Recording on Sky glass or stream

[Jporch316]

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@Cold+Sweat wrote:

Apparently the Sky contract for the satellite ends by 2028.

Which in my opinion seems odd why Sky are offering me to come back with a Sky Q box, if it will end in 4 years. 

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Because it buys more time for the fibre rollout to reach your area .... in 4 years you can switch to a streaming platform 

[Cold+Sweat]

If I was going to go back to Sky I would want it with a Sky Q box and dish. 

I like being able to record things which you can watch back without the internet. 

A few years back we had an internet outage all over Christmas, but it wasn't fixed until the new year, so being able to watch things I recorded was a God send, plus being able to watch Sky channels with no Internet was a life saver.

Who wants no tele over Christmas? In fact anytime? 

[Jonah1156]

Now I'm told that one can't record with SLY Glass. Like the poster stated, one can't be expected to watch til the end of the programme but to go to sleep. One should be informed at the start of contracts about this. Disappointed to say the least 

[MarkGoldsmith]

How Sky Glass works is incredibly well documented by Sky on their website, and isn't hard to find with a quick google search either.

Strictly speaking recordings are available. The majority of shows are available on catch-up apps, and there are some shows/broadcasters for which Sky have legal agreements in place to take cloud recordings.

This is fundamentally a streaming platform, which means you should expect shows to potentially only be available to watch on-demand after broadcast for a limited time only.

[Rubyduby88]

I dont understand Sky streaming. Where is it. Also I agree with not being able to record your favourite programmes. Keep getting offered Sky Glass but that's the only thing that puts me off

[Ellie_TV]

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@Rubyduby88 wrote:

I dont understand Sky streaming. Where is it. Also I agree with not being able to record your favourite programmes. Keep getting offered Sky Glass but that's the only thing that puts me off

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Think of Sky streaming as a system which takes programme management away from you. You no longer have to remember to set a recording because you can just search for whatever programme you want to watch and stream it pretty much immediately... No need to remember to delete anything ever again either because there's no hard drive to fill up.

[Cold+Sweat]

The main reason I wouldn't have Sky via Sky Glass or a streaming box is I know customers that have been suffering broadband issues, so they have to resort back to watching freeview via their aerial or dish with a freesat box.

I think Sky needs to have a think about this before pushing streaming onto customers. 

[Cold+Sweat]

Sounds like a great idea doesn't it?

Although if your in weak broadband zones, customers are still relying on their dish and a Q box, or just rely on freeview etc. 

I know quite a few people in this situation. 

Sky need to address this issue, or be more aware of it before pushing out streaming boxes and turning their backs on dishes. 

[Anonymous]

@Cold+Sweat Sky are well aware of that limitation and I imagine they're okay with it. Freesat wont last past 2029ish most likely because it piggybacks on the same satellites Sky use which are due to be decomissioned and Freeview is already in the process of being slowly replaced by Freely.

The pressure should really be on the broadband and wireless networks to make sure they're doing their part in the transition and that the networks are up to it. 

[Jporch316]

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@Anonymous wrote:

@Cold+Sweat Sky are well aware of that limitation and I imagine they're okay with it. Freesat wont last past 2029ish most likely because it piggybacks on the same satellites Sky use which are due to be decomissioned and Freeview is already in the process of being slowly replaced by Freely.

The pressure should really be on the broadband and wireless networks to make sure they're doing their part in the transition and that the networks are up to it. 

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Ye .... the mobile phone companies (amongst many) want the freeview frequencies 

[Cold+Sweat]

I just feel 2029 isn't that far away really, and the broadband infrastructure needs to massively improve if its going to expect to carry the weight of the millions of customers expected to switch away from dishes and freeview by 2029.

• Its a bit like Sky are trying to run a Ferrari with a steam engine, and running before they can walk. 

[Anonymous]

Work definitely needs to be done, but there's so much effort in this space atm it's impressive. Also, Sky can work well on satellite internet like Starlink, so that and potentially similar services are available if a satellite is the only route.

[Cold+Sweat]

Its not that I'm against viewing TV via streaming, it is definitely the way things are going. 

But we have to remember watching Sky via a dish was and still is a very robust way of watching television. And lots of customers had Sky for the very reason of a poor aerial signal. 

But with the way we are progressing towards streaming it frightens me that we will be heading into a more vunerable situation if we rely on the Internet too much for entertainment purposes, that when we suffer intermittent Internet issues, or long term issues, which lets face it we have all suffered those over the years. But we eventually won't have the alternative methods to rely on. 

So basically as I see it the future a bit shaky if that makes sense, because 2029 is only 4 years away, and I'm concerned that Sky are not really addressing this soon enough, and the reason I think that is by the blinkered way they are pushing their service via streaming, when far too many customers will not be able to actually be Sky customers. Sounds extremely dramatic, but a worrying reality for some loyal Sky customers. 

[Anonymous]

@Cold+Sweat keep in mind that Sky hasn’t officially announced their intention to shut down operations in 2029. That’s educated speculation based on satellite lifespans and current contracts. Until they share their plan, it’s probably not worth really worrying about. After all, it’s their decision to make, and if it does result in customer losses, they’ve likely considered the potential consequences. 

Unless someone ponies up a LOT of money to replace the satellites (keep in mind Sky don't run them, they lease them), there's not really an Option B that they can consider. 

[GD1]

@Cold+Sweat  The problem we have with the UK market is that compared to the European Markets it's very small and SES who own the satellites serving the UK have not said if they intend launching any replacement satellites, unlike their main Orbital Posituon at 19E which serves the whole of Europe and has far more countries, broadcasters and viewers to serve.

As noted by @Anonymous  someone needs to pony up billions for these satellites, there are currently 3 satellites at 28E for the UK & Ireland, at the very  least they would need 2 newer satellites to replace the older ones, which is still a lot of money to cough up.