Recent content by pdurie

I called Sky up yesterday (you need the FTV number - which I dont have at the moment) and asked about getting a new card. They said its possible to buy one for 20 pounds. If you have a card that needs reregistering they can do this also. (Not sure if he was suggesting it is necessary to...

Hi all, I am buying a second hand digibox and need a bit of advice. I have a FTV card (with the house on it) from my old (broken) digibox. I believe this will work on any digibox I buy (is this true?) but I am wondering if I buy a new freeview card from Sky for 20 quid will they want me to...

Thanks for the ideas. Actually I tried the box again last night after it was unplugged for 5 days or so. 5 days ago it would not even bring the tv guide up and the signal info read zero, unlocked, no ID etc. Last night it brought the tv guide up, and it displayed the program info at the bottom...

Thanks for that. So I guess I need a new box off ebay and then hope the LNB is ok. I still have the sky viewing card (no sub) but is this any use now? Will the card only work in the now broken digibox or is it possible to use it on another box? I will look at maybe getting a new tuner fitted...

Thanks for the comment. I have had a look at the other post you mentioned. Any idea why the tuner has suddenly gone? Im just wondering if the new dish/LNB could have damged the tuner?(bearing in mind it was working fine on another dish for 2 yrs) If so then I dont want to get another digibox...

Hi all, I'm hoping someone out there may be able to help me on my "no signal problem" please? I have a Pace 2500 digibox and sky card without subscription. I had this working perfectly for over a year and then moved the box to another dish/location. It took about 5 mins to kick in...