Sky+ HD boxes are closing down?

[sweetheart4321]

About sky hd boxes,sky will tell you there finishing soon,because they want you to go over to the q boxes,ive still got a sky hd box,if it breakes down sky wont mend them anymore,but i think you can still buy a replacement from Amazon.  i keep deciding do i really want to stay with sky,because we get all of these free film apps now today,but i do know there showing more premiership football matches next season,really thats really all i really want sky for.

[Mark39]

@sweetheart4321 just a heads up: it's no longer possible to use a replacement sky+ box, if yours breaks down.

[sweetheart4321]

Ok thanks mark

Actually ive just received an e-m ail from sky telling me all of the extra premiership football matches next season,because ive only got a sky hd box ,i cant get sky sports plus ,to watch alot of the extra matches there showing,i can still get the normal amount of games, again there saying go for our q box to get the extra matches there no charge for it to be set up,,but i bet they charge more each month for it,im paying enough has it is.

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@sweetheart4321 wrote:

Ok thanks mark

Actually ive just received an e-m ail from sky telling me all of the extra premiership football matches next season,because ive only got a sky hd box ,i cant get sky sports plus ,to watch alot of the extra matches there showing,i can still get the normal amount of games, again there saying go for our q box to get the extra matches there no charge for it to be set up,,but i bet they charge more each month for it,im paying enough has it is.

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The subscription cost is the same.

[sweetheart4321]

really im losing out not going over to sky q then,because i would get alot more for my money,but im worried if i go over and cant get on with it,i wont be able to go back to my sky hd box,

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@sweetheart4321 wrote:

really im losing out not going over to sky q then,because i would get alot more for my money,but im worried if i go over and cant get on with it,i wont be able to go back to my sky hd box,

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That's correct, you cannot revert back to Sky+HD 

[nigea99]

@sweetheart4321 

You may, also, wish to read some notes I have made for people considering switching from SKY +/HD to SKY Q

SKY +/HD to SKY Q 

[sweetheart4321]

Thanks for that link nige,,i knew it was going to be complicated,the trouble is i like thinks straight forward,thats why im worried about changing over,we have a communial sish on my housing estate,has far has i know some people over here can get sky q,others cant .

[Phil+Smith]

Thank you too Nige.

I'm considering going over to Q but have a number of concerns.

Firstly, my dish is very high up on the chimney stack and previously SKY have refused to work on it. Consequently I'll have to pay for the new LNB to be fitted.

Secondly, I have Wi-Fi issues due to having a large house with thick walls and therefore have concerns over multiroom connectivity. The person I spoke to earlier in SKY retentions said he wouldn't recommend Q in these circumstances as the Miniboxes no longer have boosters and just rely on mesh instead. Does the Minibox connect directly to the main box wirelessly or via the broadband routers wireless network?

Thanks in advance for any further help.

[Phil+Smith]

.....Thirdly, how much longer is Q likely to be in commission, as it still uses dated satellite technology?

[Daniel0210]

@Phil+Smith 

End of this decade by all accounts. 

[sweetheart4321]

Hi phil

i see your concerened has well about going over to a q box,sky keep on asking me to go over to one,,but i can just see problems,they make it sound straightforward,but i know if it comes to it,i bet its not going to be that straightforward.

[mr.tickle]

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@Phil+Smith wrote:

.....Thirdly, how much longer is Q likely to be in commission, as it still uses dated satellite technology?

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It's not "outdated".

[TimmyBGood]

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@Phil+Smith wrote:

.....Thirdly, how much longer is Q likely to be in commission

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Sky has a contract with SES (owners of the Astra 28.2E cluster) through to the end of 2028.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/sky-extends-satellite-tv-service-until-2029/ 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Phil+Smith wrote:

Does the Minibox connect directly to the main box wirelessly or via the broadband routers wireless network?

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A Q Mini will connect to a Sky Broadband Hub or Sky broadband boosters.

It won't connect to non-Sky wireless hardware or the newer Max Hub and its matching 'pods'.