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How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

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  • #872
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    Right got the up date today and have the card trick working on epg itv2,3,4 and there + more4+1 4hd no ch5 but have the rest of the5 family no itv hd have picks to follow as soon as i find a data cable
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    I have been playing with this for an hour or so it is working and recording I'm missing a few channels I had will post back when sorted


  • #873
    Dymo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭Dymo


    What have you done different to get the channels on your epg?


  • #874
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    I booted box with a NI FTV card saved the ones I wanted to other channels and to favourites removed NI FTV card put in sub card all were stuck I still cant get the setanta one to do the full card trick but got it to do this.

    Yes it is recording??????????



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  • #875
    Michael_Myers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭Michael_Myers


    Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
    Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

    The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working :(


  • #876
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    Michael_Myers wrote: »
    Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
    Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

    The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working :(
    Are they on you EPG?


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  • #877
    manutd83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭manutd83


    I have the card trick on my fav's but dogtoffee you seem to have found a way to get it on the epg,can you explain it out exactly how you done it,thanks very much in advance


  • #878
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    manutd83 wrote: »
    I have the card trick on my fav's but dogtoffee you seem to have found a way to get it on the epg,can you explain it out exactly how you done it,thanks very much in advance
    this would only work with my ftv card the setanta one have would not work
    rebooted box with FTV card
    added channels to favourites
    went to tv guide
    removed ftv card
    put in sub card
    all the channels were there


  • #879
    energy1942
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭energy1942


    Michael_Myers wrote: »
    Got the update a couple of weeks back - card trick was working ok.
    Got power cut today - tried card trick 5 times ....

    The card trick (with the favourites button) has stopped working :(
    Have you made sure that they are in other channels first and that they are saved in favourites? (remember the channel numbers changed this morning)


  • #880
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    Has any one else got it working on EPG?


  • #881
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    dogtoffee wrote: »
    this would only work with my ftv card the setanta one have would not work
    rebooted box with FTV card
    added channels to favourites
    went to tv guide
    removed ftv card
    put in sub card
    all the channels were there

    Hmmm, I wonder if it only works with a current active FTV card??


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  • #882
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    gtg60 wrote: »
    Hmmm, I wonder if it only works with a current active FTV card??

    Thats what I'm trying to find out but I seem to be the only one how has got it to work.


  • #883
    brandonviewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭brandonviewer


    tried it with itv west anglia but no joy. still can record by using the blue button. happy out


  • #884
    Michael_Myers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭Michael_Myers


    energy1942 wrote: »
    Have you made sure that they are in other channels first and that they are saved in favourites? (remember the channel numbers changed this morning)

    Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?


  • #885
    pbarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    Michael_Myers wrote: »
    Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?
    I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.


  • #886
    energy1942
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭energy1942


    Michael_Myers wrote: »
    Yes - other chans and Favourites are set up , but no luck - just wondering if Sky have started to disable the trick ?
    I had to do it on both my boxes this morning because channel numbers changed and it continues to work fine, when you put your uk card in is it changing to uk epg?


  • #887
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Maybe it'd be a good idea if people let us know if they are using a White or Blue card and what region it is as this may have a bearing on whether the full trick or favourites trick works??


  • #888
    Michael_Myers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭Michael_Myers


    Many Thanks for the help ...Back in business - Did a forced update, Added channels again and saved favourites again. All is good
    Phew :)

    BTW I am using a White card (region = London) and can only get the favourites trick to work -
    Will not appear on the EPG since the new system update


  • #889
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    pbarr wrote: »
    I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.

    Is it possible to ask here where to get a FTV card & how do u do a forced update?

    Thanks


  • #890
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭jca


    I'm using a blue Itv London card. It only works on Favourites button with new epg. I can't get them on epg at all, as soon as I swop back to the Irish card it switches back to channel 998 and Irish epg appears.


  • #891
    pbarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 824 ✭✭✭pbarr


    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    Is it possible to ask here where to get a FTV card & how do u do a forced update?

    Thanks

    This tells you how to do the forced update: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79521627

    Cards can be got on adverts.ie or on Ebay or I think Setanta will send one out for free. I think the Setanta one was discussed earlier in this thread.


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  • #892
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    pbarr wrote: »
    This tells you how to do the forced update: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79521627

    Cards can be got on adverts.ie or on Ebay or I think Setanta will send one out for free. I think the Setanta one was discussed earlier in this thread.

    Thanks, for the info, i'll have a look through the earlier pages in the thread, it may take a while :p


  • #893
    manutd83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭manutd83


    Didnt work for me unfortunately


  • #894
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    I used a white NI FTV card and the full trick is working I have an other hd box I will force an update and try the trick with it.


  • #895
    eddiem10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭eddiem10


    I have a blue London card. Uk channels only available through blue button. But I can still record and series link so not too bad!


  • #896
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    dogtoffee wrote: »
    I used a white NI FTV card and the full trick is working I have an other hd box I will force an update and try the trick with it.

    Maybe Sky are working to restore the full card trick to their beloved Irish customers :D :rolleyes: :p


  • #897
    brinks_18476
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭brinks_18476


    Hi Guys,

    Do I need to buy an ACTIVE or NON ACTIVE FTV card to accomplish "card trick" with new EPG?

    Cheers


  • #898
    brinks_18476
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭brinks_18476


    enfant terrible wrote: »
    Just the old Thompson boxes the big ones don't work, the new smaller ones do.

    My sky HD box is Amstrad. Will card trick will work on all versions of Amstrad?


  • #899
    The Dark Knight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭The Dark Knight


    pbarr wrote: »
    I'm following this with interest as I haven't got the update yet and it is due any day, but I wonder if you did a forced update would it would it work again for you.

    Does anybody know if all HD boxes are due the update?


  • #900
    brinks_18476
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭brinks_18476


    The Dark Knight wrote: »
    Does anybody know if all HD boxes are due the update?

    Just did a forced update and it does not "download" new EPG. Will just have to be patient...........:(


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  • #901
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    The card trick only seems to work with the EPG update if you have a NI FTV card, I did the trick with one and it brings in the EPG but I also have a Scottish FTV one and it wont work with that.
    BTW the cards are both blue ones


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