Channel 4 now on UK EPG accessed through SKY NEWS interactive

Widescreen · 29-03-2009 02:20PM #1

My apologies if this has been previously posted.

On accessing the UK EPG through SKY NEWS Interactive this morning, I noticed that channel 4 is now on that EPG at 104 and in the clear.Previously channel 4 was absent. I use this epg every week to listen to radio 5 live and radio 2 in bed on my Sky Gnome every Sunday to save me getting up to change channels etc!!

This would mean that now just FIVE is missing from that EPG. The need for a FTV card is now almost totally gone,even for completists who now have nearly all the UK channels on an EPG. I think we could nearly all live with out FIVE US,FIVER AND SKY 3.

Maybe this is part of eliminating the need for FTV cards before the Card switch later this year?

gtg60 · 29-03-2009 04:57PM

So, you're saying on a Sky box without a card of any description it has appeared on the EPG, yes?

The primary reason I have a FTV card is actually for Channel 4 HD, which IMHO is the the best of the 'free' HD channels.

celticfc · 29-03-2009 06:53PM

Great stuff!!

After a reboot my SkyHD box without a card has Channel 4 alive and well on 104. :pac:

Widescreen · 29-03-2009 06:55PM

gtg60 wrote: »

So, you're saying on a Sky box without a card of any description it has appeared on the EPG, yes?

The primary reason I have a FTV card is actually for Channel 4 HD, which IMHO is the the best of the 'free' HD channels.

Yes,without a card inserted it appears on EPG. However, Channel 4HD will not work.It looks for the viewing card to be inserted.

Mossy Monk · 29-03-2009 07:03PM

gtg60 wrote: »

So, you're saying on a Sky box without a card of any description it has appeared on the EPG, yes?

The primary reason I have a FTV card is actually for Channel 4 HD, which IMHO is the the best of the 'free' HD channels.

C4 HD is still encrypted

pa990 · 29-03-2009 09:37PM

Fantastic

just need to add it to the Fav's now

mike65 · 29-03-2009 11:05PM

Hmmmm I thought this had just popped out of nowhere (or rather the Extra Chanels sub menu) I have an ex subscription Sky box without card up since Monday so hadn't yet got used to what was where and was wondering if I'd missed it.

Can they do the same with Ch 5 (not that it has anything worth watcing)?

chelseaaremagic · 30-03-2009 12:03AM

yeah i have ch4 at 104 after etc etc etc but when you try to access it it states 'insert viewing card'...... and when i did you loose epg access!

Skyuser · 30-03-2009 03:11AM

What? Every UK channel is on other channels. You don't need to get a FTV card or do any sky news bulls**t

ynotdu · 30-03-2009 03:54AM

Hi,
You guys not being specific if ya,ll using basic sky box,sky+ box or free to air receiver.bbc1,2,3,4,itv1234&.film4,e4 and timeshift versions as well as channel 5 are available on an 80cm dish pointed at 28 east(home location of sky and freesat) without a card of any kind.

on basic sky box press services,then system set up,then add channels.
You will then have to select frequency by inputting correct numbers via the sky remote.
Polararity H/V by right/left arrows

Symbol rate s/r by up/down arrows. fec (forward error correction) by left/right arrows, finally press the yellow button to choose which channels you want and press select.
The channels can then be viewed by sevices>other channels.
Frequencies,polarities and symbol rates of all available channels are available from this link below.

http://www.lyngsat.com/28east.html

Onikage · 30-03-2009 09:20AM

ynotdu wrote: »

Hi,
You guys not being specific if ya,ll using basic sky box,sky+ box or free to air receiver.bbc1,2,3,4,itv1234&.film4,e4 and timeshift versions as well as channel 5 are available on an 80cm dish pointed at 28 east(home location of sky and freesat) without a card of any kind.

on basic sky box press services,then system set up,then add channels.

This is about the EPG on a skybox. Previously, Channel 4 was scrambled on the UK EPG. Now it is in the clear. This means you don't have to add it to "other channels" anymore.

Many people use the blue button to set up favourites on each of the FTA channels, allow you to cycle quickly through the channels you have. You can't add favourites from the "other channels" menu.

chelseaaremagic · 30-03-2009 09:28AM

but cant use the epg.... that's the point!!!! we pay enough more than the uk subscribers but get much less bang for our buck so to speak and it is irritating so to speak

Mossy Monk · 30-03-2009 10:22AM

Skyuser wrote: »

What? Every UK channel is on other channels. You don't need to get a FTV card or do any sky news bulls**t

Other channels gives you the full EPG? Of course it doesn't

Onikage · 30-03-2009 11:43AM

chelseaaremagic wrote: »

but cant use the epg.... that's the point!!!! we pay enough more than the uk subscribers but get much less bang for our buck so to speak and it is irritating so to speak

Do you mean on the Irish EPG? It works fine on my UK EPG with no card.

ynotdu · 30-03-2009 08:24PM

Onikage wrote: »

Do you mean on the Irish EPG? It works fine on my UK EPG with no card.

I mainly use U.P.C digital but I have an ancient receiver for sky I bought to connect to an ancient dish,all I wanted was the use of the red button on sky/bbc.

The card is the 1st generation dark blue card,it must have originated in the U.K.

From day 1 the card gave Me the U.K epg and more&more channels(latest being channel 4)appeared free to air on the epg,If I replace the dark blue(originally from U.K it seems)with a defunct light blue Irish card I lose all u.k free to view channels but i gain setanta sports news free to view lol.

Moral of the story ? if You have any buddies in U.K ask them to send their old card to you,sky changing cards imminent.

May,be their defunct card will act as a ftv card as the last changeover card did for Me ?
good luck

Channel 4 now on UK EPG accessed through SKY NEWS interactive

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