SKYQ

paulgill
paulgill Forum Participant Posts: 41
edited August 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

I currently watch Sky in my van with a Maxiview dish. I would like to upgrade to SkyQ But it uses a different LNB. Been looking and you can pick a Skyq LNB on Amazon or e-bay for about £20.

Any one know if this will work please.

Thanks.

       Paul

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  • Simon100
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    edited August 2016 #2

    Doesn't SkyQ needed to be connected to the internet for it to work properly?

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #3

    The main box is still connected by cable from the dish and the secondary boxes are connected by wi-fi

  • paulgill
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    edited August 2016 #4

    Thanks for the answers.

    Paul

  • Jenson675
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    edited August 2016 #5

    Just to let you know, I ve had Sky Q working for the past two weeks in the caravan. I get all the Sky channel etc, I don't get any of the interactive bits, however if I had a good 4g signal, or wifi I could connect it and I am sure I would get a full
    service.  



    To get it to work I purchased a new wideband LNB, from eBay, Sky branded, although I believe some shops are getting them in now.



    I set up my tripod and dish (same dish I used with Sky+ HD) in the normal way using the Sat Finder app on my phone. I then connected a normal LNB and used my sat finder to get a signal. At this stage I used my old Sky HD to confirm the signal. Once I
    had a strong signal, I removed the normal LNB and replaced it with the new one and connected the Sky Q. Once the box started I had a full strength signal, and Sky Q worked as normal apart from the interactive stuff as I have no wifi or 4g that I could hotspot
    on my phone.



    At first I couldn't get Sky Movies or Sky Sports however after about 10 mins it all worked fine.



    The second time I set the dish up, as we moved sites, I again used the app, connected the Sky Q and the normal LNB. The Q box provided power to allow the sat finder to work, once I got a strong high pitched squeal I changed the LNB's over and it worked
    fine, giving me full strength on the Sky Q box.



    I know this is a fair bit of messing around, however I am sure as Sky Q becomes more popular more kit will come out that will make the process simpler.



    So in short Sky Q works fine, record, pause, fast forward, however the on demand stuff doesn't unless you have a wifi or 4g connection.



    Hope it helps.

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #6

    J, i take it you are using the "main" Q box and not the  multiroom "Q" box ??

  • paulgill
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    edited August 2016 #7

    Thanks for that I will change over to Q now.

    Paul

  • SteveL
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    edited August 2016 #8

    What are the advantages of SkyQ? Going by the adverts, we don't feel skyQ is worth about £12 extra a month. We don't have time to watch all we record on two feeds, never mind four!

     

  • Goldie146
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    edited August 2016 #9

    You must have to watch a lot of television to make all that expense and faff and fiddle worthwhile.

  • Briang
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    edited August 2016 #10

    We got rid of sky about 3 years ago and had a human box. No more outlay. Sky TV is.too expensive

  • Simon100
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    edited August 2016 #11

    Great that you managed to get it working.

    Out of interest, why do you set it up with the original LNB and then change to the SkyQ one? Is it because the wide band one doesn't work with the sat finder?

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