Sky - £20 card?? - Page 6

Satandpcguy · 22-07-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Teasy2007

Ok, I admit it - I am totally confused.

1. I understood that Sky likes to keep tabs on you and that if you took the receiver away from your telephone line, for a period of time, they would know and would send you nasty letters!

2. I dont understand whether it is the card or the receiver which tells sky everything is ok.

3. I have 2 receivers and could leave one at home.

4. I was going to buy a £20 card but that will not give me any more than basic channels, we have the Sky one package at home and really want to take that abroad with us.

Please - can anyone give me a definative answer?????????

Ginny

if you buy a new installation from sky, then the contact states that the equipment (receiver and card associated with that reciever) must be tied to the UK phone system FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS of the contact. this is so that it can ring skys computer at random times, to make sure you are not using the equipment elsewhere, as the equipment is still owned by sky for the first year (the card is always skys property).
uk multiroom works on the same basis to stop people from shipping their 10quid card to a holiday home in spain...both recivers and boxes must be in contact with the sky computer for the entire length of the multiroom contract. failure of ewither multiroom box contacting the sky comuter will start nasty leeters, and the full charging for both cards - possibly backdated!!!

so if you do not have multiroom or have had your sky installation for more than 12 months then you can take your receiver and card with you whereever and for any length of time.

Satandpcguy · 22-07-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilbury

Hi,
Thank you for this info.
Do you have a list of Freesat programs please.
I do not suppose it has anywhere near as many yet but I think it soon may have.
Sky will then have some competition, at last.
Wilbury

try
Channels » Join Freesat

10 new tv channels (zone horror and some shopping channels WOOHOO!) and 8 radio stations in the next few weeks...to bring freesat channels up to 90!!!

Teasy2007 · 23-07-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Satandpcguy

if you buy a new installation from sky, then the contact states that the equipment (receiver and card associated with that reciever) must be tied to the UK phone system FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS of the contact. this is so that it can ring skys computer at random times, to make sure you are not using the equipment elsewhere, as the equipment is still owned by sky for the first year (the card is always skys property).
uk multiroom works on the same basis to stop people from shipping their 10quid card to a holiday home in spain...both recivers and boxes must be in contact with the sky computer for the entire length of the multiroom contract. failure of ewither multiroom box contacting the sky comuter will start nasty leeters, and the full charging for both cards - possibly backdated!!!

so if you do not have multiroom or have had your sky installation for more than 12 months then you can take your receiver and card with you whereever and for any length of time.

Many thanks, at last a definative answer! I can take it away with us and not be worrying.

Is it as easy to tune in as the little satellite receiver I have already? do I have to alter any of the settings?

Ginny

Satandpcguy · 23-07-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Teasy2007

Many thanks, at last a definative answer! I can take it away with us and not be worrying.

Is it as easy to tune in as the little satellite receiver I have already? do I have to alter any of the settings?

Ginny

it totally depends on your dish size and your location at the time. the further south you go it gets that little bit harder.
when you start a sky box, it tries to download critical information it requires to start working (mainly 6 hours of EGP information). the default transponder frequency (11778) this information is on can be a pain to get sometimes, so you may have to change the default transponder frequency to download this critical information from an alternative frequency. services, 401 select, 2 12129 v 27.5 2/3 (the freq we use here in spain) save. wait. you will know it is working when you get the date and time on the screen, then after about 30-60 seconds later channel 998 will (possibly) appear.
once the box is up and working, do not be surprise if the defatult transponder has reverted back to 11788, this is normal. also the changinfg of the DT frequency does not improove reception of channels, it is just used to assist in the boot process of the box.

hope this helps.

Teasy2007 · 28-07-2008, 04:00 PM

Hi again,

Now you are getting technical again satandpcguy - just when I thought I was ok and could just 'plug and play'!!!

We will not be using the satellite until we are in Santa Suzanna, Spain. We have a large dish which works very well indeed, but I am not sure about altering all the settings, it sound complicated!!

Ginny

Satandpcguy · 28-07-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Teasy2007

Hi again,

Now you are getting technical again satandpcguy - just when I thought I was ok and could just 'plug and play'!!!

We will not be using the satellite until we are in Santa Suzanna, Spain. We have a large dish which works very well indeed, but I am not sure about altering all the settings, it sound complicated!!

Ginny

the reason is as above - the frequency (default transponder) of 11778 that the sky box first looks at when it is first powered on is sometimes too weak for the box to receive (especially in certain areas of spain like mine!), so the sky box cannot download critical information that it requires to work - and you get a message of "no satellite signal being recieved"

by changing the frequency (default transponder) to another frequency (12129), allows the sky box to download this critical information so that i can start to work.
when finished, the DT should revert back to its original value.

on my site, under FAQ there is a downloadable PDF step by step guide as to how to do this - and a video with my dull tones explaining how to do it also!! the video was done using an 80cm dish near valencia - which definately does not receive 11778!!