Sky Updated Epg

Gman · 1 Aug 2013 at 12:58

Anyone else find that evverytime they update the software it ends up locking the sky box? had to hard restart the thing this morning.

DogsBody · 1 Aug 2013 at 13:29

No but mine started to update itself and I wondered what the hell was going on, no warning nothing, I thought it had crashed until it turned back on again and told me what had happened.

TheVoice · 1 Aug 2013 at 13:30

Bubo said:
Has anyone with an old Pace TDS850 had any epg update yet, i.e. the one with the HDMI dolby update for starters?

From the link I posted above:

Box versions beginning with 4E30 are Thomson boxes and, unfortunately, we no longer update this model.

Bubo · 1 Aug 2013 at 13:46

So the Pace TDS850 *will* be getting the HDMI dolby update eventually. It's there in Sky black and white, nice.

TheVoice · 1 Aug 2013 at 13:49

Ah sorry, my brain somehow converted Pace into Thomson!

Nightglow · 1 Aug 2013 at 14:22

Bubo said:
So the Pace TDS850 *will* be getting the HDMI dolby update eventually. It's there in Sky black and white, nice.

Hooray, hooray, that's great news.

Psycho Sonny · 1 Aug 2013 at 14:40

MissChief said:
Because multiroom boxes still require telephone connection to verify their location.

i dont have a multi room box though, i have 2 sky+ hd boxes, does that mean i don't need them both connected to the phone if they are both connected to the internet?

MagicBoy · 1 Aug 2013 at 14:51

More than one box is multiroom!

If a box is within the inital contract period it should be connected to a phone line IIRC.

Psycho Sonny · 1 Aug 2013 at 14:53

MagicBoy said:
More than one box is multiroom!

that still doesn't explain why call back is okay through broadband for 1 box but not 2?

MagicBoy · 1 Aug 2013 at 14:55

As far as I'm aware the non-recording boxes don't have broadband access (on older kit) or it's not enabled on the new HD non-plus boxes

Psycho Sonny · 1 Aug 2013 at 15:02

MagicBoy said:
As far as I'm aware the non-recording boxes don't have broadband access (on older kit) or it's not enabled on the new HD non-plus boxes

are you even reading what I have typed?

I have TWO sky + HD boxes

both are connected to the sky hub.

if I had 1 box it would be fine to do callbacks through the hub, but since I have 2 it is not okay.

that doesn't make any sense.

MagicBoy · 1 Aug 2013 at 15:05

Yes. No need to get aggressive.

My point still stands. Most Multiroom setups have a Sky+HD and a non-recording box. The non-recording box needs connection to a phone line to report back box office purchases etc. as it doesn't support broadband.

It makes perfect sense. The whole world isn't out to get you. There's a few other billion people in it as well.

wellibob · 1 Aug 2013 at 15:22

We have 3 Full HD boxes in house . The phone splitter for two of the boxes phoneline broke. Never get any bother off sky about it.

V F · 1 Aug 2013 at 16:24

Gman said:
Anyone else find that evverytime they update the software it ends up locking the sky box? had to hard restart the thing this morning.

The only problem I had was failed recordings. First problem I've encountered with updates.

MissChief · 1 Aug 2013 at 17:34

Psycho Sonny said:
are you even reading what I have typed?

I have TWO sky + HD boxes

both are connected to the sky hub.

if I had 1 box it would be fine to do callbacks through the hub, but since I have 2 it is not okay.

that doesn't make any sense.

Because the callback for single boxes is for box office and PPV stuff, not to verify location.

Kol · 1 Aug 2013 at 19:25

I understand what Psycho is saying though. You should be able to use broadband for location of both boxes, not just single, because it's the same theory.

Phone line multi room - same landline. If number mismatch, rumbled.
Broadband multi room - same IP for both boxes. If IP mismatch, rumbled.

Edit - sorry, just read your post Misschief. Maybe my point could be implemented one day...

V F · 1 Aug 2013 at 19:27

...and dynamic IP's? which most have.

Psycho Sonny · 1 Aug 2013 at 20:07

MissChief said:
Because the callback for single boxes is for box office and PPV stuff, not to verify location.

thank's for clearing that up

is there going to be a future method of calling back through the internet to verify location?

because the phone line system is really annoying.

MissChief · 1 Aug 2013 at 23:41

I would guess not as there's concern that it would be too easy to spoof.

MissChief · 1 Aug 2013 at 23:41

But then you could have boxes in neighbours properties either wirelessly or even via Ethernet.