Is Sky discontining Sky Q

[TimmyBGood]

@Fidel+59 

Realistically, local recording isn't likely to be a thing going into the next decade: it's something the rights owners were always reluctant to permit, and now have a way to eliminate and make us all reliant on keeping subscriptions going in perpetuity.

[Chodley]

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@Fidel+59 wrote:

Then that's no good to me. 

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This is kind of the whole point of this thread. But at some point in the next 5-10 years you'll have to put up with it.

[Chodley]

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@No+sir+it+was+him wrote:

@Fidel+59 

It's not something I'm willing to pay £30 extra a month for!

My current package is £80 pm for Q only, no broadband, cheapest renewal offer so far £113.

If I can get Stream for between £75 and £85 I can live with the lack of recordings. I've had too many problems with 2TB boxes over the last few years anyway.

I'm been waiting since May last year for a box capable of watching iPlayer in UHD losing Glastonbury recordings every two years is a pain in the proverbial.

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Why don't you just cancel and place a new order for Stream?

edit: did the title of this thread just change? Glad to see the mis-spelling disappear, 😄

[No+sir+it+was+him]

@Chodley 

Believe me I tried a few times. All the agents would discuss was selling Sky Glass. It was the same using the online route.

No new customer deals on Stream will be offered, the cheapest I saw was £99 Vs  £76 as a new customer. Ordering via EE has even less discount.

In the end I renewed Q, but had to make four calls to get just about the same price as my expiring deals.

[No+sir+it+was+him]

@Chodley 

Sorry, when I say "no new customer deals", I mean that they won't match new customer prices if switching from Q to Stream.

[Chodley]

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@No+sir+it+was+him wrote:

@Chodley 

Sorry, when I say "no new customer deals", I mean that they won't match new customer prices if switching from Q to Stream.

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And if you cancel and then re-sign for Stream they recognise you?

[No+sir+it+was+him]

@Chodley 

Yep, it's normally 18 months before you get classified as a new customer again. Retentions will probably call you before then though.

[MrKieranb]

Yes it seems that way very much so I was sold Sky Stream as a new customer a year ago but had nothing but issues with it even though I had good broadband asked to Switch back to Sky Q on which they let me do so it's just the matter of enjoying Satellite TV well you can they have recently signed a new deal with SES till 2029-2030 so we have at least another 4-5 years yet fingers crossed it doesn't die out before then 🙂