Smart-card to M-Card adapter?

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Smart-card to M-Card adapter?

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Post by ricktendo » Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:14 am

My cable company uses smart-cards.

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Is there an adapter that will allow me to use a Smart-card (pictured above) with a hdhomerun prime tuner with a M-Card type slot? (pictured bellow)

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Post by Crash2009 » Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:09 pm

I give up.

What market are they using Smart-Card?

Anybody else?

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Post by DrSmith » Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:28 pm

I'm not aware of an adapter, but isn't your cable company required to support CableCards? They may choose to support other additional cards and technologies, but I thought all cable operators must support CableCards.

https://www.fcc.gov/media/cablecard-know-your-rights

Edit: D'oh - probably my bad. Looks like this may be an Australia thing

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Post by ricktendo » Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:56 pm

Local Cable Co. in Central America.

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Post by Space » Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:41 pm

CableCard is only required in USA, and even then it is only required if you are providing "Cable service". For instance, AT&T U-verse is not considered cable, it is an IPTV service and therefore is not required to support CabeCard.

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