sky cards working in other digiboxes

[sparkieee]

hi there can anyone explain this to me i borrowed my mothers Sky card as she is on holliday she has the full package it worked for a few days and then stopped why did it work and can i somehow get it to work again many thanks

[Huevos]

Just put it back in her box and it should wake up when it gets the update signal.

[woborny]

it depends on what the messages are on the screen (and if you are using it in a Sky receiver or not!)

normally Sky card will work in any Sky receiver - for the "6 mix" channels, and not the sports and movuies channels. For these two you will see the "this is the wrong card for this set top box".

HOWEVER

I have also seen this message as part of the new card change over...it appears ON ALL ENCRYPTED channels if your Sky card has not been paired to the box and Sky have sent the new card out....if it was paired then you would see the "insert new card" message.

[sparkieee]

yeah the message is coming up this is the wrong card for this box but why did it work for a while can i get it to work again?

[Analoguesat]

Probably only if you use the other digibox.

[sparkieee]

wil it not work in mine again why did it work in the first place?

[sparkieee]

no more help with this card mystery guys

[wannabee]

Not exactly sure..

But i would think Sky noticed that it was not in the box that it was married to.. so ther-fore it will not work..

It should work again after you put it back in your mothers box and it gets an update..

take the box and the card next time.. lol

[sparkieee]

cheers wannabee i was goin to but she wud av tru a fit shes old she dosentlike any thing being touched shud i try putin it back in her box and then back in mine to see if i can get it to work again shes back on saturday

[wannabee]

It may take a while to get it going again in your mums box again.. via Sky update

Depends if you want to rub your mum up the wrong way when she gets home. lol

[sparkieee]

i suppose i should just upgrade myself but between the kids beer poker and bikes im skint

[wannabee]

yeah.. i can see that the kids, beer, poker and bikes would be a problem.. lol

[tomthebomb1968]

Would the fact that Sky see to be sending out updates to the blue cards on an almost daily basis have caused this, because as has been stated the only channels that should not open are the movies and sports,

My blue cards are getiing two day extensions nearly every day

[woborny]

your card worked ok in another receiver until Sky sent the messge that your new card has been posted.

this message then checks to make sure you are using the cad in the correct box - as this is required to activate the new card. it shows the "not correct card" as a warning that you are not using the card in the correct box, to call Sky, as you will not be able to activate your new white card in the nonpaired receiver...

so both you old and new card will not only work in your mums receiver (or the one that the card is originally paired).

if you want TV use your mums receiver...
or get her white card when it has been activated!

[Huevos]

My blue cards are getiing two day extensions nearly every day

How do you know that?

[woborny]

lets just say that during this card swap phase there have been some interesting reports....
including the freesatfromskycards being able to record and playback FTA channels in Sky+ receivers, some "replaced" blue cards still working ok in Sky receivers...for all (inc sports and movies) channels...old cards still workinng in nosky receivers...
i suppose things will not be 100% until the old NDS2 encryption is totally switched off...

[tomthebomb1968]

How do you know that?

They are in my linux receivers and i can check the entitlements with cccaminfo plugin

[Nolia]

I have used my Sky card in a Manhattan XT-CM receiver and all the channels worked Sky Sports etc. I have a blue card. It still works in the box tried it today and watched the u21 championship!!