https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Another-Sky-Q-with-Gigaclear-Compatiblilty-Question/m-p/4385396#M593672 <P>Hi All,</P><P>I have read as much here as I can find but I have a couple of questions about if I decide to switch from Sky broadband to Gigaclear fibre. I have broadband, Sky Q and home phone through Sky.</P><P>1. Would I be able to split out my broadband service to Gigaclear but still retain the phone connection through Sky?</P><P>2. Would I be able to retain exactly the same Sky packages (I have all of them!) at the same price?</P><P>3. The critical question: I have one mini-box in a 2nd room. I have learnt on this forum that mesh conflicts mean I would need to use the 2.4GHz band to connect it to the main Q box, and that this is pretty useless for streaming. Fine, I am happy to lose the mini box. So, assuming all I have is the main Q box, does its wifi link to the Gigaclear router (or whatever they call it) also get strangled in the same way or am I just getting confused about various meshes?</P><P>4. If I can get Gigaclear to make the fibre enter the house near my Q box, I guess it is more preferable to plug the ethernet cable from Gigaclear into the Q box?</P><P>5. If I can't make this happen, do Gigaclear wifi nodes have an ethernet socket? Is it feasible to place a node near the Q box and then use a cable into the Q box? And does that make any difference to speed?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sorry, lots of questions. Bottom line on the technical side of things: what is the optimum set up for a Q box with Gigaclear? Wifi or wired? Will mini-box ever work or not? Do nodes give me more options?</P><P>Suggestions welcome!</P><P>Jacko</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:57:16 GMT Snakey99 2023-08-12T15:57:16Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Another-Sky-Q-with-Gigaclear-Compatiblilty-Question/m-p/4385396#M593672 <P>Hi All,</P><P>I have read as much here as I can find but I have a couple of questions about if I decide to switch from Sky broadband to Gigaclear fibre. I have broadband, Sky Q and home phone through Sky.</P><P>1. Would I be able to split out my broadband service to Gigaclear but still retain the phone connection through Sky?</P><P>2. Would I be able to retain exactly the same Sky packages (I have all of them!) at the same price?</P><P>3. The critical question: I have one mini-box in a 2nd room. I have learnt on this forum that mesh conflicts mean I would need to use the 2.4GHz band to connect it to the main Q box, and that this is pretty useless for streaming. Fine, I am happy to lose the mini box. So, assuming all I have is the main Q box, does its wifi link to the Gigaclear router (or whatever they call it) also get strangled in the same way or am I just getting confused about various meshes?</P><P>4. If I can get Gigaclear to make the fibre enter the house near my Q box, I guess it is more preferable to plug the ethernet cable from Gigaclear into the Q box?</P><P>5. If I can't make this happen, do Gigaclear wifi nodes have an ethernet socket? Is it feasible to place a node near the Q box and then use a cable into the Q box? And does that make any difference to speed?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sorry, lots of questions. Bottom line on the technical side of things: what is the optimum set up for a Q box with Gigaclear? Wifi or wired? Will mini-box ever work or not? Do nodes give me more options?</P><P>Suggestions welcome!</P><P>Jacko</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:57:16 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Another-Sky-Q-with-Gigaclear-Compatiblilty-Question/m-p/4385396#M593672 Snakey99 2023-08-12T15:57:16Z