Free channels on sky

smokey32 · 12-04-2012 9:16pm #1

Hi. Recently i had to cancel my sky subscription so have been cut of by sky. A friend told me he thinks it is still possible to watch certain free to air channels like itv etc but they are not sure how. He mentioned something about taking out the sky viewing card and switching the box back on. He said it would still list all my usual channels but i will only be able to watch certain channels. Does anyone know if this is true before i try it because i dont want to mess up the box.
Thanks a million.

brian ireland · 12-04-2012 9:20pm

If you take out the card and restart it as far as I know you will get the UK epg ITV 1 2 3 4 etc.

PogMoThoin · 12-04-2012 9:41pm

brian ireland wrote: »

If you take out the card and restart it as far as I know you will get the UK epg ITV 1 2 3 4 etc.

Not if it's a Sky HD box, AFAIK it doesn't change EPG when you remove the card

Cantona's Collars · 12-04-2012 9:44pm

If it's a HD box then it'll be stuck on the Irish EPG which means 99% of the most popular fta channels will need to be manually tuned in and watched via Other Channels.

If it's not a HD box then all the FTA channels will be available by removing the card & plugging the box out then in again.Set the most popular as favourites and use the blue button to scroll through 'em.

Here's a list of the fta channels available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28%C2%B0E

brian ireland · 12-04-2012 10:04pm

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Not if it's a Sky HD box, AFAIK it doesn't change EPG when you remove the card

Ok I stand corrected. Must have been a standard box my sister had and it worked on that.

smokey32 · 12-04-2012 11:50pm

zerks wrote: »

If it's a HD box then it'll be stuck on the Irish EPG which means 99% of the most popular fta channels will need to be manually tuned in and watched via Other Channels.

If it's not a HD box then all the FTA channels will be available by removing the card & plugging the box out then in again.Set the most popular as favourites and use the blue button to scroll through 'em.

Here's a list of the fta channels available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28%C2%B0E

Hi. Thanks for the help. It is a sky hd box. So are you saying that if i go to add channels and put in the frequency details for free to air channels then i can recieve them????
Thanks.

John mac · 13-04-2012 12:42pm

smokey32 wrote: »

Hi. Thanks for the help. It is a sky hd box. So are you saying that if i go to add channels and put in the frequency details for free to air channels then i can recieve them????
Thanks.

Yup.

Cantona's Collars · 13-04-2012 7:12pm

smokey32 wrote: »

Hi. Thanks for the help. It is a sky hd box. So are you saying that if i go to add channels and put in the frequency details for free to air channels then i can recieve them????
Thanks.

Better option is to get a ftv card from adverts,there's a guy from Wicklow doing them for €15.
No messing about having to go to Other Channels to watch your favourite stuff.
The card will make the box revert to the UK EPG.

bodonnell · 17-04-2012 8:05am

E-mail setanta & request a ftv card quoting BAI Sound & vision scheme, tell them you already have a receiver and dish etc, they will order a card from sky for you & you should have it in 5 days or less. No cost for this.

Cantona's Collars · 17-04-2012 10:13am

Disney HD is fta atm on 10921 H 22.0 5/6

Looks like tests for HD. It's a bit hit & miss for when its on so people might get lucky.

MarkK · 17-04-2012 11:25am

bodonnell wrote: »

E-mail setanta & request a ftv card quoting BAI Sound & vision scheme, tell them you already have a receiver and dish etc, they will order a card from sky for you & you should have it in 5 days or less. No cost for this.

What benefits or channels will that give him that he doesn't get with his old subscription card?

Cantona's Collars · 17-04-2012 11:51am

MarkK wrote: »

What benefits or channels will that give him that he doesn't get with his old subscription card?

It's a ftv card,it unlocks the UK EPG on HD boxes,plus he'll get a couple more channels previously unavailable such as Viva,LFCTV & Pick IIRC.

gtg60 · 17-04-2012 1:15pm

zerks wrote: »

It's a ftv card,it unlocks the UK EPG on HD boxes,plus he'll get a couple more channels previously unavailable such as Viva,LFCTV & Pick IIRC.

Do the FTV cards supplied via Setanta give you the UK channels on the EPG? I thought they pointed towards the scrambled ones? I have some ex Irish sub cards and that is what they seem to do.

bodonnell · 17-04-2012 2:47pm

gtg60 wrote: »

Do the FTV cards supplied via Setanta give you the UK channels on the EPG? I thought they pointed towards the scrambled ones? I have some ex Irish sub cards and that is what they seem to do.

