Page 1 of SKY+ planner: online & mobile access

Does anyone have this months SKY Magazine to hand? There was an article about accessing your Sky+ planner online or on your mobile.
Could someone post the link :)

Needless to say, I have tried calling SKY, but the first person I spoke to didn`t have a clue what I was talking about, then mysteriously had a problem with his PC. .
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It`s an advert and it says,

record anytime, anywhere

Set your Sky+ box from your mobile or on the web

To find out more, press "interactive" and select Sky Active.
If you`re a Sky+ customer, look out for a special info pack in the post.

Hope that helps.

Brubby

Being a disorganised caant,I`ve been waiting for this for ages.
Top notch development. 8)

So thats what the price increase is for? >:(

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It`s a brilliant new addition to Sky+ and you can even view the Sky EPG on your mobile just as you do on your TV screen and press a single button to set something to record. All it costs you is the WAP or GPRS data connection you use, otherwise you can send a text message to your box for 25p. I used it last night to start Big Brother recording while I was on the train home - it worked perfectly.

How did you get it to work?

I was looking on interactive this morning and all it says is that it is coming soon.

All the best

Gerald.

It`s not officially been announced but you can already register and use the service.

Firstly you need to sign in to your Sky account at the Sky.com website and register for Sky by mobile. This allows you to input your mobile number and download via WAP or GPRS a little java program that downloads the Sky EPG to your mobile.

Before you can use it though you need to register your mobile number with your Sky+ box. Although it says Coming Soon on the Interactive menu you can get to the sign up screen by doing this:

Press the Interactive button on your remote and select Sky Customer Services. Then press green for the A-Z menu, and navigate to Remote Record. It will then give you the option to register your Sky by mobile username and password and your mobile number.

You will now be able to view the EPG with the Sky by mobile software on your phone and select any programme to record. A signal is sent via satellite to your box within seconds and the programme will appear in your Planner - genius!

If your mobile isn`t compatible with the software you can also just send a regular SMS text message in the format that is shown in this months Sky magazine. This costs 25p though whereas the Sky by mobile software does it free, or only for the cost of your WAP or GPRS connection.

Give it a go - it`s brilliant!

My phone (Samsung D600) is not listed on their compatibility list,which is a blow... >:(
Just have to wait until it is I suppose.
I`d rather wait until I can get the EPG on my phone than do the text thing.
I hate texting as it is. :/

This item was edited on Monday, 3rd July 2006, 11:08

My Sony Ericsson W800i wasn`t listed as compatible either but I managed to download the software without any problem. Try it anyway - if your D600 can run java applications then it might work...

I`ll give it a go,cheers.
Sod`s law though.
I only have a PC at work and they need my viewing card number,which is at home... :(
Ach well,it`ll have to wait until tomorrow.