Can U still get FTV cards???
 

My mate has mived into a new house - has a Sky dish already up. He does
not want sky, BUT i have an old Sky box - and was was wondering if its
still possible to get FTV cards - and if he can then use them in my old
sky digibox once we hook it up.

Scott

Scott wrote:
My mate has mived into a new house - has a Sky dish already up. He
does not want sky, BUT i have an old Sky box - and was was wondering
if its still possible to get FTV cards - and if he can then use them
in my old sky digibox once we hook it up.

The BBC used to be FTV until July this year. They paid the
vast majority of the costs associated with the issue of FTV cards.

However when the Beeb went FTA, ITV, C4, and C5 were
unwilling to take on the extra costs, and the FTV card scheme died.

There are rumours and reports that following pressure from
the regulators, the scheme could be revived. However it
seems that any viewer requiring an FTV card will need to
pay a fee. £22 has been mentioned.

The other current method to receive ITV/4/5 without a Sky sub,
is to register with adult channel Pout. For £9 (was £5) you can
register for their pay to view service. They send you a card, and
this decodes the FTV channels. You do not actually need to view
their service (unless you want to of course ;-) )

Scott wrote:

and was was wondering if its
still possible to get FTV cards

For a small sum on Ebay or in car boot sales. For free from anyone who
has recently stopped using their digibox. For a small sum from Pout.
New ones will probably be available again soon.

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In article ,
says...
The other current method to receive ITV/4/5 without a Sky sub,
is to register with adult channel Pout. For £9 (was £5) you can
register for their pay to view service. They send you a card, and
this decodes the FTV channels. You do not actually need to view
their service (unless you want to of course ;-) )

IIRC, you didn't actually get charged the price for the card, and obviously
couldn't view Pout either.
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Dom Robinson wrote:
In article ,
says...
The other current method to receive ITV/4/5 without a Sky sub,
is to register with adult channel Pout. For £9 (was £5) you can
register for their pay to view service. They send you a card, and
this decodes the FTV channels. You do not actually need to view
their service (unless you want to of course ;-) )

IIRC, you didn't actually get charged the price for the card, and
obviously couldn't view Pout either.

That's the case only if you are 'upgrading' from a Version 1 card, using
your originally registered (with the Beeb or Sky) address.

If you want a Pout card, and have no existing FTV or lapsed Sky card,
then you end up being charged.

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:01:07 +0100, "Mark Carver"
wrote:

IIRC, you didn't actually get charged the price for the card, and
obviously couldn't view Pout either.

That's the case only if you are 'upgrading' from a Version 1 card, using
your originally registered (with the Beeb or Sky) address.

If you want a Pout card, and have no existing FTV or lapsed Sky card,
then you end up being charged.

I thought you couldn't register with Pout *unless* you had an existing
Sky card number to enter.

How much are you then charged if you don't have a card?

mad wrote:

I thought you couldn't register with Pout *unless* you had an existing
Sky card number to enter.

AIUI you can, but you need to phone them, rather than apply on line.

How much are you then charged if you don't have a card?

£9 (was £5)

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:41:12 +0100, "Mark Carver"
wrote:

mad wrote:

I thought you couldn't register with Pout *unless* you had an existing
Sky card number to enter.

AIUI you can, but you need to phone them, rather than apply on line.

Ta for the info re price.

However, aren't there some *other* restrictions if you phone them as
opposed to registering online? I dunno, could swear I read something
along those lines, can't find it now though.