Topic: Sky+ HD / Sky Q Thread

[Crosby Nick]

Can I please put on record thst Sky Q is fucking wank.

I so regret moving over from Sky HD, which is far better.

I still haven’t moved over yet. What’s the problem with it?

[Nobby Reserve]

I still haven’t moved over yet. What’s the problem with it?

The functionality is crap and very unintuitive, and very different from the simple way that HD/+ is.

Worst of all, I've got a habit of just pausing a programme I'm watching and going off doing something else, then coming back later (if it's the TV in the kitchen, it could be the next day) to watch the remainder.

Sky Q automatically un-pauses after just an hour.

I also used to be able, if I wanted to actually record what I'd paused for a long while, to just press record and it'd do it. Q doesn’t let me.

Series link doesn't work the same.

Your recordings aren't laid out in the same format as the TV guide (ie, in date order, most recent first)

I'm sure I'll get used over time, but it seems they've got rid of all the great, simple processes and stuff, and replaced with over-complicated smartarsedness, trying make it appear more like Netflix or Prime.

[Mark Walters]

Honestly, the pressing up to go to the previous channel thing really grated at first.  That one I've got used to, but removing the reminder option was the most stupid thing Sky did. I don't want to record the bloody programme, I only want you to tell me when it's on FFS! And maybe if you're not able to show a reminder or if I don't switch over, THEN choose to record it. Can't be that hard surely?!

[TepidT2O]

Yeah scrolling through channels works differently pressing one key than it does with another.

It’s really annoying.

[S]

I switched from BT internet to Sky recently. Thought I may as well get BT Sports with Sky as well to have it all under one account. I got quoted a price on the phone with Sky and went ahead with it. BT cancelled my BT Sport...but now I don't have it with Sky. Doesn't show up on my bill anywhere. Obviously I'm going to ring tomorrow and complain, but thought I'd check first to see if anyone knows why that might have happened? I couldn't have made it clearer on the phone that I wanted BT Sport with Sky, so I'm not paying a penny extra for it now.

[jonnypb]

Can I please put on record thst Sky Q is fucking wank.

I so regret moving over from Sky HD, which is far better.

I got an offer today from Sky saying they would give me a Sky Q box, all my TV subscriptions would stay the same and no extra charges, only thing that I can see is that if I leave Sky they want the Sky Q box back. Maybe I’ll look into it more as I think the functionality and everything else on the Sky HD box is great.

[Nobby Reserve]

Another gripe with the SkyQ pause function is that if you've paused a channel for a bit then started play back up, if you then want to pause it later, it will only pause for a short time (anything from a few seconds to a few minutes - there really doesn't seem any logic to it)

[S]

They're offering me great deals on Sky Q at the minute but this all sounds kinda worrying. Never had any problems with the HD box to be fair.

[John C]

How do you watch Sky (or Sky Go) on a PC (not mobile phone).
It doesn't seem possible to log in unless you're using an iPhone or iPad.

[duvva 💅]

How do you watch Sky (or Sky Go) on a PC (not mobile phone).
It doesn't seem possible to log in unless you're using an iPhone or iPad.

Are you using the desktop app?

[AndyMuller]

Sky Q is light years ahead of anything else I’ve ever used (I went from virgin to Sky last year).

[Graeme]

Sky Q is light years ahead of anything else I’ve ever used (I went from virgin to Sky last year).

The newer Virgin 360 boxes are light years ahead of the previous Virgin boxes. Much more similar to Sky Q.

[S]

Sky Q is light years ahead of anything else I’ve ever used (I went from virgin to Sky last year).

In what way? You're tempting me in here.

[AndyMuller]

In what way? You're tempting me in here.

In every way. The UI is smooth and looks great and I find it easy to access what I’m looking for. I didn’t have the Virgin 360 box like Graeme has said above but I’ve found Sky Q to be great personally. I’m due for renewal in a couple of months so I will be haggling to keep it.

[John C]

Are you using the desktop app?

To be honest I couldn’t see that option mate.

[duvva 💅]

To be honest I couldn’t see that option mate.

I’ve never used it before on a pc but I’m sure you have to download a desktop app to be able use it

[Claire.]

I’ve never used it before on a pc but I’m sure you have to download a desktop app to be able use it

Yeah, there's a desktop app and if you're on the same network as your boxes you can access all the recordings or you can download from on demand/watch live. I say this like it's actually any good, it always fucks around for me and sometimes won't download.

[S]

In every way. The UI is smooth and looks great and I find it easy to access what I’m looking for. I didn’t have the Virgin 360 box like Graeme has said above but I’ve found Sky Q to be great personally. I’m due for renewal in a couple of months so I will be haggling to keep it.

Can't you also use it in multiple rooms too, without getting more boxes? Something like that I heard.

[AndyMuller]

Can't you also use it in multiple rooms too, without getting more boxes? Something like that I heard.

No idea mate I’ve never tried it. I’ll look into it 

[Walshy nMe®]

Yeah, there's a desktop app and if you're on the same network as your boxes you can access all the recordings or you can download from on demand/watch live. I say this like it's actually any good, it always fucks around for me and sometimes won't download.

Do you need multi room for that?

