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Neighbor Attempt to Gain Access to my DirecTV
I was watching my Samsung Smart TV tuned to DirecTV, on 12/27/2021, at approximately 1:35 PM PST, and suddenly had a message on the screen saying, "do you wish to allow Mark's Phone access to this device?" "Allow or Deny" buttons to select. I have a bad next door neighbor named Mark who was home at the time. Is there anyway for DirecTV to trace this intrusion back to Mark? I am on Spectrum Internet, and I accessed my Sagemcom F@ST 5260 router wirelessly and I could not identify anything that would be a "bread crumb." In fact, my router log was for Dec 30th (no year) and I was making the inquiry on December 29, 2021. I have not checked with Spectrum yet, but I don't know if there is any use. Really want to get this guy!
JefferMC
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4 years ago
Does your Samsung TV have Bluetooth support? It is most likely that what you saw was his phone scanning for Bluetooth connections and attempting to connect to your TV via Bluetooth.
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litzdog911
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4 years ago
If you deny access there's nothing your neighbor can do.
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g_mingolelli
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4 years ago
It's also attempted Theft of Services.
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JefferMC
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4 years ago
What, specifically, is?
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Ludwick577
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4 years ago
I have a Samsung tv and have had that happen too. Just deny the request and that phone will be permanently blocked. Sometimes bluetooth devices automatically try to connect to your tv to stream vids, pics etc... they aren't trying to access your Directv app. The attempt is to connect to your tv, not your apps.
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lindainternet
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4 years ago
Would there be a log of the attempt I could pull and print? This could be harassment based on prior acts by the neighbor. If he is trying to gain access to my network via the tv bluetooth, where would this activity be logged for proof of bad intentions or "theft of service?"
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Ludwick577
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4 years ago
Did you read what I said? I have a samsung tv. That feature is to connect to a tv to share vids and pictures. They cannot access your apps. U can see a list in the settings under general, external device manager and device connect manager. They can't steal anything from you. Wow, u are paranoid. My phone is connected to my Samsung for when I want to stream vids to it.
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