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Trustmeimadoctor said:
anyone have the fiber max from sky? they want £50 activation charge even though i already have fiber anyone goy out of it?
Is that because openreach have to come out to install it or are sky just ripping people off again?? If you're still in contract with your broadband at the moment it might be worth waiting for fibre max so you're in a better bargaining position
Trustmeimadoctor said:
as far as i can tell its just a lifting of the speed cap from 40/10 to 80/20 so a quick software change as im already a sky fiber customer with the q hub im out of my initial 12 months with fiber now
If you already have sky fibre then there should be no charge as it's just a profile change. If you don't have any luck let me know.tdm34 said:
chris watton said:
We have SKY+HD at the moment, but have just bought a 4k HDR OLED TV. Is it worth upgrading to the new Skyq box for an extra £12 per month?
Yes!MissChief said:
I would say 'it depends'. The only UHD content at the moment is live football, the F1 from 2017 and currently 35 movies, but some of them are remastered in UHD rather than being true UHD films. If you have Sky Sports then I'd say it would be worth it. Especially from next year.
UHD content aside the 2160p output of the Sky Q main box gives a much-improved PQ on all other channels. That, along with the ability to watch Sky around the house without additional wiring and the removal of recording clashes is definitely worth the upgrade, imo.MissChief said:
tdm34 said:
chris watton said:
We have SKY+HD at the moment, but have just bought a 4k HDR OLED TV. Is it worth upgrading to the new Skyq box for an extra £12 per month?
Yes!I may go for it, once I've licked the financial wounds of buying the OLED TV..
I do not subscribe to the sports channels, and have no interest in football, rugby, cricket etc. I use SKY mainly for SKY Atlantic (GoT & Westworld) and the channel that has The Walking Dead (FX?). I have the movie package, but I find I already have the films on BR when they're released, so may get rid of that package. I know they have a new film every day now, but on the whole, they're usually total crud.
I do not subscribe to the sports channels, and have no interest in football, rugby, cricket etc. I use SKY mainly for SKY Atlantic (GoT & Westworld) and the channel that has The Walking Dead (FX?). I have the movie package, but I find I already have the films on BR when they're released, so may get rid of that package. I know they have a new film every day now, but on the whole, they're usually total crud.
Thanks to some very helpful people on here I have just gone for Sky in mine and my Mrs' new house.
We went for everything.
SkyQ (1Tb) with Cinema, Sports and Box Sets
Sky Fibre Max (80mbs yay).
Total cost -
£69.40 per month
Upfront -
Sky Q 1TB box Install Fee
£15.00
Fibre Broadband Activation Fee
£39.00
Pretty happy with that.
Only question is my mrs has sky at her parents house (where she lives).
They have Multiroom.
Can we take the old Sky Box (which has loads of stuff downloaded for us to watch) and add that in a second room?
if so is that extra charges?
Or is SkyQ only going to work with other SkyQ boxes and not the older one.
We went for everything.
SkyQ (1Tb) with Cinema, Sports and Box Sets
Sky Fibre Max (80mbs yay).
Total cost -
£69.40 per month
Upfront -
Sky Q 1TB box Install Fee
£15.00
Fibre Broadband Activation Fee
£39.00
Pretty happy with that.
Only question is my mrs has sky at her parents house (where she lives).
They have Multiroom.
Can we take the old Sky Box (which has loads of stuff downloaded for us to watch) and add that in a second room?
if so is that extra charges?
Or is SkyQ only going to work with other SkyQ boxes and not the older one.
You cannot use the old box when Q is installed, it uses a different LNB.
Most stuff expires if downloaded when it's no longer available, best to see how much you could still download, take a couple photos of the planner and get downloading when Q is installed. If there's anything you can't download again, just watch it at the inlaws.
OR - If your house currently has a dish installed and a cable coming in through the wall you could just take the box from theirs and watch it at home. Old Sky boxes have no idea where they are, so as long as the card is being paid for it will work anywhere.
Most stuff expires if downloaded when it's no longer available, best to see how much you could still download, take a couple photos of the planner and get downloading when Q is installed. If there's anything you can't download again, just watch it at the inlaws.
OR - If your house currently has a dish installed and a cable coming in through the wall you could just take the box from theirs and watch it at home. Old Sky boxes have no idea where they are, so as long as the card is being paid for it will work anywhere.
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