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

Nsewell · 04-10-2014 4:10pm

Anybody with a DRX89x box wishing to downgrade to R009 hasn't got that long left to do so if all goes to plan.

jca · 04-10-2014 4:15pm

The Ayatolla wrote: »

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

Probably.....

04-10-2014 4:36pm

jca wrote: »

Probably.....

Of course they will, sky is everywhere in Ireland so UTV will want to be there!

SPAWKER · 04-10-2014 7:41pm

Nsewell wrote: »

Anybody with a DRX89x box wishing to downgrade to R009 hasn't got that long left to do so if all goes to plan.

What plan would that be? And where are you getting your info from?

Nsewell · 05-10-2014 2:19am

SPAWKER wrote: »

What plan would that be? And where are you getting your info from?

The planned date for the DRX89x's DR stream to be updated with R010, which is still subject to a final go/no-go call on the day itself.

Once R010 is on the DRX89x DR stream you won't be able to downgrade any of those boxes to R009.

R010 is already on the DRX595's DR stream.

Nsewell · 06-10-2014 5:33pm

At approximately 3:30pm the DR stream was updated for DRX89x & 595 boxes with release R010.70.58.13P.

If your box is currently running the 58.06P version of R010 I would encourage you to update to the newer 58.13P version.

lertsnim · 06-10-2014 5:59pm

jca wrote: »

Probably.....

Why wouldn't they? It is commercial suicide for them not to.

Kalyke · 06-10-2014 6:09pm

Nsewell wrote: »

At approximately 3:30pm the DR stream was updated for DRX89x & 595 boxes with release R010.70.58.13P.

If your box is currently running the 58.06P version of R010 I would encourage you to update to the newer 58.13P version.

Card trick RIP.....

machiavellianme · 06-10-2014 6:11pm

Nsewell wrote: »

At approximately 3:30pm the DR stream was updated for DRX89x & 595 boxes with release R010.70.58.13P.

If your box is currently running the 58.06P version of R010 I would encourage you to update to the newer 58.13P version.

Why would you encourage us to update?
Nothing in it for me.

Nsewell · 06-10-2014 6:21pm

machiavellianme wrote: »

Why would you encourage us to update?
Nothing in it for me.

The newer release of R010 contains a lot of bug fixes & stability improvements than the original .06P release.

Obviously if your still rocking R009 you wouldn't want to update.

kinkafro123 · 06-10-2014 6:25pm

so basically the card trick it's gone so cant record on blue button have granada card so is channel 5 hd and itv hd coming to epg if so great

irishfeen · 06-10-2014 7:26pm

I suppose its almost about time start inquiring from sky about any HD offers

06-10-2014 7:50pm

irishfeen wrote: »

I suppose its almost about time start inquiring from sky about any HD offers

Will the blue button trick work on a HD sub though? Can't see ch4 hd or ch5 hd coming onto the Irish epg, maybe the ITVs will come on when UTV Ireland starts in January!

irishfeen · 06-10-2014 7:51pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

Will the blue button trick work on a HD sub though? Can't see ch4 hd or ch5 hd coming onto the Irish epg, maybe the ITVs will come on when UTV Ireland starts in January!

Neither trick is working for me with a UTV card.

06-10-2014 7:55pm

Any reports of a Hd subber with the card trick/blue button trick still working! My Hd subbed box updated but I immediately did a forced update back to the previous software to maintain the card trick so I don't know if the trick will wirk,doubt it would!

06-10-2014 7:56pm

irishfeen wrote: »

Neither trick is working for me with a UTV card.

Do you have a HD sub?

Berberis · 11-10-2014 1:27pm

I just got sky plus and HD installed today on the carphone warehouse deal. Up to now I had been using an old sky grundig box with a UK ftv card, which I have now moved to another room/telly.
For the new box it I am going to add ITV and channel 5 to other channels.
Does anyone know if the procedure of putting these channels onto the Irish EPG will work with my new box as I have an up to date UK ftv card as mentioned.
I am a bit cautious of trying it without some up to date advice reviews etc in case I feck up this new equipment.

