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Sky puck is rubbish

The stream in sky is shocking. It freezes and lags. Would not recommend i would prefer having my dish back. Ridiculous for the amount of money you spend on it.

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This message was authored by: Fothergill1 Answer

Re: Sky puck is rubbish

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Hi @BecFox and welcome to the forum. 

 

One of the main reasons for freezing is the quality and speed of the Wi-Fi signal being received at the puck and not that being received at the router.  This can be checked with the Netflix App (Get help > Check network) and is often much less than you might expect. The minimum speeds  recommended by Sky are as follows:

HD = 25mbps

UHD = 30mbps

HD + 1 puck = 30mbps

UHD + 1 puck = 35mbps

 

These speeds assume there is nothing else in your home using up your WiFi bandwidth.

 

If your speed at the TV is borderline try connecting via Ethernet cable. If this is not practical you can use powerline adapters (about £40 at Amazon). Note the Ethernet port on the Glass TV (& pucks) only supports 100mbps so don't waste money on the more expensive 1gb powerline adapters

 

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This message was authored by: Fothergill1 Answer

Re: Sky puck is rubbish

Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more

Hi @BecFox and welcome to the forum. 

 

One of the main reasons for freezing is the quality and speed of the Wi-Fi signal being received at the puck and not that being received at the router.  This can be checked with the Netflix App (Get help > Check network) and is often much less than you might expect. The minimum speeds  recommended by Sky are as follows:

HD = 25mbps

UHD = 30mbps

HD + 1 puck = 30mbps

UHD + 1 puck = 35mbps

 

These speeds assume there is nothing else in your home using up your WiFi bandwidth.

 

If your speed at the TV is borderline try connecting via Ethernet cable. If this is not practical you can use powerline adapters (about £40 at Amazon). Note the Ethernet port on the Glass TV (& pucks) only supports 100mbps so don't waste money on the more expensive 1gb powerline adapters

 

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