"Brian Mc" wrote in message
...
Y Dangle wrote:
: Answering a few questions:
: Yes I did withhold my number. The polite Indian (I'm sure all his calls
were
: international!) gentleman said the marrying would probably be immediate,
but
: might take longer. He did not ask me to tune into a specific channel.

Did the "polite Indian gentleman" take the serial number (at least) and
other
data for your new receiver? Without that it just does not work!

If he did then it looks like he perhaps did not action the change
correctly"


Yes, he took the serial number, and the model number. I suppose it is _just_
possible I made an error when I gave this. He said he had sent the signal
and asked me to check my reception, he seemed surprised when I said 'no
change'. He sent the signal and asked me to check again, when it produced no
result he said it could take a few hours.

Y Dangle wrote:
: change'. He sent the signal and asked me to check again, when it produced no
: result he said it could take a few hours.

Normally it is totally instant! All very strange!

I once ordered three free to view cards from Sky to replace the three
expired solus cards.

The new cards came with a letter saying I had to phone Sky to activate the
new cards. For each of the three cards, I was told to leave the boxes on Sky
3 to pick up the "marriage" signals.

Stephen

"Brian Mc" wrote in message
...
Y Dangle wrote:
: change'. He sent the signal and asked me to check again, when it
produced no
: result he said it could take a few hours.

Normally it is totally instant! All very strange!

"Stephen" wrote in message
o.uk...
I once ordered three free to view cards from Sky to replace the three
expired solus cards.

The new cards came with a letter saying I had to phone Sky to activate the
new cards. For each of the three cards, I was told to leave the boxes on
Sky 3 to pick up the "marriage" signals.

Stephen

"Brian Mc" wrote in message
...
Y Dangle wrote:
: change'. He sent the signal and asked me to check again, when it
produced no
: result he said it could take a few hours.

Normally it is totally instant! All very strange!

I am surprised he did not ask me to repeat again the serial number of the
box.

Y.