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

DigiDec · 14-05-2012 5:15pm

are you sure you have the correct regions of the various channels installed in your other channels?

aaronm13 · 14-05-2012 5:22pm

DigiDec wrote: »

are you sure you have the correct regions of the various channels installed in your other channels?

The ITV's and channel 5's are what the installer put on it for me when he installed it two weeks ago, not sure what regions they are though, except utv which is Ulster

energy1942 · 14-05-2012 5:26pm

if you're card is issued by setanta ireland it is no good for the card trick.

pbarr · 14-05-2012 5:28pm

Could it be a Thompson box.

aaronm13 · 14-05-2012 5:30pm

energy1942 wrote: »

if you're card is issued by setanta ireland it is no good for the card trick.

Just afer going right through the epg and all I'm missing is UTV, ITV 1 and Channel 5 (even though I have channel 5+1) I'll mess around with the regions and see what I come up with.

energy1942 · 14-05-2012 5:32pm

pbarr wrote: »

Could it be a Thompson box.

The make of the box will make no difference the setanta ireland card simply will not work.

aaronm13 · 14-05-2012 5:45pm

Got all Channel 5's now , deleted the one that was stored and re scanned and it stayed this time. So just ITV 1 or UTV to go. The ITV region that comes up when I have the uk card in is ITV1 central w, so jusyt have to find its frequency and hopefully I'll be sorted.

DigiDec · 14-05-2012 5:48pm

yeah thats it mate, sorted.

aaronm13 · 14-05-2012 5:54pm

DigiDec wrote: »

yeah thats it mate, sorted.

Yeah sorted thanks. All Channel 5's and ITV's. ITV 1 is Central W. Saves having to go into the other channels menu now. Have to keep this Setanta card safe now.

dogtoffee · 14-05-2012 5:57pm

energy1942 wrote: »

if you're card is issued by setanta ireland it is no good for the card trick.

It will do the trick.

gtg60 · 14-05-2012 6:05pm

energy1942 wrote: »

The make of the box will make no difference the setanta ireland card simply will not work.

Incorrect, an unactivated Setanta card works for the trick.

energy1942 wrote: »

The make of the box will make no difference the setanta ireland card simply will not work.

Wrong again, the Thomson box will not allow the trick to work.

Woodie40 · 14-05-2012 7:16pm

gtg60 wrote: »

Incorrect, an unactivated Setanta card works for the trick.

Wrong again, the Thomson box will not allow the trick to work.

Sorry if this is a stupid question. How does one get the Setanta Card and how much is it?

enfant terrible · 14-05-2012 7:18pm

gtg60 wrote: »

Incorrect, an unactivated Setanta card works for the trick.

Wrong again, the Thomson box will not allow the trick to work.

Just the old Thompson boxes the big ones don't work, the new smaller ones do.

bodonnell · 14-05-2012 9:48pm

Woodie40 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a stupid question. How does one get the Setanta Card and how much is it?

Just fill in the online enquiry form in the contact section of their site, ask for a satellite view card under the BAI Sound & Vision scheme. Let them know you have a receiver & dish, there is no charge.

Woodie40 · 14-05-2012 10:31pm

bodonnell wrote: »

Just fill in the online enquiry form in the contact section of their site, ask for a satellite view card under the BAI Sound & Vision scheme. Let them know you have a receiver & dish, there is no charge.

Thanks, BTW does the new epg mean the end of the card trick and if so when will it be launched?

machiavellianme · 15-05-2012 9:12am

Just dont get Setanta to pair the card or you wont be able to do the trick!

Woodie40 · 15-05-2012 9:52am

machiavellianme wrote: »

Just dont get Setanta to pair the card or you wont be able to do the trick!

I asked for one to be sent out to me, is there anything else that i need to do?

TheDriver · 15-05-2012 10:58am

what exactly does "give me a card under the BAI sound and vision scheme" mean? And are you sure a bill won't arrive?

machiavellianme · 15-05-2012 2:15pm

Woodie40 wrote: »

I asked for one to be sent out to me, is there anything else that i need to do?

No. Just use it for the card trick and keep it safe. You dont need to do anything as far as sky or setanta are concerned.

the_rovers_one · 28-05-2012 2:10pm

Done this but Channel 5 and Channel 4 HD have gone off the EPG. BBC and ITV are still in 101 and 103 with RTE and Tv3 on same numbers.

machiavellianme · 28-05-2012 2:21pm

find a different version of channel 5 and 4hd and you should be in business. There's another thread that has the correct tunings. Cant search now as I'm on a mobile device.

pbarr · 29-05-2012 9:44am

Can anyone tell me what region is the card that you get from Setanta is it a NI one.

Woodie40 · 30-05-2012 6:00pm

pbarr wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what region is the card that you get from Setanta is it a NI one.

London Central W

Pete2k · 31-05-2012 12:25pm

pbarr wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what region is the card that you get from Setanta is it a NI one.

It's not any region as such. It just forces the box to load the default UK EPG which we used to get before when you booted the box up with your card upside down. It has BBC1 London at 101 and ITV1 Central W at 103.

dogtoffee · 31-05-2012 3:49pm

Can anyone that has received a card in the last week confirm that it is loading UK epg?

I just ordered a second one from a different address and it is not defaulting to UK EPG I have one I got weeks ago and it works the best.

Kurn · 31-05-2012 4:01pm

a satellite view card under the BAI Sound & Vision scheme.

What exactly is this can anyone tell me, and why would they send one to Ireland with the UK EPG on it, sorry just trying to get my head around it. Is it possible to have them send me one of these cards for free and then use if for the card trick?

christo82 · 31-05-2012 9:58pm

TheDriver wrote: »

what exactly does "give me a card under the BAI sound and vision scheme" mean? And are you sure a bill won't arrive?

