End of Sky dish installations coming soon ?

I highly doubt they will end dish installation. SKY Glass and SKY Stream only have the same channel list as the SKY GO app which is missing a whole lot of channels. Unless they add all the channels that SKY+ HD and SKY Q have I don't see the end of the dish any time soon.

What % of Sky users are on Q? Would have thought the vast majority, surely they won't just abandon it.

I guess many of these channels will be added in due course. A customer rep. in newly opened Sky Store in Belfast told me that Viaplay Sports will be added.

Is Sky Stream available in ROI?

Any luck?

All working OK 😊 I’ve been using it for a week now and I’m very impressed with the service.

The NI version has the advantage of having RTE channels as well as all the UK channels – No TG4 at the minute but I’m hoping it’ll be added in the future.

I’m using in ROI (Arden/NBI) but use Smart DNS so all UK apps working ok as well as the live streaming channels.

I’ve used Getflix smart DNS service (set up on my router) for a number of years for streaming services and it works perfectly with the UK catch-up services on the Sky stream box.

I’ve tried connecting the Sky stream box without the smart DNS on and the live channels will stream but the UK catch up app services don’t.

When I stream (restart show option) without the Smart DNS the box plays Irish adverts so it looks like Sky has picked up Irish IP address.

It seems Sky just check for an Irish or UK IP address to allow streams - possibly because Sky Glass is already available here in ROI.

I paid for the initial £39.99 setup fee using Irish debit card (AIB) which went through OK and the recurring monthly payment was set up OK on the same card.

Having been using the Sky Stream box now for a bit longer, whats your opinion on it? Is it possible to record anything on it or is it all via catch-up services and cloud based now? Just wondering if it might be worth considering when it finally launches here in Ireland. I still like to record things from time to time (not everything is available via catch up) so wondering where this product might stand.....

Morning.

Still using the service alright and all in all still impressed with it. As icdg mentioned above there is no local recording or option to add a hard drive. It's mainly Sky's own channels that record to the cloud and when a show is added to playlist that's available on catch up then you're directed to the channel's catch up app.

The add to playlist/record generally works OK but there are few times it's gotten a bit messy. eg if I add "The Simpsons" it will add episodes from All4 but also Disney+. Similar with "A place in the sun" if I add it from HGTV it will show episodes from there but also the All4 app.

I'll definitely keep it for another while. I like the "restart show" option and the picture quality is very good. Have had no issues or freezes with the box itself which some users report on AV Forums.

If you need to know anything let me know.

Thanks for the reply!

Just two quick follow-up questions, if you don't mind:

In relation to recording, it doesn't bother me too much where RTE, Virgin or All4 are concerned, as they all have free (ad-supported) apps for catch-up. But how about recording something like BBC on the Sky Stream box? The lack of iPlayer in Ireland is always a bit of an annoyance (even though I understand its absence).

Does the box max out at HD, or is there a UHD option based on different pricing/subscription levels?

I'm going to do a deep dive into reviews of it online as well, but always nice to hear from someone who has spent time using the device. I'm glad its still working well for you :)

What's the quality on this likely to be like? We had Virgin cable originally before going to Satellite and the difference in picture quality was very noticeable.

Any IPTV such as RTE Player for example is also very noticeably worse quality than Satellite/ Terrestrial Aerial that i've seen. IMO this will be a boon for illegal IPTV providers if their product is perceived to be the same quality as Sky streaming.

Thanks @JDxtra , thats a good idea. to be honest I'll probably stick with Satellite and Aerial for now anyhow, just interested in what direction this is all headed. If official IPTV can get as good as Satellite i'd be willing to pay for it - getting too old now to fart about on the roof realigning/replacing my dish/aerial these days, plus my elderly neighbour gives me the evil eye every time she spots me on the roof, i think she reckons i'm spying on her!

I hope it does not happen as there is less problems with the dish and you get full recording. The BBC catch that is on the hd box is better than nothing but it does not replace being able to record the channels

So it worked with a Portuguese ip address?

Used this in Madeira - didn’t work with WiFi (Portuguese IP address) in the property but worked on hotspot from my phone (Irish IP address)