High Tech Cheaters (1 Viewer)

[Obie Wan]

From Goodell's statement, I don't think the league is done with the Pats.

Mort has already reported several issues with radio frequencies- includiong jamming and stealing signals.

What if the "videotaping" of the signals was only a diversion, withg real purpose to steal Wi-Fi signals?

If the camera was TV quality, it had audio receiving capablility and could have been used to hack into the Wi-Fi system supporting the QB headset. Stealing play calls in real time.

Needing someone to be in the WiFi range of the opposing team's sideline would explain why they didn't just tape from their side of the field, thus explaining the apparent stupidity of videotaping out in the open.

The obvious benefits of knowing the play calls in real time would also eliminate all of the non-sense about the inability of the Pats to effectively use the visual signals they were stealing

Any tech geeks confirm or deny this as a possibility?

 

[Workhorse]

Not a tech geek but everything I've ever read about those wireless radios is that the signals are ENCRYPTED. Pretty tough to steal those signals and get any use out of them. And I'm pretty sure that the NFL is in charge of the functionality of the headset equipment, not any one team. Could be wrong on that though.

 

[BeachBums]

Unless they were REALLY stupid, no one would use unencrypted RF signals. And it would take a lot more work that it would have been worth to break them.

Check out my thread for a techie's take on what COULD HAVE been happening with the WiFi signals.

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=342736