Do you have to ring Setanta to request a card? I looked for an email address, but couldn't find one. Thanks

muffler · 31-05-2012 11:25pm

christo82 wrote: »

Do you have to ring Setanta to request a card? I looked for an email address, but couldn't find one. Thanks

Use the online contact form

SalteeDog · 31-05-2012 11:46pm

How long does it usually take after ordering before you get the card? Days/weeks?

John mac · 01-06-2012 12:30am

mine took a week. ish

( i forgot to reply to the email they sent)

DigiDec · 01-06-2012 12:33am

2 days for me.

Kurn · 01-06-2012 3:12pm

muffler wrote: »

Use the online contact form

Filled out this form, and got an email back explaining what this was, and that I need to contact their customer services (which I thought was what I just did???) if I want to still get the card?

losttheplot · 01-06-2012 3:24pm

johnmryan wrote: »

Filled out this form, and got an email back explaining what this was, and that I need to contact their customer services (which I thought was what I just did???) if I want to still get the card?

Ditto. Just got much the same email. I thought I had just contacted their customer services as well. Maybe they are getting a lot of requests all of a sudden.

muffler · 01-06-2012 3:26pm

johnmryan wrote: »

Filled out this form, and got an email back explaining what this was, and that I need to contact their customer services (which I thought was what I just did???) if I want to still get the card?

Did you state that you wanted the card re "BAI Sound & Vision Scheme" and that you have your own equipment installed?

Kurn · 01-06-2012 4:03pm

muffler wrote: »

Did you state that you wanted the card re "BAI Sound & Vision Scheme" and that you have your own equipment installed?

This is what I wrote

Message:
Hi there, I would like to request a satellite view card under the BAI Sound & Vision scheme

Kind regards

John

extract reply

If you wish to proceed with ordering the FTA card we would need you to contact our customer service department.

We are open from 9:30am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday.

dogtoffee · 01-06-2012 5:14pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

Can anyone that has received a card in the last week confirm that it is loading UK epg?

I just ordered a second one from a different address and it is not defaulting to UK EPG I have one I got weeks ago and it works the best.

Can anyone confirm they still default to UK EPG.

christo82 · 03-06-2012 6:54pm

johnmryan wrote: »

This is what I wrote

extract reply

I got the same reply.

Cantona's Collars · 03-06-2012 8:24pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

Can anyone confirm they still default to UK EPG.

Did the card trick again today & it worked perfectly,the first time I did it,I didn't allow the UK epg to load fully:o (best to check a few channels & see if the epg is up to date on them)

Have 2 boxes running with the UK/Irish epg on them now & can record on the 2nd HD box that I use for FTA thanks to an old blue card I found lying around:)

dogtoffee · 03-06-2012 9:04pm

zerks wrote: »

Did the card trick again today & it worked perfectly,the first time I did it,I didn't allow the UK epg to load fully:o (best to check a few channels & see if the epg is up to date on them)

Have 2 boxes running with the UK/Irish epg on them now & can record on the 2nd HD box that I use for FTA thanks to an old blue card I found lying around:)

Thanks for the reply I have a card that i got a few weeks ago and it works fine but i got an other to a different address through the week and it wont work

Cantona's Collars · 03-06-2012 11:45pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

Thanks for the reply I have a card that i got a few weeks ago and it works fine but i got an other to a different address through the week and it wont work

You can use the same ftv card on different boxes for the 'card trick',no need to get a different card.

dogtoffee · 04-06-2012 5:51pm

zerks wrote: »

You can use the same ftv card on different boxes for the 'card trick',no need to get a different card.

I know that m8 I also have NI FTV card just this card I got for a friends does not default to UK EPG, I was wondering is it all cards they are now sending or did I get a bad one.

0mega · 05-06-2012 5:05pm

Do you need a Sky HD box to do this? Even just to get the non-HD channels?

gtg60 · 05-06-2012 7:43pm

0mega wrote: »

Do you need a Sky HD box to do this? Even just to get the non-HD channels?

Yes, the HD boxes are the only ones that cache the EPG (works on all Sky HD boxes bar the early Thomson ones).

Mofty · 06-06-2012 4:21pm

I contacted customer service, they seemed reluctant to send out the card and said that using it on my sky box would effect the use of my current sky card. Is this true? Should i follow up on my order?

greendom · 06-06-2012 4:29pm

Mofty wrote: »

I contacted customer service, they seemed reluctant to send out the card and said that using it on my sky box would effect the use of my current sky card. Is this true? Should i follow up on my order?

Not true. One thing to bear in mind though is that a new version of the epg is coming. Testers have shown the card trick no longer works with the new version

PogMoThoin · 06-06-2012 4:35pm

Mofty wrote: »

I contacted customer service, they seemed reluctant to send out the card and said that using it on my sky box would effect the use of my current sky card. Is this true? Should i follow up on my order?

You were supposed to tell them you hadn't a current Sky card, that's why you need one for Setanta.

Mofty · 06-06-2012 5:13pm

Oh ok. I'll ring them again. Thanks for yer help...

dogtoffee · 06-06-2012 6:42pm

Mofty wrote: »

Oh ok. I'll ring them again. Thanks for yer help...

There is no need to ring send they an Email saying you have dish and box you need a card

Mofty · 06-06-2012 7:27pm

dogtoffee wrote: »

There is no need to ring send they an Email saying you have dish and box you need a card

I did do that. They replied "if you wish to proceed with ordering the FTA card we would need you to contact our customer service department." They really seem hesitant to send them out now.

maximus02 · 07-06-2012 11:33am

greendom wrote: »

Not true. One thing to bear in mind though is that a new version of the epg is coming. Testers have shown the card trick no longer works with the new version

Is this 100% definite? That the trick will not work when new EPG arrives?

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

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