Sky Q connecting to Multimedia faceplate in new build

[HantsLady]

We are about to move to a new build that has Quadruplex Multimedia sockets. We asked the electrician how these worked with Sky Q but he just said that Sky would connect to it through a Wiska box on the outside of the house when they installed the satelite dish.

From all the forums I have read online it would appear that this type of socket in not compatible with Sky Q. Is that correct?

In the event that Sky Q can be connected to the socket, would they use a Wiska box or just drill a hole and use their own cables? Not to keen on holes in my new house!

[PandJ2020]

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@HantsLady wrote:

would they use a Wiska box or just drill a hole and use their own cables? Not to keen on holes in my new house!

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AIUI the standard Sky install will simply drill from outside to inside and use mastic filler on the outside only.  No boxes/plates at all.

[TimmyBGood]

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@HantsLady wrote:

From all the forums I have read online it would appear that this type of socket in not compatible with Sky Q. Is that correct?

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Typically Sky personnel won't touch a combination faceplate because it may well contain frequency filters that mess with the dish signal going to a main Q box. 

Unfortunately developers fit such things as a (very cheap) 'value add' without any understanding of current satellite television technology (or basic concepts of data network topology)

You might  have a corresponding spool of twin coaxial cable in the loft from 'Sat1'  & 'Sat2', but a Sky installer can't use that at all, and heaven only knows where the other end of any cable punched-down on the ethernet socket is ; )

The 'aerial' socket on the left appears to be for Sky+ using a 'magic eye' solution for cabled distribution between rooms and so is a decade out of date...