Openbox Clone

[Jagtech]

I bought an Openbox S10 from a "reputable" dealer in the U.S. who claims they don't sell clones. Turned out it was a clone, and of course it had the "time bomb" so it crashed. With help from this forum, I was able to recover it.
But I don't understand... WHY?...would anyone sell a box with this kind of firmware? Do they really think I'm going to toss it and buy another from them??? Please explain to me the logic behind this.

[super jumbe]

Well it?s the amount of greed we go for, we look for cheap items and they most probably clone.

How much you paid??

[Jagtech]

I bought from a "reputable" vendor, and I didn't get it "cheap".. I did my research before buying- I was led to believe that I was getting an authentic Openbox, as their website stated same.
In some cases, I realize that one gets what one pays for... but what is gained by a manufacturer/vendor selling a clone with a "timebomb" in the firmware??..even if it was cheap?? This doesn't make economic sense to me, but maybe I'm missing something?

[slugworth]

money.
they buy a clone for probably less than $10 and sell it to you for what you paid.

[ladevita]

hi Jagtech..

may i know how you recover your s10 'timebomb' coz my s10 also crashed because timebomb. thanx

[searoze]

I am in same boat as you
Box is dead after a clone message and cant get it back to work

[slugworth]

a loose tuner will also give you the clone message even on a genuine s10.I have see that happen and heard about others that had a loose tuner,since it is in a socket.I would check that first.
To seat it again properly,you have to remove all the mainboard screws and pull the mainboard forward or else you will bend pins on the tuner.