Secret Free TV Signal Through Internet with NO Cable Subscription or Equipment 

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Most cable companies filter all frequencies above 50Mhz if you have Internet only service. Which means that you won't get any TV signal. Not even the "over the air" stations. A few cable companies don't bother to filter, but they usually advertise that as "Free basic cable with your Internet subscription".

I got about 25 channels through the cable to our house for years. Recently I moved and also got about the same number of channels, but recently, over a period of a few days, channels kept getting blocked until there were none coming through. I bought an over-the-air antenna, put it in my attic, and now get about 10 channels, with most coming from a tower farm about 60 miles away (but weather and other conditions make it spotty at times).

This worked great for me but I live in a small town with a small town independent cable provider and they have not scrambled the signal. I do, however, get even more channels with my outdoor antenna. For some of you asking questions, this is only possible if you get your internet service from a cable company. It will not work if you get DSL or internet through your phone line.

It's not a secret signal. The RF signal includes the entire spectrum of service. (Data, Voice, Video). Some markets do not yet encrypt the signal. In those markets there are little things called filters. Your installer neglected to put a HSI (High Speed Internet) only filter at your tap. With that filter, the only RF you could get would be the frequency of the DOCSIS channels the internet is carried on

In 2019, this no longer works in most places-- you need the cable box because the signals are scrambled. Just stick with the outside OTA antenna, and you'll be fine.

Worked for me. 146 channels and counting. Now this is real cord cutter stuff. Thank you

The picture from a good antenna is much clearer than any cable image. I never disconnected my antenna even after getting DirecTV. Your local channels will always look better through an antenna (assuming you live close enough to the TV transmitters in your area.) Also with an antenna your local channels will not be knocked out by weather problems (rain, snow or ice) like they will when using the satellite.

Even when this was published, cable providers were encrypting their signals to prevent "basic" cable to be picked up by an ATSC tuner. Now it's just about impossible to find an unencrypted cable feed. It was great while it lasted!

I tried this it works fairly well however I have an outdoor large over the air antenna it also has a rotor for pin point accuracy I I get upwards of 50 channels most in high definition picture is absolutely perfect.

I was doing this as a boy 👦 I was about 10 years old. I ran it through my vhs videos player and it actually picked up quite a few channels. The best was the adult channels😂 learnt so much that the first girl thought I was a professional at it at 14🤣🤣🤣

Yes, the FCC requires that cable companies not scramble OTA (over-the-air) channels in a particular market. You can only get OTA and local community channels like cable access, but no basic or premium cable channels. This is the law as of now, but since the FCC seems to be bought now, who knows how much longer this regulation will remain.

A TV/internet subscription with Verizon FIOS in northern NJ does allow an additional TV without a converter box to receive broadcast channels when scanned. If you just have a internet subscription, they'll block the TV signal.

I had cable for several years after I dropped it. One day, I hooked up the coax and it worked. Eventually, they either put on a filter or cut the line. I got satellite after that. Dropped that many years ago, too. Happy RU-vid and Amazon Prime and Hulu user. Lots of free stuff out there. Pluto and a few others out there, especially if you have an Amazon or Roku type device.

It totally depends on the cable company. Here in the Midwest, with Comcast, you will get a few channels but nothing of interest. Some are the channels they broadcast their advertising on. Comcast requires their box to decode the signal (it's encrypted), and without that box, you won't see nuttin' honey. Yes, I tried it, and I have a cable TV subscription with them.

This does exist in some places however. 1. Not using a filter before your modem can cause lower internet speeds. 2. The cable lines, switching, and routing technologies that run to household across the country take years to update for every city this means newer installations will not work as you are receiving digital channels on equipment that is unable to encrypt it.

You can't do it with Charter they scramble everything unless you have a box now used to be able to do this years ago but it stopped sometime around 2013

For most U.S. markets, this ceased to be true as of year 2015. All the major carriers now encrypt the signal. You may get one 480i channel -- explaining that a subscription and set-top box are now required.

This USED to work on our local cable system and I took advantage for several years. Last year, the company made some "upgrades" and it no longer works.

Yep, worked for me. No cable, but have internet. Now I have 138 channels on my tv!

when i first moved where i live now(an apartment) this used to work, but one time the cable company came for one of my neighbor, and we saw the guy installing something in the gray box outside, and since then all channels are just "snow"... so yeah, i don't know if it's the same everywhere, but here it's not scrambled from their end, but in the box you've got on your house!!

Use a TV antenna, you get the best picture there is, it's free and you're not stealing from anyone or using any backdoor tactics to watch TV.

This worked before the cable provider went all digital.. Once they went digital the lower end (local) channels that were available disappeared as is the case with most cable providers.

I've done this & it works with my smart tv & got over 100 channels, thanks for the hack !!

