free to view card

smokey32

Hi. I have ordered a free to view card under the BAI sound and vision scheme. Does anyone know what channels i can expect to get or know of a website that will list the channels.
Thanks

Johnboy1951

Amongst others

LFC
Viva
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment +1
Motors TV
Pick TV
Pick TV +1
Setanta FTV programmes

... from memory ...

32870037

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Amongst others

LFC
Viva
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment +1
Motors TV
Pick TV
Pick TV +1
Setanta FTV programmes

... from memory ...

I have a BAI Free to View card. I get the following:

LFCTV
Viva
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment +1
Sony Movies
Sony Movies +1
Motors TV
Setanta FTV programmes

Don't get Pick TV.

Johnboy1951

Yes I get the Sony Movies two channels ...... I don't know about Pick ..... I would not be tuning it ... just saw it reported as part of the package ....... could be me getting mixed up .... likely

Agent Smith

How do you apply for these cards?

smokey32

32870037 wrote: »

I have a BAI Free to View card. I get the following:

LFCTV
Viva
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment +1
Sony Movies
Sony Movies +1
Motors TV
Setanta FTV programmes

Don't get Pick TV.

Hi. Is that it. Just about 8 channels???? i was hoping that i would get all the free to air channels.

smokey32

Agent Smith wrote: »

How do you apply for these cards?

Send an email to setanta requesting a FTV card under the B.A.I. scheme and tell them you already have a set top box and dish. They will send you a card free of charge.
Smokey.

Johnboy1951

smokey32 wrote: »

Hi. Is that it. Just about 8 channels???? i was hoping that i would get all the free to air channels.

Yes you get the FTA channels without any card ...... the card is for a few FTV channels which are encrypted.

livdmg

I have an english set top box will i be able to get Rte, tv3, etc.

Liameter

No, you'll need a Sky Digibox.
(The Digibox doesn't know its nationality. That's determined by the viewing card.)

SRB

RTE, TV3 and TG4 are not FTV - just incase the OP isn't aware. You need a Sky sub to watch these on the Sky Platform.

SalteeDog

Does the card need to be paired?

Johnboy1951

SalteeDog wrote: »

Does the card need to be paired?

[I don't know the implication of 'paired'] Should have said --- I am unsure what you mean by 'paired' ........ but it does need to be activated, in my case by Setanta.

My card was enabled in an old Pace Sky box, and has been used since in an Ariva 120 combi box.

watty

It's not really a FTV card either. Setanta is pay TV channel. It's a taster to get you to subscribe. Shame on BAI for being conned into giving Setanta Licence Fee payments for a PayTV channel on a Proprietary Pay TV platform.

Viva and Motors used to be FTA. It would be interesting to know why the Sony channels, Motors TV and Viva work with a card intended as a hook to get you to subscribe to Setanta.

FTV applies really only to Terrestrial channels that are on a Wide Beam Satellite and thus have a Card Scheme. This used to be the case with BBC and still is in Netherlands, Switzerland and France.

A card supplied by a pay TV channel to get "free tasters" on that Pay TV channel isn't a FTV card.

Paired means when Activated it only works in one box. Applies to "Premium" Pay TV channels. Thus a Sky card with Sky Sports the Skysports won't work in another box but Sky1 likely will.

Activated means the card is unlocked for one or more encrypted channels. It may or may not work in other boxes, or work just for some channels in other boxes.

Johnboy1951

watty wrote: »

It's not really a FTV card either. Setanta is pay TV channel. It's a taster to get you to subscribe. Shame on BAI for being conned into giving Setanta Licence Fee payments for a PayTV channel on a Proprietary Pay TV platform.

Well the card does make available some channels that are encrypted so it behaves, from the user point of view, as a FTV card.

There appear to be a number of decisions by the BAI that are questionable.

Viva and Motors used to be FTA. It would be interesting to know why the Sony channels, Motors TV and Viva work with a card intended as a hook to get you to subscribe to Setanta.

