topic Re: Sky Q with Google Nest in Sky Q

Sky Q with Google Nest

0wa1n — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 23:12:00 GMT

I had a Sky Q box and mini box installed a couple of days ago. We have EE broadband and 3 Nest wifi pods, one wired in to the main box and the other two around the house. Broadband strong 300mbps and no previous issues but now the Sky Q box keeps dropping internet connection and the mini box won’t connect to the Sky Q main box. I gather that this may have to do with the Sky Q box also sending out a mesh wifi that conflicts with the Google Nest mesh. Any thoughts or suggestions to fix will be much appreciated.

Re: Sky Q with Google Nest

Chodley — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:03:44 GMT

It won't use the nest mesh apart from (if you're lucky) the Q to internet connection.

Can you move that wifi away from the channel the Q uses (36)?

Re: Sky Q with Google Nest

0wa1n — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 08:42:51 GMT

Unfortunately Google Nest channels can't be changed.

Re: Sky Q with Google Nest

PandJ2020 — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 09:52:49 GMT

@0wa1n wrote:
Unfortunately Google Nest channels can't be changed.

A quick google suggests they use the same channel range as Q.

The best solution, if possible, would be to disable Q WiFi and connect all Q units via ethernet to a nest.

Re: Sky Q with Google Nest

0wa1n — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:12:07 GMT

This solution might not work for everyone but I have moved the Google Nest node to other side of room out of direct sight of the main Q box & it seems to have sorted it all out. Main Q connected & mini also working fine.