As I understand it this is legal. Some cable companies are starting to block the tv signals. I'm not sure that it is legal for them to block the basic HDTV signals. Since their bills include a tv tax. Even the bills that are so called flat rate include this tax. Please check the legalities on this if anyone finds anything written in stone let me know. Thanks

And right after the digital transition of 2009, in the apartment I moved in to, was cable ready (back in 2012). I had an old school tube TV (analog only) ran a cable (not antenna) scan, and boom I got a hand full of over the air channels straight from the cable company. I was extremely excited that I didn't have to use the converter box and antenna setup. Well unfortunately only lasted about a few months 🙁. They never disconnected us, but they did actually encrypted their signal (I researched it) But at least it did work and got to experience it after analog basic cable.

Try after 4/24/18. Spectrum is going all digital then. You'll need digital box to get anything after that date.

Cable companies have now added a cable box (mini) for OTA local cable channels. In other words, a cable box is needed even for basic / local channels. They are squeezing every penny out of subscribers because cable subscriptions have declined over the past several years.

This doesn't always work. Some companies scramble all channels and has to be ran through their set top box to decode even OTA channels.

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Woot! It worked. I also got ALL the paid channels to. OH MY. THANKS!!!

If you want to get the pay to view channels get a high frequency pass filter of the internet, install it on the co-ax in your external box and then do the splitter as instructed in this video then scan. It still works for me 9 years later

this might work on older Analog based systems but not on the Cable where I live in SC. It is an all digital signal and needs to be decoded by the cable box to work. I think Cable companies did this to help stop the stealing of premium channels as those older Analog boxes were easy to hack to get all the channels. They used to put filters on the pole to block the frequencies of the pay channels but it was a pain to add/ drop pay channels as it required them to come to the pole and remove the filter. With all digital signal, they can turn on/off channels at the box without leaving the office. It works just like a sat tv does.

Does not work because the signal is scrambled. They have been scrambling the signal for years. I am surprised if it works.

The reason it might work is because it is basically a large antenna. You can pick up pbs in my area with just a coax. But hooking this up makes it 1000% more powerful.

This used to work for me, but now they put a filter at the box on the street i no longer the local channels. I just got internet.

I think I'll just stick with a $5 antenna .. Cuz out here when you turn off the cable they cut the cord literally

Step 1: Have Direct Tv install a dish on the roof and run a line to each tv. Step 2: Cancel Direct Tv service. Step 3: Go buy Clear Stream 4 antenna. Step 4: disconnect dish and hook up antenna where dish was. Step 5: Enjoy free crystal clear tv :-)

Cable,internet and parking. Should be free!

FCC gave special permission to comcast to encrypt every single channel. You need to at least rent a cable card to watch over the air

Even the broadcast channels are scrambled now. This hasn't worked in my area for years.

If you have cable internet, use the splitter just like you did and you will get all basic cable channels.

Can’t like this enough, I have been looking for something like this for 2.5 weeks thank you lol

Still working in late 2021 in Texas. I get locals and TNT, TBS, FX, ESPN, Foxnews, Etc.

this only happens when the cable technicians forget to put a filter on your line so you wouldn't watch tv without paying for it

I used to do this in 2010-2012. I would sometimes get channels like Discovery, Nick and ESPN for a little while.

this entirely depends on your situation, in my case (spectrum) the day they said the channels would end, they were and thats that, im guessing cuz i have internet, they have me filtered ...

Three of the 5 major network channels work digitally. Fox and NBC are not digital. Thanks for the video.

Thanks so much for this video. I live in an area where i'm unable to receive over the air channels with an antenna. I will definitely try this. Thanks again.

More and more cable companies are getting wise to this. Now in Northern Illinois and Southwest Michigan, you just get a video about how to sign up for cable tv, when you connect your internet coax to your tv. At lest that's true for Comcast.

My cable company requires that you subscribe to basic cable to obtain Internet service specifically for this reason. Because our town has a monopoly on Internet service AND cable and electric service, they get away with charging $29.00 per month basic cable (11 awful channels) and then another $38.99 per month for 300 GB internet service.

This used to work but no longer does in my situation. There is a easy solution though. Since over the air TV moved from analog to digital they also moved frequencies. Channels 2 through 6 moved from their lower frequencies to much higher frequencies. They are now virtual channels. Typically they are located in the UHF band. I am mentioning this because with the use of higher frequencies you no longer need the large cumbersome antennas of the past. The new wavelengths are much smaller. All that is needed to get 30,50,or even 80 mile radius reception is a much smaller less gaudy antenna. Cutting the cable with an antenna is cheap and easy nowadays.

