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

benoben · 15-06-2014 11:58PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

Did you add it to the other channels? Then mark it as a favourite!

Added to other channels and marked as a favourite but not viewable!

16-06-2014 12:00PM

Make sure its the HD version of ITV Encore that you have saved,there are two SD versions including a +1 version.The one you want is on EPG number 298.I presume you followed the card trick method and that you have an old Free To Air card!

billbond4 · 16-06-2014 04:34PM

You need to have a HD Subscription to be able to watch ITV Encore, the SD version doesnt work with the card trick

benoben · 16-06-2014 06:40PM

billbond4 wrote: »

You need to have a HD Subscription to be able to watch ITV Encore, the SD version doesnt work with the card trick

Have it sorted thanks for the help

benoben · 16-06-2014 07:26PM

billbond4 wrote: »

You need to have a HD Subscription to be able to watch ITV Encore, the SD version doesnt work with the card trick

Have it sorted thanks for the help

benoben · 16-06-2014 07:26PM

billbond4 wrote: »

You need to have a HD Subscription to be able to watch ITV Encore, the SD version doesnt work with the card trick

Have it sorted thanks for the help

benoben · 16-06-2014 07:33PM

billbond4 wrote: »

You need to have a HD Subscription to be able to watch ITV Encore, the SD version doesnt work with the card trick

Have it sorted thanks for the help

radiowaves · 16-06-2014 07:42PM

benoben wrote: »

Have it sorted thanks for the help

Do you have it sorted benoben ?

lawred2 · 25-06-2014 03:47PM

can someone point me quickly to where this 'card trick' is detailed?

chairs

Kalyke · 25-06-2014 03:49PM

lawred2 wrote: »

can someone point me quickly to where this 'card trick' is detailed?

chairs

How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!
Yes, discovered this little doosey a few days ago
Here's what I used:
My Sky HD box
My genuine Sky sub card
A White UK FTV card [link deleted - ICDG]

Here's how I did it:
Plugged out my Sky HD box, inserted the FTV card, plugged it back in and switched it on.
Changed channel to 105 (Channel 5) and switched off box.
Put back in my normal Sky sub card switched it on and viola Channel 5 and BBC One HD on the EPG!

Weirdly 3e and Channel 5 are both on channel number 105 and also BBC HD and BBC One HD are on 143.

All the Sky+ pause, rewind record functions work as normal, haven't tried Series link yet.

Discovered this trick 2 days ago and has worked ever since, channels seem to remain until the box is plugged out, will do a bit more testing including series link. Could be a great find for those looking to record the new BB

Additional note:
It turns out that if you have the correct regional variations of ITV, ITV 2 etc stored in other channels (that match your FTV card) then these will also be added. I now have all the ITV's including ITV HD
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lawred2 · 25-06-2014 03:53PM

interesting

suppose I can't ask where to get one of these FTV cards

boardzz · 25-06-2014 04:33PM

They are pretty rare in fairness. Got mine on eBay i think after many month of searching.

25-06-2014 06:04PM

Anyone know what page the blue button trick is on, or care to tell me how it works? Thanks

jca · 25-06-2014 07:12PM

It doesn't have to be a FTV card. Any expired uk card will do, an expired UTV or Channel Islands card will give you the "full" epg providing you Don't have the HD pack.

jca · 25-06-2014 07:48PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone know what page the blue button trick is on, or care to tell me how it works? Thanks

If you have an expired uk card or have the HD pack you can only use the blue button trick to be able to sky+ the uk channels.
First make sure you have the trick channels you need saved in other channels.
Unplug the sky box.
Remove the Irish card and put in the uk card.
Plug the box back in and wait for it to load the uk epg fully.
Tune to 501 Sky News.
Using the remote, Services, Options, Favourites.
Tick all the uk channels you want using the yellow button. Don't forget to Save using the Green button.
Put the box into STANDBY and swop back to the Irish card.
Turn on the box and wait for the Irish epg to load.
When on any channel press the blue button and you will cycle through the stored favourites, press select to view the channel and you will be able to Sky+ the channel too.

tdonegan1990 · 27-06-2014 12:39PM

Hi.
I've have the latest sky box with the latest update and HD pack.
Do these tricks still work or have sky blocked them?

twinklerunner · 27-06-2014 01:18PM

tdonegan1990 wrote: »

Hi.
I've have the latest sky box with the latest update and HD pack.
Do these tricks still work or have sky blocked them?

I understand that the full trick works with a non-HD subscription and a Northern Ireland region card.
The blue button trick still works perfectly for me with a London region card.

tdonegan1990 · 27-06-2014 01:26PM

twinklerunner wrote: »

I understand that the full trick works with a non-HD subscription and a Northern Ireland region card.
The blue button trick still works perfectly for me with a London region card.

Cool thanks.. Ive been on to setanta to get a card. Got a sky fta card in the post this morning.. It loads up the uk epg but how can you tell witch region the card is?

Citizenpain · 27-06-2014 01:33PM

check bbc --- should say the region - NI if its Northern Ireland - otherwise its other uk.....

muffler · 27-06-2014 01:34PM

tdonegan1990 wrote: »

but how can you tell witch region the card is?

Channel 103 will display the region I think,

pbarr · 27-06-2014 04:07PM

Ya Muffler is right the BBC channels show it as well. If you waitch the ITV or BBC local news it'll confirm it further for you.

tdonegan1990 · 27-06-2014 05:10PM

pbarr wrote: »

Ya Muffler is right the BBC channels show it as well. If you waitch the ITV or BBC local news it'll confirm it further for you.

Thanks. Found out the card is from London. Kinda wish they would send 1 from NI. Got channel 5, Channel 4HD, and ITV Encore HD on my favourites list now. Sky + features working on them aswell. Great find!

muffler · 27-06-2014 05:17PM

I haven't used the card trick for some time now but decided to do it today to see if I could get Encore. Damn thing wouldnt work at all for me. When I swapped the cards and brought the box out of standby it stuck on the Uk EPG

twinklerunner · 27-06-2014 10:17PM

muffler wrote: »

I haven't used the card trick for some time now but decided to do it today to see if I could get Encore. Damn thing wouldnt work at all for me. When I swapped the cards and brought the box out of standby it stuck on the Uk EPG

Cleaning the gold strip on the card usually solves this for me. Just wipe it with a tissue.

Citizenpain · 27-06-2014 10:46PM

twinklerunner wrote: »

Cleaning the gold strip on the card usually solves this for me. Just wipe it with a tissue.

Same here . Full card trick .. Box crashes when I rewind sometimes . So had to reload the ni card recently . Took several attempts to get it to recognise Irish card ! Thought sky had done something !

jca · 28-06-2014 12:29AM

Citizenpain wrote: »

Same here . Full card trick .. Box crashes when I rewind sometimes . So had to reload the ni card recently . Took several attempts to get it to recognise Irish card ! Thought sky had done something !

I find if you tune to sky news before doing the trick it works better.

Citizenpain · 28-06-2014 12:45AM

How did you figure that out !!

jca · 28-06-2014 05:29AM

Citizenpain wrote: »

How did you figure that out !!

501 is common to both epg's and the the box doesn't seem to get as confused.

tdonegan1990 · 28-06-2014 10:52AM

How would one get his hands on an NI fta card?

irishfeen · 28-06-2014 11:03AM

I wonder will the card trick still work with our old white cards when sky re-issue new cards? (scheduled for later this year)

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

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