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

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  • #1142
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭<bert>


    I have a sky+ HD box without any card and i can get a good list of channels but i cannot get channel 4,E4. Would i get these channels by just getting an old sky card and putting it into the box? and would this allow me to record sky aswell?
    I have tried to add channels in options but i cannot view them


  • #1143
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    <bert> wrote: »
    I have a sky+ HD box without any card and i can get a good list of channels but i cannot get channel 4,E4. Would i get these channels by just getting an old sky card and putting it into the box? and would this allow me to record sky aswell?
    I have tried to add channels in options but i cannot view them
    To record any channel on a sky box you need an active sky subcription.


  • #1144
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    jca wrote: »
    To record any channel on a sky box you need an active sky subcription.

    Not true actually, there are Blue recording cards floating around but they're like hens teeth!


  • #1145
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    gtg60 wrote: »
    jca wrote: »
    To record any channel on a sky box you need an active sky subcription.

    Not true actually, there are Blue recording cards floating around but they're like hens teeth!
    Urban myth me thinks!!


  • #1146
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    jca wrote: »
    Urban myth me thinks!!

    Nope, 100% true. I have one.


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  • #1147
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    gtg60 wrote: »
    jca wrote: »
    Urban myth me thinks!!

    Nope, 100% true. I have one.
    Works with the new epg?


  • #1148
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    jca wrote: »
    Works with the new epg?

    Yep, works in any Sky+ box, HD or not, old or new EPG.


  • #1149
    florryfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭florryfox


    I have one of those cards too and it enables recording in any sky + box.


  • #1150
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    CH5 never turns up for me since the change to the new EPG even though I have it stored in favourites. Not a biggie as I don't look at it very much, but what am I doing wrong?


  • #1151
    Dymo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭Dymo


    Dr. Nick wrote: »
    CH5 never turns up for me since the change to the new EPG even though I have it stored in favourites. Not a biggie as I don't look at it very much, but what am I doing wrong?

    Make sure you have all the region variations of CH5 stored in the other channels


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  • #1152
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    New software update for my box last night so all my 'other channels' on the EPG disappeared.

    Did the card trick & as soon as I put in the ftv card it remembered I had saved the other channels as favourites,very handy.


  • #1153
    xabi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭xabi


    Dj Ben wrote: »
    Just to confirm, card trick working on 2 Amstrad boxes with new EPG using NI Card

    1.Reboot box with NI card
    1.Add UK channels to other channels
    2.Save Uk channels to favourites
    3 Remove NI card when done
    4 Go to other channels
    5 You should be asked to insert card...use Irish sub card
    6 Enter Pin no.
    7 Select uk channel Itv 2 or itv 3...not BBC...
    8 Wait 5 mins or so...then select Tv Guide
    9 Uk + Irish channels should be on Epg...

    P.S. Make sure you tune in NI versions of UK channels...

    Tried this on an Amstrad HD box 4f3154 and it didn't work, I have an old blue viewing card from the UK that gives me all the free UK channels when inserted, the Itv I get says ITV Central W. Aftr step 8 above my EPG remains on the Irish one and the favourites I added in step 2 are gone, I think I added the correct uk versions in step 1 because I could view them with uk card in, any ideas? When I put the uk card back in the favourites return.


  • #1154
    xabi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭xabi


    Ok, managed to get them on favourites except ITV1 / UTV but not on EPG


  • #1155
    EdmondShiels3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭EdmondShiels3


    do you need a ftv card or can you do it without it. channels on epg or bule button.


  • #1156
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    Just noticed that the box updated to new software R005.053.70.05P and can confirm that the card trick is still working with a Ni card anyway will try others later on.


  • #1157
    billbond4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭billbond4


    so you have the rebranded "on demand" ?


  • #1158
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    SPAWKER wrote: »
    Just noticed that the box updated to new software R005.053.70.05P and can confirm that the card trick is still working with a Ni card anyway will try others later on.
    I got this update and have card trick working with NI card but not with Setanta one
    billbond4 wrote: »
    so you have the rebranded "on demand" ?
    Yes mate also the documentaries have moved from option 8 to option 4 in tv guide


  • #1159
    billbond4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭billbond4


    Cool, looking forward to seen what happens when sky anytime + is launched on october 1st


  • #1160
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    billbond4 wrote: »
    so you have the rebranded "on demand" ?
    Yes and also the undelete where as you can restore deleted programmes from your planner.


  • #1161
    billbond4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭billbond4


    Wish they would put in an option to select all when inside a series link.
    Pain in the hole, deleting items individually


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  • #1162
    dogtoffee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭dogtoffee


    SPAWKER wrote: »
    Yes and also the undelete where as you can restore deleted programmes from your planner.

    Cheers mate had not found that yet.


  • #1163
    billbond4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭billbond4


    Did the forced update, can see the on-demand now too


  • #1164
    v10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭v10


    SPAWKER wrote: »
    Just noticed that the box updated to new software R005.053.70.05P and can confirm that the card trick is still working with a Ni card anyway will try others later on.

    I have this software on my box (1TB Box) but don't have the rebranded On Demand or undelete options .. Any ideas ?


  • #1165
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    v10 wrote: »
    I have this software on my box (1TB Box) but don't have the rebranded On Demand or undelete options .. Any ideas ?
    Cant say but this is what it looks like.


  • #1166
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Still on the old EPG here, when is the rollout expected to be finished?


  • #1167
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    gtg60 wrote: »
    Still on the old EPG here, when is the rollout expected to be finished?
    You're soo lucky :):). Is there any possible way of rolling back to the old epg??? Would really love the ITV's back on the epg:mad::mad:


  • #1168
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    jca wrote: »
    You're soo lucky :):). Is there any possible way of rolling back to the old epg??? Would really love the ITV's back on the epg:mad::mad:

    I don't believe so, it'd be nice to think (wish) that there might be some boxes that don't get the update. I know the early Thomson ones won't be getting it but that doesn't matter as they don't work with the card trick any way.


  • #1169
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    gtg60 wrote: »
    I don't believe so, it'd be nice to think (wish) that there might be some boxes that don't get the update. I know the early Thomson ones won't be getting it but that doesn't matter as they don't work with the card trick any way.

    Most Thomsons are toast at this stage too, complete junk!!


  • #1170
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,165 ✭✭✭John mac


    jca wrote: »
    Most Thomsons are toast at this stage too, complete junk!!

    mine is still fine.


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  • #1171
    bambooman2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭bambooman2


    Hi,

    Could somebody tell me what are the best Sky FTA cards to use (ie Granada, West Country etc) to give the optimum amount of channels (ITV1 HD, Channel 5 and so on) for the card trick.

    Many thanks :)


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