Ordered freesat card for Ireland

intersplat

I just ordered a freesat card from these guys. I will let you know how I get on with it .They say the card will be activated and I don't need to call Sky .

Spocker

From who?

intersplat

Woops forgot to include the address . I posted in another thread below but here it is anyway .

eigrod

Will be interesting to hear how you get on.

However, would it not have been wiser to see what's going to happen with ITV on the 20th November [ as per other threads on here ] ? Unless of course its Channel4 that you are particularly interested in.

Thanks for the info anyway.

intersplat

It's channel 5 I'm interested in as they have football from time to time.

Xterminator

Yup,

Please conform when you get your card, etc, as its sounds great!

X

John Q

After reading the website all seems as it should, but there's just something about it and for €75 approx for the card it seems reasonable compared to ebay,

Anyone try calling the telephone number?

Colm80

It works out at €28.66 for card and €71.65 for Uk address
not bad concidering some charge €150 to €200
Im going to hold out to see what way ITV go on the 20th of this month.

intersplat

Freesat card arrived this morning (with Irish post mark on envelope..) . A note came with it saying the card was already activated and to put the card in the slot . It said if there are no pictures after 2 hours to call them.
I inserted the card in the box and had pictures straight away.
Now what's on Channel 5 tonight

Colm80

That was quick.

eigrod

intersplat wrote:

Freesat card arrived this morning (with Irish post mark on envelope..) . A note came with it saying the card was already activated and to put the card in the slot . It said if there are no pictures after 2 hours to call them.

Thanks for that. Sounds great.

Just 1 question...Did they provide you with the UK address to which the card is linked ?

denis1501

That's an excellent question!!

Aquos76

Can you check and see if the card works in another digibox and also can you give me the first 3 digits of the card number.
Supposely with these new cards they are suppose to lock to the first box they are put into, whereas all previous cards to these can be viewed in any digibox.
I would be interested to know if you actually got an old type card or one of the new freesat cards. If my memory serves me right the £23.50 card from this time last year start with 200's

intersplat

The number on the card starts with 221 the phone number on the card is 0870 850 0033 . Yes I tried it on an old box I had in the shed and it didn't work so I did a backup with the button on the front of the box and when it rebooted it worked fine!. I'm delighted now. I might get some more for christmas presents

_Kaiser_

I bought one of the £23.50 FTV v2 cards back in Ocober last year and it's still working ok... seems to need reactivation (so far leaving it in the box for a few hours is working) quite a bit lately... should I be getting worried?

douglasman

I also bought an FTV card directly from sky last year for 23.50 using a UK address and phone number and it has worked flawlessly since. My card has it's own dedicated box though so it always gets updates straight away. Other people I know who got them are finding that the card is missing updates more often than before, but my advise is just get a dedicated box for the card and then you will not have any problems. With the new Freesat, I cannot understand why people aren't getting them directly from sky. Any other crowd are just ripping people off, everyone know's someone who know's someone in the UK so getting a UK address does not require much work and saves a lot of hassle if anything goes wrong because you know exactly the UK address the card is from so any problems you can ring sky directly and get them sorted out, hiding your phone number obviously.

Ozzie

What channels are you getting and what are their epg no's?

yop

sorry lads but what is the breakdown with that UK card, u need someone in UK to ring sky and ask them what exactly??
how much does it cost and what channels do u pick up?

Colm80

You will receive on the epg
101 BBC 1
102 BBBC 2
103 ITV
104 Channel 4
105 Five
It will also put all regions of BBC's channels up in the nine hundreds end of the epg. It will also put ITV 2 on the epg but you need a UK sub to receive that channel. The cost is £20 sterling but you do need a uk address. If you know some body over in the uk get them to order it for you as some sites are chargeing extra to supply address for you. If you have a irish sub you will have to keep swapping your card around.

yop

So I have a digibox at home at the mo, it has not been used for over a year now and the card on it has been stopped.
If I get a dish and hook them up, then get someone in the UK to get the card for me then when I put it in my box here I will get them channels???

