SKY Sports [ Edited ]

[garthfletcher]

My Programme Guide clearly shows Sky Sports 1 and 2, along with the associated programme data.  (I assume that this means that I can view these programmes, given that I have the activated vision sports card? My postcode indicates that these may not be available. (I can view Sky Three, Dave, Film4 etc)

I am currently struggling and unable to activate Sky Sports 1 and2, although I have been watching ESPN on the box for years.

The EPG on other (ie not BT Vision) sets also shows the Sky Sports programme as being available. 

[Guyincognito76]

Can you check the signal strength on those channels?

BT supplies the data for the EPG, so that's no indication.

[Guyincognito76]

Settings > TV Settings > DTT Signal Strength

[garthfletcher]

EPG on  other (Sony) sets on same aerial  also show Sky Sports. Signal strength on these is v. good.

[garthfletcher · Accepted solution]

No joy after >24H so contacted helpline, waited for advisor who activated my card whilst I operated the TV/Vision box. Do not know why the card was not done automatically - but now all seeems to be fine. Thanks to all who tried to help!

[stuartrogerson]

Why? Because for some bizarre reason in enters a 48 hour automatic set up.

Phoning allows them to bypass the system and get it running.

It sounds a crazy system to me but there you are that's how it is done - I hope there is a reasonable technical explanation for this but I have never heard it.