rnet[dot]co[dot]uk (Simon Gardner) wrote:

Does anyone have any idea if there is anyone else one can
register with for an up-front fee to get a new card without having to
subscribe to an expensive Sky package?

Zee TV.

That's not a one-off fee though, is it? It's just a smaller sub.

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Does anyone have any idea if there is anyone else one can
register with for an up-front fee to get a new card without having to
subscribe to an expensive Sky package?
I wonder if registering with one of the dodgy adult services would
produce a new card from Sky. POUT only charges £5 to register but they
ask for a telephone number so maybe Sky would expect to find the box
connected at that number too.

"Simon Gardner" [dot]co[dot]uk wrote in message
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In article ,
(JS) wrote:

I wonder if registering with one of the dodgy adult services would
produce a new card from Sky. POUT only charges £5 to register but they
ask for a telephone number so maybe Sky would expect to find the box
connected at that number too.

I have a series 2 card in one of my FTV boxes. But I still expect it to be
turned off for ITV, C4, C5 along with the series 1 cards. There seems
little point in embarking on these schemes until one knows for sure that
there is any point. The logic behind $ky's position and that of ITV, C4
and
C5 suggests that the only way to get the latter will be with a series 2
card *and* an active sub to something. Just having a formerly active
series
2 card will not do it.

I note that the Government's digital TV website now pretty much
acknowledges that.

Do you have a web link to that information that you could pass on to the
rest of us,please?

Simon Gardner wrote:
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"Brian McKenna" wrote:

Do you have a web link to that information that you could pass on to
the rest of us,please?

I can post the text:

From www.digitaltelevision

Digital satellite
It is possible to obtain a Digibox (set top box) from BskyB without
subscribing to their services. The cost is £120 for the digibox with
installation of the minidish included in the price. This will give you
access to all of BskyB's own free channels as well as the BBC
channels.

I interpret that as meaning the box is supplied without a card ?

If you want additional channels, these are available
through Sky's subscription packages, which start at £12.50 per
month......

Yep, so then Sky will send you a card, which will presumably be a V2,
and decode (for the time being) ITV-1, 4, 5 ?