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How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

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  • #122
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    It should be on 105 if you have used "the trick" method.


  • #123
    pbarr
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    Ruby_Woo wrote: »
    Stupid question but what number is Channel 5 on Sky? I think I have it tuned in with the frequencies I got on this forum but I can't find it on the Sky epg?

    Just saw the 1st post here: http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/sky-digital-bskyb-uk-platform-astra-28-2e-astra-2d-fringe-reception-tech/139455-loading-c4-five-sky-epg-without-card.html

    Whether it works or not I don't know as the post is quite old.


  • #124
    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,107 ✭✭✭John mac


    Ruby_Woo wrote: »
    Stupid question but what number is Channel 5 on Sky? I think I have it tuned in with the frequencies I got on this forum but I can't find it on the Sky epg?
    its not on the sky epg for ireland. (unless you have used the uk fta card trick and dont have a tompson box)

    you can tune it in using the instructions on the sticky thread..

    go to other channels on the sky epg.. (for a hd box services,9,5,select )


  • #125
    obliviousgrudge
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭obliviousgrudge


    Is the "White Sky FTV Card" just a standard white Sky UK card or is it a special kind of card?


  • #126
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    It looks the same as any sky card but is intened for people in the UK to buy so they can receive 3 or 4 extra channels that are free to view.


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  • #127
    obliviousgrudge
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭obliviousgrudge


    Is this just a standard UK Sky viewing card?


  • #128
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    yes an ex sub uk card or one from the free to view scheme, they look exactly the same.


  • #129
    obliviousgrudge
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭obliviousgrudge


    So a standard UK subscription card will allow me to get Channel 5 on my EPG?


  • #130
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    yes it should do as long as you also store Ch5 in other channels first and foolow the details given earlier in the thread.


  • #131
    obliviousgrudge
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭obliviousgrudge


    OK Cheers, so just to clarify 100%.

    If I get a UK Sky sub card (from the regions mentioned) and follow the instructions it will work?

    also, will the cards for sale on ebay work?


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  • #132
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    Yes, Sub UK card will work, we can't discuss buying cards not intended for ROI.


  • #133
    obliviousgrudge
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭obliviousgrudge


    OK Cheers for the help.


  • #134
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    pm sent emmetmcl


  • #135
    pbarr
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    Are the Tompson boxes the older ones or the newer ones supplied by sky.


  • #136
    PoolDude
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭PoolDude


    Got the following using my London card:

    103: ITV1 London
    118: ITV2
    119: ITV3
    120: ITV4
    143: BBC1 HD
    178: ITV1 HD

    No Channel 5 sadly.

    Did I miss anything else?


  • #137
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    PoolDude wrote: »
    Got the following using my London card:

    103: ITV1 London
    118: ITV2
    119: ITV3
    120: ITV4
    143: BBC1 HD
    178: ITV1 HD

    No Channel 5 sadly.

    Did I miss anything else?

    I've got the following extra channels with a London region FTV card

    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] TV [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]101 BBC1 London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]102 BBC2 England[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]103 ITV1 London
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]104 Channel 4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]118 ITV2 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]119 ITV3 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]120 ITV4
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]131 ITV1+1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]135 Channel 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]139 More 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]143 BBC1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]168 BBC Alba
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]178 ITV1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]179 ITV2+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]180 ITV3+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]503 BBC News
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]504 BBC Parliament[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]621 CITV[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]971 BBC1 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]972 BBC1 Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]990 BBC2 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]991 BBC2 Wales[/FONT]



    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] Radio[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0101 BBC R1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0102 BBC R2[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0103 BBC R3[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0104 BBC R4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0105 BBC R5L[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0115 BBC WS[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0116 BBC Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0117 BBC Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0118 BBC Ulster[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0119 BBC Asian[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0120 BBC 6 Music[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0131 BBC R4X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0137 BBC R1X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0143 BBC R4 LW[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0144 BBC R5SX[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0152 BBC London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive][/FONT]


  • #138
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    Thomsons are the older boxes.


  • #139
    The Dark Knight
    Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭The Dark Knight


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    I've got the following extra channels with a London region FTV card

    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] TV [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]101 BBC1 London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]102 BBC2 England[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]103 ITV1 London
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]104 Channel 4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]118 ITV2 0105[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]119 ITV3 0115[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]120 ITV4 0116
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]131 ITV1+1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]135 Channel 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]139 More 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]143 BBC1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]168 BBC Alba
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]178 ITV1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]179 ITV2+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]180 ITV3+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]503 BBC News
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]504 BBC Parliament[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]621 CITV[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]971 BBC1 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]972 BBC1 Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]990 BBC2 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]991 BBC2 Wales[/FONT]



    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] Radio[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0101 BBC R1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0102 BBC R2[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0103 BBC R3[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0104 BBC R4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0105 BBC R5L[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0115 BBC WS[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0116 BBC Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0117 BBC Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0118 BBC Ulster[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0119 BBC Asian[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0120 BBC 6 Music[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0131 BBC R4X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0137 BBC R1X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0143 BBC R4 LW[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0144 BBC R5SX[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0152 BBC London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive][/FONT]

    Wow!!! You had a lot of "other channels" tuned in :)


  • #140
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    The Dark Knight wrote: »
    Wow!!! You had a lot of "other channels" tuned in :)

    UTV, STV HD & Channel 5 too ;)


  • #141
    pbarr
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    I ordered a ftv card from sky a couple of days ago. Just wondering what region card do they send out. Do they use the postcode or the phone no you used when you ordered it.


