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This is a discussion on Freesat cards within the British UK Television in Spain, satellite TV, rebroadcaster, computers and technology discussions. , Have the older type freesat cards, just started being turned off? Lost channel five and all the other fives this week. The signal strength still shows up, but the scrambled ...





 




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15-12-2009, 03:26 PM. Post Number 1
 
Have the older type freesat cards, just started being turned off?

Lost channel five and all the other fives this week.

The signal strength still shows up, but the scrambled warning is on the screen


 
 
 
 
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15-12-2009, 05:53 PM. Post Number 2
 
remind me what type of box you have? i think you have a nonsky box...

my old blue FSFS card is stil working in an offical sky receiver.

but it looks like some cards in non sky boxes have not been processing the "stay alive" signal, and may well need reactivation in a sky receiver, as you are not the first to mention this...
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15-12-2009, 05:57 PM. Post Number 3
 
Its a darkbox with the blue freesat card if that helps Jon.

Is it a case of leaving it on five overnight like in the past, or a new type sky card needed
 
 
 
 
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15-12-2009, 06:16 PM. Post Number 4
 
I can try it in a Skybox for you and see if it will wake up.
I also have other options available.
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15-12-2009, 06:25 PM. Post Number 5
 
Thanks very much for that.

I had heard of someone else having to get a new card with a darkbox or something similar.

I know at one stage Jon said the cards were changing and weren't sure if they were shutting them down in batches.
 
 
 
 
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15-12-2009, 06:30 PM. Post Number 6
 
No problem, some blue cards have gone off, some still working, but who knows how much longer.
 
 
 
 
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15-12-2009, 08:48 PM. Post Number 7
 
like i said, i know that a few of the old blue FSFS cards that have not been used in sky boxes are NOT processing the "stay alive" codes that they should be doing.

one person i know has successfully reawoken the card by popping it in a sky box for a few hours and it came back on, but a few others have not had such luck.

there is no way of telling if a new white card will act in the same way or not if used in a non sky box, and it will be down to the developers of the db software to ensure their software can process these signals correctly. And this may not be known until the new encryption that the new cards use is activated.

With various tecnical issues (like som eo fhte new encryption now working 100% on old sky boxes, and postal strikes) the big swicth off date has been delayed a few time. My latest is that it will be in January.

(it is not much of a switth off, just that the blue cards number will no longer receive a "keep alive" signal, so you card may last a few days longer after the switch off date)
 
 
 
 
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27-12-2009, 01:22 PM. Post Number 8
 
https://mysky.sky.com/replacecard/get-a-card you can send for a white card on this Link? but it needs to be sent to a address in the UK,then activated on the Phone,you do not need to be on a land Line to activate it ,you can contact Sk::. by Mobile or Skype "!if you no what I mean"? then inform them of my old sk:: box with the details of the box ie Model /make/ box number told them I had no old card been given the box with out a card. and all is fine?
 
 
 
 
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15-03-2010, 11:16 PM. Post Number 9
 
Hi Jon
Do you know where i can get the new white sky cards from, as it would apear as though my old blue cards are starting to shut down as slowely the channels are dissapering ??
Any help or advice would be appreciated
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15-03-2010, 11:27 PM. Post Number 10
 
Hi my names Jon,

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