New Sky Digital software...coming soon

My Pace box has had the download. However not all Pace boxes are the same.

I had an original, original Pace box when I signed up in November 1998 (when it launched) - however this got zapped during a thunderstorm in 2000. The replacement I got was cosmetically the same - but contained a much faster processor, and I suspect runs different versions of the software as a result.

Is this all about getting the stuff I found on my EPG, because I thought Sky were changing the WHOLE EPG look!

The new-look EPG won't be here until the software for all of the receivers out there has been updated. The new software looks to include the new framework to allow for 4 digit channel numbers.

To see if you have the new software either :

Press the HELP button and see if a subtitles and audio description menu appears

Or press 0 and see if a loudspeaker appears (the 0xxx channels will be for radio services - hence the loudspeaker icon)

And I think we have a preview of the new EPG - look in the sky customer magazine near the back - there's a page describing the new channel locking feature. Look at the picture - different EPG background and perhaps a hint at the new EPG's launchdate!

Or look at page 5 of this thread The yellow border is from the magazine and not part of the EPG.

For what it's worth, my Pace hasn't had the 1st update yet either.

As much as I would love to reach about six foot out of my window to see my dish, I can't, as I am afraid of falling to a very embarassing death! The people who installed our Sky dish were clever people, its virtually impossible to see from any comfortable position in the garden.

Well here is a re-creation based on the image in the magazine, I hope this shows it off a bit better...

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/epgrecreation.jpg