topic Re: Do I still need a sky dish in Sky Q

Do I still need a sky dish

JanG25 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:31:13 GMT

Hi I would like to know if I still need my sky dish. I am having some work on my house and it will need to be moved. Thank you
Janet Gunner

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

Daniel0210 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:36:26 GMT

@JanG25 wrote:

Hi I would like to know if I still need my sky dish. I am having some work on my house and it will need to be moved.

@JanG25

You certainly do to stick with Sky Q. Contact sky to potentially move it (if a suitable alternative location is available). They normally charge about £65.,

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

MightyQuinn — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:42:52 GMT

@JanG25 wrote:
Hi I would like to know if I still need my sky dish. I am having some work on my house and it will need to be moved.

Hi @JanG25 It is impossible to answer unless you tell us what Sky products you currently subscribe to.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

TimmyBGood — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:15:22 GMT

@JanG25 wrote:

I would like to know if I still need my sky dish.

Sky+, Sky+ HD and Sky Q are satellite television platforms and require a dish feed even when also connected to the internet. Freesat reception also requires a dish.

Sky Glass and Sky Stream do not use a satellite dish.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:42:30 GMT

my auntie has got the sky+ box at her static caravan but it works without a dish but she want to upgrade to sky Q can she have that without a dish as well

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

PandJ2020 — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:51:27 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
my auntie has got the sky+ box at her static caravan but it works without a dish but she want to upgrade to sky Q can she have that without a dish as well

Sky+ and Sky Q needs a dish. It can't be 'working' without one.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

nigea99 — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:52:17 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

my auntie has got the sky+ box at her static caravan but it works without a dish but she want to upgrade to sky Q can she have that without a dish as well

hi @Anonymous

A SKy + box needs a Satellite signal so is it possible that the Static Caravan is fed by a communal System if she doesn't have a personal dish ?

It would depend on the system as to whether it could be updated to work with SKY Q - SKY Q also needs a Satellite signal

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

daveNOS — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:52:10 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
my auntie has got the sky+ box at her static caravan but it works without a dish but she want to upgrade to sky Q can she have that without a dish as well

@Anonymous Im not sure how she is managing that as all Sky TV boxes(apart from Sky stream) require a connection to a satellite dish to receive any channels.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

profiler67 — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:15:55 GMT

That is not true, Sky Q does not need a satellite dish it streams via WiFi

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

Mark39 — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:19:27 GMT

@profiler67 wrote:

That is not true, Sky Q does not need a satellite dish it streams via WiFi

You're half right. It does stream over wifi, but for live TV and to record from live TV, a satellite dish is needed.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

PandJ2020 — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:21:58 GMT

@profiler67 wrote:
That is not true, Sky Q does not need a satellite dish it streams via WiFi

Without a satellite 'keep alive' signal the box stops working after a few days.

Re: Do I still need a sky dish

oj01 — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 07:28:44 GMT

@profiler67 wrote:
That is not true, Sky Q does not need a satellite dish it streams via WiFi

It very much won't work without a satellite dish.