"UK EPG trick"

redout

Just stumbled across this. Think it will be of benefit to alot of you, myself included. Anyone tried this "UK EPG trick". Suppose to let you add the BBC/ITV stations to your favourites guide instead of going to "other channels".

To have BBC /ITV on EPG instead of Other channels if you don't care for Sky3.

Make sure card correctly inserted.
Go Sky News 501
Press interactive
Wait for it to load
REMOVE CARD.
Press Backup till interactive is exited.

UK EPG without Ch4 and Five will load.
Sky3 won't work.

ITV/BBC can be added to Favorites and work on guide.
To return to Irish EPG and working Sky3 simply remove and insert card properly. No "magic" sequence.

It takes a minute or so for an EPG to load.

If anyone has tried it can you let us know if you can know check ahead in the guide to view what is on these channels at a later time as this currently cannot be done from "other channels". Also, now being in the guide can these stations be recorded with Sky+. Not at home at the moment so cannot check myself.

I am not sure if these will add the channels to your favourites and still be there we you re-insert your viewing card. I presume thats how it works, not sure but.

themacdaddy

thats great....il try tonight if i get a chance but will prob be twm or the weekend.did you try it yet?

Mountjoy Mugger

This trick has been mentioned several times on this forum. Sky+ recording will not work, iirc.

deffin

This is an old "trick" and is mentioned in one of the stickies.

Pal

Ahhh the old the upside down trick.
Whatever next ?
Folks might even start sticking British cards in Irish boxes.
Now that's worth a go.

redout

Does anybody know if this actually works yet ? (getting the BBC/ITV channels to remain in favourites and be able to view the next days programmes if you re-insert the viewing card.

redout

Ok, I tried this and I dont think that it works. Once I reinserted the viewing card all the favourites had been deleted. With the card removed ITV3 etc could be moved to the favourites but as I said they all deleted once the card was reinserted. Not much use that. Hopefully someone will have better luck.

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redout wrote: »

Ok, I tried this and I dont think that it works. Once I reinserted the viewing card all the favourites had been deleted. With the card removed ITV3 etc could be moved to the favourites but as I said they all deleted once the card was reinserted. Not much use that. Hopefully someone will have better luck.

Once you put the card in, the box reverts to Irish EPG. This trick is only of use to people using a sky box for FTA channels.

dgently

Seth Breezy Chemist wrote: »

Once you put the card in, the box reverts to Irish EPG. This trick is only of use to people using a sky box for FTA channels.

Correct. I still don't understand why C4 is not present on the UK EPG in these cases. It's annoying.

fatgav

i just have them tuned in as 'other channels' on my SKY Box. same difference, right?? five is the one i really want, though I know that's not possible