Do i need an aerial cable to go in the back of my sky q box?

[Guycj]

Is the aerial cable needed to go in the back of my sky q box to watch TV? 

[GD1]

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@Guycj wrote:

Is the aerial cable needed to go in the back of my sky q box to watch TV? 

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Sky Q boxes don't have an aerial connection, so you don't need it to be connected to Q.

[Guycj]

Thanks for this. Is this true for live TV and for channels such as bbc?

In the back of the sky q box is all I need the power cable and hdmi (and then connect to wifi) and I will be able to watch everything live or on catch up? 

[GD1]

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@Guycj wrote:

Thanks for this. Is this true for live TV and for channels such as bbc?

In the back of the sky q box is all I need the power cable and hdmi (and then connect to wifi) and I will be able to watch everything live or on catch up? 

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No, your Q box needs to be connectect to the Satellite dish without this the box can't function.  I think you may have become mixed up with what is required as you mentioned aerial in your original post.

Sky Q boxes are meant to be used with a Satellite dish (not aerial).

An aerial is used for TV/Boxes designed for Freeview (terrestrial) channels.

If you are getting Sky Q installed this will be setup by the engineer as Sky will do all the neccessary work.

[PandJ2020]

If you have an aerial (RF) lead then you can usually plug this straight into your TV and use its tuner.

But no need really...

[TimmyBGood]

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@Guycj wrote:

In the back of the sky q box is all I need the power cable and hdmi (and then connect to wifi) and I will be able to watch everything live or on catch up? 

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@Guycj 

Sky Q is a satellite television system with some online functionality, and so the main Q box absolutely requires a cabled connection to a satellite dish with a Q-compatible LNB pointing at the Astra 28.2E satellite cluster.

Q Mini boxes do not have a satellite dish cable connection because they get their live input from the main Q box.

Sky will not knowingly supply Q subscription and hardware to an address without dish access because it just won't work: the non-satellite Sky television product is Sky Stream.

[TheFifeFlyer]

Can I chip in here instead of starting a new thread.

There is an original cable from the LNB that was routed around the outside of my house to my bedroom for the 2nd box some 15 years ago.

Can I presume this is now obsolete as my mini box runs via wi-fi? I want to remove it but just want to make sure 1st.

TIA.

[PandJ2020]

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@TheFifeFlyer wrote:

Can I presume this is now obsolete as my mini box runs via wi-fi? I want to remove it but just want to make sure 1st.

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Yes, the Sky+ used satellite feeds to a second box whereas Q uses a wireless connection to the mainbox.

[Chodley]

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@TheFifeFlyer wrote:

Can I chip in here instead of starting a new thread.

There is an original cable from the LNB that was routed around the outside of my house to my bedroom for the 2nd box some 15 years ago.

Can I presume this is now obsolete as my mini box runs via wi-fi? I want to remove it but just want to make sure 1st.

TIA.

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We left ours in place just in case we want to change to freesat in the future. Not likely but you never know...