Topic: Cable/sat tv boxes

[dundeejoe]

don't think bt sport has changed, still on my vu+
use ABM to update channel list

[gerrard88]

I have skyboxf5 plus and not had a server for ags
Can anyone Recommend me one please?

Pms would be great. Thanks

[gary75]

I (stupidly) cut the cable coming from my sky dish when I cancelled sky a few years ago.
Have seen a kit from Maplin that includes wire and connectors, is it simple to replace the old damaged wire with the new?

[dikwad]

I (stupidly) cut the cable coming from my sky dish when I cancelled sky a few years ago.
Have seen a kit from Maplin that includes wire and connectors, is it simple to replace the old damaged wire with the new?

Yeah be fine so long as no water got in it

[puroresu_kid]

Hi very new to this.  What box should one get and this is easy to set up?

[scouser4eva]

Need a little help been getting a lot of scrambling using a c line

I have emailed my sub to advise and he says try installing a mgcamd line instead?

Anyone no how to install one on a zgemma box ? thanks

[portRUSHred]

Hi very new to this.  What box should one get and this is easy to set up?

One would recommend a zgemma!

[dundeejoe]

Need a little help been getting a lot of scrambling using a c line

I have emailed my sub to advise and he says try installing a mgcamd line instead?

Anyone no how to install one on a zgemma box ? thanks

Line goes in keys folder

[Barneylfc∗]

I (stupidly) cut the cable coming from my sky dish when I cancelled sky a few years ago.
Have seen a kit from Maplin that includes wire and connectors, is it simple to replace the old damaged wire with the new?

Piece of piss mate. Cut an inch or 2 off each cut end, trim back each end leaving the copper wire in the middle. Just less than half an inch will do. Stick one of these on each end



Screw them on to one of these



Cover in plenty of electrical tape and away you go. Should cost no more than £4, and no need to replace the whole cable.

[puroresu_kid]

One would recommend a zgemma!

Thanks, have watched some youtube vids and seems simple enough.

Just a few questions.  HD Movies and Sport doesn't work?

Secondly so I could cancel the current Sky completely just  keeping broadband?

If the feed ever gets scrambled its easy to fix?

[Tconroy]

Anyone ever come across a case where there zgemma doesnt show the FTA channels Bt sports and a handfull of the others but shows sky sports movies and all the others. channels and all have been rescanned etc. 

[dundeejoe]

Thanks, have watched some youtube vids and seems simple enough.

Just a few questions.  HD Movies and Sport doesn't work?

Secondly so I could cancel the current Sky completely just  keeping broadband?

If the feed ever gets scrambled its easy to fix?

HD sport/movies only work on the cable side, sat is SD

[dundeejoe]

Anyone ever come across a case where there zgemma doesnt show the FTA channels Bt sports and a handfull of the others but shows sky sports movies and all the others. channels and all have been rescanned etc. 

Run ABM to get channels

[portRUSHred]

Thanks, have watched some youtube vids and seems simple enough.

Just a few questions.  HD Movies and Sport doesn't work?

Secondly so I could cancel the current Sky completely just  keeping broadband?

If the feed ever gets scrambled its easy to fix?

No HD.
Just cancel your sky and connect your dish to your zgemma, you will also need to connect to your router - hard wired preferred or you could use home plugs.
Sign up to Techkings and read all about it!

[Tconroy]

Run ABM to get channels

Have ran ABM and cross epg and i still cant get the fta channels or BT

[dundeejoe]

Have ran ABM and cross epg and i still cant get the fta channels or BT

satellite ?
must be a setting somewhere or a weak tuner
if BT Sport 1 isn't working try Horror Channel/AMC/CBS Action/CBS Drama/CBS Reality to see if they are on as those are on same transponder

[Halewooder]

Set up my new mag 254 box yeterday and signed up for the 2 day Ruya trial for £3. Said I would receive my login details within 24 hours but have still not received them.

Anyone else gone with them, and if so how long did you wait for the login credentials?

[rothers]

Thanks for all the tips & advise in this thread its really helped me out!

My line seems to freeze a lot when the mighty reds are on the telly, anyone PM me with a stable server to use on a Zgemma box?

[tinner777]

anyone with bestservers...... is it down for you

[Red_Irishman]

Any ideas why the IP address would be changing on my zgemma box every so often? It's a pain when I want to use the openwebif, sometimes the IP is different to so I have to check.

