How many of you have received new Sky cards?

Stiabhna

Hi,

I was just wondering how many of you have received the new Sky cards. I've heard nothing yet, and just wanted to know if I should start "worrying".

Don't want to be cut off for the Crimbo

Stephen

ShaneOC

I have not heard of anyone who has received the new card yet.

I did read somewhere though that the old cards would work throughout the Christas period.

Our man in Havana

was posted on digital spy that sky are having problems and that new cards wont appeartill the new year.

DMC

I know of three people in the UK who have the new cards, working fine by all accounts.

Darby OGill

Q.1. Are they subscribers or FTV?
Q.2. Did they have to activate the cards or just slot 'em in?

daveg

Q.1. Are they subscribers or FTV?

I think (hope) subscribers only. They are supposed to be replacing 7 million cards. I think the FTV system in the UK as way more customers

Q.2. Did they have to activate the cards or just slot 'em in?

Just slot em in.

watty

The new cards *might* be an issue for people that have "moved" from the original subscription or FTV card address.

They won't be a problem if you get mail forwarded from the orignal address.

Obviously folks in Ireland with "cancelled" UK sub cards in use as FTV cards and don't know the orginal address have a problem. The people who "sold" those ought to be hung by their thumbs, esp. if there was no forwarding from address with card, as even changing the card to a different box is a problem.

Darby OGill

Yes, that seems to be the case- a lot of people could end up in bad situation- some of whom have paid big money for cards/boxes presumably.

As a matter of interest, does anyone know/have a guesstimate of the likely numbers involved here in Ireland i.e. (users of either fully functioning FTV cards or ex-sub/unmatched cards with ITV etc. only)? Just curious.

Thankfully I'll be O.K. myself but I know how I'd feel if I lost the signal.

DMC

Originally posted by Darby O'Gill
Q.1. Are they subscribers or FTV?
Q.2. Did they have to activate the cards or just slot 'em in?

They have subs, and I didn't ask

DMC

Originally posted by Darby O'Gill
As a matter of interest, does anyone know/have a guesstimate of the likely numbers involved here in Ireland i.e. (users of either fully functioning FTV cards or ex-sub/unmatched cards with ITV etc. only)? Just curious.

No one knows, its not like this figure is readily collected!

SPAWKER

RE.NEW SKY CARDS,WAS SPEAKING TO THE FTA CALLCENTER,THEY SAID THAT WHEN THE NEW CARDS ARE ISSUED AT THE START OF NEXT VEAR THAT THEY WILL BE SELF ACTIVATING.ROLL ON 2003.

Mountjoy Mugger

Caps Lock stuck today, Spawker?

SPAWKER

Cheers Mugger,have that sussed now.;)