Utv Code

D-!

Does anyone know the code that you can put in so that you can get UTV

(on sky)

Thanks in advance

dahamsta

See the last page of the “How to tune in extra BBC Channels” sticky above.

D-!

them codes dont seem to work?

is there new codes?

DigiDec

UTV tuning freq is

10906
V
22000
5/6

You can tune it in but it is not available yet.

Charles Slane

D-! wrote:

them codes dont seem to work?

is there new codes?

They don't work because the signal is encrypted and Irish Republic cards don't unscramble the signal. ITV (including UTV) is due to go Free to Air in the near future and you'll be able to view UTV when that happens.

lighthouse

Those codes used to work.Maybe they have changed the transponder frequency like they seem to do on a regular basis with ITV News.

lighthouse

lighthouse wrote:

Those codes used to work.Maybe they have changed the transponder frequency like they seem to do on a regular basis with ITV News.

Nope.
They havent worked with ROI cards for nearly 3 years.
They do work with UK subscription cards or with "freesat" UK cards.

AFAIK searching is disabled on the forum here due to server issues during the week but is available on Saturday or sunday-so do a search and read.

L1011

Digiboxes seem to be currently having a hard time even seeing 10906 through Other Channels, so don't feel guaranteed to be able to even find it.

lighthouse

I install ITV systems so I know what I am talking about.I'm not sure what Earthman was referring to with the comment:
"do a search and read."
I have tried a number of digiboxes some with the very latest software,some with the previous software(3.3a.6) and none seem to accept the 10906 frequency.Oddly you can still watch UTV on a digibox I had programmed with this frequency before this latest quirk so it doesn't look like the frequency has changed.Anyone any ideas what's happening?

Charles Slane

It IS strange, isn't it? No signal found for that frequency. Either the channels have changed to another frequency or possibly Sky are looking at a way to stop people adding ITV to the "Other Channels" if ITV go off the EPG ....

I posted the issue on Digitalspy (where some people spend their days scanning frequencies, fair play to them), so if there's an explanation we'll know soon enough.

Mossy Monk

the channels certainly havent changed frequency because the UTV i have stored in Other Channels for months still shows the programme not available message

Sparky

Charles Slane wrote:

It IS strange, isn't it? No signal found for that frequency. Either the channels have changed to another frequency or possibly Sky are looking at a way to stop people adding ITV to the "Other Channels" if ITV go off the EPG ....

I posted the issue on Digitalspy (where some people spend their days scanning frequencies, fair play to them), so if there's an explanation we'll know soon enough.

who are you on DS, im skybox if you ever see me

Charles Slane

Sparky_S wrote:

who are you on DS, im skybox if you ever see me

I just use my surname.

To quote daniel99 on Digitalspy - "10.906V is suffering from Technical Problems and has a Service ID of 0 and a SKY Box can not understand this."

So perhaps it will be sorted. In the meantime I would suggest that readers might store a few of the ITV channels that are currently available (just in case the same thing happens to the frequencies that they're on). That way they'll be ready for when ITV does go Free to Air.

MiketheMechanic

Yes - this is strange indeed.
I had UTV 10906 etc. stored previously on an FTV cards and it still works fine.
Tried it today on a second digibox (running s/w ver. 3.3a.6) and 10906 throws up nada. Is this a "deliberate mistake" ?

Charles, any update from your query to ds?

MtM

Charles Slane

No further update. Perhaps folks in the UK aren't too bothered about storing UTV in their Other Channels - I wonder why that might be

DigiDec

UTV and all other channels on 10906 can be stored into other channels as of this morning, looks like they have sorted the problem on that transponder.

Charles Slane

Thanks DigiDec. Well spotted. I'd advise folks to store UTV now (in preparation for ITV going FTA). That is, of course, if you WANT to watch ITV through UTV. Maybe you'd prefer Channel Isles.

DMC

I watched Grampian news at 6pm this evening. Bus strikes and house blazes. Turgid tbh, but so is all UK local TV news.

Mossy Monk

Charles Slane wrote:

I'd advise folks to store UTV now (in preparation for ITV going FTA). That is, of course, if you WANT to watch ITV through UTV

IIRC wasnt the picture quality on UTV worse than other regions or has that been rectified, not that i would choose UTV mind

mike2084

Any update on the FTA situation vis-a-vis ITV/UTV etc.

I had heard that there only on a month to month encryption contract so maybe the 1st?

watty

No exact date. Only real soon now. Maybe they might wait till BBC has this "FreeSat" what ever it is launched?

Does anyone know _EXACTLY_ what Beeb is doing, is it simply a BBC branded regular FTA box, or are they going for MHP system for two week EPG and Interactive, or some yet new varient of MHP, OpenView or ViewNext systems on custom firmware box?

Either way any box will get Now&Next and all the channels.

I wish they would send all the terrestial teletext on Satellite and now the BBC World Teletext is broken. Sky Interactive is too slow for BBC text and RTE & CNN teletext isn't so good for news.

Mossy Monk

1st of October has arrived and ITV remains encrypted

DMC

As if it was going to happen on a Saturday? I think not.

Mossy Monk

agreed

i was referring to Michael Walsh's comment about the 1st of October

mike2084

DMC wrote:

As if it was going to happen on a Saturday? I think not.

I should have thought of that

watty

I had to work on saturday as often as any other day when in BBC. Why can't they do it on a Saturday Agreed not likely. I'd suspect rights issues on some stuff booked a year in advance for Christmas. I don't expect it before Jan.

Still isn't ITV4 starting on 1st Nov?