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Thread ID: 107976 2010-03-09 20:14:00 Goodbye to Sky's UHF Service Hitech (9024) PC World Chat
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865374 2010-03-09 20:14:00 As from midnight tonight it's all over red rover for sky's uhf service and about time to.

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Hitech (9024)
865375 2010-03-09 23:22:00 Anybody here still got sky on uhf reportedly there are only 100 subscribers left with the uhf service. Hitech (9024)
865376 2010-03-09 23:39:00 I'll just have to tune in tonite and watch the encrypted signal with sound for nostalgia sake.. paulw (1826)
865377 2010-03-09 23:39:00 What about all those poor people using sly sky?? :D CYaBro (73)
865378 2010-03-10 00:33:00 Sly sky do tell us what is it Hitech (9024)
865379 2010-03-10 01:37:00 What about all those poor people using sly sky?? :D

You're right. Is there no consideration for those watching sly sky on their PC? Does that mean they will have to pay money? What a terrible state of affairs!:waughh:
Roscoe (6288)
865380 2010-03-11 04:00:00 Did Sky do anything special for the shut down? They're broadcasting looping music now. GoodHour (12218)
865381 2010-03-11 04:14:00 Sly sky do tell us what is it

I guess we can talk about it now, now that the service is no longer available.

There is some software (forgotten what it is called) you can get that, along with the correct TV tuner card in your PC, allowed you to decode the Sky UHF signal without having to pay for it.
It has been around for quite a few years.
CYaBro (73)
865382 2010-03-11 04:22:00 HVC Plus ;) Dannz (1668)
865383 2010-03-11 04:57:00 There were a few sellers on trademe with the corret tuner cards needed for hVCplus (IIRC it needed a BTx8xx chip in it). Wonder how they're gonna unload 'em now, seeing as they're analouge only. ubergeek85 (131)
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