Please don't rock that boat

FTV applies really only to Terrestrial channels that are on a Wide Beam Satellite and thus have a Card Scheme. This used to be the case with BBC and still is in Netherlands, Switzerland and France.

A card supplied by a pay TV channel to get "free tasters" on that Pay TV channel isn't a FTV card.

As it does make available other channels not available FTA, then FTV seems to be the best available term.

Paired means when Activated it only works in one box. Applies to "Premium" Pay TV channels. Thus a Sky card with Sky Sports the Skysports won't work in another box but Sky1 likely will.

Activated means the card is unlocked for one or more encrypted channels. It may or may not work in other boxes, or work just for some channels in other boxes.

I edited my previous post to clarify what I meant.

I can think of no better name for the card than FTV ... or maybe "Setanta FTV+" to denote the extra channels made available

lawhec

watty wrote: »

Viva and Motors used to be FTA.

Viva and its former incarnation TMF has never been FTA on satellite. At least their UK/RoI versions.
TMF was a Freeview exclusive for several months before it became part of Sky's line up. When the name of the station was changed to Viva it then became a FTV channel.

watty

probably then I'm thinking of Viva on 13E or 19E, possibly even analogue?


It's a "promotional" card for a Pay TV channel. Setanta, (not Sky, Sony, Motors or Viva) are issuing and it doesn't give all of Setanta free.

It's totally misleading to call it a FTV card. It's purely designed to sell Setanta's service.

machiavellianme

SalteeDog wrote: »

Does the card need to be paired?

It only needs activation for the LFC/Sony channels.

Do NOT activate if you want to keep the UK EPG on a sky box (i.e. for the card trick or if you no longer have a Sky sub and have a HD box)

lawhec

watty wrote: »

probably then I'm thinking of Viva on 13E or 19E, possibly even analogue?

You're probably thinking of the original Viva channel coming from Germany.

gtg60

smokey32 wrote: »

Hi. Is that it. Just about 8 channels???? i was hoping that i would get all the free to air channels.

If you get a UK FTV card then yes you get all the FTA channels too.

The Setanta FTV card (when activated) does not give you ALL the FTA channels only a few of the BBC's.

livdmg

Liameter wrote: »

No, you'll need a Sky Digibox.
(The Digibox doesn't know its nationality. That's determined by the viewing card.)

It is a Sky digibox and the card has not given me the irish channels ?

gtg60

livdmg wrote: »

It is a Sky digibox and the card has not given me the irish channels ?

Irish channels need a sub on Sky.

Strawberry HillBilly

I got this card and could get no additional FTV channels as discussed here. I placed card in SKY HD box and contacted Setanta via e-mail to activate. Got a nice call from (I assume SKY call centre) advising the card only for use under BAI programmes and will not clear any other channels or programmes. I menioned that I had been getting Free View : Golf Central on Setanta but was specifically told the card only for use under BAI programmes and will not clear any other channels or programmes.

On plus side it did activate most but not all UK channels stored under other channels when I added RoI subscription card back into SKY box

Mountjoy Mugger

Two quick questions, lads. Who sends the (Sound and Vision) card out, Sky or Setanta - and is it a standard white card?

Cheers.

John mac

Sky,
Yes.

Fredd

Sent e-mail to Setanta and card arrived within two days. Rang customer services and card activated there and then in old Sky box then transfered to free to air combo box so now have Sony channels. Probably have to insert it into the Sky box every so often to keep it working.

Jose1

Will this card work only in Ireland and does anyone have the Setanta email address?

Thanks!

Fredd

Should work anywhere but they probably will only post it out to an Irish address (card arrives from Sky) I contacted them on customerservicesire@setanta.com

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Fredd wrote: »

Should work anywhere but they probably will only post it out to an Irish address (card arrives from Sky) I contacted them on customerservicesire@setanta.com

request it under the BAI sound & vision scheme.

I'm waiting on my card:)

Fredd

My free to view setanta card seem not to be able to unscramble the Sony channels tonight. Was ok up to last night now saying incorrect card. Anyone else getting this?

