All Sky have done I recon is changed the encryption slightly on ONE transponder,that is the one that has Box Office on it and of course all the channels that share it like SSN,SS4,SS5 Eurosport etc which is why we have lost those and not others.
They have NOT paired the viewing cards to the boxes.If they did this all the transponders would not clear on C/S.It can be done on the HD boxes if they wish but they have way too many customers on the old SD boxes that would lose all the channels if they did that and they do not want to lose their custom.So they are sending out as many HD boxes for free now to these loyal customers.Then when they have enough oif them on these HD boxes you can bet that will be when they throw the off switch for C/S.But that scenario is not going to happen anytime soon.
They HAD to do something before the fight at the weekend as they stood to lose millions in lost revenue.So changing the encryption on that box office transponder seemed the right thing to do.
I do not know if or when the new encryption will be cracked but remember people channels do change transponders regularly so we may get our daily fix of Natalie Sawyer back on SSN anytime soon (hopefully)
I am going to wait a while before I head down the IPTV route.Sky have changed their encryption a few times and each time it has been cracked so mabye just mabye it will return in the not too distant future.
(Fingers crossed)
They have NOT paired the viewing cards to the boxes.If they did this all the transponders would not clear on C/S.It can be done on the HD boxes if they wish but they have way too many customers on the old SD boxes that would lose all the channels if they did that and they do not want to lose their custom.So they are sending out as many HD boxes for free now to these loyal customers.Then when they have enough oif them on these HD boxes you can bet that will be when they throw the off switch for C/S.But that scenario is not going to happen anytime soon.
They HAD to do something before the fight at the weekend as they stood to lose millions in lost revenue.So changing the encryption on that box office transponder seemed the right thing to do.
I do not know if or when the new encryption will be cracked but remember people channels do change transponders regularly so we may get our daily fix of Natalie Sawyer back on SSN anytime soon (hopefully)
I am going to wait a while before I head down the IPTV route.Sky have changed their encryption a few times and each time it has been cracked so mabye just mabye it will return in the not too distant future.
(Fingers crossed)