Oh, Yes I recognized the sarcasm of your post right away..and appreciated it.
PW should understand that killing someone elses property may and should make him liable for the cost of the box to the person who bought an AZ not knowing if it was a clone or not.
Does he really think that when he kills someones box and offers a small discount for a genuine, that those people would actually buy something from him/drsat ?
There are other way's to secure your firmware rather than hurting innocent users that had no idea that they had a clone/ if they did.
As other have posted, concentrate on fixing issues!
If we don't see proof or some solid evidence and explanation here then this will be closed as nothing more than a sales pitch or rumor.
Thread: WARNING: AzBox Premium HD Plus counterfeit units now being sold in the North American market!
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02-11-2013,04:26 PM
click click b00m
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02-11-2013,06:52 PM
We perfectly understand everyone's concerns about potentially impacting genuine AzBox units as well which is why new firmware updates will only disable clones if they can be identified 100% via software. At this moment, we are still analysing a counterfeit unit internally and if we are unable to find a 100% accurate way of identifying it via software, we will simply display an alert message to the user and prevent certain components from being used instead.
Distributing the firmware via a secure site won't do much as someone will eventually upload the firmware on one of those free file sharing websites if they are forced to create an account before being able to download the update. Having online only updates also is not an option as not everyone has their box connected to the Internet or even have Internet access where the receiver is being used.
Please note that AzBox Canada is the exclusive authorised distributor of AzBox products for the Canadian market and does NOT sell directly to the consumer but via its authorised dealers. We decided not to release a public document outlining all the differences between the Premium HD Plus clone v.s. authentic units like OpenSat did in the past with the Premium HD (non-plus) clones because it would allow the company importing these clones to get their Chinese factory to fix the identified differences and make it harder to identify these in the future. However, we do fully outline all these differences in a customised detailed analysis report for each person who was a victim in purchasing one of these counterfeit units once they contact us.
Regardless, we do understand that some people want to see evidence or are simply curious so we will post the most obvious difference between an AzBox Premium HD Plus authentic unit and a clone which is the layout of the ventilation holes on the top cover above the tuner cards.
Counterfeit unit --------------- Reference authentic unit
Counterfeit unit --------------- Reference authentic unit
As you can see with these images, the clone unit clearly has differences with the layout of ventilation holes on the top cover
above the tuners. The reference authentic unit on the right only has two parallel columns of 16 holes each while the clone unit on the left has three parallel columns, the first one with 16 holes and the last two with only 6 holes each.
Best regards,
PwrSurge
AzBox CanadaLast edited by pwrsurge; 02-11-2013 at 06:59 PM.
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02-11-2013,07:26 PM
Looks like the clone has better ventilation. Maybe you should copy it into your genuine version.
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02-11-2013,07:37 PM
I don't see any proof of clones here apart from some holes in a case for ventilation, and you have accused some web stores in this thread with zero proof that they are selling clones.
We at Legit do not condone clones to be clear.
In saying that, since you have stated the next firmware will possibly contain a kill code or message..
I would advise all Azbox owners to stay with their current firmware...Simply do Not update...as the new firmware will NOT fix any issues of your box...but perhaps harm or KILL the box you payed hard earned money for.
click click b00m
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02-11-2013,07:38 PM
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02-11-2013,07:47 PM
As stated, there are other differences as well but we won't post them publicly in order to avoid them being corrected in the next clone version.
In addition to the physical differences, the serial number of each counterfeit unit being analysed was checked with OpenSat who confirmed that they are invalid.
If you look at any genuine AzBox Premium HD Plus unit, I can guarantee you that you won't be able to find one with the ventilation holes like the counterfeit units have.
Regards,
PwrSurge
AzBox Canada
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02-11-2013,07:55 PM
This should NOT be a concern as we will thoroughly test the new firmware on a variety of units before releasing it. If it ever occurs that the new firmware causes issues on a genuine unit, we at AzBox Canada will repair or replace the unit FREE OF CHARGE INCLUDING SHIPPING, regardless of warranty status or where the unit was purchased from.
Best regards,
PwrSurge
AzBox Canada
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02-11-2013,07:56 PM
I understand that..and as stated there are other ways, such as securing your firmware properly. Rather than trying to kill a box that may well be very legit..parden the pun..
And if you are not willing to show all the proof, then you should not be pointing out stores with the lack of it.
I understand you are trying to protect your Brand in Canada.. but it should be done the proper way, otherwise the Azbox name will suffer from this.
click click b00m
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02-11-2013,07:58 PM
Hey Mr Power Surge,
Since you are on this board tonight, how about explaining what I asked earlier in the thread. You seem to have skipped over it.
You promised the miniMe would work out of the box.
You promised the issues would be fixed.
You promise a lot, but don't deliver.
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