topic Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials in Sky Q

Sky Q and Sky Essentials

Pete+the+Terra — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:19:10 GMT

I have a Sky Q box but do not subscribe to any channels; it's effectively a top quality freesat recorder. Is it possible to add Sky Essentials at a reasonable price.? Would this also act as a gateway to Sports or Cinema in the future?

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

PandJ2020 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:25:54 GMT

Did the box come from Sky?

Essentials on Q is only free-to-air channels. You cannot add any premium channels - you need Signature for that.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

Pete+the+Terra — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:33:50 GMT

Yes my Sky Q box is from them. I pay a ridiculously small monthly subscription.

I already get all the free to air channels (including more on HD than normal freesat).

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

PandJ2020 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:36:26 GMT

...then you already have Essentials.

(I suspect the Essential TV you're referring to is the one only available to streaming boxes)

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

BenJoBanjo — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:39:43 GMT

@Pete+the+Terra wrote:
Yes my Sky Q box is from them. I pay a ridiculously small monthly subscription.

I already get all the free to air channels (including more on HD than normal freesat).

It sounds like you are already on the Sky Q Essentials package. What does it say on your Sky account? Many people only pay £5pm for this after negotiating with Sky.

Don't confuse it with the Sky Essential TV package which is only available on Sky Stream and Glass. It has different channels to those from the satellite service, including Sky Atlantic.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

Pete+the+Terra — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:41:03 GMT

Thanks PandJ2020.

So If I wanted Sky Sports or Cinema at some point I guess I would need to have Ultimate first.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

BenJoBanjo — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:53:33 GMT

@Pete+the+Terra wrote:
Thanks PandJ2020.

So If I wanted Sky Sports or Cinema at some point I guess I would need to have Ultimate first.

You'd need Sky Signature to add Sport or Cinema on Sky Q. Ultimate is basically the addition of Netflix.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

Coco+C — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:18:03 GMT

You can add sky sports to sky q essentials, you can also add multi room, that's the package I currently have.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

MightyQuinn — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:40:10 GMT

@Coco+C wrote:
You can add sky sports to sky q essentials, you can also add multi room, that's the package I currently have.

Hi @Coco+C Apparently you can, you just need to find the right advisor.

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

lincolnguy — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:49:17 GMT

Do you get E4 In HD

Re: Sky Q and Sky Essentials

Coco+C — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:57:15 GMT

No only the sd channel