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Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

LP — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:36:06 GMT

Okay – this is complicated so thanks for bearing with me. We are a three generational household, lucky enough to share a House, Cottage and Annexe. Sky plus (HD boxes) is registered to the Cottage with Ethernet connection through to the house on a second viewing card.

My son would like sky sports in his bedroom on the back of the garage. As he is disabled he cannot easily access the house or the cottage. My question is therefore is there a way to add Sky stream just for him as the House and Cottage actually now have separate addresses even though they are physically attached to each other ?

As per other posts - sky Q is not possible (their engineers opinion).

My son has a sky box in his room that provides free tv channels only - it does have a viewing card but this has no access to Sky channels.

Ideas appreciated as I've tried everything!!

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

mikealanr — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:56:09 GMT

Hi @LP

You can only have one type of sky account at an address and in your name. So you could not have Sky + and Stream together in one household.

However if they have separate addresses and this is reflected by royal mail on the postcode database / gazetteer you could in theory open a separate new account in that separate address.

But this is going to be full cost not multi room cost. Not sure if Sky will allow multi room subscription for Sky+ anymore as they are pushing to get people on Q and Stream.

MikeAlanR

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

TimmyBGood — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:59:19 GMT

@LP

As @mikealanr indicates, if there are two distinct postal addresses here then the order might well go through successfully.

It's possible that having both Sky+ HD and Sky Stream appearing behind the same public IP address might cause subsequent complications though.

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

Mister_Dalek — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:14:44 GMT

@LP

Have you investigated NOW TV? This would allow you to keep everything you currently have and add Sky Sports/Entertainment/Cinema to view via an app in your son's room. If he has a smart TV the app may already be on it, otherwise it is downloadable on any streaming device such as a Firestick, Roku, AndroidTV, GoogleTV or Apple TV box.

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

LP — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:58:29 GMT

I've tried NOW previously but not in the last 5 years and since we have much better and fibre broadband. I'll certainly investigate it.

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

LP — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:59:33 GMT

Yes - paying another full subs is not my preference although it might be an option as the garage falls under the other address!

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

Exiled-in-HH — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:47:05 GMT

@LP I can only agree with @Mister_Dalek if access only to Sky Sports is required Sky's streaming service NOWTV could be considered🤔

Re: Adding Sky Stream with Sky + close by

Exiled-in-HH — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:49:40 GMT

@LP wrote:
Yes - paying another full subs is not my preference although it might be an option as the garage falls under the other address!

@LP Agree that would be a more expensive option🤔