Dr.Syn

I have acquired a blue sky card and have put it into a sky+ box should I be able to record on the sky box?

_Kaiser_

Dr.Syn wrote: »

I have acquired a blue sky card and have put it into a sky+ box should I be able to record on the sky box?

Nope.. a blue card first off is now outdated (replaced by white ones about a year or so ago) so it's unlikely it'll work for anything except FTA (completely free) channels at this stage - I stand to be corrected on this

As for sky+ recording, regardless of what card you have you'll need a current active sky subscription for that. Also be aware that if you later cancelled, all your recordings would be inaccessible unless you resubscribed to the same channels

Ger Roe

I am just a little confused about these cards and their relationship to the Sky (subscription) platform.

I take it that under the terms of the Sound and Vision Scheme, the applicable Setanta programming will have to be made viewable on any receiver, but what about the additional Sony channels being mentioned - will they be available on a non Sky receiver?

Does activation of the additional channels (non Setanta) require initial use of a Sky box?

Johnboy1951

Ger Roe wrote: »

I am just a little confused about these cards and their relationship to the Sky (subscription) platform.

I take it that under the terms of the Sound and Vision Scheme, the applicable Setanta programming will have to be made viewable on any receiver, but what about the additional Sony channels being mentioned - will they be available on a non Sky receiver?

Does activation of the additional channels (non Setanta) require initial use of a Sky box?

Yes the Sony channels and a couple of others are available using the Sky card issued through Setanta on other receivers ..... I have the channels here using such a card in an Ariva 120 STB.

I activated the card in an old Sky box (very old) and then moved it to the Ariva ..... so have no idea if it could have been activated while in the Ariva.

uck51js9zml2yt

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Yes the Sony channels and a couple of others are available using the Sky card issued through Setanta on other receivers ..... I have the channels here using such a card in an Ariva 120 STB.

I activated the card in an old Sky box (very old) and then moved it to the Ariva ..... so have no idea if it could have been activated while in the Ariva.

I never got my card activated. I just put it in my Ariva 250 and got channels.
Am I missing something important here??:eek:

kinkafro123

hi lads go a email from satanta today. i sent for a ftv card last night it says on mail that to ring them but i was told not to. have sky account will senanta send out one to me anyway. need to card trick on sky hd box can record other channels itv hd 1 channel 5 etc if you can text back thank u

Johnboy1951

Sunny Fit Theoretician wrote: »

I never got my card activated. I just put it in my Ariva 250 and got channels.
Am I missing something important here??:eek:

No idea .... if it works for all the channels then I guess not

Setanta informed me at the time that they had to activate it, so I rang them with it in the Sky box to be sure.

machiavellianme

kinkafro123 wrote: »

hi lads go a email from satanta today. i sent for a ftv card last night it says on mail that to ring them but i was told not to. have sky account will senanta send out one to me anyway. need to card trick on sky hd box can record other channels itv hd 1 channel 5 etc if you can text back thank u

Dont ring, just request that you want a card under the BAI scheme. Confirm that you have all the equipment and understand it is only to access programmes viewable under the BAI scheme. They should send you out one then.

kinkafro123

machiavellianme wrote: »

kinkafro123 wrote: »

hi lads go a email from satanta today. i sent for a ftv card last night it says on mail that to ring them but i was told not to. have sky account will senanta send out one to me anyway. need to card trick on sky hd box can record other channels itv hd 1 channel 5 etc if you chan text back thank u

Dont ring, just request that you want a card under the BAI scheme. Confirm that you have all the equipment and understand it is only to access programmes viewable under the BAI scheme. They should send you out one then.

thank mate i gave them email if i dont get one my mate in london will try and get me one thanks ahain

Ger Roe

I applied for what Setanta call their 'FTA' card, by email yesterday.

I received a reply explaining the BAI scheme restriction (only used for Sound and Vision funded progs) and stressing that it won't decode their standard sports coverage programmes - all fair enough.

