Sky On-Demand (formerly Anytime) [Merged]

Hogzy · 08-10-2012 11:02pm

TheTechGuy wrote: »

I assume the content will depend on if you have a Irish or UK ip address.

Id say the content is tied to the EPG lineup you have and not your IP address. Its too easy nowadays to circumvent IP address restrictions.

Stinicker · 08-10-2012 11:46pm

I connected my Amstrad box to the internet tonight for the first time, I rebooted it and Anytime has now changed to On Demand, no service though only a name change and still the same few tv shows which were "pushed" to the box via satellite in there.

GEO147 · 08-10-2012 11:55pm

So what do we get on 11th exactly? The new EPG and the access to on demand? Or for those with boxes yet to be updated, just the ability to download content?

Jaffusmaximus · 09-10-2012 7:53am

Hogzy wrote: »

Id say the content is tied to the EPG lineup you have and not your IP address. Its too easy nowadays to circumvent IP address restrictions.

You seem to have to activate the service on your sky account and as your account is an Irish Sky Account I do not think an IP address change would work. Waiting for Sky to get on the ball and start the service seems to be the only option.

billbond4 · 09-10-2012 9:39am

Suppose only time will tell

Skerries · 09-10-2012 10:15am

I take it this is not available for the Pace boxes?

Zed1601 · 11-10-2012 6:57am

Just signed up to on demand without any errors. Going downstairs to check it out.

Zed1601 · 11-10-2012 7:30am

Ok so it works with any BB. Mine is vodafone. No catch up service but some of the content is HD. Basically sky go on the TV.

LarMan · 11-10-2012 8:32am

I got the following when I tried to activate just now

Unable to continue with order

Zed1601 · 11-10-2012 8:37am

LarMan wrote: »

I got the following when I tried to activate just now

Unable to continue with order

That's weird. It worked for me this morning. I was getting that same error for the last few weeks but it went through this morning.

adox · 11-10-2012 8:42am

Worked for me on the Sky website too. Its activated. Had to go through a checkout process and everything.

havent got my Sky box connected by ethernet yet, will hook it up this evening.
Also still on the old EPG so dont know if that is relevant?

Racket · 11-10-2012 8:48am

Zed1601 wrote: »

That's weird. It worked for me this morning. I was getting that same error for the last few weeks but it went through this morning.

Same, worked fine for me too.

Downloaded about 32% of Moonraker in HD now in an hour. Seems to be going quicker than I thought it might with my internet speed. Shall be happier with the content once a lot more of it gets sorted in HD at some point, hopefully.

LarMan · 11-10-2012 9:00am

Tried it again just now and it worked

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 9:30am

Lads I just went through the whole process there to checkout, how long will I be waiting for it to kick in on the box?

Edit: Just working now, looks good ITV Player working perfectly.. wasn't expecting that.

Racket · 11-10-2012 9:35am

p.oconnor wrote: »

Lads I just went through the whole process there to checkout, how long will I be waiting for it to kick in on the box?

I went and connected the box via ethernet within like a minute of signing up on the site, was all working by then.

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 9:40am

Racket wrote: »

I went and connected the box via ethernet within like a minute of signing up on the site, was all working by then.

Thanks mate its working now.

billbond4 · 11-10-2012 9:57am

p.oconnor wrote: »

Lads I just went through the whole process there to checkout, how long will I be waiting for it to kick in on the box?

Edit: Just working now, looks good ITV Player working perfectly.. wasn't expecting that.

Itv didn't show up for me.
You doing card trick?
Whose your bb with?

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 10:01am

billbond4 wrote: »

Itv didn't show up for me.
You doing card trick?
Whose your bb with?

Ya im doing the card trick but not sure if that makes a difference, broadband with ripplecom. The ITV player is the first one under Library, Channels on my box.

billbond4 · 11-10-2012 10:07am

p.oconnor wrote: »

billbond4 wrote: »

Itv didn't show up for me.
You doing card trick?
Whose your bb with?