Yes they do, have done the 'card trick' successfully with it. However, if you call setanta to activate it as instructed it then becomes enabled with the irish epg so best not to call!!

gtg60 · 17-04-2012 3:22pm

bodonnell wrote: »

Yes they do, have done the 'card trick' successfully with it. However, if you call setanta to activate it as instructed it then becomes enabled with the irish epg so best not to call!!

Ah, that's interesting!

Soarer · 17-04-2012 3:27pm

zerks wrote: »

Disney HD is fta atm on 10921 H 22.0 5/6

Looks like tests for HD. It's a bit hit & miss for when its on so people might get lucky.

So can you add this to your other channels, redo the card trick, and it'll be in the EPG?

Cantona's Collars · 17-04-2012 4:12pm

Soarer wrote: »

So can you add this to your other channels, redo the card trick, and it'll be in the EPG?

It looks like some kind of test for 1080p so it'll probably disappear,try it but no doubt it'll be gone soon so hardly worth it.

17-04-2012 4:44pm

bodonnell wrote: »

Yes they do, have done the 'card trick' successfully with it. However, if you call setanta to activate it as instructed it then becomes enabled with the irish epg so best not to call!!

I am waiting for a FTV card from Setanta do I call SKY in the UK to activate it to get the UK EPG.

bodonnell · 17-04-2012 4:58pm

32870037 wrote: »

I waiting for a FTV card from Setanta do I call SKY in the UK to activate it to get the UK EPG.

not necessary to call, it's already got uk epg on it.

dogtoffee · 17-04-2012 8:51pm

bodonnell wrote: »

not necessary to call, it's already got uk epg on it.

When you say it has the UK EPG are the ftv channels unlocked I got a Ftv card from sky I had to call sky to get it activated to watch FTV

bodonnell · 17-04-2012 9:48pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

When you say it has the UK EPG are the ftv channels unlocked I got a Ftv card from sky I had to call sky to get it activated to watch FTV

Yes, channel 5's etc are already there & can be moved to our epg via the 'card trick' without calling anyone.

17-04-2012 10:28pm

bodonnell wrote: »

Yes, channel 5's etc are already there & can be moved to our epg via the 'card trick' without calling anyone.

What about Viva,LFCTV & Pick are they cleared with the card. I intend using it in a Mvision box. I will use a SKY box to keep it alive. Do I need to have it activated first to clear those channels?

bodonnell · 17-04-2012 11:55pm

32870037 wrote: »

What about Viva,LFCTV & Pick are they cleared with the card. I intend using it in a Mvision box. I will use a SKY box to keep it alive. Do I need to have it activated first to clear those channels?

Did not check those as I don't watch them, not sure what will happen if you try & activate it with sky. I activated one with setanta & it changed to the irish epg. Not sure if you can activate it with sky if you ordered card via setanta. I previously got ftv card from sky, sent to a uk address & activated it using that address so they were none the wiser, make sure tel. no. is withheld if you do call them.

Chrizfitz · 18-04-2012 10:26am

bodonnell wrote: »

E-mail setanta & request a ftv card quoting BAI Sound & vision scheme, tell them you already have a receiver and dish etc, they will order a card from sky for you & you should have it in 5 days or less. No cost for this.

Gotta say thanks, read this yesterday and emailed them. Sure enough first thing this morning I have an email saying my card is on the way. Thank you.

Storm 10 · 18-04-2012 11:40am

I done the same this morning and requested a ftv card from Setanta, I sent the email at 11am and got a reply at 11-30 saying the card was on its way. thanks bodonnell for the info

bodonnell · 18-04-2012 11:44am

Posts 24 & 25, you are welcome

Storm 10 · 18-04-2012 11:47am

bodonnell wrote: »

Posts 24 & 25, you are welcome

bodonnell when I get the card what do I do to make it work, any help appreciated and again thanks for that info.

bodonnell · 18-04-2012 2:23pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

bodonnell when I get the card what do I do to make it work, any help appreciated and again thanks for that info.

if you are using it in sd boxes just put it in the box, if you are using it to do the 'card trick' on a hd box just follow the info given in the post 'how to get channel 5 etc on irish epg'. Do not call setanta or sky to activate it.

Eric Isherwood · 19-04-2012 12:34pm

gtg60 wrote: »

Ah, that's interesting!