Cheers

machiavellianme · 11-10-2014 6:05pm

Berberis wrote: »

I just got sky plus and HD installed today on the carphone warehouse deal. Up to now I had been using an old sky grundig box with a UK ftv card, which I have now moved to another room/telly.
For the new box it I am going to add ITV and channel 5 to other channels.
Does anyone know if the procedure of putting these channels onto the Irish EPG will work with my new box as I have an up to date UK ftv card as mentioned.
I am a bit cautious of trying it without some up to date advice reviews etc in case I feck up this new equipment.

Cheers

No. The card trick is over. Only a handful of people still have it now. The last few boxes will be updated soon and that will be it.

11-10-2014 6:06pm

Even with a HD sub?

SPAWKER · 11-10-2014 7:49pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

Even with a HD sub?

No not even with the HD sub. It's dead and buried.
Unless sly feck up again with some software glitch in the future.

Berberis · 11-10-2014 7:55pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

No not even with the HD sub. It's dead and buried.
Unless sly feck up again with some software in the future.

Ah well just have to get used to the Irish EPG again so and just have ITV and Channel 5 and the 5 usa etc on other channels.
Its a shame though as I much prefer the UK EPG as most of the channels I watch are on the first 2 pages.

Thanks for the info

11-10-2014 11:29pm

UTV Ireland will be here soon and they will have a lot of ITV content and it may also bring ITV 2,3 & 4!

radiowaves · 11-10-2014 11:32pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

UTV Ireland will be here soon and they will have a lot of ITV content and it may also bring ITV 2,3 & 4!

How do you figure that one out?

There's a reason why they're launching UTV Ireland rather than just making UTV an all-Ireland station.

The rights issues that make the launch of UTV Ireland necessary will still apply to the other ITVs.

11-10-2014 11:39pm

I'm clutching at straws. ITV was dropped in Scotland in favour of STV but they also have ITV 2,3 & 4.

irishfeen · 11-10-2014 11:39pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

UTV Ireland will be here soon and they will have a lot of ITV content and it may also bring ITV 2,3 & 4!

TV3 would go to the grave before they would allow ITV to do it on sky here - the absolute only way they will appear on the sky EPG is if TV3 go out of business or they lose all ITV rights.

radiowaves · 11-10-2014 11:41pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

I'm clutching at straws. ITV was dropped in Scotland in favour of STV but they also have ITV 2,3 & 4.

STV to all intents and purposes is ITV mate; it is entitled to carry all ITV's networked output as is UTV.

And as they are in the UK (still) ITV2, 3 & 4 is carried there as standard.

The situation here is hugely different.

pbarr · 14-10-2014 9:10am

SPAWKER wrote: »

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

I'm not sure.I did the forced update the following day and the card trick worked again. Sorry for not replying sooner but I've been on holidays since and haven't been on here since.

SPAWKER · 14-10-2014 12:44pm

pbarr wrote: »

I'm not sure.I did the forced update the following day and the card trick worked again. Sorry for not replying sooner but I've been on holidays since and haven't been on here since.

You must still be on the one ending in 006 because the card trick won't work on either of the two new ones ending in 006 or 013 using a NI card or other Uk ones.

jca · 14-10-2014 1:54pm

The two latest epg's start with 010 and render the card trick useless. I'm on the rollback epg which starts with 009 and all is fine (for a while). Unfortunately the 009 epg has been removed as the backup and when I get the update next time around it's bye bye card trick. It was good while it lasted.

pbarr · 18-10-2014 12:39pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

You must still be on the one ending in 006 because the card trick won't work on either of the two new ones ending in 006 or 013 using a NI card or other Uk ones.

After I did the forced update I am now on 009.066.08. Its just over two weeks since I did it so I'm sure the box is due to update again any day now and to quote JCA it's bye bye card trick and it was good while it lasted.

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 1:52pm

pbarr wrote: »

After I did the forced update I am now on 009.066.08. Its just over two weeks since I did it so I'm sure the box is due to update again any day now and to quote JCA it's bye bye card trick and it was good while it lasted.

