A White UK FTV card

pongo69

any one tell me where i can get one for a sky+hd box i dont care about the record bit

machiavellianme

pongo69 wrote: »

any one tell me where i can get one for a sky+hd box i dont care about the record bit

Search this forum for details on how to get a Setanta Card. I think you can request one for free under the BAI scheme and they have to give it to you. Its a London region card (as long as you dont ring Setanta to activate it).

pongo69

machiavellianme wrote: »

Search this forum for details on how to get a Setanta Card. I think you can request one for free under the BAI scheme and they have to give it to you. Its a London region card (as long as you dont ring Setanta to activate it).

what is BAI i have look but cant find much

machiavellianme

BAI Sound and Vision scheme funds some programming on Setanta (http://www.bai.ie/?page_id=92). In return, Setanta have to make these programmes freely available to anyone in Ireland.
They do this through an FTV card which is an activated Sky card. If you dont activate, you have a London FTV card.

pongo69

any idea how to get one

Kristopherus

Ring Setanta. Contact details at www.setanta.com

Mr Velo

Do you have to be a Setanta customer though in order to apply for a card through them?

muffler

Mr Velo wrote: »

Do you have to be a Setanta customer though in order to apply for a card through them?

Nope.

pongo69

i've looked all over the net for a sky ftv card but i cant find one any one help please

Setanta havent got back to me yet

bodonnell

You can contact setanta via their website to request a ftv card. Just state you want the card under the BAI 'Sound & Vision' scheme. They usually respond fairly quick via email

pongo69

bodonnell wrote: »

You can contact setanta via their website to request a ftv card. Just state you want the card under the BAI 'Sound & Vision' scheme. They usually respond fairly quick via email

this is what thy sent me back
Dear William,

You have contacted the customer service for Setanta Sports on Foxtel/ Austar.

For further information regarding your query below please contact your service provider.
Regards,

Yours In Sports
Anna
Customer Service
Setanta Sports


Call: 1300 738 268
E-mail: customerservice-au@setanta.com
Web: www.setanta.com.au

Follow us and have your say on:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/setantasports
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Setantaaus

muffler

Looks like you contacted somewhere in Australia

This is the contact email address - customerservicesire@setanta.com

Link to contact page

Mr Velo

Just got this reply back from Setanta.

Thank you for contacting Setanta Sports.

We have received your request for a FTA viewing card under the BAI Sound and Vision Scheme.

The BAI is the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Setanta broadcast a number of documentaries in funded by them, examples include The Club, An Exile’s Home in the Bronx, Man on A Mission and Yes I Can.

Please be advised that Setanta Sports is a subscription service and if you wish to view our fantastic sporting content then please contact us to discuss the subscription package options available. You will NOT receive our sporting content under the Sound and Vision scheme.

We are happy to order a card for you however this card will only function in a compatible SKY set top box and if you have an existing Sky viewing card then you will already have access to the content we broadcast in conjunction with the BAI Sound and Vision Scheme. We must also advise that if we request a card for you and you do have an existing Sky card then this may cause loss of service on your current viewing card.

We have the best premium live sport on TV including top flight Barclays Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League football, the best golf action from the Masters and the Open exclusively live, deferred coverage of the Rabodirect Pro 12 and action from the GAA.

If you wish to proceed with ordering the FTA card we would need you to contact our customer service department on the number listed below.

We are open from 9:30am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

Mr Velo

Slightly worried about the line "We must also advise that if we request a card for you and you do have an existing Sky card then this may cause loss of service on your current viewing card."

I have a Sky+ box that i intend on using as a FTA box when i get the new HD upgrade. If i order this white UK card could it cause a problem with my current viewing card?

pbarr

pongo69 wrote: »

any one tell me where i can get one for a sky+hd box i dont care about the record bit

PM sent

machiavellianme

Mr Velo wrote: »

Slightly worried about the line "We must also advise that if we request a card for you and you do have an existing Sky card then this may cause loss of service on your current viewing card."