Ordered card this am and got a reply that they are ordered so what do i do when they arrive?

tajom · 19-04-2012 5:04pm

what is setanta's e-mail address for this

bodonnell · 19-04-2012 6:03pm

tajom wrote: »

what is setanta's e-mail address for this

Just go to contact section on their website, fill in your contact details in the fields provided & that you are requesting a view card, then click submit

dogtoffee · 19-04-2012 7:02pm

tajom wrote: »

what is setanta's e-mail address for this

This is what I used.

http://www.setanta.com/ie/Contact-Us/

tajom · 19-04-2012 7:28pm

thanks folks. will do.

20-04-2012 11:17am

I requested a FTV card from Setanta using their contact page. The card arrived yesterday. It is a white SKY card. I placed it in an old Pace Sky SD box and I got the UK epg. Most of the popular channels are encrypted. The BBC's NI are clear however no ITV's. LFCTV, Viva, Motors UK and Sony are not cleared. I did not want the card to do the "card trick". I wanted to clear LFCTV etc. I rang Setanta at 10am and spoke to a gentleman who did not understand about the BAI Sound and Vision Scheme. After hanging on for seven minutes he came back and told me the card was activated. It did not clear anything and still had the UK epg after several reboots. I decided to leave it for four hours before calling Setanta again. By 3pm nothing had changed so I rang Setanta again. Spoke to a nice lady who said she would sort it out. She activated the card again but nothing changed. She then decided to pair the card to the box. I gave her the serial no. of the box. Hey presto the card activated immediately. I now have the Irish epg and LFCTV etc have cleared just in time to see Man U reserves draw with Liverpool reserves 2-2 live at Kirby. Happy days.

By the way I could not get the card to work in a MVISION 200 HD Combo. Any advice or help on this would be appreciated.

brian ireland · 20-04-2012 5:58pm

The card came today and I have All the ch5 channels. I know because I havent registered it thats its not tied to any region. I want to try for ITVHD, even though its in my other channels I can't see it on the epg. Any ideas???

EDIT: I am talking about the card from Setanta..

OneIdea · 20-04-2012 6:07pm

brian ireland wrote: »

If you take out the card and restart it as far as I know you will get the UK epg ITV 1 2 3 4 etc.

For boxes that wont change the EPG....

You take out the card:
Unplug the mains:
Re-insert the card Backwards:
Apply the mains power back to the box and wait for the box to initialise:

Thats it... for encrypted channels it will simple say "There is problem with your viewing card...." All other FTA channels will work fine with BBC1 on 101 and the rest to follow... ITV, Channel 4/5 etc...

brian ireland · 20-04-2012 6:34pm

brian ireland wrote: »

If you take out the card and restart it as far as I know you will get the UK epg ITV 1 2 3 4 etc.

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Not if it's a Sky HD box, AFAIK it doesn't change EPG when you remove the card

brian ireland wrote: »

Ok I stand corrected. Must have been a standard box my sister had and it worked on that.

@OneIdea I Was wrong in My earlier post. I have moved on a bit since the post and now got a card from Sentanta

Strawberry HillBilly · 20-04-2012 7:07pm

Just to confirm this card did not clear anything on Ariva 120 either

muffler · 20-04-2012 9:17pm

brian ireland wrote: »

The card came today and I have All the ch5 channels. I know because I havent registered it thats its not tied to any region. I want to try for ITVHD, even though its in my other channels I can't see it on the epg. Any ideas???

EDIT: I am talking about the card from Setanta..

Id suggest putting all the different regions of ITV HD in the other channels first and then do the card trick. If it works you will see what region you have and you can go back into the other channels again and remove the others.

Kristopherus · 20-04-2012 11:08pm

Strawberry HillBilly wrote: »

Just to confirm this card did not clear anything on Ariva 120 either

I have the Freesat from $ky card in my Ariva. Clears Pick Tv, Pick TV +1, Sony & + 1, Motors TV & LFCTV. If you're not picking them up, try leavin the box on overnight. It might update in the Ariva & it will certainly update if left overnight in any $ky box. Mine did anyway.

Strawberry HillBilly · 20-04-2012 11:50pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

I have the Freesat from $ky card in my Ariva. Clears Pick Tv, Pick TV +1, Sony & + 1, Motors TV & LFCTV. If you're not picking them up, try leavin the box on overnight. It might update in the Ariva & it will certainly update if left overnight in any $ky box. Mine did anyway.

