zhongxing-9 will be encrypted after New Year's Day has made many users of "cottage pots" in Guangzhou fidgety. The reporter's investigation found that at present, there are not a few neighborhoods in villages in Guangzhou and some communities that don't watch digital TV, but pretend to watch Zhongxing No.9 program. Are worried about whether to switch back to cable TV after New Year's Day.

The neighbors who sit next to the "cottage pot" and watch TV are anxious like ants on hot bricks, while the business of Jiangjundong and Tao Jie in Liwan District who specialize in cottage satellite pots is very weak.

The service of cracking and upgrading satellite encryption is also listed as a new service by them. It is estimated that each upgrade of a pot can collect ten or twenty dollars, which is not a small business. It's not just merchants who are eager to crack and upgrade, but many enthusiasts have also begun to design their own upgrade decoding methods.

Is it urgent to encrypt the fake pot by satellite? Netizens jumped into the topic and calmed down.

Recently, it has been rumored that the "Zhongxing No.9" broadcast and television live satellite (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongxing No.9") will be encrypted after New Year's Day, and the users of 40 million fake satellite pots nationwide may not be able to watch the 48 sets of free TV programs transmitted by it. This news caused a heated discussion on the Internet.

According to the reporter's investigation, since the ninth day of Zhongxing in June last year, many communities in Guangzhou have given up digital TV and switched to fake satellite pots. At the most expensive time, they can watch 48 programs without spending money in 300 yuan. At the cheapest time, they spend 1 10~ 120 yuan, which is much more cost-effective than paying 26.5 yuan a month. Li Shifu, who runs a fake satellite pot business in Tangxia, Tianhe, said that in the past year, his family alone installed nearly 2,000 sets in Tangxia, Huangcun, Chepi and Zhucun. In the vicinity of Jiangjun Cave and Tao Jie Street in Liwan District, the main distribution center of Satellite Pot, many stall owners told reporters that nearly 100 sets were sold in the peak period, and more than 10 sets can be sold every day in the off-season recently.

So, are the neighbors in the city who have fake pots going to bid farewell to the good days of watching TV for free? The reporter found that in July this year, there were rumors that Zhongxing 9 would be encrypted after the National Day. This is the second time that a similar message has been sent. The strangest thing is that the encrypted messages widely circulated on the Internet are only disclosed by "well-informed people". The day before yesterday (27th) 10: 40, a netizen posted a follow-up saying, "The signal of the live satellite program of Zhongxing No.9 has been upgraded and tested since 3 pm, and the cottage can still be watched normally at present." However, as of press time, the Information Times reporter failed to confirm this news through the SARFT or the provincial SARFT.

Shanzhai pot street is calm.

After interviewing Jiangjundong and Tao Jie, the reporter found that, unlike netizens, the cottage pot market in Guangzhou seems very calm. Although business is not as good as before, all stores are relatively calm. Merchants said that after the encrypted message came out, many guests didn't come back until after New Year's Day. Moreover, it is not the peak period of digital TV upgrading, so the business is not as prosperous as before.

The reporter saw in Tao Jie that there were three or four kinds of pots in front of the counter of a shop named Sheng X Haidian, and basically all of them received the signal of Zhongxing No.9. The boss also enthusiastically handed over a list of about 40 sets of program channels. He told reporters that he could sell more than 10 sets every day, which was much lighter than the previous day's sale of more than 100 sets, but at that time, a set cost three or four hundred yuan, and now it only costs one hundred yuan, which is very cost-effective. The reporter asked if the price reduction was due to the rumor that Zhongxing No.9 was encrypted on New Year's Day. The boss seems calm. "Who knows (rumor) is true or false? In July this year, I said it was encrypted. Is it different? Even if we really want to encrypt, there will be a way. Come and upgrade. " When the reporter said that if it could not be returned because of encryption, the boss simply replied: "That's it. After New Year's Day, if it is not encrypted, you can buy it again. If there is encryption, you can buy it after the crack is successful. How come? "

The reporter then visited several shops and found that the price of the cottage pot was between 1 10 yuan and 150 yuan. As for the rumors of satellite encryption, they only suggested that reporters buy it after New Year's Day, and they did not rush to clear the goods at a low price.

In a shop called "You X Vision", the reporter also met two guests who were choosing satellite cookers. They discussed with their boss that they would come back after New Year's Day. One of the guests told reporters that if it is not encrypted, it will be bought directly. If it is encrypted, the merchant said that he would call him when the cracking scheme came out. It is estimated that an upgrade fee will be added to the existing price.

The store waits for the guests to pay the money to crack it.

It is uncertain whether Zhongxing 9 really needs encryption, but the cracking and upgrading service of satellite encryption has become a new business for the bosses who sell cottage pots. It is estimated that a pot can receive ten or twenty dollars each time it is upgraded, and it will cost another ten thousand dollars to sell 1000 pots. This is really a big business.

Merchant: Upgrading is also a good business.

Although it is the off-season and the business is only about110, the encryption rumor of ZTE No.9 has brought about cracking and upgrading, which has become a new business opportunity in the eyes of many cottage pot shops.

"New Year's day encryption, I know, afraid of? ! I can provide you with cracking and upgrading services. " When the reporter asked about the cracking method and charges, Mr. Wu of the "X-gram" store in Jiangjundong patted the counter and piled up a 1 meter-high satellite pot packaging box and said, "Look, the manufacturers who produce these pots are always paying attention, otherwise what else are they selling?" Don't worry, if it is really encrypted, it will be either an encryption and decryption card or a software upgrade within half a month, which is guaranteed to be solved. "Judging from the packaging boxes of those devices, these cottage pots mainly come from two manufacturers in Sichuan and Hunan.

When the reporter asked how to upgrade the cottage machine, Boss Wu jokingly replied: "Is the WINDOWS system you are using genuine? Don't you find the serial numbers of so many anti-virus software online for free? " As for the charge for cracking, Mr. Wu said that because the cracking technology has not yet been determined, the price is hard to say now, but it will certainly not be more expensive than a set of equipment, up to ten or twenty yuan. "It's equivalent to watching cable TV, which costs 26.5 yuan a month, but you don't have to pay it if you upgrade."

The reporter contacted Li Shifu, who specializes in home installation of satellite cookers. He has been engaged in this line for nearly a year near Tangxia, Tianhe. In addition to the installation of the cottage pot of Zhongxing No.9, a "one-pot multi-star" was also installed to provide one-stop services such as door-to-door installation, debugging and maintenance. He told reporters that the nearby Chunjiang Garden, Jing Jun Garden, Tangxia Village, Huangcun Village and Zhucun all have his customers, and more than 2,000 sets have been installed a year.

Due to the door-to-door installation, the reporter found that the charge in Li Shifu is about 30 yuan more expensive than that in Jiangjun Cave. When the reporter telephoned Li Shifu and asked if the cottage pot would not be able to see the TV after the encryption of Zhongxing No.9, he simply said, "I'll give you an upgrade then. Not difficult. Just connect the computer and brush the decoding system of the whole software. If it is really encrypted, it is estimated that it will take some time to figure out the cracking method. However, even if encrypted, not all stations can't receive it. There are still some channels that are not encrypted, so you can watch them first. " The reporter asked if it was a free upgrade. Li Shifu said, "It's time to look at the situation of upgrading software. It is estimated that it will cost more than 10. "

It can be seen that the encryption of ZTE No.9 provides them with additional value-added opportunities for cracking and upgrading, whether it is the storefront around Jiangjun East or the merchants who provide on-site installation near the community.