Ya im doing the card trick but not sure if that makes a difference, broadband with ripplecom. The ITV player is the first one under Library, Channels on my box.

Cool. Must have a proper look when I get home. As I'm doing card trick too. I was expecting there to be a catchup tab and all the players would be in there

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 10:26am

billbond4 wrote: »

Cool. Must have a proper look when I get home. As I'm doing card trick too. I was expecting there to be a catchup tab and all the players would be in there

Just looking through the ITV player section there now and it doesn't seem to be the full player, seems to be a selection of all the ITV channels, better then nothing though.

lpool2k05 · 11-10-2012 10:39am

Set it up there...Activated through sky website..all ok...Then hooked up box to ethernet cable...But its not working. Just has the content that was already there

...anyone any ideas?

zg3409 · 11-10-2012 10:49am

It's not working for everybody. The title of this thread is wrong. It has not been launched yet.

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 10:53am

lpool2k05 wrote: »

Set it up there...Activated through sky website..all ok...Then hooked up box to ethernet cable...But its not working. Just has the content that was already there ...anyone any ideas?

Took about 5 min to kick in for me, just keep the Ethernet cable plugged in and it should come eventually.

owensheehan · 11-10-2012 11:07am

Just Activated it online and have already used it. ITV player is also on there.

campo · 11-10-2012 11:20am

Does ITV player only work if you are currently using card trick ?
also what is the box sets selection like

anonanymore · 11-10-2012 11:38am

Mine is set up and working, including ITV player.
Any idea why we can't get catchup in ROI?

owensheehan · 11-10-2012 11:38am

ITV Player just seemed to work for me, pressed okay on a program and it downloaded, I have not done anything with my card. The box sets in the actual box set section are mostly skys own shows, and things like Mad men (season 5), Greys anatomy(season8), and doctor who(season 3). But there are a lot of other programs in the library with multiple episodes, like the Walking dead, but not full box sets. Also Sky store needs a phone line to rent movies, it doesn't use the LAN.

billbond4 · 11-10-2012 11:42am

The wireless connector is 13€ from sky

hdowney · 11-10-2012 11:44am

does it HAVE to be set up via ethernet? Just the usb wifi card for the mammys laptop kept cutting out so she is connected to the router via ethernet, and it is like the other side of the room from the skybox

zg3409 · 11-10-2012 12:02pm

hdowney wrote: »

does it HAVE to be set up via ethernet?

Ethernet or an ethernet to Wifi adapter. It needs very good internet access. The service is not officially launched yet.

Batesy · 11-10-2012 12:08pm

Can't seem to get the order for the wireless connector through.
I get to the checkout part and fill in the details and it buy but it just keeps going back to the checkout page.

Always something!!
:mad:

adox · 11-10-2012 12:08pm

Is the streaming instant, say like Netflix?

vampyre · 11-10-2012 12:10pm

Batesy wrote: »

Can't seem to get the order for the wireless connector through.
I get to the checkout part and fill in the details and it buy but it just keeps going back to the checkout page.

Always something!!
:mad:

Me too. I was assuming that it's because I don'y have the epg update.

lpool2k05 · 11-10-2012 12:12pm

Batesy wrote: »

Can't seem to get the order for the wireless connector through.
I get to the checkout part and fill in the details and it buy but it just keeps going back to the checkout page.

Always something!!
:mad:

me two...says enter correct email address which i have already

Kensington · 11-10-2012 12:16pm

zg3409 wrote: »

Ethernet or an ethernet to Wifi adapter. It needs very good internet access. The service is not officially launched yet.