I have a Sky+ box that i intend on using as a FTA box when i get the new HD upgrade. If i order this white UK card could it cause a problem with my current viewing card?

Yeah, the loss of service is when you take your current card out :pac:
Dont worry about it. There's no issue with the setanta cards.

pongo69

machiavellianme wrote: »

Yeah, the loss of service is when you take your current card out :pac:
Dont worry about it. There's no issue with the setanta cards.

do i have to ring setanta to activate the card when mine comes

as i read not to just put it in and ill get the FTV channels (BBC 1 2 3 4 itv 1 2 3 4 ect )

Mr Velo

Anyone got a channel listing of what you can get with the FTV card? (As opposed to just using a Sky+ box without any card?

alansilly

Mr Velo wrote: »

Anyone got a channel listing of what you can get with the FTV card? (As opposed to just using a Sky+ box without any card?

hi i have one of these cards, only other channels you get are motors tv, Liverpool tv, a few Sony tv movie channels, good films on it, viva tv, worth it alright.

Mr Velo

alansilly wrote: »

hi i have one of these cards, only other channels you get are motors tv, Liverpool tv, a few Sony tv movie channels, good films on it, viva tv, worth it alright.

Worth it for Liverpool TV alone mate

alansilly

Mr Velo wrote: »

Worth it for Liverpool TV alone mate

only when united beat them :-) worth it for youth football, some good young players out there

trekster

pbarr wrote: »

PM sent

Could you also send me that PM (I'm in the same predicament) cheers

mackersdublin

Mr Velo wrote: »

Anyone got a channel listing of what you can get with the FTV card? (As opposed to just using a Sky+ box without any card?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freesat_from_Sky#Extra_channels

D12Bhoy

pbarr wrote: »

PM sent

I would be interested in a PM too as I have a sky+ box that would like to have the UK EPG, cheers

mcgrailg

Could you also send me that PM, im in the same boat. cheers

pbarr

D12Bhoy wrote: »

I would be interested in a PM too as I have a sky+ box that would like to have the UK EPG, cheers

Sent

pbarr

mcgrailg wrote: »

Could you also send me that PM, im in the same boat. cheers

Sent

TheDriver

is recording activitated in a sky+ box with this card and do you get yesterday/dave/sky3 etc?

muffler

TheDriver wrote: »

is recording activitated in a sky+ box with this card and do you get yesterday/dave/sky3 etc?

Yes but only with a valid sub (recording)

Not sure if you get the other channels mentioned.

TheDriver

ah ok, I fail to see the advantage of this card over a plain FTA box to be honest or freesat box with guide?? Other than making use of a spare sky box

muffler

TheDriver wrote: »

ah ok, I fail to see the advantage of this card over a plain FTA box to be honest or freesat box with guide?? Other than making use of a spare sky box

The card is useful to Sky subscribers as it will get the ITV regions which can be recorded via the blue button and if you're lucky enough to get a UTV region card the ITV channels will be listed on the EPG.

If you're not a Sky subscriber I cant see any good reason to have this card other than getting the UK FTA channels on an old Sky box

Digifriendly

muffler wrote: »

The card is useful to Sky subscribers as it will get the ITV regions which can be recorded via the blue button and if you're lucky enough to get a UTV region card the ITV channels will be listed on the EPG.

If you're not a Sky subscriber I cant see any good reason to have this card other than getting the UK FTA channels on an old Sky box

Don't understand this as only 2 ITV regions appear on EPG in any Sky box i.e. the region to which the card is registered to and ITV London. Otherwise all other ITV regions have to be added under 'other channels' and can only be recorded by connecting to an external device e.g. Video/DVD recorder. Think you're referring to all BBC regions which do appear on EPG. Also what do you mean record by the blue button?

muffler

Digifriendly wrote: »

Don't understand this as only 2 ITV regions appear on EPG in any Sky box i.e. the region to which the card is registered to and ITV London. Otherwise all other ITV regions have to be added under 'other channels.' Think you're referring to all BBC regioins which do appear on EPG. Also what do you mean record by the blue button?

