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Sky stream

sha54 — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:30:10 GMT

Looking at returning to Sky, and looking at Sky Stream. Do you have to have Sky Broadband as I'm not willing to move my broadband provider, but would like to have Sky tv.

Re: Sky stream

MarkGoldsmith — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:32:59 GMT

No you can use any broadband provider. It's not like Virgin whose streaming service is currently tied into being a Virgin broadband customer.

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:24:38 GMT

@sha54 who is your ISP .... Sky Stream has issues with some ISPs😉

Re: Sky stream

Floydianslip — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:31:18 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH Which ISP's, I know there's been issues with Virgin BB but wasn't aware of others. It would be useful to know as I'm coming to the end of my current contract with my provider.

Re: Sky stream

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:37:18 GMT

I have virgin broadband and sky stream. I have never had an issue, Rock solid.

Secondly, the Virgin media network will be available for wholesale next year, it will be a true competitor to Openreach, Sky may even use the VM infrastructure to deliver their broadband. It will be interesting to see if this allows or indeed Virgin will want to open up their stream box to other ISPs. Virgin have recently upgraded the amount of channels available on their stream service to mirror their cable service, now includes talking pictures and all the +1 channels etc as well as Sky sports UHD channels

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:00:17 GMT

Octaplus is one and the service supplied to Persimmon new builds is another... then there are the ISPs that use non-UK IP addresses😉

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:03:11 GMT

Virgin Media that's interesting... it is a shame their coverage is so limited🤔

Re: Sky stream

TimmyBGood — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:55:08 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Secondly, the Virgin media network will be available for wholesale next year, it will be a true competitor to Openreach

There's some debate about that ; )

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/02/broadband-isps-react-to-virgin-media-o2-uk-going-wholesale.html

Interesting that A&A see it as a way of providing domestic broadband with some actual resilience, presumably by having their consumer-end hardware connected to both and so able to use either network as failover.

Re: Sky stream

Capt555 — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:45:04 GMT

You don't need sky broadband.

I've had sky stream for over a year so and it's the worst mistake I've ever made. I'm returning to Sky Q ASAP.

Re: Sky stream

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:19:32 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH VM pass through 16.3 million homes.

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:24:08 GMT

Basically only urban homes and very low geographic coverage🤔

Re: Sky stream

Floydianslip — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:42:15 GMT

@Capt555 I guess you can hang on to Q for 4-5 years which is likely to be the end of Sat broadcasting by Sky. I had Q from 2016 until October 2022 when I switched to Stream and wouldn't return to Q. I guess it has to be what your happy with.

Re: Sky stream

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:19:10 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH @If you say so

Re: Sky stream

Floydianslip — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:18:22 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH

VM are expanding their network massively with NexFibre, they intend to become a national player even outside their old cable areas.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/02/nexfibre-publish-q1-2024-uk-full-fibre-broadband-build-update.html

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:21:00 GMT

@Anonymous YES I do... do you think is widely available in rural areas🤔

VirginMedia have never been available anywhere I've lived😉

Re: Sky stream

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:52:35 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH Your first post was

"Virgin Media that's interesting... it is a shame their coverage is so limited🤔"

For me personally circa of 20m homes is not limited. I made no mention of whether this is urban or rural. It's your choice to reside within rural areas. The majority of residents do not and I am sure will appreciate competition to Openreach. Plus virgin are now expanding very quickly through their subsidiary nexfibre, outside of their current footprint. Duopoly rather than the current monopoly can only be a good thing. Chances are we will end up with three networks, Openreach, VM and a third made up of City Fibre/Altnets

Re: Sky stream

Exiled-in-HH — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:25:47 GMT

Amusing ... the number is increasing🤔

Re: Sky stream

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:42:54 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH @More amusing than your trolling 🤔

Re: Sky stream

Chris212 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:42:23 GMT

Hi Capt555

Sorry for the slow reply, but could you let me know who your ISP was and what speed? considering a change to stream from Q to save money and i'm interested in your bad experience

Re: Sky stream

Capt555 — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:22:10 GMT

@Floydianslip

Sorry for the late reply.

My contrast came to an end on sky stream this week. I want offered a deal on stream or Q but a really good one in Glass. I guess they are trying to move stock. So that's what I've upgraded to.

Thanks for your help.