Streaming Fallback

[Mr+Ramsden]

Without any sarcastic comments can someone exp;ain why the Q boxes have never had an update so they fall back to a streaming service if for whatever reason satalite signal is lost.

The boxes are capable of streaming (netflix, itvx, appleTV, Amazon Prime etc) and Sky know what subsriptions people have. 

We had a huge storm sunday just as the F1 started and lost sinal and as we are reminded time and time again "Its only live once". Yes i know Sky Go is an option but huge difference watching on an iPad than a decent TV.

[PandJ2020]

If you lose Satellite then simply select whatever streaming service to have/like.  Sky making that decision for you would likely cause outrage...

[GD1]

@Mr+Ramsden  The boxes weren't designed to  fail over to a streaming app, which app would it fail over to as there are a number of apps on Sky Q.

[Mr+Ramsden]

The oint is if i'm watching a sky channel why on earth can't it fall back to a version of Sky Go ? Or if not possible why can;t there be a Sky Go app on bax that could be user selected to watch stuff you are paying for ? 

[nigea99]

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

The oint is if i'm watching a sky channel why on earth can't it fall back to a version of Sky Go ? Or if not possible why can;t there be a Sky Go app on bax that could be user selected to watch stuff you are paying for ? 

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Initially it just wasn't designed like that.

TBH the number of times this fall back is required is very low & I doubt if SKY would deem the development worthwhile altthough who knows maybe as SKY Go has developed maybe it could be added to to SKY Q boxes with minimal effort

I appreciate it is very frustrating for those odd times that the weather does interfere

[TimmyBGood]

@Mr+Ramsden 

Probably because when Q was designed (c2013-15) Sky was still very much the satellite television company, and had an inherited and deeply-entrenched 'satellite-first' mentality despite Q being a hybrid broadcast/online device.

As we've seen, after the Comcast acquisition it's debatable whether satellite reception will even remain a thing past the end of the decade.

[Mr+Ramsden]

Thanks for responses and they all make perfect sense. So ulimately a sky go option would be possible and thats about it

[digglerthelegend]

You could use Sky Go on a laptop and connect to a tv through HDMI.

[Mr+Ramsden]

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks here 🙂 

Shame there is no SkyGo app for my firestick, or a NowTV sub that matches my Sky Sub 

[PandJ2020]

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

So ulimately a sky go option would be possible and thats about it

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A native version of SkyGo on the box is a great idea - doubt it will be implemented though.  (Such development is unlikely now Stream is out)

[TimmyBGood]

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

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https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388 

[Mr+Ramsden]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

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https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388 

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Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output 

[digglerthelegend]

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

I could if i had a laptop with HDMI output, all macbooks her

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https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204388 

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Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output 

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You can buy USB -C to HDMI adapters relatively cheap.

[Mr+Ramsden]

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@digglerthelegend wrote:

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@Mr+Ramsden wrote:

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Honestly my Mac Book Pro does not have HDMI output 

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You can buy USB -C to HDMI adapters relatively cheap.

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That is true, of course i then have to balance my relativley expensive mac somewhere near my TV 🙂 

[Chodley]

Acquire a small stool and locate it conveniently close for those stormy days.