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Discussion topic: Is internet available through a sky q hub

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This message was authored by Steve+Hutch This message was authored by: Steve+Hutch

Is internet available through a sky q hub

I live in a remote area where broadband cables do not reach. I currently use. 4g aerial to get internet which works well on the sky q hub and mini box. The 4g contract has now expired.  
Is there a package to get the internet directly through the Sky dish? This would be much better. 
Thanks. 


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This message was authored by Highlinder This message was authored by: Highlinder Answer

Re: Is internet available through a sky q hub

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@Steve+HutchIf you are looking for a service like that it is not available through Sky as they use the Openreach network. If you are looking for something through a dish have you looked at providers like Starlink.

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@Steve+HutchIf you are looking for a service like that it is not available through Sky as they use the Openreach network. If you are looking for something through a dish have you looked at providers like Starlink.

If someone has helped give them Like.

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@Steve+Hutch wrote:


Is there a package to get the internet directly through the Sky dish? 


No, Sky is not a satellite ISP: those require a different dish pointing at another location in orbit and equipped with a two-way LNB (receive and send) to function, plus a specialist modem.

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Geosynchronous satellite ISPs with a UK footprint do still exist: their services tend to be relatively expensive, not particularly fast and, (most problematically for use with Sky Q) very limited in monthly data volume.  As @Highlinder indicates, Starlink is now a potentially viable alternative.

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This message was authored by Steve+Hutch This message was authored by: Steve+Hutch

Re: Is internet available through a sky q hub

Thanks @Highlinder as I suspected. Using a 4g mast is ok and I don't have high enough demand (or money) for starlink. It would be my next choice. 

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