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

billbond4

Was looking forward to that feature too, but its not working for me on my philips tv (I have CEC enabled)

muffler

billbond4 wrote: »

(I have CEC enabled)

How do you enable it?

jca

billbond4 wrote: »

Was looking forward to that feature too, but its not working for me on my philips tv (I have CEC enabled)

It worked on my Samsung tv until I rolled the update back to the earlier version. It never worked on the other box with a Toshiba tv. Would much prefer to have the card trick back....

billbond4

muffler wrote: »

How do you enable it?

It's on your TV settings, it's enabled by default on the latest software, for more info see here.
http://help.sky.com/articles/hdmi-one-touch-play?country=ie

The Ayatolla

At least we can get Channel 5 HD, ITV 2,3 and 4 in HD now as well with the new firmware. An extra bonus I guess.

SPAWKER

The Ayatolla wrote: »

At least we can get Channel 5 HD, ITV 2,3 and 4 in HD now as well with the new firmware. An extra bonus I guess.

Yes you can tune them in but you need a UK sub to watch them as they are all subscription channels.

radiowaves

SPAWKER wrote: »

Yes you can tune them in but you need a UK sub to watch them as they are all subscription channels.

The ITV HD channels have always been available on an Irish card.

The Ayatolla

SPAWKER wrote: »

Yes you can tune them in but you need a UK sub to watch them as they are all subscription channels.

Nope. Watched them all last night on an Irish HD sub.

The Ayatolla

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Nope. Watched them all last night on an Irish HD sub.

Yes, I've been watching ITV Encore on a sky box with an Irish HD sub since it started in June.

Kalyke

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Nope. Watched them all last night on an Irish HD sub.

On a Sky box?

DigiDec

Yes, they are all available now on a sky box with an ROI hd sub, even Channel 5 HD

The Ayatolla

Someone would badly wanna update this thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055520627

DigiDec

That thread is still correct, they are not FTA but you can tune and view them with an ROI hd sub

The Ayatolla

DigiDec wrote: »

That thread is still correct, they are not FTA but you can tune and view them with an ROI hd sub

An asterisk next to it then

DigiDec

Yeah that would help I suppose

galtee boy

DigiDec wrote: »

Yes, they are all available now on a sky box with an ROI hd sub, even Channel 5 HD

Keep publicising it and Sky will knobble it, the next time there is a software update !

The Ayatolla

galtee boy wrote: »

Keep publicising it and Sky will knobble it, the next time there is a software update !

I emailed them last night to see if it was ok that I should be getting them.

jca

I did a forced update on one of my boxes to a 009 epg and the card trick wouldn't work. I tried the forced update on the same box again this morning and the trick is working again....

Plascebo

jca wrote: »

I did a forced update on one of my boxes to a 009 epg and the card trick wouldn't work. I tried the forced update on the same box again this morning and the trick is working again....

Is there some hope for the card trick?

jca

Plascebo wrote: »

Is there some hope for the card trick?

Only a stop-gap I fear because the 009 epg will be taken off the forced update stream soon. Flushed with my success on the first box I went ahead and Force updated my second box and no way will it work.... UTV epg loads perfectly but as soon as I swop cards the Irish epg comes back.... arrghh most frustrating...

galtee boy

The Ayatolla wrote: »

I emailed them last night to see if it was ok that I should be getting them.

Do you think for one minute, that Sky technies dont monitor Internet forums ?

Kalyke

galtee boy wrote: »

Do you think for one minute, that Sky technies dont monitor Internet forums ?

+1. I think the card trick was a sky solution to a Freesat problem. Skys work around to ITV , etc , not being allowed on Irish TVs. The more of us that cancel or threaten to do so, the more chance of another update that will open another glitch.....

jca

galtee boy wrote: »

Do you think for one minute, that Sky technies dont monitor Internet forums ?

He isn't doing anything wrong. He's watching them through other channels while paying extra for a HD sub, without sky+ features of course.

galtee boy

jca wrote: »

He isn't doing anything wrong. He's watching them through other channels while paying extra for a HD sub, without sky+ features of course.

I didnt mean he was doing wrong, I just meant that its possible that Sky don't realize how much value people get from the glitches on their software, until they read about them on forums like this. Sure it's great to to able to access ITV 2,3,4 , BBC News and CH5 ( if only for the Gadget Show ) in HD via other channels, but I'm just wary that this little "bonus" will be killed off in the next update. That's all.

The Ayatolla

galtee boy wrote: »

I didnt mean he was doing wrong, I just meant that its possible that Sky don't realize how much value people get from the glitches on their software, until they read about them on forums like this. Sure it's great to to able to access ITV 2,3,4 , BBC News and CH5 ( if only for the Gadget Show ) in HD via other channels, but I'm just wary that this little "bonus" will be killed off in the next update. That's all.

Here's what I got back from Sky after I emailed them:

Dear Mr. XXXXXX

Thank you for your email dated September 29th.

I passed the details contained in your correspondence to our technical department. They have advised that the channels you mentioned below should not be accessible in the Republic of Ireland. These channels will cease to be available to you in the coming weeks. For now, we recommend that you remove these channels from your "Other Channels" list by following the below instructions:

Press "Services" on your remote.
Press the "Down" arrow key and highlight "Other Channels".
Highlight the appropriate channel and press the "Yellow" button.

We appreciate your co-operation in this matter and thank you again for your email.

Warm regards,
David.

Sky Customer Services
Believe In Better

Kalyke

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Here's what I got back from Sky after I emailed them:

Off you go and delete now.....:mad::mad::mad:

The Ayatolla

Feck that, I'll hold onto them for as long as I can. Better than nothing

Strawberry HillBilly

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Here's what I got back from Sky after I emailed them:

Is there a way to unthank someone ?:pac:

The Ayatolla

jca

jca wrote: »

Only a stop-gap I fear because the 009 epg will be taken off the forced update stream soon. Flushed with my success on the first box I went ahead and Force updated my second box and no way will it work.... UTV epg loads perfectly but as soon as I swop cards the Irish epg comes back.... arrghh most frustrating...

