News for people wishing to get a bbc ftv card.

netwhizkid · 17-09-2002 2:59pm #1

Hi,
I saw this over on digitalspy, here is what is said,

FTV card's ..... new process ?
Has anybody else ordered a FTV card from the BBC (08702 438 000) lately ?

Rang up to request (another) one today ... instead of just sending them out, then asking for digibox serial number & revision number at time of activation, they are now asking for this in advance !

No major problems with that, guees they can change the process anytime they want - but for people that try and order in advance of purchasing/installing a box, then it's gonna mean a couple of days delay whilst card is sent out !

What's the betting they will still need a phone call to activate ?

Mark

is this bad or good news as i my self are thinking of getting one shortly, here is the webpage http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?threadid=37025

Regards netwhizkid

Icehouse · 17-09-2002 3:49pm

There's nothing new here - it's always been like that - depending on the operator, sometimes they ask for all the info in advance, sometimes after you call to activate

lynchie · 17-09-2002 4:27pm

Funny, I got my mate in Edinburgh to ring up today and order me one. I didn't have the serial no of the box for him so he just said he is going to buy a second hand box this weekend. They told him they couldnt do anything until he had the box installed etc....

Wonder if they have changed their processes

Mossy Monk · 17-09-2002 9:12pm

nothing changed there. several people here on the forum have been asked for the digibox numbers in advance while others weren't. it's just the luck of the draw

Aquos76 · 21-09-2002 9:10am

In the last 2 days I have ordered 3 FTV Cards and I was not asked for any box details each time. I was only given a reference number.
I have in the past been asked to provide details in advance so as Mossy Monk has said "it is the luck of the draw"

carrolls · 21-09-2002 9:46pm

You have posted that FTV cards will be useless in three months time. So why order 3 cards now?

Aquos76 · 22-09-2002 8:52am

Carrolls,

When I ordered these three cards I was not aware that they were planning to change their cards over the next three months, but now that I know this I made a few enquiries and have found out that replacements for these cards will be made available to me so in effect nothing has changed.

Bye the way carrolls, I did not say that ftv cards would be useless in three months. What I said was that the cards were being replaced. Now if someone has a card and does not have an address for that card then maybe it will be useless to them, but as far as I am concered I have addresses for mine.

Aquos76 · 22-09-2002 12:44pm

Just an update on our FTV Cards being replaced.

I rang the BBC free to view phone number twice this morning and I enquired if they were going to be changing there FTV cards. On both occasions I was told by the operator that they were aware of Sky’s plans to change their cards but that as far as they knew there were no plans in place to change FTV cards.

Now this is a contradiction as to what Sky told me yesterday. I was told that all Sky subscribers in the UK and Eire and also BBC FTV card holders would be having their cards replaced over the coming months.

So we are still unsure whether or not our FTV cards will be affected.

News for people wishing to get a bbc ftv card.

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