16 Dec 2024 07:59 PM
Hi, having major sky stream issues. Upgraded my broadband package over the weekend - now on full fibre gigafast (900mb download, the max package you sell) which I was told would fix my tv streaming issues. Tonight is the first night of new broadband, turn on sky sports darts uhd and within 5 mins the channel is saying 'please wait for your program to load' followed but a message saying there are technical issues. Not best pleased with this as I am now paying rather a lot for the max broadband package and still cannot watch tv. Need a solution, asap or I'll be complaining (again). Any suggestions please?
16 Dec 2024 08:20 PM
Connect the puck to your router with an ethernet cable and turn off the WiFi in the puck settings menu.
16 Dec 2024 08:38 PM
Thanks - I'll try
16 Dec 2024 08:43 PM
Same issue persists even when plugging in Ethernet cable. Need a fix as this is getting behind a joke ...
16 Dec 2024 09:13 PM
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@Newstie wrote:Same issue persists even when plugging in Ethernet cable. Need a fix as this is getting behind a joke ...
Once you disable WiFi in the pucks settings reboot the puck using the restart option in the settings as a reboot is typically needed for the setting change to take affect.
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16 Dec 2024 09:32 PM
I had the same issue a couple of days ago. I tried a full reset of the puck as described on a sky help page without realising that would take it back to factory settings and needed a complete reset/reregistration. Everything went well until the software absolutely refused to accept the PIN number that I knew was correct.
Got through to a Sky customer service agent in Manchester who was absolutely brilliant. Took me through the whole lengthy process again but at the PIN input screen said to turn the puck off at the plug, wait 3(?) minutes , turn it on again and it will come back on to the PIN screen and accept the PIN.. He did say it might not work😟 and I might need a new puck. Fortunately it did work 😁. Given the doubt you might not want to try this without being on the phone to a customer advisor though!!! So far it seems to have worked.
I really, really, find the constant 'SuperUser' ( are they super users because they spend so much time on the forums or because they know so much about sky technology? I suspect the former) advice - 'oh it's your internet, connect it via Ethernet' to be very frustrating indeed. In some few circumstances where the customer is right on the limit of download speed, 25/30 ish perhaps, this might be good advice. But they offer this advice on every thread, at every reply, without having any knowledge of the customers set up , ISP, router type, download speeds etc. And , dear super users, I don't want to run a Ethernet cable round the house. I don't even want a plug in repeater because I've got concealed wiring, and I shouldn't need an Ethernet cable when a) I'm getting 230 to the puck according to Netflix and b) the system is sold, advertised, and praised for being a WIFI STREAMING SERVICE. Just a thought. 🤔
16 Dec 2024 10:21 PM
Hello
Pixalation issues
I work in the telecoms industry spciciflly WiFi and I have been having issues with pixalation issues, by chance I have found the problem and not what I expected.... replaced the HDMI cable with a better quality one! Not sure what the rating is but it works 🙂