5000 channels and nothing on. I'll stream my anime thanks.

worked for me on virgin media uk, most channels are scrambled but the odd SD and HD channel coming through using the sony bravia android

You can't get those movie channels is stuck by changing the whole almonds and which will change to a different frequency so that's why you would actually need a ohmmeter to find out which channels come across at what frequency play around you can get all the channels if you saw choose to

There are, or should I say were, two things going on here. 1, you could connect your internet line to your T.V and get all the channels between 1-30ish within the cable signals. Companies got wise to this and changed their frequencies so you could no longer tap into that signal. However, you COULD use that line as a OTA T.V antenna to grab the OTA signals. With all the greed running ramped through cable companies, they further encrypted their signals to wash out even this possibility. So now you are left with a line that gives you nothing but static, or a blank screen. Cable companies are so greedy today, they want you buying even your free OTA channels from them. The older generation will know what I'm saying here, Haven't you noticed before cable rose to the top of the media heap OTA T.V signals were great and you could pull in every channel with a damn metal coat hanger and after cable took over T.V not even the best antennas will pull in every channel and they are lower to shitty quality?

it is geographically sensitive...depending on where you live, there is limited ar wave channels in certain areas...you can do the same by simply placing a simple WIRE to the back of your TV and hang it up and get the same thing ( acts as an antenna ) nothing new here...only issue is many locations only get PBS for example ( like here) others may get a few more some less and some Nothing at all.....and cable companies are scrambling signals, so most require a cable box to get anything from their cable lines now.....

Sounds more like you're using the cable wiring throughout the house as an antenna.

last year we lost all internet and cable TV after hurricane Matthew in Georgia. a friend who works for my cable TV and Internet company told this trick and it worked for local channels. put a old cable out TV cable in screw point, and run other end up my wall. I had to cut connector off other end and peal back coating to expose bare cable. but I was able to watch local news and updates from hurricane Matthew.

Is there anyone who's had cable at any time that did not know this? Most EVERYONE knows this. Same holds true if you turn in your "box" (most of the time) the free broadcast channels still run over the wire. More expensive to dispatch someone to cap or put a filter on the line than to just let it run. Big deal, you get the same with an antenna (probably better, actually).

this will not work with modern digital cable systems. you are on a old system that has not been upgraded to digital. enjoy it why you can.

tried this and it did not work.

I don't have cable or satellite tv, and only had it briefly in 1998. However using a regular antenna, I pick up close to 60 channels. I get to watch movies, old t.v programs, music, and thanks ot having a roku tv there's plenty of channels I can install to watch anything I want without paying a dime.

It definitely works without wifi or cable...what you do is...change the spliter around and basically use the vable line thats coming in for your tv and reverse it and use it as a antena ..it just takes a few minuets but in june they will be scramble it out without a box..but yes you are %100 right it works...

I tend to believe this doesn't work anymore. I've heard in the past, that with the right non-standard gear it was possible to capture cable signals when they were transmitted for the use of the cable company. I'd suspect one modern internet line could or has replaced this aspect of the cable providers 'grid'. I may put the old mast back up when I reroof the house, with an antenna for broadcast TV. The thing is I often just don't have the time for TV. Frankly, it effect on me has worn thin. TV is pretty boring for the most part. It has been of recent years it has just a challenge to overcome (getting the newer digital signals at the fringe) and not a goal worth reaching.

I disconnected from Comcast tv service, but kept my internet. I tried this, but didn't work. But not have ESPN and Fox News is a blessing

You are receiving "unencrypted" cable, meaning you don't need a cable box. Since you don't have any subscription you won't get any subscription channels like the person said.

If I understand correctly, you are basically plugging into the coaxial cable that is in your wall, and you use that length of wire to pick up the over-air signals...

its just regular tv not cable

Don't work with Comcast or Cox but does work with Optimum in NJ

Not only do they digitally scramble everything these days, but most cable systems will install a trap at the tap to filter out the frequencies used for video.

Nice. Also if you have a roku tv, you get 100s of channels with internet. No internet? Use your cellphone as a hotspot. 100s of channels New sub😘

Most cable providers now scramble even the over-the-air channels which can only be decoded legally using their cable box. This will not work for most people.

TV is so stupid now they should be paying us to watch it

That signal is OTA broadcast. The coax cable is acting as an antenna. You can get local channels without having cable Internet if something is acting as an antenna, plugged into the back of tv.

you just are using the cable line as a antenna. most likely over the air signals being picked up... using a basic HD tv antenna will do the same thing.

nothing in this entire UNIVERSE is free.......NOTHING....

i work for spectrum cable and this will work if the installer who hooked up your internet did not place a filter on the line, some do, some don't. If the filter is on the line you will get nothing, if you have comcast you will get nothing. Spectrum will encrypt their signal soon and then you will lose those channels

i suggest if you move into a house or apartment that is wired for cable, before you ever call the cable company to turn it on go ahead and hook it up and see if it works. a lot of cable companies are way behind on thier disconnects. i used to work for a cable company and after i quit a buddy of mine told me that he had never payed for cable, but has gotten it free in 3 different houses over a period of 25 years......FREE CABLE FOR 25 YEARS!!!