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  • #142
    200motels
    Registered Users Posts: 2,602 ✭✭✭200motels


    pbarr wrote: »
    I ordered a ftv card from sky a couple of days ago. Just wondering what region card do they send out. Do they use the postcode or the phone no you used when you ordered it.
    One of the mods made it quiet clear, no discussion of cards that are not intended for ROI, they'll close this thread if it keeps cropping up.


  • #143
    givecredit
    Registered Users Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    pbarr wrote: »
    I ordered a ftv card from sky a couple of days ago. Just wondering what region card do they send out. Do they use the postcode or the phone no you used when you ordered it.

    Postcode.


  • #144
    hewlett
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭hewlett


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    I've got the following extra channels with a London region FTV card

    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] TV [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]101 BBC1 London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]102 BBC2 England[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]103 ITV1 London
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]104 Channel 4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]118 ITV2 0105[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]119 ITV3 0115[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]120 ITV4 0116
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]131 ITV1+1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]135 Channel 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]139 More 4+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]143 BBC1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]168 BBC Alba
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]178 ITV1 HD
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]179 ITV2+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]180 ITV3+1
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]503 BBC News
    [/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]504 BBC Parliament[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]621 CITV[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]971 BBC1 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]972 BBC1 Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]990 BBC2 Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]991 BBC2 Wales[/FONT]



    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive] Radio[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0101 BBC R1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0102 BBC R2[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0103 BBC R3[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0104 BBC R4[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0105 BBC R5L[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0115 BBC WS[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0116 BBC Scotland[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0117 BBC Wales[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0118 BBC Ulster[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0119 BBC Asian[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0120 BBC 6 Music[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0131 BBC R4X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0137 BBC R1X[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0143 BBC R4 LW[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0144 BBC R5SX[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive]0152 BBC London[/FONT]
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS, cursive][/FONT]

    I have a London ftv card that isn't activated yet as I don't have a 'non contract' box to put it in. However, it still enables me to get the UK epg on my Sky HD box and so I can do the card swap thing to get the UK fta channels on my epg.

    Even without activation, I'm able to get all of the above channels on my epg. Is there any advantage to activating the card? As far as I know, Channel 5 (which I'm not too interested in) wouldn't work anyway on a London ftv card.


  • #145
    gtg60
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭gtg60


    hewlett wrote: »
    Even without activation, I'm able to get all of the above channels on my epg. Is there any advantage to activating the card? As far as I know, Channel 5 (which I'm not too interested in) wouldn't work anyway on a London ftv card.

    For this trick the answer is no, however you will get a few extra channels once activated Pick TV, VIVA, Five * and Five USA and a few others.


  • #146
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    Even without activation, I'm able to get all of the above channels on my epg. Is there any advantage to activating the card? As far as I know, Channel 5 (which I'm not too interested in) wouldn't work anyway on a London ftv card.[/QUOTE]


    Activating the card will get you Channel 5, Channel 5 HD, 5*, 5*+1, 5 USA, 5 USA+1


  • #147
    maximus02
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭maximus02


    Is anyone else having to enter their Pin Code every time they watch something recorded on Channel 5?

    I haven't recorded any other of the 'new' channels yet but I did record Channel 5 and when I watch I have to enter pin code.

    I don't have any parental controls set and I never have to do this for normal channels.

    Thanks in advance.


  • #148
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    maximus02 wrote: »
    Is anyone else having to enter their Pin Code every time they watch something recorded on Channel 5?

    I haven't recorded any other of the 'new' channels yet but I did record Channel 5 and when I watch I have to enter pin code.

    I don't have any parental controls set and I never have to do this for normal channels.

    Thanks in advance.

    If you look at post # 2 in this thread, you will see that I wrote The only difference is that to watch a programme you have recorded on one of the 'extra' channels you have to enter your pin to watch.


  • #149
    200motels
    Registered Users Posts: 2,602 ✭✭✭200motels


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    If you look at post # 2 in this thread, you will see that I wrote The only difference is that to watch a programme you have recorded on one of the 'extra' channels you have to enter your pin to watch.
    It doesn't ask me to enter pin.


  • #150
    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    Whicj pin number is it asking for? the one from your ROI sub card or the one fron the other card?


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  • #151
    maximus02
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭maximus02


    DigiDec wrote: »
    Whicj pin number is it asking for? the one from your ROI sub card or the one fron the other card?

    It asks for my normal 4 digit number which I have always had with my ROI Sky subscription.

    BTW I don't have to enter the pin code for ITV1.


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