topic Re: Skyq is pathetic in Sky Q

Skyq is pathetic

Amanda731 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:43:26 GMT

Skyq has no program reminder the recordings play half way through and Skyq minin box doesn't work half the time sky q is a utter waste of money

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Chodley — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:07:02 GMT

Recordings shouldn't play half way through, they don't for me

Sky can give you a booster or you can use ethernet or powerlines instead of wifi to improve your mini connection.

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Amanda731 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:34:04 GMT

Had a engineer out twice used a Ethernet cable and wps doesn't make a difference when you go to watch a recording it starts half way through the recording sky q is useless over rated that's for sure you can't even set a reminder for programs

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Chodley — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:42:54 GMT

Yeah we've had the reminders thing ad infinitum. We all know and most of us don't care and just use siri/hello google to quickly set a reminder.

Recordings will only start part way through if you were watching it live or on another box, I think.

If you use ethernet, turn off wifi in the installer menu or it seems to try to use it anyway.

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Daniel0210 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:44:05 GMT

@Amanda731

If you're sat there channel hopping and actually go onto a channel you're recording at the time, your Sky Q box will automatically think you've watched the programme up til that point. Then, when you come to watch the recording it will 'continue' from the point you viewed it at. If this happens just click 'watch from the start'.

The reminder function has never been available on Sky Q and won't be added this late on in its lifetime.

Re: Skyq is pathetic

nigea99 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:34:41 GMT

@Amanda731 wrote:

Skyq has no program reminder the recordings play half way through and Skyq minin box doesn't work half the time sky q is a utter waste of money

hi @Amanda731

The others have said why recordings might start part way through.

There should be a watch from start button under the recording thumbnail. if this is the case.

Alternatively, I find the easiest way to navigate in recordings is via voice control :- handy controls are :
Skip nn minutes
Go To nn minutes
Back nn minutes

You can use hours, minutes & seconds or mix e.g. Go to 1hour 15 minutes

Skip nn minutes is very handy for adverts and you get used to the length on regular used channels (Many are around the 4 minute mark)

You can also say Go To Start

Voice control in general is very useful - see
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-q-voice-control-commands

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Invisiblename — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:58:56 GMT

@Amanda731 wrote:
Skyq has no program reminder the recordings play half way through and Skyq minin box doesn't work half the time sky q is a utter waste of money

Recordings don't start "half way through" unless the box thinks you are trying to continue from where you left off, which will happen if you have at anytime been on the channel that you are recording. Just look for the "watch from start button".

Re: Skyq is pathetic

Raider999 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:25:31 GMT

@Amanda731 I suspect you are accessing the recordings when the box has been on that channel.

You need to use the Watch from Start button

Re: I miss the reminder setting

plumbbob — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:51:13 GMT

I miss the reminder setting please bring it back

Re: I miss the reminder setting

Daniel0210 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:53:37 GMT

@plumbbob

It's never been on Sky Q so can't be brought back.

Re: I miss the reminder setting

Laing1 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:04:32 GMT

@plumbbob wrote:

I miss the reminder setting please bring it back

@plumbbob Sky Q is turning 8 next month so there is no chance of reminders being added to Sky Q

Re: I miss the reminder setting

GD1 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:15:21 GMT

@plumbbob wrote:

I miss the reminder setting please bring it back

As already advised Reminders has never been on SKy Q , there is nothing to bring back

Please also note spamming the forum with the same request is a breach of forum rules, those duplicate posts have been removed.