restoring Pin Blocked Sky card used as freesat

BugBlaster · 13-02-2009 11:50pm #1

i have an old skybox with my old skycard inserted. I cant remember the pin. Is there any way to reset the PIN. I am no longer a sky subscriber. I only use it to view the free to view channels

thanks

watty · 14-02-2009 9:00am

The last 4 digits of card number, or the last four digits of the card it replaced, if card was replacement for older pale card.

Only the newer dark blue with yellow house card works (Feb 2009). There may be a 2nd card replacement this year.

BugBlaster · 14-02-2009 10:32am

Dont think that the card in the box is the original one that came with the box inthe first place too.

gtg60 · 14-02-2009 12:27pm

BugBlaster wrote: »

I am no longer a sky subscriber. I only use it to view the free to view channels

Just curious but what extra channels does an ex-sub Irish Sky card give you?

BugBlaster · 14-02-2009 2:19pm

saw a post a few days ago on a different forum, where this guy said @why pay for the skyfreeview when any canceled sub card becomes a freeview card, letting you watch all sky free channels and others like the BBC range and ITV's etc. Because my card is pin blocked I cant see the extra channels I added.

Sam Radford · 14-02-2009 5:37pm

BugBlaster wrote: »

any canceled sub card becomes a freeview card

No, you are mistaken. It will revert to "FreesatFromSky" not "Freeview" (which is the UK terrestrial service).

watty · 14-02-2009 7:30pm

Only cancelled UK cards not Irish ones become "freesat from sky" cards.

FTA or Freesat channels don't need any card on a Sky box.

BugBlaster · 16-02-2009 12:51am

thanks fer the info, no need to unlock the pin then

gtg60 · 16-02-2009 5:25pm

gtg60 wrote: »

Just curious but what extra channels does an ex-sub Irish Sky card give you?

Nothing, not even Sky 3 ??

restoring Pin Blocked Sky card used as freesat

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