Made a small breakthrough here guys. The second box resolutely refused to load the trick epg so in an act of desperation I deleted all the other channels. While still on the Irish epg and rolled back to 009 epg I retuned all the SD other channels, redid the trick and voila it's working again...... For a while I suppose until the update is forced upon me again.

energy1942

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Here's what I got back from Sky after I emailed them:

I also contacted Sky soon after ITV Encore launched in June, and was told that it would be encrypted soon after, however now that other channels ITV 2,3, & 4 along with Channel 5 HD can be accessed here since the software update, maybe they will be encrypted soon.

radiowaves

energy1942 wrote: »

I also contacted Sky soon after ITV Encore launched in June, and was told that it would be encrypted soon after, however now that other channels ITV 2,3, & 4 along with Channel 5 HD can be accessed here since the software update, maybe they will be encrypted soon.

ITV Encore in both HD and SD & Channel 5 HD are and always have been encrypted - as are the HD versions of the mentioned ITV channels.

pbarr

energy1942 wrote: »

I also contacted Sky soon after ITV Encore launched in June, and was told that it would be encrypted soon after, however now that other channels ITV 2,3, & 4 along with Channel 5 HD can be accessed here since the software update, maybe they will be encrypted soon.

My box updated yesterday morning and I did the forced update today and the trick worked straight away. Like everybody else it probably won't be for long. It would be great if there was some way of blocking the update.

I have another question if you have the HD pack are ITV 2,3, & 4 and ch 5 HD available on the epg or is it just through other channels.

Kalyke

Quote:
Originally Posted by galtee boy View Post
I didnt mean he was doing wrong, I just meant that its possible that Sky don't realize how much value people get from the glitches on their software, until they read about them on forums like this. Sure it's great to to able to access ITV 2,3,4 , BBC News and CH5 ( if only for the Gadget Show ) in HD via other channels, but I'm just wary that this little "bonus" will be killed off in the next update. That's all.
Here's what I got back from Sky after I emailed them:

Quote:
Dear Mr. XXXXXX

Thank you for your email dated September 29th.

I passed the details contained in your correspondence to our technical department. They have advised that the channels you mentioned below should not be accessible in the Republic of Ireland. These channels will cease to be available to you in the coming weeks. For now, we recommend that you remove these channels from your "Other Channels" list by following the below instructions:

Press "Services" on your remote.
Press the "Down" arrow key and highlight "Other Channels".
Highlight the appropriate channel and press the "Yellow" button.

We appreciate your co-operation in this matter and thank you again for your email.

Warm regards,
David.

Sky Customer Services
Believe In Better



Why?Why?Why?????

muffler

Kalyke wrote: »

Why?Why?Why?????

You left out the "didnt I use quote tags" bit :P

SPAWKER

pbarr wrote: »

My box updated yesterday morning and I did the forced update today and the trick worked straight away. Like everybody else it probably won't be for long. It would be great if there was some way of blocking the update.

I have another question if you have the HD pack are ITV 2,3, & 4 and ch 5 HD available on the epg or is it just through other channels.

Which version did it update to the R006 or the R013 one ?

Pocaide

How do you do a forced update

The Ayatolla

Plug out box at mains. Hold backup button on the box. Keep holding and plug box back in. Keep holding. Message will eventually pop up on screen about software update in progress. Takes about 15-20 seconds of holding backup. Update takes 5-10mins.

anonanymore

Back to R009, blue trick working.
If I record a programme on the blue trick and the box updates to R010 will I still be able to watch the programme?

SPAWKER

anonanymore wrote: »

Back to R009, blue trick working.
If I record a programme on the blue trick and the box updates to R010 will I still be able to watch the programme?

Yes you will

lawred2

got the new update

HDMI control doesn't work for me but that's probably down to our tvs more than sky

Anyone got an exhaustive list of extra channels that can be added with the opened up frequencies and what not?

SPAWKER

lawred2 wrote: »

got the new update

HDMI control doesn't work for me but that's probably down to our tvs more than sky

Anyone got an exhaustive list of extra channels that can be added with the opened up frequencies and what not?

Check the tuning sticky at the top of the page or try this link http://www.lyngsat.com/

Pocaide

Thanks for that.

DigiDec

lawred2 wrote: »

got the new update

HDMI control doesn't work for me but that's probably down to our tvs more than sky

Anyone got an exhaustive list of extra channels that can be added with the opened up frequencies and what not?

I have one.
PM me your e mail address and I will send it to you.

The Ayatolla

ITV Encore SD/HD works now as well.

10832H
22000
5/6

and

10.906 V
22.000
5/6

DigiDec

The Ayatolla wrote: »

ITV Encore SD/HD works now as well.

10832H
22000
5/6

and

10.906 V
22.000
5/6

Only the HD version will work and if you have the hd sub

The Ayatolla

DigiDec wrote: »

Only the HD version will work and if you have the hd sub

I do. And it works.

Same here, going to be gutted when we eventually lose this channel, it's my favourite! Although I hope UTV Ireland will show a lot of the ITV dramas, when it starts in January.

jca

zorro2566 wrote: »

Same here, going to be gutted when we eventually lose this channel, it's my favourite! Although I hope UTV Ireland will show a lot of the ITV dramas, when it starts in January.

But will UTV ireland be on the Irish epg?

The Ayatolla

jca wrote: »

But will UTV ireland be on the Irish epg?

Probably. If they want to be viewed in homes across Ireland.