15-09-2012, 22:38
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
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Originally Posted by squealy
Thanks, that's what I was getting at. The pint glass clearly indicates the distinction between commercial or non-commercial, so the number must have another purpose. Identifying the actual card being used makes a lot of sense.
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According to this post on DS, it's a lot more specific than that:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...7&postcount=14
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i saw that number but it was a different number on my other hd box to my tivo box
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So it's probably correct when they say it's not connected to your subscription
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16-09-2012, 00:57
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#17
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cf.geek
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
I've seen the number on my cousins Sky box but not on my VM box.
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16-09-2012, 06:37
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
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Wouldn't the two cards have different numbers?
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16-09-2012, 10:33
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
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Originally Posted by andy_m
Wouldn't the two cards have different numbers?
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Yes, but if they were worried about the the individual subscriber, then the numbers would be the same per account. It seems they are trying to identify the boxes
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16-09-2012, 15:14
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
Does anyone know how long we're going to have to suffer this code in the bottom left hand corner of the screen? It's now getting beyond a joke - SS2HD yesterday and SS1HD today! Is this a permanent thing?
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16-09-2012, 15:21
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
I’d guess that only Sky know the answer to that.
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16-09-2012, 15:34
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
I'd guess it's an anti-piracy measure to trace users who are rebroadcasting to an online stream. Just a guess though.
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16-09-2012, 15:37
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
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Originally Posted by Parlyboy
I'd guess it's an anti-piracy measure to trace users who are rebroadcasting to an online stream. Just a guess though.
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You could be right if it's streamed directly from the box. But if it's from the tv then i don't see how they can tell.
No idea how streaming works though.
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16-09-2012, 15:42
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
I'm getting the number showing up on more than just sky sports. Sky news and a few other channels it's appeared.
It's really starting to annoy me
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16-09-2012, 15:47
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
it the the Broadcast doing some tested for the nexst few weeks i got the info when i phone up the TiVo team
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16-09-2012, 16:31
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
It's driving me crazy now
It's on every single channel. Do they think it won't affect viewing enjoyment? Cheers Virgin/ sky / whoever. Real classy.
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16-09-2012, 19:49
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
yes them numbers are so annoying grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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16-09-2012, 19:55
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
Anti piracy measure I reckon, to identify the digibox owners where the on line streams are originating, the number is probably being generated by the digibox software and so are attributable just like finger prints.
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16-09-2012, 21:30
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
it will come on the Sky Sports 2HD and on Sky Sports 1HD for 5mim and go then it will come back this work not to do with virgin it to do with the Broadcast .
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16-09-2012, 23:04
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Re: Sky Sports 2HD
Its used to identify the accounts of people who are streaming stuff online. The numbers are unique to a STB, and as Virgin know which number relates to which STB (and the card in each) then their statement "not related to your individual subscription" is a bit of a lie.
Sky have done it for a while now, but its hardly stopped people broadcasting footie for free.
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