Recent content by nbulos

"There is a problem with the box software. I assume you have re- booted it. If the software version is too old you'll have loads of problems. The activation signal never takes longer than four hours, and can come at any time, it doesn't matter which channel the box is tuned to, or even if it is...

Up until a few months ago, we had been some Sky channels, particularly Sky Sports, by paying for a full subscription in the UK and using our set top box and card in Jordan. However, we recently got a replacement sky card (we thought the problem was with the card but it turned out to be with the...

My husband and I until recently had a sky subscription. Our old digibox gave out and the replacement we bought on Ebay can't read our sky card so we are now looking to alternatives. The key thing is to be able to watch English sports (English Premiership, FA Cup, Carling Cup) other football...

My dad's an electrical engineer so he should be able to do the replacement. In any event, if that doesn't work, is the Pace 430N the best box to buy? I've looked on Ebay and there seem to be a lot of Pace 440's on offer as well. Are they as good? thanks, N

thanks for the responses. I don't suppose there is any way to fix the card reader? I do have an old Amstrad box which I could get a card reader from. Otherwise, could buy another box as suggested but how will I know its not also a dud?

When we moved to Jordan from the UK a few years ago, we brought our sky box and sky viewing card along with us and installed and activated the card using a 2.5M dish. With this setup, we were able to watch several channels (no BBC, ITV, but sky one and sky sports, which was the important thing...