Another daft question but can they order on the website or do they need to ring up?? If they already have sky in their house what do they say to the person who they are talking to???
What is the name of the card they arte looking for and why would they want the card if they already have sky??

pippa

Ok I'm still confused Why do you need a UK address if you can buy the cards from the shops in England?
Mi idea is to buy the card for £20.00 from a shop get it sent over here and then swap it with my viewing card here Will that work?

Colm80

I dont think you can just walk in to a shop buy a card. You have to order from Sky direct and they say you need to live in the uk.

pippa

How do I buy?
You can purchase Sky's freesat offer directly from Sky by calling 0870 606 1111, or will be available from 12 November 2004 at most electrical retailers including Comet, Hughes, Bennetts, and independent electrical and satellite specialists.


This is on the web site is this something different then?

Colm80

Best bet is to ring them on that number you have and see what they say.
But according to this site http://www.freesatfromsky.com/ in t & c section it states you must live in the uk. I see your right regarding buying it from the stores you said. But you still have to have uk address. You could get some one who lives over there to get it for you and get them to post it to you.

Amnesiac_ie

Why the hell didn't I order a card while I was living in London?

Why?

WHY?

:eek:

Greenman

Amnesiac_ie wrote:

Why the hell didn't I order a card while I was living in London?

Why?

WHY?

:eek:

I'm sure you have friends still in the UK, couldn't they do the neatful!!!!

neonitrix

I ordered two cards last night direct from skys freesat number
0044870 8500033 Remember when dialing to withhold your number sending on your phone.

20 quid each - getting them sent to a friend in the uk and I will collect them next week when I visit.

I was told over the phone that they should arrive already active - should last 3 years - replacement cards due to faults etc are free within the 3 years. After 3 years sky hold the right to withdraw current cards access to the freeview network meaning that you will have to pay 20 quid again if you want another.

Questions I was asked on the phone:

Name:
Postcode:
House Number:
Tel Number: Seems to be optional
Credit Card Number:
Expiry Date:


Was told that cards will arrive in 5/6 days


will let you know when I receive them


Neonitrix

declans

Hi

I ordered on these cards to be sent to a relative in London,

Card was ordered a week ago and yesterday they got a letter saying card will sent out in 8 days time, So the Delivery time is about 2 weeks.

Widescreen

On a slightly different note regarding the new cards. If they last 3 years that must mean the last cards(yellow House) issued which was in mid 2003 will have lasted for 4-5 years by the time cards are changed again. That seems unusually lengthy period of time.

digitaldr

neonitrix wrote:

I ordered two cards last night direct from skys freesat number
0044870 8500033 Remember when dialing to withhold your number sending on your phone.

20 quid each - getting them sent to a friend in the uk and I will collect them next week when I visit.

I was told over the phone that they should arrive already active - should last 3 years - replacement cards due to faults etc are free within the 3 years. After 3 years sky hold the right to withdraw current cards access to the freeview network meaning that you will have to pay 20 quid again if you want another.

Questions I was asked on the phone:

Name:
Postcode:
House Number:
Tel Number: Seems to be optional
Credit Card Number:
Expiry Date:


Was told that cards will arrive in 5/6 days


will let you know when I receive them


Neonitrix

I take it there was no problem with using an Irish credit card then? Sky certainly seem to have some issues with Irish credit cards - I got a new one and they wouldn't let me update the expiry date details over the phone - they would only accept it in writing. They told me that if it was a uk one I could have sorted it over the phone.

neonitrix

digitaldr wrote:

I take it there was no problem with using an Irish credit card then? Sky certainly seem to have some issues with Irish credit cards - I got a new one and they wouldn't let me update the expiry date details over the phone - they would only accept it in writing. They told me that if it was a uk one I could have sorted it over the phone.

Didnt seem to be a problem - and she said that payment went thru sucessful time will tell - will be happy once I get cards

Neonitrix

Neighboursfreak

Is there a limit to the amount of cards one household can get. For instance, if I ask my English mate to use his address, doe that use up his option of getting one too?

Aquos76

When the old system was in place it used to be 4 per household, so I would assume thats its atleast that now. I got 5 today from a guy in the UK and all 5 were registered to the same address.

Funny thing with these though none of them came activated. I had to get each one done. I thought that I had read over on digispy that they were self activating. Well not these ones. Once activated they work in any digibox

neonitrix

Neighboursfreak wrote:

Is there a limit to the amount of cards one household can get. For instance, if I ask my English mate to use his address, doe that use up his option of getting one too?

