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swoofer · 24-07-2016 03:26PM

you are not alone, so is mine.

pinkles · 24-07-2016 03:52PM

swoofer wrote: »

you are not alone, so is mine.

Yeah rang eir and it was interesting as he said I had to actually ring sky. I guess sky have copped on a bit to people trying to use unused cards just to get eir sports for free. A few years ago I got setanta by using an old sky TV card. Now it aint happening as sky are probably freezing old cards to prevent an exodus to eir.
At this stage im happy to use the app for free as well as
NOW tv occasionally.

batistuta9 · 24-07-2016 05:56PM

Pair the card to the box yourselfs, then try signing up online with eir.

Go to the hidden installers menu, press services 001( I think you can google it). And from there do a new install/build whatever it's called I can't remember now.

pinkles · 24-07-2016 08:24PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

Pair the card to the box yourselfs, then try signing up online with eir.

Go to the hidden installers menu, press services 001( I think you can google it). And from there do a new install/build whatever it's called I can't remember now.

thanks for advice. did a bit of research on ot , seems there are you tube videos on this, but my box is a white box with square edges, quite different to the ones in the videos.
i have an older one upstairs which i think is the correct one , sadly no remote
for that one.
i actually got an email from eir to say i was set up on tv with them - but cant actually view the channels which is strange.

_Kaiser_ · 25-07-2016 11:40AM

pinkles wrote: »

thanks for advice. did a bit of research on ot , seems there are you tube videos on this, but my box is a white box with square edges, quite different to the ones in the videos.
i have an older one upstairs which i think is the correct one , sadly no remote
for that one.
i actually got an email from eir to say i was set up on tv with them - but cant actually view the channels which is strange.

You'd be better off getting a newer HD box on the likes of adverts for about 50 quid, then pair the card to it and activate.

You won't have the ability to pause/record without an active Sky sub, but that should work. Even a multiroom box would work and those are cheaper again.. I have one in the press that I keep as a backup and the only difference is that it's a non-recording box.

Examples: http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/sky-hd-boxes/10974060 or http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/sky-hd-multiroom-box/10712673

CountingCrows · 25-07-2016 03:30PM

Anyone not on the Sky platform willing to add my viewing card to their Eir account in exchange for a small fee?

swoofer · 25-07-2016 05:37PM

Is that to enable you to use card yourself?/ And its not that easy, well not for me. I enabled an old setanta card on an sd box and then read I would get HD as well. So dug out a hd box but then had to ring eir for activation. Got activated but only one hd, BT1 channel. Rang again today at 3.45pm and ... still no hd and now no BT 1 hd either.

I then tried with an old sky irish card, got it all registered and zilch. told it can take 24 hours. I am supposed to be allowed 5 cards I think. Going to ring again but not hopeful.

ActingDanClark · 25-07-2016 09:08PM

Audio but no video if I try to mirror off my phone :-(

phobia2011 · 27-07-2016 10:14PM

Has anyone bargained for a better cancellation offer, I currently have home phone and broadband, no interest in the channels as have them anyway. Was thinking of ditching the home phone, is it possible to have broadband without home phone?

_Kaiser_ · 27-07-2016 10:35PM

phobia2011 wrote: »

Has anyone bargained for a better cancellation offer, I currently have home phone and broadband, no interest in the channels as have them anyway. Was thinking of ditching the home phone, is it possible to have broadband without home phone?

Yes.. I originally signed up last year for eVision TV, home phone and fibre - because it was better/cheaper to bundle them and there was an offer on... but as the TV service was extremely poor, and I don't even have a landline phone - I called them up and cancelled those, keeping the fibre only.

Now costs me €45 a month for unlimited fibre - and no recent price increase notifications actually

whiterebel · 28-07-2016 11:00AM

phobia2011 wrote: »

Has anyone bargained for a better cancellation offer, I currently have home phone and broadband, no interest in the channels as have them anyway. Was thinking of ditching the home phone, is it possible to have broadband without home phone?

