Considering Upgrade to Sky Stream, Need some more info about channels

[Xjjzalog]

Hey there,

I've been a sky plus customer for years now, have been enjoying the set for a while now, but now its starting to show its age and i've been considering upgrading, not to sky q but to either glass or stream.

I have a few concerns however, about the availability of channels especially.

Because sky stream works over wifi, it doesnt use a dish for the channel pickup.

Does that mean that I will not be able to watch live tv anymore? like i was able to on sky +

Will sky stream be just a sky-ified netflix? only pre-recorded content?

Sometimes i want to watch news, or live tv, the same catalogue and channel times that i've been used to for years on my sky+

If i switch to sky stream, will all the channels i used to watch stay there? Will the programmes be there too? the timings, etc?

If not i may consider keeping my sky plus box until it breaks, or switch to freeview.

It may be too long to read, put short im just wondering if sky stream will still have sky + live channels, same programmes with same times that i was used to.

Thanks!!

[Annie+UK]

You should ask people on the Stream/Glass forums as people here are less likely to have any help

[Mark39]

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@Xjjzalog wrote:

Hey there,

I've been a sky plus customer for years now, have been enjoying the set for a while now, but now its starting to show its age and i've been considering upgrading, not to sky q but to either glass or stream.

I have a few concerns however, about the availability of channels especially.

Because sky stream works over wifi, it doesnt use a dish for the channel pickup.

Does that mean that I will not be able to watch live tv anymore? like i was able to on sky + you can still watch live TV. In reality it's delayed by a few seconds when compared with broadcast tv

Will sky stream be just a sky-ified netflix? only pre-recorded content? No, live content is still available. There's no recording however, everything other than live TV is streamed from On Demand

Sometimes i want to watch news, or live tv, the same catalogue and channel times that i've been used to for years on my sky+ You can still watch live TV.

If i switch to sky stream, will all the channels i used to watch stay there? Will the programmes be there too? the timings, etc? Not all channels are available on Sky Stream. i'll add a link to a list later. Link here: 

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tv-channel-list-sky-glass

If not i may consider keeping my sky plus box until it breaks, or switch to freeview.

It may be too long to read, put short im just wondering if sky stream will still have sky + live channels, same programmes with same times that i was used to.

Note for reliable streaming you need a good broadband speed. If you're planning on connecting via WiFi, you need a stable connection. 

Thanks!!

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