Discussion topic: Upgrading my old school TV service
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Message posted on 03 Nov 2023 12:55 PM
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Upgrading my old school TV service
Hi Gang
my mother-in-law (M-I-L for REF - who is 80+ years old) has an old Sky Box in her room, I mean pre-Sky+! So it's time has run out and I am looking to upgrade in general, I want to get Sky Q in the living room and get the Sky+ box moved to my M-I-Ls room, is this feasible? I was looking to speak to a Sky Specialist but there's just no info to speak to a human being. Let me know your thoughts; speak to you all soon.
Wale
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Message posted on 03 Nov 2023 12:59 PM - last edited: 03 Nov 2023 01:38 PM
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Re: Upgrading my old school TV service
No, Sky doesn't permit subscription to Sky Q at the same address as Sky+ (or earlier)
The typical setup is the main Q box in the living room (with dish feed cable and UHD output) and then a Q Mini box (no dish cable, HD output) on WiFi in the other room. This requires the 'Multiscreen' add-on to the Sky subscription.
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Message posted on 03 Nov 2023 01:11 PM
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Re: Upgrading my old school TV service
hi @Adewale
What channels / features does your M-I-L use - do these include channels only available via subscription & does she use any record / playback functionality ?
Message posted on 03 Nov 2023 01:38 PM
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Re: Upgrading my old school TV service
She's on the entertainment package but no Sky+ or anything like that but she can learn, I'm sure 🙂
Message posted on 03 Nov 2023 01:50 PM - last edited: 03 Nov 2023 01:51 PM
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Re: Upgrading my old school TV service
@Adewale wrote:
She's on the entertainment package but no Sky+ or anything like that but she can learn, I'm sure 🙂
Many thanks @Adewale
As she does watch subscription channels then probably the only real option is as detailed by @TimmyBGood (unless you switch to Streaming options)
BTW The mini can use an ethernet connection to the main box rather than wifi if needed.
You may also wish to read some notes I have put together for people considering switching from SKY +/HD to SKY Q (particularly note the shared recordings & no User profiles)
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