topic Re: Variety package v Stream in Sky+

Variety package v Stream

RD1967 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:42:14 GMT

I have dish + hd box +variety legacy pack + basic [woeful] broadband. I have been offered signature package + some extras + much upgraded broadband which all seemed ok until sky/openreach started to give me the riunaround on broadband install date. I urgently need upgraded broadband very soon. Being old and not tech savvy is it advisable to opt for sky stream service and a different broadband provider who can install sooner.

Re: Variety package v Stream

GD1 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:47:26 GMT

@RD1967 If it's a Fibre install then another provider will hit the same delays as they will use the same network.

Sky Stream is a different product to Sky+ and needs a minimum of 25mbps for HD and 35mbps for UHD, if your current broadband service doesn't offer these speeds then getting stream now will result in a poor experience.

Re: Variety package v Stream

RD1967 — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:45:43 GMT

Thanks for reply. Independent provider have their own cable system throughou my area, so are not reliant on openreach or city fibre, they are able to connect within a few days,

My questuin is, as I said notbeing very tech savvy, is it straightforward to connect sky stream to another provider's broadband and are there any downsides to sky atream ?

Re: Variety package v Stream

oj01 — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:10:21 GMT

@RD1967 wrote:
Thanks for reply. Independent provider have their own cable system throughou my area, so are not reliant on openreach or city fibre, they are able to connect within a few days,
My questuin is, as I said notbeing very tech savvy, is it straightforward to connect sky stream to another provider's broadband and are there any downsides to sky atream ?

If you are used to using Sky+HD over many years, you will find Sky Stream a very different system. Most notably you can't record in the traditional sense.

If your Sky+HD Box is working fine, my advice would be to stick with it for now.

Re: Variety package v Stream

Angel_Aka — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:58:35 GMT

@RD1967 wrote:
Thanks for reply. Independent provider have their own cable system throughou my area, so are not reliant on openreach or city fibre, they are able to connect within a few days,
My questuin is, as I said notbeing very tech savvy, is it straightforward to connect sky stream to another provider's broadband and are there any downsides to sky atream ?

Sky Stream will work with any ISP, you do not need Sky Broadband. The most important thing is that your broadband is fast, stable and interference free. I used an independent full fibre provider with my Sky Stream puck when I had one and it worked fine.
It's very easy to connect a puck to a WiFi network generated by any router on any ISP. It's up to you to make sure the connection is good enough though - this is potentially a downside for some customers. There is no engineer support for Sky Stream - it can require a bit more troubleshooting from the customer to get and maintain a stable service.