topic Sky max with sky q in Sky Q

Sky max with sky q

gunners33 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:22:14 GMT

Just got full fibre and have new black router but WiFi not getting to upstairs . They are sending me max with pod but read doesn't work with sky q

Re: Sky max with sky q

TimmyBGood — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:46:23 GMT

@gunners33

A Max Hub and its pods don't participate in the 'Q Mesh' : by itself the Max Hub can supply the main Q box with an internet connection just as any other router would.

Re: Sky max with sky q

Me134 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:08:16 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@gunners33

A Max Hub and its pods don't participate in the 'Q Mesh' : by itself the Max Hub can supply the main Q box with an internet connection just as any other router would.

I've never had multi-room with Q but do the mini boxes still connect with the main box or directly with the Max Hub router via the pod/booster?

I read the OP's post as saying it doesn't connect with a 2nd box upstairs?

Re: Sky max with sky q

nigea99 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:42:04 GMT

@Me134 wrote:

@TimmyBGood wrote:

@gunners33

A Max Hub and its pods don't participate in the 'Q Mesh' : by itself the Max Hub can supply the main Q box with an internet connection just as any other router would.

I've never had multi-room with Q but do the mini boxes still connect with the main box or directly with the Max Hub router via the pod/booster?

I read the OP's post as saying it doesn't connect with a 2nd box upstairs?

As indicated by @TimmyBGood the SKY Max system is effectively treated as '3rd party wifi' by SKY Q - so the SKY Q minis do not connect to it & thus use the wifi generated by the Main Box

Re: Sky max with sky q

TimmyBGood — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:44:44 GMT

@Me134

Hub to main Q box, then main Q box to Mini boxes.

The 2016 Q Hub and 2019 Broadband Hub models are 'Sky' products built using the same proprietary mesh technology as Q television boxes (also released in 2016) : the 2023 Max Hub is a Comcast product.

Re: Sky max with sky q

Me134 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:02:16 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@Me134

Hub to main Q box, then main Q box to Mini boxes.

The 2016 Q Hub and 2019 Broadband Hub models are 'Sky' products built using the same proprietary mesh technology as Q television boxes (also released in 2016) : the 2023 Max Hub is a Comcast product.

Cheers. So if I'm correct about @gunners33 having issues connecting to a mini box, the Max will make no difference?