Slightly different FTA card question

Hi

I was a SKY subscriber for many years but was hardly watching my
package channels near the end so cancelled my contract last year when
I moved houses.

I have now moved houses again and the new flat has a pre-wired
satellite connection so I thought I might as well hook up my old SKY
digital box and watch the terrestial channles thru it.

I've read up on FTV/FTA/Yellow house Card from this group.

Shortly after I cancelled my contract last year SKY sent me a Yellow
House Card but since I no longer had SKY I just left it in a drawer.
Now, as I understand it, even cancelled Yellow House Card should be
able to view ITV etc but it doesn't - it says "the card is not
authorized".

Now my questions:

1) Is there a way I can get the card to authorise without phoning SKY
up? Ever since the card got delivered to me last April it has never
been in a SKY box.

2) Even if I phone SKY up will they actualy authorise it now that I am
no longer a subscriber?

Cheers

A

hi try going into the installs menu services-401-Select and do a new
installtion.
"PT" wrote in message
om...
Hi

I was a SKY subscriber for many years but was hardly watching my
package channels near the end so cancelled my contract last year when
I moved houses.

I have now moved houses again and the new flat has a pre-wired
satellite connection so I thought I might as well hook up my old SKY
digital box and watch the terrestial channles thru it.

I've read up on FTV/FTA/Yellow house Card from this group.

Shortly after I cancelled my contract last year SKY sent me a Yellow
House Card but since I no longer had SKY I just left it in a drawer.
Now, as I understand it, even cancelled Yellow House Card should be
able to view ITV etc but it doesn't - it says "the card is not
authorized".

Now my questions:

1) Is there a way I can get the card to authorise without phoning SKY
up? Ever since the card got delivered to me last April it has never
been in a SKY box.

2) Even if I phone SKY up will they actualy authorise it now that I am
no longer a subscriber?

Cheers

A

hi try going into the installs menu services-401-Select and do a new
installtion.
"PT" wrote in message
om...
Hi

I was a SKY subscriber for many years but was hardly watching my
package channels near the end so cancelled my contract last year when
I moved houses.

I have now moved houses again and the new flat has a pre-wired
satellite connection so I thought I might as well hook up my old SKY
digital box and watch the terrestial channles thru it.

I've read up on FTV/FTA/Yellow house Card from this group.

Shortly after I cancelled my contract last year SKY sent me a Yellow
House Card but since I no longer had SKY I just left it in a drawer.
Now, as I understand it, even cancelled Yellow House Card should be
able to view ITV etc but it doesn't - it says "the card is not
authorized".

Now my questions:

1) Is there a way I can get the card to authorise without phoning SKY
up? Ever since the card got delivered to me last April it has never
been in a SKY box.

2) Even if I phone SKY up will they actualy authorise it now that I am
no longer a subscriber?

Cheers

A

PT wrote:

Shortly after I cancelled my contract last year SKY sent me a Yellow
House Card but since I no longer had SKY I just left it in a drawer.

Shame.


1) Is there a way I can get the card to authorise without phoning SKY
up? Ever since the card got delivered to me last April it has never
been in a SKY box.

You could try putting it in your box and leaving it for a few days.
You can do no harm. Had you done this early on the card may have
activated.


2) Even if I phone SKY up will they actualy authorise it now that I am
no longer a subscriber?

No, unless you start your sub up again (minimum period seems to be
about 2 months). You card would of course continue to give the FTV
channels if you cancelled after this time.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/yvnsy
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)

PT wrote:

Shortly after I cancelled my contract last year SKY sent me a Yellow
House Card but since I no longer had SKY I just left it in a drawer.

Shame.


1) Is there a way I can get the card to authorise without phoning SKY
up? Ever since the card got delivered to me last April it has never
been in a SKY box.

You could try putting it in your box and leaving it for a few days.
You can do no harm. Had you done this early on the card may have
activated.


2) Even if I phone SKY up will they actualy authorise it now that I am
no longer a subscriber?

No, unless you start your sub up again (minimum period seems to be
about 2 months). You card would of course continue to give the FTV
channels if you cancelled after this time.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/yvnsy
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)