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

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    #1382
    eddiem10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭eddiem10


    jca wrote: »
    Does anyone with the HD pack have the trick epg?
    Good question.... no here.


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    #1383
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    Nope with HD here - just tried it for the first time in a while - but ive been on the sky beta listings for epg updates that my box updates so regularly that i don't bother as much to redo the card trick


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    #1384
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    warlikedave wrote: »
    Nope with HD here - just tried it for the first time in a while - but ive been on the sky beta listings for epg updates that my box updates so regularly that i don't bother as much to redo the card trick
    Are you using a utv card?


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    #1385
    warlikedave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭warlikedave


    dogtoffee wrote: »
    Are you using a utv card?

    Scottish Blue card courtesy of gtg60, ive no other card besides that one and my main sub card - so im not much use to ye :(


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    #1386
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Maybe I'm wrong but I think the only card it will work with now is a UTV card. It's looking like you have to have the SD epg too. Not as easy as the old epg. Slightly off topic but does anyone know are there any plans for UTV+1 and UTV HD in the pipeline? If I cancel my HD to get the trick epg I'll lose both my ITV+1 and ITV HD. Really lazy now but does anyone have the frequency for BBC news?


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    #1387
    eddiem10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭eddiem10


    BBC NEWS 10.818 H 22000 5/6


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    #1388
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    eddiem10 wrote: »
    BBC NEWS 10.818 H 22000 5/6
    It doesn't work. No signal found.


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    #1389
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,802 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    Frequency: 10.81750 GHz
    Vertical polarisation
    Modulation: DVB-S, QPSK
    Symbol rate: 22.0 Mbaud
    FEC 5/6


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    #1390
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    I was just watching the Liverpool match online as I couldn't made it home in time, I was watching the stream of ITV4 HD and noticed that when he changed channel he was still running on the old sky EPG software [the non transparent one which used to work perfectly with the card trick]... how is that possible can anyone tell me? ... I thought the box automatically forced an update of the new software?


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    #1391
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    irishfeen wrote: »
    I was just watching the Liverpool match online as I couldn't made it home in time, I was watching the stream of ITV4 HD and noticed that when he changed channel he was still running on the old sky EPG software [the non transparent one which used to work perfectly with the card trick]... how is that possible can anyone tell me? ... I thought the box automatically forced an update of the new software?
    Not all the boxes have been up dated and Some boxes can't take the update


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    #1392
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    dogtoffee wrote: »
    Not all the boxes have been up dated and Some boxes can't take the update
    Ah OK thanks, I thought there was something up... its a pitty though because I would return to the old EPG in an instant to get the channels back on the EPG.


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    #1393
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    irishfeen wrote: »
    Ah OK thanks, I thought there was something up... its a pitty though because I would return to the old EPG in an instant to get the channels back on the EPG.

    Have you tried it again using a UTV card? I did a friends box today with my UTV card and its working again, full trick epg :D:D. It's running the second last epg version (11 on the end) Box type : 4f31a7 Non HD pack. As far as I can see none of the boxes on my "Rounds" will work if they have the HD pack(blue button only) but 100% success with my UTV card on SD epg's. No trick epg using my London card at all (blue button only)


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    #1394
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    Is this trick pretty much dead if you have a Setanta card? I used to be able to use the favourites work around but I tried a couple of times last week and it didn't work.


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    #1395
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Is this trick pretty much dead if you have a Setanta card? I used to be able to use the favourites work around but I tried a couple of times last week and it didn't work.
    What region is the setanta card? If its UTV and the paid card is non hd you should get the full trick epg. If the setanta card is another region the blue button should always work. Make sure to press the green button to save the ticked favourites when on the setanta epg, then standby only to change to the Irish card. I got caught once when I forgot to save the favourites before swapping cards.


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    #1396
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    jca wrote: »
    Have you tried it again using a UTV card? I did a friends box today with my UTV card and its working again, full trick epg :D:D. It's running the second last epg version (11 on the end) Box type : 4f31a7 Non HD pack. As far as I can see none of the boxes on my "Rounds" will work if they have the HD pack(blue button only) but 100% success with my UTV card on SD epg's. No trick epg using my London card at all (blue button only)
    I have a Grenada card at the minute with the blue button method working, I suppose its something. To be honest I wouldn't mind trying a UTV card but I can't seem to source one.


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    #1397
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,827 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    irishfeen wrote: »
    I have a Grenada card at the minute with the blue button method working, I suppose its something. To be honest I wouldn't mind trying a UTV card but I can't seem to source one.
    PM on its way


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    #1398
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    muffler wrote: »
    PM on its way
    If you have someone in England ask them to get a freesat from sky card and send it to you. I think they're 20 stg. When you get the card ring sky uk and tell them you want to activate a card. Write down a Belfast post code and a Ní phone number and give it to them when asked, that will change the card to a UTV epg.


