@p1ntplease wrote:
We have sky superfast broadband 48.7 Mb/s, and Sky+ HD. We use Devolo Magic 1 in our summerhouse for Wi-Fi and Ethernet which is working well.
We are thinking of upgrading to Sky Q (Sky sports + being the bait) with 2 minis in the house connected via Wi-Fi and 1 mini in the summerhouse using the devolo Ethernet.
Are there any issues that others have encountered that we should consider?
Thank you
Hi @p1ntplease
If the Powerline is working now with Sky plus then there should be no reason why it wouldn't work with Sky Q.
As you are on Sky Broadband you should able to use WiFi for two minis and Ethernet (Powerline) for a 3rd. Not really possible on 3rd party broadband as you need all Ethernet or all WiFi.
Bear in mind the mini use on Q.
You can have up to four minis installed on loan each subject to a one off upfront charge and all under by one single Q monthly Multiscreen subscription
However only two minis can be used simultaneously on all 2 TB boxes and the 1 TB UHD Main boxes to watch Sky Q content.
The original 1 TB non UHD box (32Cxxx) only permits the use of one mini at a time.
If Sky Apps are already being used on some of the minis these will not normally be counted as in Q use and therefore can be used in addition to the above limits.
See the following link for the Versions of main Q box referred to above.
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-software-updates.
Subject to the above limits Sky Q minis can be used completely independently of the main Q box and the same or different program or recording can be viewed on each Q box. Even if viewing the same content it is completely independent and can be viewed at the same or different point.
Minis can do all the features same as the main Q box and can set or delete recordings on the main Q box hard drive. There is one single storage area on the main Q box with no profiles and no indication of which Q box has set a recording. (Unlike Sky+HD Multiroom which has independent storage and planners).
It should also be remembered that minis cannot view UHD recordings or content.