I was told that sales have said that you can only order two cards at a time the limit is 4 cards but if your insistant on the four cards at once they will let you order them once clearing it with a supervisor.


Neonitrix

eigrod

digitaldr wrote:

Sky certainly seem to have some issues with Irish credit cards - I got a new one and they wouldn't let me update the expiry date details over the phone - they would only accept it in writing. They told me that if it was a uk one I could have sorted it over the phone.

That's strange. My credit card expired last July, I got a new one, rang SKY and they took the new expiry date over the phone. My SKY subscription has appeared on my credit card bill ever since, no problems.

Fr0g

Leonard wrote:

Funny thing with these though none of them came activated.

I'm thinking of getting one of these. What is the procedure for activating them? Do you just stick them in the box and wait?

Xterminator

Mine is in the post from Engerland!

I belive the process is you call them, giving the name and address of the person the card is sent to (registered to!). (You need to hide your caller id by dialling 141 first).
They say pop in the card to your digibox, then they send an activation signal and away you go.
PS Te card does not seem to be married to the box, ie from what others are saying it appears they will work in any digibox once activated.

X

Aquos76

Fr0g wrote:

I'm thinking of getting one of these. What is the procedure for activating them? Do you just stick them in the box and wait?

I ended up having to ring the number on the back of the card and pretend I was the person that those cards were registered to. I have 3 of the five done now. After about 2 hours of making the call all channels were on.

neonitrix

I was told that my two cards arrived in the post to my friend in england so am getting them posted to me


Neonitrix

s_gr

Do you not have to version & serial number of digibox that the card will be used on for it to be activated? Also can you get the UTV region on these cards or does it depend on the region it was ordered from.

Aquos76

s_gr wrote:

Do you not have to version & serial number of digibox that the card will be used on for it to be activated? Also can you get the UTV region on these cards or does it depend on the region it was ordered from.

Yes you will need to have the version and serial numbers to hand. As regards the ITV region you will recieve, well that does depend on where the card was ordered from. Although all the ITV regions are available through the other channels method.

neonitrix

Received my cards this morning

quick question:

Dont seem to have channel 4 or channel 5 in the epg any idea how I activate them is it thru other channels?

tks

ed

Aquos76

You will need to ring it in, if it has not been activated yet. You dont mention ITV1, is that on the epg. If it is it is only a matter of leaving the card in the box and the others will eventually come on.

neonitrix

Jebus H Christmas - rang sky.

How long from activation signal to channels coming thru usually?

20 min
2 hours
Overnight?

tks

Neonitrix

Aquos76

neonitrix wrote:

Jebus H Christmas - rang sky.

How long from activation signal to channels coming thru usually?

20 min
2 hours
Overnight?

tks

Neonitrix

Usally an hour for channels to appear in the other channels menu and a further hour for your epg to be updated.

Happy viewing

neonitrix

Have now got:

Channel 4
Itv's
All the BBC's
Five

all tuned in via other channels


thanks guys

neonitrix

Fr0g

neonitrix wrote:

Channel 4
Itv's
All the BBC's
Five

all tuned in via other channels

Are these not on the epg?
bit of a bummer going through other channels

Aquos76

I would assume that they are on his EPG by now. The activation can take anything from 20 mins to 4 hours. Firstly the channels appear in other channels and then a second signal is sent to determine the region of the card. Finally the EPG is undated to give

101 BBC 1 REGION
102 BBC 2 Eng
103 Itv region
104 Ch 4
105 Five
115 BBC 3
116 BBC 4
118 ITV2

toonarmy

right ...i've ordered one also ...lovely [hope shes here by thurs!!]

legend99

Guys,
If i get AN Other to order these cards for his house in London, he gets them 2 weeks later from Sky right. Now, is he the one supoposed to activate them...or am i supposed to activate them, ie. what box do you stick them into to activate! And what happens if my mate in London doesn't actually have a Sky box to activate them in?!

daveg

If anyone is ordering cards from the UK and has any spare please PM me. I'll pay you handsomely for FTV cards.