Clone Sky Cards

Oxyg3n · 08-06-09, 04:22 AM

Hey guys,

I'm about to take the plunge and order myself a nice SkyHD box (not that im going to use it, but its cheap enough at the moment, I thought id get one)

My question bears, obviously im going to have more then 1 Tuner in my PC for SkyTV (Actually I will have 4), which will mean I need 4 CAMs and 4 Cards, is it possible to clone the card, or share the card between each of the CAMs, so I dont have to pay a silly "multi-room" subscription for half a dozen boxes I dont have (Its bad enough they gonna get a £58/month off me)

Thanks in advance

nanochickin · 08-06-09, 07:59 AM

Nope, If you want multiroom you pay for the individual subscriptions

The only way round it is to card share round a home network. This will unfortunately mean you will have to buy 4 CS capable receivers

There is no sucj thing as a clone Sky card and even if there was it wouldn't matter as Sky are in the middle of a card swap out so it would be short lived anyway.

Nano

Analoguesat · 08-06-09, 08:14 AM

There no such thing as sky cams, and no guarantee that the new cards will work with unofficial cams.

Thus to be certain of your extra programming in all rooms you will have to pay those nice people at Sky an extra 30 quid a month

TheCoder · 08-06-09, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oxyg3n

Hey guys,

I'm about to take the plunge and order myself a nice SkyHD box (not that im going to use it, but its cheap enough at the moment, I thought id get one)

My question bears, obviously im going to have more then 1 Tuner in my PC for SkyTV (Actually I will have 4), which will mean I need 4 CAMs and 4 Cards, is it possible to clone the card, or share the card between each of the CAMs, so I dont have to pay a silly "multi-room" subscription for half a dozen boxes I dont have (Its bad enough they gonna get a £58/month off me)

Thanks in advance

You should be able to share the single card between all four tuners on your PC simply by running a local cardserver. Running the SkyHD box as well may or may not work using a "dongle" type box which is capable of connecting to your cardserver (stick one end in the HD box card slot and the other end connects to the ethernet network).

Not sure what the limit is for No of devices run per card but you need to make sure you dont overload the card.

Analoguesat · 08-06-09, 05:07 PM

Many of these sort of card sharing devices dont work with NDS Videoguard encryption.

nanochickin · 08-06-09, 05:20 PM

I've never seen one that works with NDS and i know for a fact there isn't one that works with the new NDS3 Sky UK card

Oxyg3n · 09-06-09, 04:35 AM

Damn, it seams every plan I have with sky disappears at the start of it, I have nothing against sky doing this, but it seams a little farfetched to stop little old me from having it all going through my PC (its not like im the insane one by wanting it rofl) if everyone knew this kinda setup was actually possible (i dont mean you guys, i mean the rest of the UK that dosnt know how to google... aka. me :-D) there would be a lot more people jumping on this bandwagon.

The bulk of it isnt a case of "Sky TV for Free" its a case of 1 intergrated system, its what Ive come to love with VMC, and it has the Wife Factor (once I showed her and made her feel blonde again yay)

But well... looks like ive given up before I started... all i want is the extra HD channels VM dosnt have :'( rofl

nanochickin · 09-06-09, 08:18 AM

Unfortunately your going to have to pay for Multiroom or buy some dreamboxes

Analoguesat · 09-06-09, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oxyg3n

Damn, it seams every plan I have with sky disappears at the start of it, I have nothing against sky doing this, but it seams a little farfetched to stop little old me from having it all going through my PC (its not like im the insane one by wanting it rofl)

Only insane in expecting these sorts of goodies for free

Quote:

But well... looks like ive given up before I started... all i want is the extra HD channels VM dosnt have :'( rofl

You can - you just need to pay loads of wonga to Mr Murdochs pension fund

For 3 rooms your geneous monthly pension contributions would be about 100 quid if you want HD in all rooms!

Oxyg3n · 09-06-09, 02:46 PM

Yeah, I think Mr Murdoch's pension fund is big enough without me putting more into it.
Especially since I only want sky for around 30 HD channels (its not like i need the SD variants since i pay for all of them on cable)

08-06-09, 04:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Oxyg3n Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 47	Clone Sky Cards Hey guys, I'm about to take the plunge and order myself a nice SkyHD box (not that im going to use it, but its cheap enough at the moment, I thought id get one) My question bears, obviously im going to have more then 1 Tuner in my PC for SkyTV (Actually I will have 4), which will mean I need 4 CAMs and 4 Cards, is it possible to clone the card, or share the card between each of the CAMs, so I dont have to pay a silly "multi-room" subscription for half a dozen boxes I dont have (Its bad enough they gonna get a £58/month off me) Thanks in advance

08-06-09, 07:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
nanochickin Technology Forums Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,825	Re: Clone Sky Cards Nope, If you want multiroom you pay for the individual subscriptions The only way round it is to card share round a home network. This will unfortunately mean you will have to buy 4 CS capable receivers There is no sucj thing as a clone Sky card and even if there was it wouldn't matter as Sky are in the middle of a card swap out so it would be short lived anyway. Nano

08-06-09, 08:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668	Re: Clone Sky Cards There no such thing as sky cams, and no guarantee that the new cards will work with unofficial cams. Thus to be certain of your extra programming in all rooms you will have to pay those nice people at Sky an extra 30 quid a month __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

08-06-09, 05:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668	Re: Clone Sky Cards Many of these sort of card sharing devices dont work with NDS Videoguard encryption. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

08-06-09, 05:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
nanochickin Technology Forums Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,825	Re: Clone Sky Cards I've never seen one that works with NDS and i know for a fact there isn't one that works with the new NDS3 Sky UK card

09-06-09, 04:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Oxyg3n Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 47	Re: Clone Sky Cards Damn, it seams every plan I have with sky disappears at the start of it, I have nothing against sky doing this, but it seams a little farfetched to stop little old me from having it all going through my PC (its not like im the insane one by wanting it rofl) if everyone knew this kinda setup was actually possible (i dont mean you guys, i mean the rest of the UK that dosnt know how to google... aka. me :-D) there would be a lot more people jumping on this bandwagon. The bulk of it isnt a case of "Sky TV for Free" its a case of 1 intergrated system, its what Ive come to love with VMC, and it has the Wife Factor (once I showed her and made her feel blonde again yay) But well... looks like ive given up before I started... all i want is the extra HD channels VM dosnt have :'( rofl

09-06-09, 08:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
nanochickin Technology Forums Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,825	Re: Clone Sky Cards Unfortunately your going to have to pay for Multiroom or buy some dreamboxes

09-06-09, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Oxyg3n Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 47	Re: Clone Sky Cards Yeah, I think Mr Murdoch's pension fund is big enough without me putting more into it. Especially since I only want sky for around 30 HD channels (its not like i need the SD variants since i pay for all of them on cable)

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