Antenna is better. Trust me!

Good Stuff! Many thanks from Clearwater Florida!

great video bro

Unencrypted QAM...many cable providers have now scrambled EVERYTHING. This method was working back in 2012 in california and up thru 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Just buy an antenna.

most cable/web providers put a notch filter on your connection if you pay for internet but not tv. it blocks the tv frequencies but not your internet. my provider goes one further and encrypts the tv signals so you cant remove the filter from your line and the signal can only be decrypted if you pay for a special box

You do realize that the cable provider is required by federal law to send that signal through the line don't you? Basic ota channels are under fed regs. You pay for it via taxes whether you use it or not.

I had these channels until this week. They all stopped coming in. Now I have none.

The FCC mandates this back in the early 2000’s to accommodate the switch over from analog to digital TV signals. All current TV have to accept both NTSC and digitally generated signals until 2025. By that time, all TV stations world wide will be broadcasting only digitally.

I'm sure the cable company will find out that you are connected to their network without subscription. You will be receiving a friendly reminder that you do'nt have a subscription.

This worked for me until recently. I had several channels but they are now gone.

It worked for me, thanks!

Correction, if you don’t have internet or cable subscription all you need is to buy a antenna to obtain the channels he is referring to but with internet subscription thru a cable provider you can do what he is referring to. God bless all

Technology has changed so much within the seven years. I have a splinter again and only one cord. New boxes have phone cords lines attached.

OMG Scanning. So far I have 6 channels. Thanks!!!!!!!!

When i Did auto Scan it picked up a bunch of channels on the scan but when I try to watch TV it's says scramble channels or weak signal unfortunately.

I got 5 analog and 23 digital channels...analog did not come in but all digital did. However only two of the major networks... I still call it a win...

Unbelievable that people need a video for this...

I connected my tv to a log splitter... All i got was some fire wood.

Spectrum has started blocking all cable signals on 7/16/18. We now need a cable box and this doesn't work anymore.

Hello, this appears to be very neat but I only have one cord from the box to the wall.

Not only does it work without internet it also works practically worldwide. There are 'some' countries where it doesn't work but not a lot. This signal has been available to me since we cut the cord back in 2007 or 2008. I live in Ireland so its all the Irish free to air channels plus BBC. I never use it since almost all TV channels worldwide also have tons of steam files freely published online. If you know what to look for every channel has hundreds of different streams, all HD and all free. But, your ISP will of course desperately try to stop you from using them. Its not unethical, immoral, illegal or wrong to simply take those freely available steams and pipe them through your router to a screen. Some people seem to think that if you aren't paying for it then it must be wrong somehow. But the internet company don't own the TV channels either, they are put out there by the channels and they will all hapily charge for free to air channels let alone the subscription ones. So my setup is an SBC attached to my router that scours the internet daily for these streams. It then Classifies, tests and lists them and also creates and EPG, then it makes that list available to every screen inside the network...our phones, tablets, computers, and TV's. So last count that was around 4k TV channels worldwide.... but I usually only watch the UK ones and maybe the US syfy ones. I'm not into sport channels. It wont work on Hulu, Netflix or the other streaming only app services. But there are other ways to get them. To make sure the ISP doesn't just block the streams working (since they sell TV streams) well that same router dongle has a VPN that I built that's hosted here in the house and copied in the cloud. I wont buy a VPN since all the VPN companies, without exception, just sell on your data profile to the highest bidder. Since I built and own my own that won't happen. So they know I'm downloading 2 terabytes a month...but they don't and can't know what those 2 terabytes of data consists of. We also have a few other home automation things and online services that a VPN is a good idea to hide behind to avoid snoopers and hackers, plus to make online and cloud storage useful I have a static IP...so I can host my own online services directly from the house or in my case feed them to a system I set up for my mother in law. But these old terrestrial channels are there for all, its just that who would bother? Remember the stone age did not end due to a worldwide shortage of stones! Well the stone age ended for me more than a decade ago. The problem though is that most people don't know how to set things like this up and just fall for the snake oil patter of companies with their hand out. So in ten years I have spent precisely zero Euro on TV subscription, netflix, amazon TV, hulu and cable channels. Nothing , Nada , zip! I don't like giving money to people for no reason. Now I watch TV a bit but my daughter simply doesn't, neither do her friends. But the vast majority of my viewing and reading habits aren't TV or MSM at all. So by my estimates mainstream TV, newspapers and corporate level propaganda will just end completely by 2030. It'll be history. It might be a service still available to retirement homes.