Cancelled Eir 2 weeks ago, then phoned yesterday to see what they would do. €45 per month (website offer is €50) Broadband only. Includes sports and Studyhub. 18 month contract.

yknaa · 28-07-2016 11:43AM

Sly will certainly do deals for subscribers who mention Eir and potentially moving away from Sky.

Just wondering if Eir are doing any offers for Sky customers who want to subscribe on an annual sub? Seems like €199 is the best offer so far? Anyone go down this route as a Sky customer?

pinkles · 28-07-2016 04:58PM

actually, with my sky card unauthorised (i havent had sky in years)
the new deal with eir isnt great for a big footie fan like me.
i have saorview which is gr8, but because i have no active sky card , it means i cant get eir sports to my TV.
would be totally pointless getting a basic package with Sky as they would probably only offer the same channels i already have with the saorview / free sat combination plue a load of ones i would nt watch.
i recently spoke to a sky agent who mentioned that a sky HD box sub was only
10euros per month...im guessing that would be for existing sky subscribers only?

whiterebel · 28-07-2016 07:05PM

pinkles wrote: »

actually, with my sky card unauthorised (i havent had sky in years)
the new deal with eir isnt great for a big footie fan like me.
i have saorview which is gr8, but because i have no active sky card , it means i cant get eir sports to my TV.
would be totally pointless getting a basic package with Sky as they would probably only offer the same channels i already have with the saorview / free sat combination plue a load of ones i would nt watch.
i recently spoke to a sky agent who mentioned that a sky HD box sub was only
10euros per month...im guessing that would be for existing sky subscribers only?

€10 on top of the chosen package, I presume.

Quackster · 28-07-2016 10:59PM

pinkles wrote: »

actually, with my sky card unauthorised (i havent had sky in years)
the new deal with eir isnt great for a big footie fan like me.
i have saorview which is gr8, but because i have no active sky card , it means i cant get eir sports to my TV.

If your Sky card won't work with this offer (did you try it?) there's no reason why you can't get a free Sky card from Eir Sport to avail of this offer.

There is absolutely no requirement to be an active Sky customer.

pinkles · 29-07-2016 03:42PM

Quackster wrote: »

If your Sky card won't work with this offer (did you try it?) there's no reason why you can't get a free Sky card from Eir Sport to avail of this offer.

There is absolutely no requirement to be an active Sky customer.

you are 100 % RIGHT.
(although not eveyone in eir have given me that advice...i had to ring sky, etc...)
i got the right person to sort it out for me, for me customer support with eir is VERY very hit and miss.
after probably the 20th time calling them, a lady i called actually listened and turned all the channels after following a few step from her side.
they will do it for people, but but it really depends on who you get on a specific day.

chasm · 29-07-2016 05:46PM

Quackster wrote: »

If your Sky card won't work with this offer (did you try it?) there's no reason why you can't get a free Sky card from Eir Sport to avail of this offer.

There is absolutely no requirement to be an active Sky customer.

Thanks for this. Reading responses from eir on their "talk to" forum here on boards, they imply that you need an active TV service with Sky.

pinkles · 29-07-2016 05:56PM

chasm wrote: »

Thanks for this. Reading responses from eir on their "talk to" forum here on boards, they imply that you need an active TV service with Sky.

Yes , this is incorrect from.eir (that account has to be active with sky)I feel they are covering themselves as sky cards (not eirs property ) are being used for people accessing a rival service, thus preventing sky subs in order to enable eir sports.. sorry but they will fobb u off. Instead, get a scottish agent , they will sort it and in a very professional way. From.our end the customer support on this issue is abysmal.
Luckily, I got hold of a lady in scotland, who knew exactly what to do.
Best advice is avoid any irish customer support people on this issue !

chasm · 29-07-2016 06:19PM

pinkles wrote: »

Yes , this is incorrect from.eir (that account has to be active with sky)I feel they are covering themselves as sky cards (not eirs property ) are being used for people accessing a rival service, thus preventing sky subs in order to enable eir sports.. sorry but they will fobb u off. Instead, get a scottish agent , they will sort it and in a very professional way. From.our end the customer support on this issue is abysmal.
Luckily, I got hold of a lady in scotland, who knew exactly what to do.
Best advice is avoid any irish customer support people on this issue !

