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Sky box. No subscription. FTA?

  • 19-02-2010 6:35pm
    #1
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭


    Hi, we cancelled our sky subscription and it was cut off today. I've been trying to tune in the FTA channels using the box and following the sticky but I'm just getting a "No Satellite Signal" message.

    Any help?


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  • #2
    nikon1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭nikon1000


    Turn off the box at the mains, take out the card and put it in upside down. Turn on the box at the mains.

    Had you a UK or Irish Sky Sub?


  • #3
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    nikon1000 wrote: »
    Turn off the box at the mains, take out the card and put it in upside down. Turn on the box at the mains.

    Had you a UK or Irish Sky Sub?

    Irish Sky Sub. Should it make a difference?

    Turning it off and on again had no effect. Still getting "No Signal Found".


  • #4
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    was it working up until now?
    are there any channels coming through?

    you need to unplug from mains (switching it off wont do)


  • #5
    icjzfmq7ewon1t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 336 ✭✭icjzfmq7ewon1t


    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Irish Sky Sub. Should it make a difference?

    Turning it off and on again had no effect. Still getting "No Signal Found".


    Does it say "No Satellite Signal" on every channel


  • #6
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    John mac wrote: »
    was it working up until now?
    are there any channels coming through?

    you need to unplug from mains (switching it off wont do)

    Yup was working until today when it was due to be cut off.
    No channels coming through.
    Unplugged it from the mains that time and still no joy.
    Alondra Great Bongo wrote: »
    Does it say "No Satellite Signal" on every channel

    Well there are no channels, but basically yeah. Can't access the Programme Guide either, just says "No satellite signal is being received" with the number 29 in the top right corner.


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  • #7
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    can you go into the services menu and get the signal settings (strength and Quality) ?

    have you checked the cable to the dish? that it hasn't been cut


  • #8
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    John mac wrote: »
    can you go into the services menu and get the signal settings (strength and Quality) ?

    have you checked the cable to the dish? that it hasn't been cut

    Theres 0 strength and quality on the signal and I was just out to the dish there and everything is plugged in as it was before. It was working this morning but we were due to be cut off today.

    Incredibly frustrating. :mad:


  • #9
    reboot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭reboot


    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Theres 0 strength and quality on the signal and I was just out to the dish there and everything is plugged in as it was before. It was working this morning but we were due to be cut off today.

    Incredibly frustrating. :mad:

    Can you try another box,the recycling centres are full of them these days
    but of course you must not take anything out from them.


  • #10
    montgolfiere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭montgolfiere


    reboot wrote: »
    Can you try another box,the recycling centres are full of them these days
    but of course you must not take anything out from them.

    it would be better to try a ' known to be working' box from a 'mate' on your sat feed. using a box that isn't proved to work wouldn't prove anything. and you could try your box on the 'same mate's' satellite feed.
    the skyman


  • #11
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    montgolfiere wrote: »
    it would be better to try a ' known to be working' box from a 'mate' on your sat feed. using a box that isn't proved to work wouldn't prove anything. and you could try your box on the 'same mate's' satellite feed.
    the skyman

    that was going to be my next suggestion. :)


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  • #12
    reboot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭reboot


    John mac wrote: »
    that was going to be my next suggestion. :)

    Agree with all that has gone before.I find ,when you get a signal again,if you put an old card in ,the box will read it.An annoying "wrong card " message will appear every few minutes,but if you then remove the card,the box will retain the memory of that card(FTV).Off course the mains has to stay on when the box is in standby,or you go back to the beginning again.Doesn't use a lot of juice in standby.


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