Freesat card for Channel 4 HD

physcogem

where can i get one,i have no sky equipment so will they let me have one

rolfw

You can order a Freesat card from Sky, but you will need a Sky digibox to activate the card, nothing to stop you buying a cheap one on Ebay.

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physcogem

ok can get box from freind. will the card open 4 hd thats all im interested in.

Robbo

Yes, it will, I have one running in my TM6800HD.

physcogem

without paying the 10£ a month hd option?

Robbo

Yes, it is not necessary as CH4 HD is a Free to view channel, not sure if it is needed on a Sky HD box though.

physcogem

hope this makes sense. I have a box and a card that had films on etc but was cancelled abt 1 year ago question is will this card still show the stuff i want ie freesat from sly. appreciate that if it does still work it will need leaving in the box for afew days to update. if it does work it will save me the 20£ for a new card

Robbo

It depends what you mean by 'cancelled'.

I had a Sky subscription that finished approx 2 years ago, with the 6 mix plus movies. I phoned up Sky and cancelled all my subscriptions, and YES the card still works alright as FTV. So, so should yours. As you say, the card may have fallen asleep, so it may take a little while to wake it up. LOL

The only problem you are going to have is that you have no Sky equipment, as the card will need popping back into a Sky box once in a while, as the Diablo can't do it.

I don't know what the period is though, I'm sure I have had mine in my TM for over a month now, and it is still going strong.

physcogem

thats sounds good, father in law cancelled subs to sky and still has box so should be able to loop through arion and wake up the card.

i only want 4 hd be a lot easier when it goes fta

Robbo

Yes, that will work, if you pick the correct transponder range and satellite on the Arion, alternatively, send to 28E and turn the Arion OFF. Better still, get a twin LNB.

physcogem

got dish on 28e what is best channel if any on sky box to leave it to wake up?

i have got twin lnb and if this all works ok will run another sat cable to enable box to be left connected all the time

Robbo

Not sure, one of the installers on here who does Sky will know. One of the reasons why I suggested leaving the Arion in the OFF state, was so that the Sky box could do its thing (whatever that is) with access to whatever it needed.

physcogem

got the arion off, sky box says no sat signal if arion on, sky box is working on fta fine so card should work when fully updated gonna leave it on overnight

Robbo

By the way I have had my Sky card in my box for 6 weeks now, I just checked, not sure if the box updates the card or it hasn't needed one yet.

physcogem

in sky box, card will open ch 5, put in diablo cam nothing happens, do you know if it opens 5 on sky box then card is updated fully. i would of thought this be the case

i dont know if cam settings are right till the card is updated, chicken or the egg i suppose

Robbo

I think it can do bits at a time, so if you can see ch5, it just means ch5 is done, there is also Sky 3 and a few others. I only use it for ch5 and ch4 HD.

physcogem

i had the card the wrong way up, what a donkey, got 5 and 4hd so at least i know cam is set up right . will just keep topping it up .

at least sly did not get the 20£ from me .

thanks for your help

Robbo

LOL, Yep, I think I did the same thing with my DigitAlb card in my Conax Cam.

Glad you got it sorted.

cdtronix

When actiavting these cards for customers I always leave in sky box on ch4 over night & by the morning 99% of the time, the card is back on again.

bobdisk

I recently got a s*y box that had not been used for 3 years!, a Panasonic TUDS840. An expired contract card was left in it. I just left it on standby overnight, and the card came to life, ch5, 5US, sky3 etc all now available. It doesnt matter if you leave it on or not, just leave the mains plugged in. I then did a forced update, now it works a treat.
Now I want to find out what software I need to use the s*y card in my AB IP box 9000HD. Anyone any idea? It has 2 card slots, and a slot for a CAM.

Robbo

Not all receivers are capable, or don't have the software support to do it.

It is not on my list of receivers that do work with a Sky card.

What you do, is find the support forum for your receiver, and download the latest patch for it, or whatever method is used to update it. If it doesn't work, then it won't. You would have to stick a Diablo in it instead.