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    #1399
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    jca wrote: »
    What region is the setanta card? If its UTV and the paid card is non hd you should get the full trick epg. If the setanta card is another region the blue button should always work. Make sure to press the green button to save the ticked favourites when on the setanta epg, then standby only to change to the Irish card. I got caught once when I forgot to save the favourites before swapping cards.

    It is just a card that I ordered from Setanta Ireland. Not sure if it is UTV or not?

    So the process I used to go through was this.

    Save all of the ITV channels in Favourites.
    Switch off the box at the mains and waited a minute
    Swapp cards so that the Setanta card is inserted into the machine
    Turn the power back on and wait for the box to initialise
    Once the UK channels are viewable, turn the box to standby and switch the cards
    Take the box out of standby and then access the ITV channels through the blue button

    Is this the correct process or should I be doing something else? because when I tried this the last time, the epg just went back to the regular Sky Ireland channel lineup after a few seconds and the favourites trick didn't work.


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    #1400
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    The Sparrow wrote: »

    It is just a card that I ordered from Setanta Ireland. Not sure if it is UTV or not?

    So the process I used to go through was this.

    Save all of the ITV channels in Favourites.
    Switch off the box at the mains and waited a minute
    Swapp cards so that the Setanta card is inserted into the machine
    Turn the power back on and wait for the box to initialise
    Once the UK channels are viewable, turn the box to standby and switch the cards
    Take the box out of standby and then access the ITV channels through the blue button

    Is this the correct process or should I be doing something else? because when I tried this the last time, the epg just went back to the regular Sky Ireland channel lineup after a few seconds and the favourites trick didn't work.
    No you're doing it incorrectly. When on Irish card make sure you have correct regional variants in "other channels". Unplug box, swap to setanta card and power box up. Wait for epg to load and then tick the favourites and save them using the green button. Switch to standby swap cards and you should be sorted.


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    #1401
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    jca wrote: »
    No you're doing it incorrectly. When on Irish card make sure you have correct regional variants in "other channels". Unplug box, swap to setanta card and power box up. Wait for epg to load and then tick the favourites and save them using the green button. Switch to standby swap cards and you should be sorted.

    Ah ok... I'll try that later. I assume that they are the correct regional channels because they used to work a few months ago. But I didn't realise that I would have to save them as favourites again when I did the switch. Cheers!


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    #1402
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    The Sparrow wrote: »

    Ah ok... I'll try that later. I assume that they are the correct regional channels because they used to work a few months ago. But I didn't realise that I would have to save them as favourites again when I did the switch. Cheers!
    When you're on the setanta epg just chech what region you have.


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    #1403
    jspuds
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭jspuds


    muffler wrote: »
    PM on its way

    Hi Muffler looking for one as well if you know how to locate, thanks in advance:)


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    #1404
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,827 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    jspuds wrote: »
    Hi Muffler looking for one as well if you know how to locate, thanks in advance:)
    Just sent a PM.

    For anyone else reading the posts I was sending a couple of PMs with details of a guy who I had bought a UTV region card from on Ebay. But unfortunately I was told earlier this evening that he doesn't have any now.


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    #1405
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    All of the Setanta cards are London region cards.


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    #1406
    pbarr
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    muffler wrote: »
    Just sent a PM.

    For anyone else reading the posts I was sending a couple of PMs with details of a guy who I had bought a UTV region card from on Ebay. But unfortunately I was told earlier this evening that he doesn't have any now.

    I see Ebay are removing a lot of those card listings also.


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    #1407
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,827 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    pbarr wrote: »
    I see Ebay are removing a lot of those card listings also.
    Thats a shame :(


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    #1408
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    pbarr wrote: »
    If anyone is looking for a UTV card I know somebody that will hopefully have some by next weekend.
    PM me and I'll send on his contact details.
    If you had a card of any region could you ring sky and get it paired to your box giving a Ní postcode thereby making it a utv card?


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    #1409
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,827 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    jca wrote: »
    If you had a card of any region could you ring sky and get it paired to your box giving a Ní postcode thereby making it a utv card?
    I could be wrong but I dont think that would work as Sky will identify where the box is or supposed be anyhow


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    #1410
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    muffler wrote: »
    I could be wrong but I dont think that would work as Sky will identify where the box is or supposed be anyhow
    When I got my ftv card from sky it was itv west. I disconnected the box from the phone line and rang them giving them a Ní postcode it then became utv. Maybe it will only work with an official ftv card.


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    #1411
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    jca wrote: »
    When I got my ftv card from sky it was itv west. I disconnected the box from the phone line and rang them giving them a Ní postcode it then became utv. Maybe it will only work with an official ftv card.

    Sky will only pair one of their Freesat from Sky cards or one of their active sub cards to your box if you have an account with them.


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