Sky Q price difference

[Briandl1964]

We know have a two tier system with sky, you now pay more for sky Q then you do with SKY Glass and sky Stream it is according to the advert £2 more a month

[PandJ2020]

...unless you negotiate better

[TimmyBGood]

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@Briandl1964 wrote:

We know have a two tier system with sky

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Quite possibly.  Q is likely to be the last satellite television system developed for the UK: realistically satellite broadcasting has a finite future as the orbiting platforms reach the end of their operational lifespan.  Glass/Stream are products from Comcast (the owners of Sky since 2018) and Comcast has always been a cable company: it's entirely within their power to aim to transition their Sky Group division onto the platform of their choice, and pricing is one method of doing so.

[PandJ2020]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:
and pricing is one method of doing so.

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It would be perverse to charge 'streaming' customers the overheads of running satellites...  But commercial decisions can be strange!

[SlenderRobert]

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@Briandl1964 wrote:

We know have a two tier system with sky, you now pay more for sky Q then you do with SKY Glass and sky Stream it is according to the advert £2 more a month

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The two services can't really be directly compared as they are quite different. 

Q has more channels and doesn't charge extra for fast forwarding through ad breaks (Glass/Stream does)

Q has the ability to record and play back a broadcast programme at any suitable time for the customer. (Glass/Stream relies on third party apps and streaming services making the programme available to stream. This may take minutes/hours/days/never)

Also, if you compare the cost of the basic packages in UHD with ad skipping & Netflix on Q and Stream right now as a new customer, it's actually cheaper to get Q. 

On Stream you'd pay:

£26pm for Entertainment (18 month contract)

£6pm for UHD/Atmos

£5pm for Ad Skipping

£8pm for Netflix Premium (4 screens in UHD)

TOTAL: £45pm

On Q you'd pay:

£31pm for Signature & Netflix (18 month contract)

£12pm for HD & UHD  (which gives you Netflix Premium)

There's no charge for fast forwarding ads & Atmos audio is included where available. 

TOTAL: £43pm

IMHO Sky Q is still the superior, cheaper, and more versatile option.