I also did a roll back to R009-077.066.008P about a fortnight ago also but it updated on Thursday night /Friday morning to the one ending in 013P so the card trick is now dead and buried. Unless they have some other glitch in future upgrades.

pbarr · 18-10-2014 2:01pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

I also did a roll back to R009-077.066.008P about a fortnight ago also but it updated on Thursday night /Friday morning to the one ending in 013P so the card trick is now dead and buried. Unless they have some other glitch in future upgrades.

And I presume the forced update won't take it back now?

Nsewell · 18-10-2014 5:43pm

pbarr wrote: »

And I presume the forced update won't take it back now?

Correct, a forced update will give you R010.070.58.13P

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 8:14pm

pbarr wrote: »

And I presume the forced update won't take it back now?

As said above it won't as it's now a legacy firmware version and the only one available on the DR stream is the 13P version.

jca · 18-10-2014 8:34pm

I'm on borrowed time so, both boxes still on the old 009 egg.

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 8:59pm

jca wrote: »

I'm on borrowed time so, both boxes still on the old 009 egg.

You are indeed &#55357;&#56877;

headnorth · 18-10-2014 9:39pm

Would the card trick still work on a box that hasn't/cannot be updated to the 13P epg?

pbarr · 18-10-2014 9:55pm

Talk about bad timing. I got a call from Sky this evening offering the hd pack for €5 a month. If I took it that would be the card trick gone except for the blue button. I wonder if I ring back when the box is updated will I slill get it for that price.ðŸ˜႒

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 10:18pm

headnorth wrote: »

Would the card trick still work on a box that hasn't/cannot be updated to the 13P epg?

It will still work on DRXs 890/895 on the R009 version.But what you mean by cannot be updated to the R010 version? Unless you intend to leave it unplugged.

headnorth · 18-10-2014 10:30pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

It will still work on DRXs 890/895 on the R009 version.But what you mean by cannot be updated to the R010 version? Unless you intend to leave it unplugged.

I was looking on the skyepginfo site and was just wondering if a box can't reviece the 13P update would the trick still work.

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 10:48pm

headnorth wrote: »

I was looking on the skyepginfo site and was just wondering if a box can't reviece the 13P update would the trick still work.

The only way a box won't receive an update is if you leave it unplugged or disconnect the dish so it can't get a signal.

headnorth · 18-10-2014 11:03pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

The only way a box won't receive an update is if you leave it unplugged or disconnect the dish so it can't get a signal.

From what I understand the 13P kills the card trick. But by looking at the "skyepginfo" website other makes of boxes don't get the 13P update, so I mean will one of these boxes work with the card trick?

SPAWKER · 18-10-2014 11:12pm

headnorth wrote: »

From what I understand the 13P kills the card trick. But by looking at the "skyepginfo" website other makes of boxes don't get the 13P update, so I mean will one of these boxes work with the card trick?

To my knowledge the card trick was only still working on the DRX 890/895 boxes so can't comment on other makes.

headnorth · 18-10-2014 11:33pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

To my knowledge the card trick was only still working on the DRX 890/895 boxes so can't comment on other makes.

Cheers for that info. Really interested in this because I found my very old blue sky cards 2 weeks ago and the functions still seem to work in my DRX 890 and I would like to know if an older box with record and pause capability would also work the card trick

Kalyke · 19-10-2014 4:55pm

headnorth wrote: »

Cheers for that info. Really interested in this because I found my very old blue sky cards 2 weeks ago and the functions still seem to work in my DRX 890 and I would like to know if an older box with record and pause capability would also work the card trick

Anyone selling one of those older boxes???

SPAWKER · 19-10-2014 6:04pm

Kalyke wrote: »

Anyone selling one of those older boxes???

Have a look on Adverts loads of DRX890's on there

Kalyke · 19-10-2014 6:29pm

SPAWKER wrote: »

Have a look on Adverts loads of DRX890's on there

Are they HD? Are they update proof?

SPAWKER · 19-10-2014 7:13pm

Kalyke wrote: »

Are they HD? Are they update proof?

Yes they are HD boxes and no they are not update proof.

jca · 20-10-2014 4:25am

Kalyke wrote: »

Are they HD? Are they update proof?

The card trick never worked on the older white boxes.

pbarr · 20-10-2014 1:48pm

From last night I have started switching off my sky box to prevent it updating. Do they ever update them during the day does anybody know?

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

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