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Free channels on sky

smokey32 · 2012-04-12 20:16:39

Hi. Recently i had to cancel my sky subscription so have been cut of by sky. A friend told me he thinks it is still possible to watch certain free to air channels like itv etc but they are not sure how. He mentioned something about taking out the sky viewing card and switching the box back on. He said it would still list…

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#92 28-04-2012 10:03pm
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dogtoffee wrote: »

I still cant get it to stick on the EPG I have tried all the above

Have you made sure that it is in the "other channels" first and then do the card trick? And also make sure that it's not a Thompson brand box.

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#93 29-04-2012 3:12pm
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muffler wrote: »

Have you made sure that it is in the "other channels" first and then do the card trick? And also make sure that it's not a Thompson brand box.

Right I got it to work it had to do with UTV in other channels as soon as I deleted it ITVhd appeared on the EPG with out me doing card trick but it was just my luck it was the out of sync ITV lol

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#94 30-04-2012 10:04am
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First of thanks to Muffler for the Sellotanta card info.

I received my card this morning and have done the 'trick'.

I have all the channels (except Five HD) Irish/Uk, which is fine, but with just the Uk card (Central West) in I can't get Five HD on 171, is this right?

Thanks in advance for any help.

PS - only asking as I've seen posts from others on the two threads regarding these matters, saying people are receiving Five HD on the UK card?

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#95 30-04-2012 10:18am
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Five HD is scrambled and only available with an active UK FTV card.

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#96 30-04-2012 10:24am
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gtg60 wrote: »

Five HD is scrambled and only available with an active UK FTV card.

Its not even showing blocked on the epg, ie no 171, itv 2-4hd are there, but blocked.

Card is obviously active if I can view all other channels on epg, though!

Thanks

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#97 30-04-2012 10:42am
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Longrangedriver wrote: »

Its not even showing blocked on the epg, ie no 171, itv 2-4hd are there, but blocked.

Card is obviously active if I can view all other channels on epg, though!

Thanks

No, you have an active IRISH FTV card, you need an active UK one.

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#98 30-04-2012 10:44am
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gtg60 wrote: »

No, you have an active IRISH FTV card, you need an active UK one.

Thanks, sometimes its better to think before I type!

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#99 05-05-2012 4:16pm
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Just want to check a few things before I try this. Got Sky installed the other so ordered the card off Setanta. So just got a confirmation email off them to say the card is on its way, all within an hour of ordering. On my epg I'm missing UTV/ITV and C5. I have added them into the other channels list. So when I do the card trick these channels will now be in my EPG but what will happen to my other channels if ITV comes in on 103 and C5 on 105. Is it a case of loosing TV3 and 3e or are channels moved around so I will have every channel in the EPG.

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#100 05-05-2012 4:23pm
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aaronm13 wrote: »

Just want to check a few things before I try this. Got Sky installed the other so ordered the card off Setanta. So just got a confirmation email off them to say the card is on its way, all within an hour of ordering. On my epg I'm missing UTV/ITV and C5. I have added them into the other channels list. So when I do the card trick these channels will now be in my EPG but what will happen to my other channels if ITV comes in on 103 and C5 on 105. Is it a case of loosing TV3 and 3e or are channels moved around so I will have every channel in the EPG.

No, you will retain all channels. You will have 2 channel 103's (ITV & TV3) and 2 channel 105's (Channel 5 & E3)

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#101 05-05-2012 4:32pm
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muffler wrote: »

No, you will retain all channels. You will have 2 channel 103's (ITV & TV3) and 2 channel 105's (Channel 5 & E3)

Nice one, thanks muffler

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#102 07-05-2012 7:00pm
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I did this over a week ago and I am just after noticing that on anytime on my box I am not receiving any movies and the list of programmes is a lot smaller than it used to be. Anyone else notice this???

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#103 07-05-2012 8:56pm
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Davexirl wrote: »

I did this over a week ago and I am just after noticing that on anytime on my box I am not receiving any movies and the list of programmes is a lot smaller than it used to be. Anyone else notice this???

