Disabled Sky card after HTPC usage

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Klathman

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#34356 22-May-2009 10:20

Well I can confirm that the Sky card will expire after being out of the box for a while. I think it's been close to 2 months but definitely more than 1 month.

After ringing the call center and confusing the poor girl over why it wasn't working her team leader "did something" and we were back in action. I guess I better power up the box every month so that I don't make a habit of ringing them.

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#216913 22-May-2009 10:50

Sky send out EMM updates to the card/stb. These are the encryption keys required to decode the picture.

Quite a few PC based CAM solutions don't handle these EMM updates properly so the card needs to be reqularly put back in the STB to ensure these updates occur.

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#216914 22-May-2009 10:51

stick the card back in your box for a few hours or overnight, it'll liven itself up.

Satch

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#216934 22-May-2009 12:11

This has happened to me twice now. The first time it happened, I called Sky and they did something while I was on the phone. The second time it happened, while I was talking to Sky CS, the card seemed to reactivate itself after about 5 mins in the STB. So next time it happens, just try putting your card back in the STB and waiting a few mins. That might fix it up.

Of course if you can remember to regularly put it back in the STB overnight every month or so then this is a better solution again. I just never get around to it until it is too late!

Klathman

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#216943 22-May-2009 12:25

I was hoping that NewCS was doing EMM updates as it's configured to but maybe not. I'm not overly surprised that it happened but would have been nice if NewCS had done it's job.

Any word on Windows software that does handle the EMM properly for Sky cards?

Satch

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#216949 22-May-2009 12:32

Klathman: Any word on Windows software that does handle the EMM properly for Sky cards?

Would be nice!

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#216954 22-May-2009 12:55

NewCS doesn't handle the TelstraClear IRDETO EMM updates either.

Cards barf and need to be reinsterted back in the box to update.

Klathman

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#216956 22-May-2009 12:58

well it definitely doesn't barf with NDS but if that is what's happened then it didn't work either. Must check over the log and see if any EMM processes ran even.

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#217028 22-May-2009 18:36

Klathman: Well I can confirm that the Sky card will expire after being out of the box for a while. I think it's been close to 2 months but definitely more than 1 month..

Sorry for the next comment...

Do you have sky working on your pc with a pc based cam?

If so please elaborate...

Thanks

sbiddle

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#217030 22-May-2009 19:06

jjnz1:
Klathman: Well I can confirm that the Sky card will expire after being out of the box for a while. I think it's been close to 2 months but definitely more than 1 month..

Sorry for the next comment...

Do you have sky working on your pc with a pc based cam?

If so please elaborate...

Thanks

There are quite a few people doing this.. There is a thread earlier in this forum that is around about 30 pages long and gives a lot of detail about what will and won't work.

ShaneT

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#224427 12-Jun-2009 17:01

sbiddle:
jjnz1:
Klathman: Well I can confirm that the Sky card will expire after being out of the box for a while. I think it's been close to 2 months but definitely more than 1 month..

Sorry for the next comment...

Do you have sky working on your pc with a pc based cam?

If so please elaborate...

Thanks

There are quite a few people doing this.. There is a thread earlier in this forum that is around about 30 pages long and gives a lot of detail about what will and won't work.

AYE!?! ...for real....had no idea this was possible... where is this thread ...I must know all

...seriously, anyone got a link to the thread? 8)

eXDee

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#224467 12-Jun-2009 19:33

"Changing channel using ndscam and dvbviewer"
"Sky on a HTPC (legally) without an STB"
And pretty much any other thread involving ndscam/newcs.

Satch

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#224523 12-Jun-2009 22:51

My frikken card disabled itself again tonight. A call to Sky reactivated it.

I've now put a monthly reminder in my phone to place it back in the STB overnight....

ShaneT

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#224524 12-Jun-2009 23:00

eXDee: "Changing channel using ndscam and dvbviewer"

"Sky on a HTPC (legally) without an STB"

And pretty much any other thread involving ndscam/newcs.

cheers eXDee