Sky Q

Sleeper12 · 13-11-2017 4:27pm

mcgrailg wrote:

Is the Sky Q available as a stand alone box or do you have to take a mini with it does anyone know ?

Stand alone but you have to pay for multi room if you want 4k

mcgrailg · 13-11-2017 5:34pm

Thanks for the replies, i have the Sky Q but wanted to cancel multiroom at the weekend. The person i talked in Sky was adamant i could not cancel it, i needed it for Sky Q

The Ayatolla · 13-11-2017 5:40pm

Is there one multiroom fee, regardless of how many mini boxes you have?

Sleeper12 · 13-11-2017 6:02pm

The Ayatolla wrote:

Is there one multiroom fee, regardless of how many mini boxes you have?

Yes one multi room fee regardless of how many rooms. They claw some of this back by charging outrageous installation charges for anything over one room

_Kaiser_ · 13-11-2017 7:42pm

mcgrailg wrote: »

Is the Sky Q available as a stand alone box or do you have to take a mini with it does anyone know ?

I'm getting it on its own

The Ayatolla · 13-11-2017 11:27pm

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Yes one multi room fee regardless of how many rooms. They claw some of this back by charging outrageous installation charges for anything over one room

Presume if I have my own ethernet cables ran, then there's no outrageous fee? Or am I being silly and Sky just charge anyway.

Sleeper12 · 14-11-2017 8:51am

The Ayatolla wrote:

Presume if I have my own ethernet cables ran, then there's no outrageous fee? Or am I being silly and Sky just charge anyway.

They charge anyway. Installation fees are on their website

The Ayatolla · 14-11-2017 6:57pm

Sleeper12 wrote: »

They charge anyway. Installation fees are on their website

For such a straightforward thing customers should be given a self install option. Like Virgin do with their routers etc.

Sleeper12 · 14-11-2017 7:12pm

The Ayatolla wrote:

For such a straightforward thing customers should be given a self install option. Like Virgin do with their routers etc.

You push a button on the Sky Q box and push a button on the multi room device to pair them. That's it installed. You'll have to do this yourself every now and then anyway

The Ayatolla · 15-11-2017 12:16am

Sleeper12 wrote: »

You push a button on the Sky Q box and push a button on the multi room device to pair them. That's it installed. You'll have to do this yourself every now and then anyway

Even if using ethernet?

Sleeper12 · 15-11-2017 9:23am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Even if using ethernet?

That I'm not sure about

jca · 15-11-2017 10:05am

Does the mini box have all the features of the main box? Pause rewind record etc.

shmeee · 15-11-2017 10:13am

jca wrote: »

Does the mini box have all the features of the main box? Pause rewind record etc.

Yes, exact same.

No difference I found. It's an exact copy of what you will have on the main box.

Handy the way you can just move it from room to room also a runs of your wi-fi network. So easy.

jca · 15-11-2017 10:41am

shmeee wrote: »

Yes, exact same.

No difference I found. It's an exact copy of what you will have on the main box.

Handy the way you can just move it from room to room also a runs of your wi-fi network. So easy.

Have you sky bb? I have the option of either wiring the mini box or using it over WiFi. I have vm bb using a tplink modem, will they connect via WiFi with that setup?

shmeee · 15-11-2017 11:49am

jca wrote: »

Have you sky bb? I have the option of either wiring the mini box or using it over WiFi. I have vm bb using a tplink modem, will they connect via WiFi with that setup?

I'm running Eir Broadband with no boosters and no problems since I changed the frequency it was running over. Had some problems the first week it was installed last year but followed advice here and changed some settings and working finest since, past year or so now.

Can't see why your setup won't work.

jca · 15-11-2017 1:56pm

shmeee wrote: »

I'm running Eir Broadband with no boosters and no problems since I changed the frequency it was running over. Had some problems the first week it was installed last year but followed advice here and changed some settings and working finest since, past year or so now.

Can't see why your setup won't work.

Thanks for that. It looks very slick.

peteeeed · 25-01-2018 1:58pm

dishless sky q on the way

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/sky/143467-sky-tv-without-a-dish-it-s-getting-closer

Gerry Wicklow · 25-01-2018 2:27pm

Tell that to the thousands around this country who barely get a 2G mobile signal and dial-up speeds on a landline.

jones · 25-01-2018 2:53pm

Any notice the sky q silver box a little less reliable after the last update? Seems to crash now and again now. Freeze and have to turn it off and on again

dubmick · 26-01-2018 9:26pm

Sleeper12 wrote: »

mcgrailg wrote:

Is the Sky Q available as a stand alone box or do you have to take a mini with it does anyone know ?

Stand alone but you have to pay for multi room if you want 4k

Usual carry on from sky. Outrageous that you have to get a 2nd box to avail of 4K.

Sleeper12 · 26-01-2018 10:17pm

dubmick wrote:

Usual carry on from sky. Outrageous that you have to get a 2nd box to avail of 4K.

You won't be missing much. Pretty miserable collection of 4k content & absolutely no HDR. I'd rather have HDR content rather than 4k.

Netflix & Amazon Prime video have a much better selection of 4k and HDR

dubmick · 27-01-2018 3:20pm

Sleeper12 wrote: »

dubmick wrote:

Usual carry on from sky. Outrageous that you have to get a 2nd box to avail of 4K.

You won't be missing much. Pretty miserable collection of 4k content & absolutely no HDR. I'd rather have HDR content rather than 4k.

Netflix & Amazon Prime video have a much better selection of 4k and HDR

Yeah using both on my TV and the pictures looks amazing. If only Netflix or Amazon prime could get World Cup rights!
Anyone know if any Saorview boxes can get Ultra HD? I can only presume the BBC will be looking at Ultra HD for the World Cup.

Dr. Nick · 28-01-2018 4:23pm

If I get Sky Q I'd like to also keep my current set-up (without sub obviously). Is this possible?

harr · 04-02-2018 2:32pm

Hi
Currently seeing a program (liar) on the my Q section from ITV HD but I don’t seem to have the channel and it’s not on the catch up tab..
Anybody seeing this.
Am I missing the channel somewhere?

Sleeper12 · 04-02-2018 2:53pm

In Ireland we don't get any ITV or UTV as far as I remember. These are on Astra, so they are there but not on the planner.

Search online for their frequency & you can tune them in on the add channel section. Even then they won't be on the planner

harr · 04-02-2018 4:29pm

Sleeper12 wrote: »

In Ireland we don't get any ITV or UTV as far as I remember. These are on Astra, so they are there but not on the planner.

Search online for their frequency & you can tune them in on the add channel section. Even then they won't be on the planner

I have them tuned in , I was just wondering why i have a ITV program is available for me to watch and record when I don’t have that channel.
It’s currently gone off the my Q section but I have it recorded.