Is Sky discontining Sky Q

[Martin+Gleeson]

I don't see any point in getting Sky Q when it's being phased out. Can you go the distance with your order without being redirected to Sky Glass Sky Stream?

[TimmyBGood]

@Martin+Gleeson 

Sky is still offering Q on their website on new 24 month minimum terms.  It is currently listed from £31 a month though, where Stream is £26, and may well not appear to all visitors (the menus on the web pages are dynamic)

[Neil+Essex]

@Martin+Gleeson Don't see the point in getting sky q?

well I'd rather have it at the moment compared to the constant issues that sky stream keeps having . Outages with channels disappearing, ongoing pixelation issues which has been going on for months it seems. Lip sync. 

Like I've said before Sky need to get their streaming platform sorted because there is going to be a lot of customers leaving when they do close satellite.  2028 is nearly 3 years away. 

[Chodley]

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@Martin+Gleeson wrote:

I don't see any point in getting Sky Q when it's being phased out. Can you go the distance with your order without being redirected to Sky Glass Sky Stream?

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Yes

Whether you see any point in getting something that may be unavailable in 4 years is quite different from whether it's still possible to get it.

[Martin+Gleeson]

Sky Q is no longer being promoted by Sky,if it's available ok but Sky to discontinue in 1yr,2yrs,3 yrs or 4yrs then it's pointless. Why purchase a product that will eventually be discontinued. Freesats days are also numbered.

[Daniel0210]

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@Martin+Gleeson wrote:

Why purchase a product that will eventually be discontinued. 

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@Martin+Gleeson 

Why not? A new customer can get years of Sky Q service before needing to change. Everyone will make a decision based on their own circumstances. Broadband not being strong enough for Glass/Stream yet is one that springs to mind. If you don't want to subscribe to Q that's fine. 

[Chodley]

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@Martin+Gleeson wrote:

Sky Q is no longer being promoted by Sky,if it's available ok but Sky to discontinue in 1yr,2yrs,3 yrs or 4yrs then it's pointless. Why purchase a product that will eventually be discontinued. Freesats days are also numbered.

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Because you aren't "purchasing" anything, you're just subscribing to a service

[stereohaven]

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@Martin+Gleeson wrote:

Why purchase a product that will eventually be discontinued. 

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All products are eventually discontinued.

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@Martin+Gleeson wrote:

Sky Q is no longer being promoted by Sky,if it's available ok but Sky to discontinue in 1yr,2yrs,3 yrs or 4yrs then it's pointless. Why purchase a product that will eventually be discontinued. Freesats days are also numbered.

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Sky ring me every couple of weeks now trying to get me to switch to Sky Q. So it's very much available.

[stereohaven]

Well, according to RXTV, Sky have extended their SES contract until 2029, so that is your new deadline.

Satellite operator SES has confirmed an extension of a contract with Sky for the distribution of satellite TV services to the UK and Ireland.

Sky will continue to make use of multiple transponders on the SES-owned Astra 2 satellites orbiting at 28°E until 2029. The two companies previously had a deal running until 2028.

This means that Sky Q and Sky+HD users will continue to be able to access a wide range of channels via satellite for at least five more years, giving Sky more time to work on its internet-based TV platform (via Sky Stream/Sky Glass), widely expected to fully replace satellite in due course. 2029 will mark 31 years since Sky launched its digital satellite service. It will also be the 40th anniversary of the launch of its analogue multichannel service.

The contract extension means Sky will remain on satellite until the current fleet of Astra 2 satellites at 28°E reach end of life. Astra 2E, 2F and 2G were launched between 2012 and 2014 with a lifespan of at least 15 years.

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[TimmyBGood]

@stereohaven 

Given that now aligns with other SES clients and would achieve four decades of Sky satellite service, it does seem quite likely to be a good endpoint.

[stereohaven]

Agreed @TimmyBGood.

I think it is fairly safe to say that this alignment puts a hard stop on it now and that is when mass product satellite broadcasting in the UK (as we have known it), will end. 

[gszab1]

I think it's fair to say now that sky sat will become a legacy service late next year the very latest.

[TimmyBGood]

@gszab1 

Now there's an SES contract running 'through 2029', Sky could conceivably offer new two year contract terms with dates starting up until the end of 2027.

https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-and-sky-extend-long-standing-partnership-uk-and-ireland 

[Timelord2018]

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