According to sky it has:
http://www.sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/index-roi.html

lpool2k05 · 11-10-2012 12:20pm

does showcase appear automatically when you connect up or do you have to wait for it to be downloaded...i have it connected an hour now and nothing has happened

Mimikyu · 11-10-2012 12:26pm

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Kensington · 11-10-2012 12:33pm

lpool2k05 wrote: »

does showcase appear automatically when you connect up or do you have to wait for it to be downloaded...i have it connected an hour now and nothing has happened

It's recorded by your box overnight, usually takes 3-4 days before you see any significant amount of content appear under it.

owensheehan · 11-10-2012 12:36pm

adox wrote: »

Is the streaming instant, say like Netflix?

It doesn't on my box anyway. But I am still waiting on the update, so it may be different on a box with the update. When you select a program it will put a record symbol next to it or under it (depending on the menu) then it will either say downloading or scheduled, when you go to the Downloads part of your planner it will be in there. It will queue multiple programs and download one at a time. It will allow you to play the program once about 3% is downloaded (this is shown in the description).

glineli · 11-10-2012 12:47pm

lpool2k05 wrote: »

me two...says enter correct email address which i have already

Same as that, pure annoying

owensheehan · 11-10-2012 12:52pm

Just Noticed you don't have to go back to the Download screen, you just wait on the Anytime/ondemand screen and the program becomes available. So its not as quick as netflix but fast enough once you don't have a queue and if you decide you dont want to watch something but want to watch something else you have to stop the on going download of the original program (if its ongoing) before the new on will begin to download. Also you can only fast forward up to where you have downloaded, unlike netflix.

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 12:55pm

Surely it is only a matter of time that we will have RTE, TV3, TG4 Players available through the service?

Batesy · 11-10-2012 12:56pm

glineli wrote: »

Same as that, pure annoying

I'm onto them via twitter. So far they've sent me a new link to try and to try a different browser.

No joy.

peejay1986 · 11-10-2012 1:14pm

Where's everyone seeing ITV player? Got OnDemand activated and have the new library and selections. Can't see anything relating to ITV player though.

p.oconnor · 11-10-2012 1:20pm

peejay1986 wrote: »

Where's everyone seeing ITV player? Got OnDemand activated and have the new library and selections. Can't see anything relating to ITV player though.

On my box its Library, Channels and its the first one that appears.

peejay1986 · 11-10-2012 1:32pm

p.oconnor wrote: »

On my box its Library, Channels and its the first one that appears.

Aah thanks. There for me too.

Just had a look. Seems mostly to be shows from the archive in there. Not really a 'catch up' service we're getting unfortunately. Although I wasn't expecting any sort of service from ITV so suppose it's a plus.

Kurn · 11-10-2012 1:32pm

p.oconnor wrote: »

Surely it is only a matter of time that we will have RTE, TV3, TG4 Players available through the service?

Response to this from SKY

Good Afternoon. At the moment we have no plans to introduce this however we may look at this in the future, as we continue to improve the On Demand service. Thanks, Jason

lpool2k05 · 11-10-2012 1:37pm

Do the 4 new tabs...ie library showcase etc have to be downloaded automatically ie overnight...all i have is sky store??

nocoverart · 11-10-2012 1:48pm

The wireless box is only a one of payment, isn't it? It's just when i went to order it, it says an extra 13 Euro a month on my bill and a one off payment of 13 Euro through my credit card. Am i missing something?

hdowney · 11-10-2012 1:52pm

Did my only yadayada, found another wireless usb adapter for the mammys computer, moved the internet box near the telly, connected the ethernet and bobs your aunt fannys husband there it was. Haven't had a chance to have a good shufti at it, but it seems reasonable for day one. Haven't seen much on the showcase part yet though. And it is a shame we canni get BBC iPlayer. I mean come on BBC get with the programme. I mean we don't even get ITV on Sky in Ireland (officially) but we are getting ITV Player. Yet we get BBC in Ireland on Sky and no iPlayer. I'd also like 4OD, but then I think even Sky On Demand in the UK hasn't got that yet, I believe they are getting it before years end though so hopefully it'l roll out or way too.

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