They did however state that I would have to call their customer service dept to progress the application. I was reluctant to do so since I avoid calling special rate numbers whenever I can and anyway I didn't understand why I would receive an email from customer service instructing that I then call the same department.

I replied simply saying that I wished to progress my application and asked them to clarify what information they required in addition to what I had already provided in my application (request for card under the named scheme, my name and address). This morning I have received a reply to say the card has been ordered and to call them on receipt for activation.

The question of card activation still applies in my case. I am using a non sky box (edision mini ip) - can the card be 'activated' in this box? If not, I can get access to a sky box, but would be concerned that programmes financed via a funding scheme that I contribute to through my TV licence payment may only be availed of in this instance through a commercially restricted platform.

Unless anyone here knows for sure, I'll try the card in my Edision when it arrives and see what happens.

Johnboy1951

Unless anyone here knows for sure, I'll try the card in my Edision when it arrives and see what happens.

I look forward to reading the results

kinkafro123

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Amongst others

LFC
Viva
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment +1
Motors TV
Pick TV
Pick TV +1
Setanta FTV programmes

... from memory ...

just one thing guys have sent for ftv card from satanta on tuesday still have not got yet when you do the card trick do you get 5 hd and channel 4hd cant tune them in on other channels also bbc hd 1 is of other channels aswell sky must stop them thanks

Cantona's Collars

kinkafro123 wrote: »

just one thing guys have sent for ftv card from satanta on tuesday still have not got yet when you do the card trick do you get 5 hd and channel 4hd cant tune them in on other channels also bbc hd 1 is of other channels aswell sky must stop them thanks

You can tune in Ch4 hd but not 5hd on a Skybox.Card trick will only work for channels you can tune in as 'other channels'.

kinkafro123

Agent Smith wrote: »

How do you apply for these cards?

Ok thanks mate do you have The frequency for channel 4 hd on other channels i put loads in are you sure you can get?

dogtoffee

kinkafro123 wrote: »

just one thing guys have sent for ftv card from satanta on tuesday still have not got yet when you do the card trick do you get 5 hd and channel 4hd cant tune them in on other channels also bbc hd 1 is of other channels aswell sky must stop them thanks

If your box has had the new EPG update that card will not work, you cant add ch5hd to EPG

muffler

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Ok thanks mate do you have The frequency for channel 4 hd on other channels i put loads in are you sure you can get?

11.126 V 22000 2/3

kinkafro123

muffler wrote: »

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Ok thanks mate do you have The frequency for channel 4 hd on other channels i put loads in are you sure you can get?

11.126 V 22000 2/3

Put that code will not work on other channels 11.126 v 22000 2/3 cant get bbc 1 hd aswell thanks anyway better of getting humax hard drive box get all free hd channels on it

dogtoffee

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Put that code will not work on other channels 11.126 v 22000 2/3 cant get bbc 1 hd aswell thanks anyway better of getting humax hard drive box get all free hd channels on it

Ch4 hd 11127.00 v 22000 5/6
bbc 1 hd can not be added to other channels but should be on the epg (215)


http://en.kingofsat.net/hdtv-28.2E.php

kinkafro123

dogtoffee wrote: »

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Put that code will not work on other channels 11.126 v 22000 2/3 cant get bbc 1 hd aswell thanks anyway better of getting humax hard drive box get all free hd channels on it

Ch4 hd 11127.00 v 22000 5/6
bbc 1 hd can not be added to other channels but should be on the epg (215)


http://en.kingofsat.net/hdtv-28.2E.php

Cany put in that 11127,00 on sky box hd in other channels

i am in dublin ireland

dogtoffee

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Cany put in that 11127,00 on sky box hd in other channels

i am in dublin ireland

11.127 v 22.0 5/6 is working for me gets CH4 hd & 4seven

muffler

kinkafro123 wrote: »

Cany put in that 11127,00 on sky box hd in other channels

i am in dublin ireland

Dont put in the 2 0's at the end. Just enter 11127