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Free BT Sports and Eir Sports

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  • #552
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,764 ✭✭✭funnyname


    thewheel2.0 wrote: »
    You can record and live pause.

    Recently the RTE channels are available for viewing/recording/live pause without a Sky sub so dormant Sky viewing cards/boxes are fierce handy.

    When did this start?


  • #553
    Del007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭Del007


    Bang them an email here cs@eirsport.ie

    They will send you out a viewing card and also pair it to your box


  • #554
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


    thewheel2.0 wrote: »
    You can record and live pause.

    Recently the RTE channels are available for viewing/recording/live pause without a Sky sub so dormant Sky viewing cards/boxes are fierce handy.

    When did this happen I unknown to myself tried rewinding a live match on BT a fee weeks back and it's wasn't available. They have only BT and no sky sub


  • #555
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    shmeee wrote: »
    Signed up for this in the home house there a few minutes ago. Just entered the sky card number and the channels are active already, full HD and they havnt got the Sky HD sub which is a nice touch.

    No problems, they have eircom regular dsl broadband and not efibre by the way also.

    It Could go some way in describing how i got free BT Sports since last Summer, as i was with eircom many moons ago before moving to sky!


  • #556
    givecredit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    funnyname wrote: »
    When did this start?

    It Did'nt


  • #557
    thewheel2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭thewheel2.0


    Jurgen Klopp wrote: »
    When did this happen I unknown to myself tried rewinding a live match on BT a fee weeks back and it's wasn't available. They have only BT and no sky sub

    Its working for me. I have a Sky +HD box with an expired viewing card. I have Eir internet and no TV subscription of any kind.

    I can record, live pause and series link channels like BT Sports 1-3, BT ESPN, Box Nation and Eir Sport 1 + 2. In the last few months I can now do that with RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE+1, RTE News Now, TV3, 3e, TV3 +1 and TG4 HD. Same for all the BBC channels and other free view channels. Still no TV3 HD.

    I watch the odd RTE program, occasional RTE Soccer and Rugby. Also all the MMA available on BT Sports so it is perfect for me - no subscription required for everything I care about.

    Quality bargain.

    Note: Maybe it is not working for some people who don't have the viewing card that pairs with their exact HD box?


  • #558
    batistuta9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,273 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    How are you getting those Irish channels without a sky sub?


  • #559
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,321 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    thewheel2.0 wrote: »
    Its working for me. I have a Sky +HD box with an expired viewing card. I have Eir internet and no TV subscription of any kind.

    I can record, live pause and series link channels like BT Sports 1-3, BT ESPN, Box Nation and Eir Sport 1 + 2. In the last few months I can now do that with RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE+1, RTE News Now, TV3, 3e, TV3 +1 and TG4 HD. Same for all the BBC channels and other free view channels. Still no TV3 HD.
    Im finding that hard to believe. Is this the same box and viewing card that you previously had a Sky subscription with?


  • #560
    Mickalus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Mickalus


    Also, what colour is the box?
    I have the newer (ish) Black HD box and since I stopped paying a sub, I no longer have access to Irish channels or Live pause, record etc etc.


  • #561
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


    All I'm going to say is, if this is true then your a jammy git for the handiest hardware/software glitch ever :p

    EDIT: to be fair others have reported the same

    https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/sky-box-now-recording-without-subscription-2243526

    Would ya mind telling us what your viewing card looks like out of interest? Apparently some older obsolete card is what enables it


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  • #562
    mikeysmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭mikeysmith


    Just signed up on the new deal

    Wondering what's the BT sport's stream quality like in the eir app and does it freeze on big games


  • #563
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    mikeysmith wrote: »
    Just signed up on the new deal

    Wondering what's the BT sport's stream quality like in the eir app and does it freeze on big games

    Watched a bit of Arsenal Utd this evening to check the quality. Stream went down 2 or 3 times in the 15 minutes I watched. Really not acceptable.

    I use wifi so I don't know if that is an issue.
    The quality is ok but the movement on screen is a little slow at times.


  • #564
    ActingDanClark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,932 ✭✭✭ActingDanClark


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    Watched a bit of Arsenal Utd this evening to check the quality. Stream went down 2 or 3 times in the 15 minutes I watched. Really not acceptable.

    I use wifi so I don't know if that is an issue.
    The quality is ok but the movement on screen is a little slow at times.
    Nah, that's just arsenal...


  • #565
    thewheel2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭thewheel2.0


    Jurgen Klopp wrote: »
    All I'm going to say is, if this is true then your a jammy git for the handiest hardware/software glitch ever :p

    EDIT: to be fair others have reported the same

    https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/sky-box-now-recording-without-subscription-2243526

    Would ya mind telling us what your viewing card looks like out of interest? Apparently some older obsolete card is what enables it

    I had a fair idea it would not work with Sky Q but maybe you are right and newer viewing cards don't allow it either.

    Attached is a pic of my box and viewing card:

    EDIT: The linked comment explains how it works. My Granny cancelled her subscription and plugged out the box, I took it a year later and it worked perfectly because Sky never got the chance to send a signal to the box to cancel recording functionality. https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/28549704


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