Using FTV card to subscribe to Setanta Ireland

channelsurfer · 16-08-2008 04:23PM

so to sum up then.... does setanta sports 1 (ireland ) work with the soccer on now?

snaps · 16-08-2008 05:01PM

yes but only via my dragon cam and technomate with irish sub on a UK FTV card

RuggieBear · 16-08-2008 06:11PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

That's what I did.

groovy...so i need to get a sky box and an cancelled irish sky card to subscribe? a few things on adverts but no cards by the look of it.

Mossy Monk · 16-08-2008 06:47PM

RuggieBear wrote: »

groovy...so i need to get a sky box and an cancelled irish sky card to subscribe?

Exactly.

Widescreen · 16-08-2008 06:57PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

You have the Irish Setanta subscription but the UK EPG. Both Setanta Sports 1 UK and 2 are blocked to Irish viewers at the moment. That will explain why they are not working. Tuning in the Irish versions to Other Channels should work.

Edit: Setanta Sports 1 (UK version) is currently viewable on an irish subscription.

Tuning in the Irish versions to Other Channels should work. -Did you ever try this SNAPS??

snaps · 17-08-2008 09:07AM

No mate i haven't tried it yet. I will when i have some spare time. I'm messing around with a few other things at the moment. Hopefully if we get a break in the weather i am putting another dish up just for 28east this morning.

RuggieBear · 17-08-2008 04:43PM

was just onto setanta myself there and they told me categorically that there was no way to get a card off them.
Perhaps they've changed the policy in the last little while.

Tony · 17-08-2008 05:09PM

This is a change from their previous position and very short sighted of them.

RuggieBear wrote: »

was just onto setanta myself there and they told me categorically that there was no way to get a card off them.
Perhaps they've changed the policy in the last little while.

RuggieBear · 17-08-2008 05:11PM

Tony wrote: »

This is a change from their previous position and very short sighted of them.

quite annoying tbh. Maybe it was just the punters i was talking to...they did seem quite clueless.

Might try again in the morning. Might be a more "senior" supervisor to talk to...lol

Is there a legitimate method to get an irish sky card without subscribing to sky?

Tony · 17-08-2008 05:13PM

RuggieBear wrote: »

Is there a legitimate method to get an irish sky card without subscribing to sky?

Afraid not

RuggieBear · 17-08-2008 05:15PM

buggah.

Our man in Havana · 17-08-2008 06:36PM

What if you wished to sub to the "adult" channels? Would it work then? Would TVX send you a card which could in turn be used for setanta?

Mossy Monk · 18-08-2008 09:24AM

The porn channels do send out a card afaik but why anyone would want to subscribe to that crap is beyond me.

Tony · 18-08-2008 09:27AM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

The porn channels do send out a card afaik but why anyone would want to subscribe to that crap is beyond me.

How do you know its crap?:)

RuggieBear · 18-08-2008 09:56AM

Don't think i can afford to go that route tbh...:D

snaps · 18-08-2008 04:00PM

Perhaps Setanta and sky have done a deal so you have to subscribe to at least the basic sky sub if you haven't a card? Strange.

Another example of "Rip off Ireland"

Sky sports + Setanta each month would be a minimum of €71 a month am i correct? Where we better off for soccer viewing when PPV (Prem plus) was available?

Thats shocking compared to other european providers pricing for similar packages.

I hate to think what the future holds in regards to sport viewing?

Rugby, Cricket and dare i say it GAA all going down the same route as soccer has gone.

Tony · 18-08-2008 04:15PM

snaps wrote: »

Perhaps Setanta and sky have done a deal so you have to subscribe to at least the basic sky sub if you haven't a card? Strange.

I'd be surprised if they had as this would raise price fixing and competition issues.

Our man in Havana · 18-08-2008 04:31PM

Tony wrote: »

I'd be surprised if they had as this would raise price fixing and competition issues.

Indeed Tony, it would cause all manner of problems.

All the independant channels can issue a card where a subscriber does not subscribe to sky. The asian, adult, horseracing etc etc can and do issue sky cards to non sky subscribers.

Mossy Monk · 18-08-2008 05:41PM

Tony wrote: »

How do you know its crap?:)

Watching them at my cousins house.

Our man in Havana · 18-08-2008 06:15PM

There is no comparsion between the adult channels on sky and what is available on the internet for free.

RuggieBear · 18-08-2008 06:17PM

tried setanta again and he insisted sky would give me a card...even if i didn't subscribe to sky :rolleyes:

Our man in Havana · 18-08-2008 06:18PM

Rubbish. They won't.

RuggieBear · 18-08-2008 06:20PM

you'd think they'd want the custom!

Our man in Havana · 18-08-2008 06:23PM

Indeed. It is a crazy way to run a business.

I think you need to speak to a manager to get any good of this.

RuggieBear · 18-08-2008 07:38PM

tbh...i'm just going to try and buy a card second hand with digibox

byte · 18-08-2008 09:11PM

I agree with others, ask to speak to a manager.

If you're going for old card and box, you'd probably need to decide on whether you want UK Setanta, or Irish Setanta, which seems to depend on which card you have (UK card = UK Setanta).

Mossy Monk · 20-08-2008 02:52PM

The card is not yours to sell. It is still the property of Sky.

RuggieBear · 20-08-2008 02:59PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

The card is not yours to sell. It is still the property of Sky.

does that mean i can't buy one with a digibox legitimately?

watty · 20-08-2008 03:02PM

@ sudsandsurf

Also you can't advertise here.

Obviously the card belongs to NDS, so you can't sell it. You have to give it back if they ask. You do own the digibox.

Someone else using it till Sky / NDS ask for it back is a greyer area.

watty · 20-08-2008 03:06PM

RuggieBear wrote: »

does that mean i can't buy one with a digibox legitimately?

If the previous person left it in accidentally, as Sky had not asked for its return, then I suppose you could use it till the original person is asked to return it, and asks for it back.

I've not actually yet heard of Sky or NDS ask for a card back, but the card does belong to them, thus can't be sold. Someone else using it is a horse of a different colour.

adverts.ie or boards.ie or eBay etc will thus pull any adverts to sell a card.

Using FTV card to subscribe to Setanta Ireland

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