I have a wireless connection and a wifi extender between the router and the box.

[Graeme]

Either set a static address on the zgemma, or use the router settings to allocate a specific address to the box

[Red_Irishman]

Either set a static address on the zgemma, or use the router settings to allocate a specific address to the box

Cool thanks mate.

[Cragsi]

Whats the best set up if you're using Virgin Media? Arl fellas just retired so I want something with the movies n stuff for him.

[Red_Irishman]

Anyone know what's going on with this??? Just went like this all of a sudden.

Updated crossepg and didn't work.

[scouser4eva]

Been getting a lot of freezing / crashing with my current sub

Could someone kindly PM me a realible supplier ?

Many thanks

[YoungKopite]

Hi All,

Could someone point me in the right direction in terms of getting a gift/subscription please? I've bought a new box recently (zgemma) and have no idea where/how to acquire a gift/subscription. It'll be highly appreciated.

[tinman1]

Just bought the new Zgemma H5.2S and going to attempt to set it up myself,

Anyone got any suggestions for a decent reliable Sky Sub supplier?

[Red_Irishman]

Just bought the new Zgemma H5.2S and going to attempt to set it up myself,

Anyone got any suggestions for a decent reliable Sky Sub supplier?

I get mine off a fella called tech guy on the cskings forum. Signing recommended him to me from here. Very good and reliable. 

[tinman1]

Cheers guys, sorted now. Thanks for the suggestions

[tinman1]

Right guys bought a Zgemma H5.2S near a week ago, spent hours trying to set it up and can't even get the box to flash and I am at my tether with it and about to lash it. Getting proper frustrated now with it.

Is there anyone in Liverpool that anyone knows of that I can just take it too, pay them to set it up for me, add the line ect and then I'll be good to go?

Suggestions appreciated

[Jimmy Conway]

Sky to go dish-free by 2018. Another step to stop card sharing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38756577

[JasonF]

Sky to go dish-free by 2018. Another step to stop card sharing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38756577

Dish free as an additional service, not instead of.

[portRUSHred]

Right guys bought a Zgemma H5.2S near a week ago, spent hours trying to set it up and can't even get the box to flash and I am at my tether with it and about to lash it. Getting proper frustrated now with it.

Is there anyone in Liverpool that anyone knows of that I can just take it too, pay them to set it up for me, add the line ect and then I'll be good to go?

Suggestions appreciated

Check out the idiot's guide on Techkings.

[tinman1]

Thanks mate as I have now managed to flash the box and add whooshbuild to it follwoing those instructions

[Jimmy Conway]

Dish free as an additional service, not instead of.

Stepping stone to eventually turning sat service off. After all, the Astra system has bandwidth limits for 4k etc...

[Red_Irishman]

Anyone know anything about installing a sky dish and positioning it correctly?

Moving in to a new home and will have to mount a dish and position it to pick up channels for my zgemma

[McrRed]

Anyone know anything about installing a sky dish and positioning it correctly?

Moving in to a new home and will have to mount a dish and position it to pick up channels for my zgemma

If it's just pointing at sky not difficult. Use dishpointer.com to get a rough bearing. Stick the receiver on a strong channel. Waggle around til you get a signal. Stick it on a weak channel until you still get a signal. Tighten up.

http://linuxsat-support.com probably got the best detailed instructions.

[Red_Irishman]

If it's just pointing at sky not difficult. Use dishpointer.com to get a rough bearing. Stick the receiver on a strong channel. Waggle around til you get a signal. Stick it on a weak channel until you still get a signal. Tighten up.

http://linuxsat-support.com probably got the best detailed instructions.

Thanks mate think I got sorted. Seems basic enough to do.

[Kashinoda]

Stepping stone to eventually turning sat service off. After all, the Astra system has bandwidth limits for 4k etc...

Stepping stone in a long line of steps.

They're using internet to broadcast to homes, to be able to use internet as a complete dish replacement they'd need UK broadband infrastructure to be miles ahead of where it currently is.

[Red_Irishman]

Stepping stone in a long line of steps.

They're using internet to broadcast to homes, to be able to use internet as a complete dish replacement they'd need UK broadband infrastructure to be miles ahead of where it currently is.

Yeah that's Fucking ages away if at all.