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  • #52
    Declan Carey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭Declan Carey


    One more quick question, the aerial on the roof only has one output (using F-Connector) on it for a coax cable, is there any kind of adapter I can get to allow another coax cable into another room without loss of signal etc (thinking of RTE HD here etc when launched).


  • #53
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Fantastic news about 3e!


    Today I contacted Sky, told them I was now living in the UK, gave them a postcode and address for the UK, Im now receiving all the UK channels with HD for free on sat with all the Irish channels on DTT!

    Yipee!

    Really? I thought that you needed to sign a new contract to get a UK Sky card. The reason being different pricing, bank details and so on. I wonder when they changed the rules.


  • #54
    galtee boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    Really? I thought that you needed to sign a new contract to get a UK Sky card. The reason being different pricing, bank details and so on. I wonder when they changed the rules.

    I agree with Minstrel27. It can't be that easy to switch an Irish Sky sub card to a UK one, can it ? With one phone call, you can have CH4HD, ITV1HD, FiveHD, BBC1HD, not to mention CBBC, Cbeebies, Itv2,3,4 etc ? they hit a magic button and your Irish Epg switches to a UK one, with no questions asked ? I can understand they believing the "move" to the UK, but they don't mind having the same Irish bank account ?, and surely they would want to send out a new card to the new UK address ? On the other hand, maybe you just got lucky, but I would bet if a number of people start doing it, they would smell a rat immediately !


  • #55
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,636 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Declan Carey wrote: »
    One more quick question, the aerial on the roof only has one output (using F-Connector) on it for a coax cable, is there any kind of adapter I can get to allow another coax cable into another room without loss of signal etc (thinking of RTE HD here etc when launched).

    A splitter like this 2 way might do depending on what the signal is like otherwise a distribution amp will be required


  • #56
    horse7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭horse7


    rMetronic Zapbox T2 Freeview HD Digital Receiver box

    e; sorry about the heavy print,came across this on amazon uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 its £57 and the specs are http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 so it does mpeg4 could watty or someone have a look and tell me if it would do the irish stations please.


  • #57
    givecredit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    Really? I thought that you needed to sign a new contract to get a UK Sky card. The reason being different pricing, bank details and so on. I wonder when they changed the rules.

    He does say "for free". So its sounds like all he has done is turn his Irish card into a FTV uk card. No Subscription..


  • #58
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭gtg60


    givecredit wrote: »
    He does say "for free". So its sounds like all he has done is turn his Irish card into a FTV uk card. No Subscription..

    No, in another thread he states:
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Now that all Irish channels are on DTT I have swapped my Irish Sky subs for UK subs.

    Simple process just rang them up and gave them a UK address of a relative, continued to pay on my Irish CC.


  • #59
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,636 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    horse7 wrote: »
    rMetronic Zapbox T2 Freeview HD Digital Receiver box

    e; sorry about the heavy print,came across this on amazon uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 its £57 and the specs are http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 so it does mpeg4 could watty or someone have a look and tell me if it would do the irish stations please.

    Yes it will.

    This from the manual
    Digital Capabilities

    Transmission Standards: DVB-T - MPEG2 MPEG4, DVB-T2 - MPEG4

    Demodulation:
    • Combined DVB-T2, DVB-T demodulator that conforms to the ETSI EN 302-755
    (second generation Terrestrial) and ETSI EN 300-744 (Terrestrial) standards.
    • Symbol rate: COFDM with 2k, 4k, 8k, 16k, 32k FFT mode
    • Modulation: 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM FEC for all DVB modes (automatically found)

    VIDEO
    • H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10) main and high profile level 4.1/MPEG-2 MP@HL video decoder.
    • HD display multi format capable (1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p)
    • Analogue SD output: RGB and CVBS

    AUDIO
    • MPEG-1 layer I/II, MPEG-2 layer II, MPEG-2 AAC, MPEG-4 AAC
    • Sampling frequencies supported are 32, 44.1 & 48 kHz

    http://www.metronic.com/pdf/notices/441830ntc-UK.pdf


  • #60
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    galtee boy wrote: »
    I agree with Minstrel27. It can't be that easy to switch an Irish Sky sub card to a UK one, can it ?

    From a technical point of view I don't see why not, it's probably just a case of changing one or two bytes of data on the card. However I would have assumed there to be more red tape involved.


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  • #61
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    There are a lot of London people with N.I. Postcodes (gives RTE) :)

    No doubt Sky think he is where he says he is, and it's physically the same card. They can just as easily post a new card to the address he gave. They don't require to install a box for a new UK account.


  • #62
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Karsini wrote: »
    From a technical point of view I don't see why not, it's probably just a case of changing one or two bytes of data on the card. However I would have assumed there to be more red tape involved.

    Lots of red tape. A friend of mine tried to do it but Sky insisted that a new contract was needed.


  • #63
    holidaysong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭holidaysong


    horse7 wrote: »
    rMetronic Zapbox T2 Freeview HD Digital Receiver box

    e; sorry about the heavy print,came across this on amazon uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 its £57 and the specs are http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zapbox-T2-Freeview-HD/dp/B003BEEP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290538147&sr=8-2 so it does mpeg4 could watty or someone have a look and tell me if it would do the irish stations please.

    I got this box myself a couple of weeks ago. I posted some photos of the EPG, etc. in action in this thread if you want to check them out.


  • #64
    simatoel
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭simatoel


    Declan Carey wrote: »
    One more quick question, the aerial on the roof only has one output (using F-Connector) on it for a coax cable, is there any kind of adapter I can get to allow another coax cable into another room without loss of signal etc (thinking of RTE HD here etc when launched).

    Declan, if you use a Set Top Box such as the Edision for DTT, you wont need to plug the aerial RF in to the TV, it will be connected to the STB by SCART or HDMI cable. The aerial RF loops through the edision and can then be routed to another room, another STB and so on.


  • #65
    Anchises
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Anchises


    Originally Posted by horse7 View Post
    rMetronic Zapbox T2 Freeview HD Digital Receiver box

    e; sorry about the heavy print,came across this on amazon uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zap...0538147&sr=8-2 its £57 and the specs are http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metronic-Zap...0538147&sr=8-2 so it does mpeg4 could watty or someone have a look and tell me if it would do the irish stations please.

    Checked this on Amazon.co.uk . They say they will not post the item to Ireland ?? :confused:

    A.


  • #66
    Mr McBoatface
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭Mr McBoatface


    Anchises wrote: »
    Checked this on Amazon.co.uk . They say they will not post the item to Ireland ?? :confused:

    A.

    Amazon merchant sellers/retailers may not posted to Ireland it depends on the retailer, but items stocked by Amazon themselves can be posted here.


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