Thanks. I haven't tried it yet as I only have saorview, silver crest FTA box for sat channels and an android TV box. I've never bothered with sky but as my parents no longer use their skybox they have offered it to me. After reading eir's replies to queries on here I thought I would only have the option of using the app instead!

Sparks43 · 02-08-2016 07:38PM

Quick one

Is this paired to the card or the box

shmeee · 02-08-2016 07:39PM

Sparks43 wrote: »

Quick one

Is this paired to the card or the box

Card, but then the cards have to be paired to the box. So you can't just go swapping cards in and out of different boxes.

zurbfoundation · 03-08-2016 11:55AM

pinkles wrote: »

Yes , this is incorrect from.eir (that account has to be active with sky)I feel they are covering themselves as sky cards (not eirs property ) are being used for people accessing a rival service, thus preventing sky subs in order to enable eir sports.. sorry but they will fobb u off. Instead, get a scottish agent , they will sort it and in a very professional way. From.our end the customer support on this issue is abysmal.
Luckily, I got hold of a lady in scotland, who knew exactly what to do.
Best advice is avoid any irish customer support people on this issue !

thanks guys, trying this now - good lord but their cust service is as bad as it gets :eek:

The Ayatolla · 03-08-2016 11:57AM

shmeee wrote: »

Card, but then the cards have to be paired to the box. So you can't just go swapping cards in and out of different boxes.

Card pairing to another box takes all of 2mins.

shmeee · 03-08-2016 01:55PM

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Card pairing to another box takes all of 2mins.

Not if your swapping, I'd to wait 30 days one time to swap to a different box in the house.

JPA · 03-08-2016 06:16PM

Possibly been answered but can I add a friend's viewing card number to get them the channels without issue?

shmeee · 03-08-2016 07:21PM

JPA wrote: »

Possibly been answered but can I add a friend's viewing card number to get them the channels without issue?

Yes

Just do it online, come active after half a hour or so

ronanc1000 · 03-08-2016 07:25PM

Hey guys, I don't know where to start with this but anyway.

I have EiR broadband, used EiR Sport upon launch and all was great with it working well until we were upgraded to fibre (which included getting a new box) so since getting the new box.

Now when I log into EiR Sport with the same details all I get is "Service inactive for your account message" any one know what to do? Been on to Live chat and no good. They couldn't tell me what it was

chasm · 04-08-2016 02:44AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Hey guys, I don't know where to start with this but anyway.

I have EiR broadband, used EiR Sport upon launch and all was great with it working well until we were upgraded to fibre (which included getting a new box) so since getting the new box.

Now when I log into EiR Sport with the same details all I get is "Service inactive for your account message" any one know what to do? Been on to Live chat and no good. They couldn't tell me what it was

Eir used to give you a new account number when you upgraded to efibre, not sure if they still do this, so i could be way off here but, is it possible that you got a new account number which will change your log in etc?

ronanc1000 · 04-08-2016 03:19AM

chasm wrote: »

Eir used to give you a new account number when you upgraded to efibre, not sure if they still do this, so i could be way off here but, is it possible that you got a new account number which will change your log in etc?

My log in details & account number remained the same as I can log into myEir to pay the bill etc. Just EirSport won't work with the same detail like they used to before I had the upgrade, as I said I get that "service inactive for your account" message. What should I do now from here?

flazio · 04-08-2016 01:34PM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

My log in details & account number remained the same as I can log into myEir to pay the bill etc. Just EirSport won't work with the same detail like they used to before I had the upgrade, as I said I get that "service inactive for your account" message. What should I do now from here?

I know you were on live chat but perhaps if you start a thread on the Talk to Eir forum, they might help there.

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