Stereo Codes

[katman]

the thing is, if a thief is stealing radios, surly they would have a copy of this software anyway, i mean its not exactly expensive, and its very easy to get hold of. so, whats the point of the code system?

Theoretically the idea behind the code is a good one, in practice, it is not that good.

 

As has been pointed out, the software to "sort out" a radio is available to the criminal fraternity and since the internet became popular is even easier than ever to get hold of.

 

The net result of this is that the ONLY people inconvienienced by the code system are the legitimate owners of the radio who have it stop working whenever the battery is disconnected in the garage, or they leave the lights on and get a flat battery.

 

Sadly this seems to be the way with any anti-crime measures.

 

Anti-copy protection on CD's means that people cant put some of their legitimately bought CD into their PC or some car CD players and have it play as it should. However because it can be played in a CD player the pirates can still copy it by taking the analogue output from the CD player and using the line in to record it. The copy is inferior but the person who buys is at the car boot wont know that until they get it home (not that they should have bought it in the first place but some people always will) and the criminals have still got the same profit.

 

You buy a legally downloaded track from iTunes and it will only play on specific hardware whereas you can play your own CD in any CD player in the world.

 

Diving off into the other thread about speed limits, many people drive "just over" the 30mph limit probably because modern vehicles seem to be geared such that "just above tickover" in fourth gear is about 33-35mph but because of a few who insist on driving between 45-60mph there are now thousands of road calming schemes, reducing limits to unacceptable low speeds, cameras, and speed humps etc.

 

Do they work? ... not really. On the journey I used to make to work the limit for most of the journey was 60 on single carriageway and there were very few safe places to overtake but BMW's etc still insisted on risky overtaking forcing you to take defensive action. They then reduced the speed limits to 40 and the general traffic then started to bunch up. The same people were still overtaking but instead of overtaking a single car were now risking a line of several cars.

 

Speed humps do slow traffic down but shake your car to bits and then people drive as fast as possible towards the next one before breaking hard just while they go over it.

 

Getting back to the original topic I dont think you will ever stop criminal activity and whilst there are people prepared to buy a stolen radio or bootleg CD/DVD there will always be those willing to supply the market.

 

The other thing to remember is that if someone has a Ford Radio, even if they dont have a Ford, it isnt neccesarily stolen. Coded radios have been around for an awful long time now, I wonder how many tens of thousands are sitting in scrapyards all over the country?

 

Regards

 

Keith

[Guest vr6galaxy]

 

Get a life anybody would think I nicked the Crown Jewels who are you to slag me off, a simple PM would have done the trick. :o

 

 

Get a life? I'm quite happy with the one I have thank you, slag you off? nah that wasn't a slagging! but if you want one? ask nicely and you may get one :o a simple pm? nah not my style :P

[steve67car]

and all cause i said about newbies coming on here and rapeing it for info then never to be heard of again :o :o

[Masked Marauder]

That's what annoys me in gerneral though, is when someone comes on, puts a post up, or often PMing you, asking for advice and you don't get any feedback or a thank-you.

 

And people who don't know how to use the se......

 

Don't get me started, I am tired and emotional!

[gregers]

had to be your fault steve :D

[Guest MATT]

handbags at 50 paces...

 

now now Lady's, stop bitching, and act your age. and you stop playing with your breast implants!

 

MATT