[Claire.]

Do you need multi room for that?

Think access to the app is if you've got sky go but access to the box is maybe multiroom, I know they don't count towards your devices total if you use them on the same network so likely is.

[Barneylfc∗]

Can you stick your viewing card in a different box and just fire on and watch the channels you subscribe to? I know years ago you used to have to get the card paired to the box, no idea if that's the case anymore.
Failing that, can you connect your box to a different dish and use it that way?

Heading to my girlfriends house later this afternoon so want to be able to watch the match there

[duvva 💅]

Can you stick your viewing card in a different box and just fire on and watch the channels you subscribe to? I know years ago you used to have to get the card paired to the box, no idea if that's the case anymore.
Failing that, can you connect your box to a different dish and use it that way?

Heading to my girlfriends house later this afternoon so want to be able to watch the match there

Not sure if you can do just the card as they need to be paired, you used to able to take the box and card though. Might need to have the same type of box/connection at your GFs though (presume she has Sky but not the Sports?)

[Barneylfc∗]

Yeah she has Sky Q also, just not the sports subscription

[duvva 💅]

Yeah she has Sky Q also, just not the sports subscription

Another option is Skygo if you have an hdmi lead to link a pc or laptop to the tv

[Barneylfc∗]

Just brought the box round. Works fine

[duvva 💅]

Took a few phone calls and a bit of haggling but managed to get a price I’m happy with. It’s more than we pay now, but somehow we managed to get Sky Signature for free for our last deal so it was always going to go up.

Package was due to go up from £92 a month to £165, their initial offer was £135 but managed to them down to £113 then to £107.

Not sure exactly how it breaks down but package includes
Signature
Sky Sports
BT Sports
Multiroom
Netflix
Broadband & boost
HD & UHD

[TepidT2O]

Took a few phone calls and a bit of haggling but managed to get a price I’m happy with. It’s more than we pay now, but somehow we managed to get Sky Signature for free for our last deal so it was always going to go up.

Package was due to go up from £92 a month to £165, their initial offer was £135 but managed to them down to £113 then to £107.

Not sure exactly how it breaks down but package includes
Signature
Sky Sports
BT Sports
Multiroom
Netflix
Broadband & boost
HD & UHD

Do you need a separate phone line or is that part of the package?

[duvva 💅]

Do you need a separate phone line or is that part of the package?

Phone included in the broadband price, Sky Pay as you Talk, so free if you don’t use it, and we don’t

[TepidT2O]

Phone included in the broadband price, Sky Pay as you Talk, so free if you don’t use it, and we don’t

Hmmmmm.. that’s a very tempting deal then

[duvva 💅]

Hmmmmm.. that’s a very tempting deal then

I’d had a look around and found a similar deal with BT (although it didn’t have multi room and only Netflix standard), which was just over £100 and used that as my bargaining tool. Obvs didn’t mention the lack of multi room and downgraded Netflix, but I think it helped get us a better deal. I think being with them for so long also made a difference

[TepidT2O]

I’d had a look around and found a similar deal with BT (although it didn’t have multi room and only Netflix standard), which was just over £100 and used that as my bargaining tool. Obvs didn’t mention the lack of multi room and downgraded Netflix, but I think it helped get us a better deal. I think being with them for so long also made a difference

We pay a fortune for a landline we never use….   Be we have to have it for our BT deal

[duvva 💅]

We pay a fortune for a landline we never use….   Be we have to have it for our BT deal

When I looked up the BT Packages they seem to be offering broadband without a landline now, so worth having a look as I’m not sure you’d get the above deal as a new customer

[bradders1011]

Probably been asked before, so sorry, but we've moving house from where we have HD and want to go to Q at the same time: will we need to pay more or renegotiate?

[The G in Gerrard]

Apple+ TV is free for 3 months with Sky.

[jillcwhomever]

Is anyone else have satellite signal issues tonight?

[BOBSCOUSE]

Took a few phone calls and a bit of haggling but managed to get a price I’m happy with. It’s more than we pay now, but somehow we managed to get Sky Signature for free for our last deal so it was always going to go up.

Package was due to go up from £92 a month to £165, their initial offer was £135 but managed to them down to £113 then to £107.

Not sure exactly how it breaks down but package includes
Signature
Sky Sports
BT Sports
Multiroom
Netflix
Broadband & boost
HD & UHD

Hey Duvva, thanks for posting this info.  Can I ask, does your package include Cinema?  I'm haggling with Sky at the moment as they want to put my package up to £150 - want to make sure I'm comparing apples with apples!

[duvva 💅]

Hey Duvva, thanks for posting this info.  Can I ask, does your package include Cinema?  I'm haggling with Sky at the moment as they want to put my package up to £150 - want to make sure I'm comparing apples with apples!

Nope, we don’t have cinema with our package

[BOBSCOUSE]

Cheers!

[The G in Gerrard]

Hey Duvva, thanks for posting this info.  Can I ask, does your package include Cinema?  I'm haggling with Sky at the moment as they want to put my package up to £150 - want to make sure I'm comparing apples with apples!

I have cinema and what Duvva mentioned but not multi room. I don't pay £150! That's crazy.