I have all the ITV regions (1, 2, 3 and 4) together with the + channels and 5, 5 USA etc on the EPG. I have a UTV region card

Digifriendly

muffler wrote: »

I have all the ITV regions (1, 2, 3 and 4) together with the + channels and 5, 5 USA etc on the EPG. I have a UTV region card

You mean ITV1/2/3/4 channels not all 18 or so regions e.g. Granada/Central/ Yorkshire/Tyne Tees etc?

muffler

Digifriendly wrote: »

You mean ITV1/2/3/4 channels not all 18 or so regions e.g. Granada/Central/ Yorkshire/Tyne Tees etc?

Thats exactly what I mean Mr Pedantic.

Just for the record I never mentioned anything about regional variations other than UTV so do please keep up at the rear

Digifriendly

muffler wrote: »

Thats exactly what I mean Mr Pedantic.

Just for the record I never mentioned anything about regional variations other than UTV so do please keep up at the rear

I am not being pedantic. The ITV regions are known exactly as regions and ITV1/2/3/4 are channels. ITV regions are the regional variations of ITV. You're the one who is confusing channels with regions.

jca

Digifriendly wrote: »

I am not being pedantic. The ITV regions are known exactly as regions and ITV1/2/3/4 are channels. ITV regions are the regional variations of ITV. You're the one who is confusing channels with regions.

YAWN......

Johnboy1951

muffler wrote: »

The card is useful to Sky subscribers as it will get the ITV regions which can be recorded via the blue button and if you're lucky enough to get a UTV region card the ITV channels will be listed on the EPG.

If you're not a Sky subscriber I cant see any good reason to have this card other than getting the UK FTA channels on an old Sky box

The Sony etc channels are not available without decryption which this card provides ....... so are not available without it on a generic receiver.

With the card the extra channels are available without sub.
Seems like a pretty good reason to me

Pike Bishop

I got one of these cards about 6 months ago.I have a Dreambox 7020s,the Sony tv channels are fairly ****e(ads every 5 minutes)Motors tv good if you like that kind of thing (I dont).The way I looked at it was something for free,the card stopped working 2 months ago,I presume I have to leave it in the neighbours Sky Box over night,but could"nt be bothered.Slainte.

Johnboy1951

Pike Bishop wrote: »

I got one of these cards about 6 months ago.I have a Dreambox 7020s,the Sony tv channels are fairly ****e(ads every 5 minutes)Motors tv good if you like that kind of thing (I dont).The way I looked at it was something for free,the card stopped working 2 months ago,I presume I have to leave it in the neighbours Sky Box over night,but could"nt be bothered.Slainte.

I wouldn't make that assumption ....... mine continues to work without going back in a Sky box.

It did have a couple of glitches early on, but withdrawing the card and giving the connections a wipe seemed to cure whatever was wrong with it.

It has been in an Ariva 120 since I received it.

Talisman

Do Setanta have to activate the card after you receive it to get the extra channels or do you just need to insert it in the receiver slot?

Johnboy1951

I had to ring Setanta to activate the card, as I recall.

SPAWKER

Talisman wrote: »

Do Setanta have to activate the card after you receive it to get the extra channels or do you just need to insert it in the receiver slot?

No Setanta dont have to activate the card,if they do it changes from a UK one to an Irish one.

Talisman

If I insert the card in the receiver then the LFC TV channel clears but Setanta Ireland remains scrambled.

lertsnim

Talisman wrote: »

If I insert the card in the receiver then the LFC TV channel clears but Setanta Ireland remains scrambled.

Setanta Ireland is a subscription channel. It only clears when they show something funded by the broadcast fund mentioned previously on this thread