I was referring to Setanta sourced card - clears only FTA on Setanta channela as far as I can make out on Ariva 120

Eric Isherwood · 21-04-2012 2:28pm

32870037 wrote: »

I requested a FTV card from Setanta using their contact page. The card arrived yesterday. It is a white SKY card. I placed it in an old Pace Sky SD box and I got the UK epg. Most of the popular channels are encrypted. The BBC's NI are clear however no ITV's. LFCTV, Viva, Motors UK and Sony are not cleared. I did not want the card to do the "card trick". I wanted to clear LFCTV etc. I rang Setanta at 10am and spoke to a gentleman who did not understand about the BAI Sound and Vision Scheme. After hanging on for seven minutes he came back and told me the card was activated. It did not clear anything and still had the UK epg after several reboots. I decided to leave it for four hours before calling Setanta again. By 3pm nothing had changed so I rang Setanta again. Spoke to a nice lady who said she would sort it out. She activated the card again but nothing changed. She then decided to pair the card to the box. I gave her the serial no. of the box. Hey presto the card activated immediately. I now have the Irish epg and LFCTV etc have cleared just in time to see Man U reserves draw with Liverpool reserves 2-2 live at Kirby. Happy days.

By the way I could not get the card to work in a MVISION 200 HD Combo. Any advice or help on this would be appreciated.

Hi Have you got all Channel 5's ITV etc???

brian ireland · 21-04-2012 5:58pm

32870037 wrote: »

I requested a FTV card from Setanta using their contact page. The card arrived yesterday. It is a white SKY card. I placed it in an old Pace Sky SD box and I got the UK epg. Most of the popular channels are encrypted. The BBC's NI are clear however no ITV's. LFCTV, Viva, Motors UK and Sony are not cleared. I did not want the card to do the "card trick". I wanted to clear LFCTV etc. I rang Setanta at 10am and spoke to a gentleman who did not understand about the BAI Sound and Vision Scheme. After hanging on for seven minutes he came back and told me the card was activated. It did not clear anything and still had the UK epg after several reboots. I decided to leave it for four hours before calling Setanta again. By 3pm nothing had changed so I rang Setanta again. Spoke to a nice lady who said she would sort it out. She activated the card again but nothing changed. She then decided to pair the card to the box. I gave her the serial no. of the box. Hey presto the card activated immediately. I now have the Irish epg and LFCTV etc have cleared just in time to see Man U reserves draw with Liverpool reserves 2-2 live at Kirby. Happy days.

By the way I could not get the card to work in a MVISION 200 HD Combo. Any advice or help on this would be appreciated.

When you say Irish EPG do you have RTE and TV3?

Kristopherus · 21-04-2012 8:48pm

Eric Isherwood wrote: »

Hi Have you got all Channel 5's ITV etc???

The 5's and ITV's are FTA. No need for a card unless you want some of the HD versions.

21-04-2012 9:36pm

I have the Irish EPG. RTE etc are not cleared. They are subscription channels on the SKY platform. I was only after LFCTV etc.

brian ireland · 21-04-2012 10:00pm

32870037 wrote: »

I have the Irish EPG. RTE etc are not cleared. They are subscription channels on the SKY platform. I was only after LFCTV etc.

cool

Storm 10 · 23-04-2012 2:39pm

Guys I got the white card this morning from Setanta, I put it into the SD box and nothing has changed either with the card in or out all channels the same, what am I doing wrong here any help appreciated, should I phone Sky or Setanta.

dogtoffee · 23-04-2012 3:10pm

I have been using a NI FTV card to do the card trick but wanted ITVhd and ITV+1 also wanted BBC at the top of EPG so ordered a Setanta card, I got it this morning. I did not kill power on the box just put card in which let me keep UTV on 103 , I was able to add bbc to the top of Epg and ITV+1 but cant get ITV hd. Has anyone been able to add ITVhd using this card

machiavellianme · 24-04-2012 12:22pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

I have been using a NI FTV card to do the card trick but wanted ITVhd and ITV+1 also wanted BBC at the top of EPG so ordered a Setanta card, I got it this morning. I did not kill power on the box just put card in which let me keep UTV on 103 , I was able to add bbc to the top of Epg and ITV+1 but cant get ITV hd. Has anyone been able to add ITVhd using this card

Nope, I've added all the other ITVs, Channle 4HD and Channel 5s but no ITV1Hd

gtg60 · 24-04-2012 12:56pm

A question for those with an unauthorized Setanta card, what BBC1 and ITV variant does it put on the EPG?

givecredit · 24-04-2012 2:35pm

gtg60 wrote: »

A question for those with an unauthorized Setanta card, what BBC1 and ITV variant does it put on the EPG?

When you insert unauthorized card the epg defaults to the sky uk default epg. ie, BBC1 London and BBC2 England. ITV Central at 103.

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