Give it another few days and you should see more programmes

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#104 09-05-2012 8:08pm
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do you need to have a skybox to receive/activate the card?

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#105 24-05-2012 4:31pm
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Question for anyone that got the Setanta card, did it get delivered by registered mail? I ordered one but it never came. I missed a registered letter and was just wondering if that was it?

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#106 24-05-2012 5:06pm
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groom wrote: »

Question for anyone that got the Setanta card, did it get delivered by registered mail? I ordered one but it never came. I missed a registered letter and was just wondering if that was it?

Hi. I got mine last week and it just came by normal post.:)

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#107 13-08-2012 9:31pm
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I ordered my setanta fta card today but the reply email told me if I wanted to proceed I'd need to ring them. Warnings about this ruining my current EPG too. This is a second HD box I have with no card. It uses same dish as my legit sub HD box. I want it as since the EPG update I am unable to choose Other Channels without it asking for viewing card, which is in other HD box. All parentals turned off. Ok to proceed with ordering FTA card you think?

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#108 16-08-2012 1:01pm
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scowley wrote: »

I ordered my setanta fta card today but the reply email told me if I wanted to proceed I'd need to ring them. Warnings about this ruining my current EPG too. This is a second HD box I have with no card. It uses same dish as my legit sub HD box. I want it as since the EPG update I am unable to choose Other Channels without it asking for viewing card, which is in other HD box. All parentals turned off. Ok to proceed with ordering FTA card you think?

I went ahead and rang them. Card arrived today. Now able to view Other Channels and EPG is UK so all ITV, BBC, C4, C5 there and HD. Happy days. Will not be calling to activate =] Thanks to the OP for this thread.

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#109 04-10-2012 5:22pm
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Does this card allow a (non HD) SKY+box record UK channels ?
*please say yes*

Nowso wrote: »

do you need to have a skybox to receive/activate the card?

it's a SKY Viewing Card to decode the 'SKY' encryption scheme and the 'activate' is used to pair a card with a unique SKY box. As a general rule it won't work in an off the shelf receiver that doesn't say SKY.

From earlier in the thread - if you have the right gear and know how then the answer is maybe

32870037 wrote: »

You will not get any subscription channels like RTE1 etc with a Setanta supplied Sky card. You will get Viva, Sony, Sony+1, LFCTV, Motors TV and selected Free View programs on Setanta Ireland if it is activated by Setanta.

BTW I got the card working in a MVISION 200HD Combo by stepping back the firmware from F472 to F460 from GXMAX.

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#110 04-10-2012 6:05pm
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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Does this card allow a (non HD) SKY+box record UK channels ?
*please say yes*

No.

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#111 18-01-2014 10:40am
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Is setanta still giving out free cards?

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#112 18-01-2014 6:27pm
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bittihuduga wrote: »

Is setanta still giving out free cards?

No according to this thread - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87359394

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#113 19-01-2014 1:39am
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I think there,s freeview recievers ,
non sky units,
with digital recorders built in.
if you just want to record,bbc, itv etc
i think a sky box,
with the card removed will just show the freeview channels,
itv,c4,bbc, etc uk epg
free uk channels.
i set 1 up 2 years ago for a friend .
an old sky box , with no card in it.

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#114 19-01-2014 3:03am
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riclad wrote: »

I think there,s freeview recievers ,
non sky units,
with digital recorders built in.

You think? Can you confirm the existence of these marvelous devices? Would rekindle my faith in humanity . . .

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#115 19-01-2014 3:09am
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OMG!
I could Pee
if I could get
Sky for free!

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#116 19-01-2014 11:29am
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riclad wrote: »

I think there,s freeview recievers ,
non sky units,
with digital recorders built in.
if you just want to record,bbc, itv etc

Aka Freesat+ - http://www.freesat.co.uk/get-freesat/recommended/freesat-plus-with-freetime

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