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5punk3monk3y · 12 Mar 2018 at 20:58

Glanza said:
That was the film they were watching it when they noticed it for the first time, wonder if it was down to the movie channels themselves.

I wonder if there is any chatter on the sky forums about it.

Edit: Couldn't see a thread on there so started one under Sky Q

pinkpound · 28 Mar 2018 at 11:24

Got the new epg update this morning Q070.000.33.00L ... home button order has been moved around a bit ...still playing with it at moment

Spotify been added .. but no HDR or Netflix yet . Rolls out later in year I've just read

Glanza · 28 Mar 2018 at 11:31

Has that got the new widescreen layout they mentioned?

1pudding1 · 1 Apr 2018 at 08:57

I've currentlty got Sky+HD still, with multi-room. I commute and work away from home and have a PS4 there. I use the Sky Go app on the PS4 to stream boxsets. If i upgrade to Sky Q, how can I retain this funtionality? Would i still need to pay for mutil-screen or Sky go extra, or....? Ideally, at home we'd like to get down to one main box and dont particularly need a mini box for multi-screen, but would i need this to get the equivalent of Sky Go/Extra so i can stream PS4 away from home? Thanks.

Juju04 · 2 Apr 2018 at 14:12

Hi

Does anyone know how to check if the sky q mini boxes are acting as wifi extenders?

CliffyG · 2 Apr 2018 at 14:24

Not on the Sky systems, it's a bit rubbish. You can try an app like Wifi Analyser on your phone though.

Robzere31 · 2 Apr 2018 at 15:52

Anyone have the option to set the F1 to record in UHD?
I've set Saturdays football to record in UHD but there are no F1 showings listed only HD.

Cromulent · 2 Apr 2018 at 20:32

Just a quick question. I'm moving house soon, and the people who currently live with me will be keeping the Sky Q subscription so I'll have to subscribe myself.

I'm looking at the pricing, and it seems OK. £40 a month for Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment but it is an 18-month contract. What happens if I move during that period? Is it just a new installation fee to get the satellite dish installed or do you have to pay a fee or something?

In fact, since I'm moving into a flat, I'm not even sure if the landlord will allow me to have a satellite dish installed. I'd have to ask. If I were not, I guess my only choice would be Virgin Media.

Glanza · 3 Apr 2018 at 13:51

Use the live chat with Sky but if your flat is going to be on any floor higher than 1st you might have issues getting Sky installed even if your landlord allows you.

iMacMart · 4 Apr 2018 at 16:40

Has anyone experienced audio dropping out on their Sky Q min boxes since the upgrade?

All I can do it power off the box and power on to fix it... This is in the inlaws annex but the mini q in our bedroom seems to be fine

Might call Sky if it carrys on

darreny · 6 Apr 2018 at 09:52

What is the issue with lip syncing, I'm forever having to alter it?

Washout · 6 Apr 2018 at 10:02

I'm having to restart my main box at least once every couple weeks. Thought I'd gotten away from that malarkey when I moved over to Q

Jamauk · 10 Apr 2018 at 08:10

Does Sky Q setup multiple Vlans? Since changing to UniFi gear I've noticed on the network port the main box connects to there is two other MAC addresses on that port that haven't been assigned an IP address. Seems a bit strange, I'm wondering if these are reserved for connection to the Sky router or potential future devices.

CliffyG · 10 Apr 2018 at 12:13

Do you have some Sky Q mini boxes?

Glanza · 11 Apr 2018 at 11:46

Still waiting for the latest update to be pushed to my boxes, forcing update keeps it at the same version.

CliffyG · 11 Apr 2018 at 12:14

I had some engineers (very loose term!) looking at my wireless performance at the weekend and they said new update should be fully rolled out in next couple of weeks.

Entai · 12 Apr 2018 at 09:06

Glanza said:
Still waiting for the latest update to be pushed to my boxes, forcing update keeps it at the same version.

From how I understand it, the so called "forcing" an update does not actually do anything.

You will never get the update until sky roll it to your boxes.

Glanza · 12 Apr 2018 at 09:22

Entai said:
From how I understand it, the so called "forcing" an update does not actually do anything.

You will never get the update until sky roll it to your boxes.

Shame on the pre Q boxes you could force it to update to the latest version, on the Q box it'll say it's found an update and will install it on standby but it keeps the same version number for me currently.

MissChief · 12 Apr 2018 at 12:17

Glanza said:
Shame on the pre Q boxes you could force it to update to the latest version, on the Q box it'll say it's found an update and will install it on standby but it keeps the same version number for me currently.

The download stream is purposely kept at a known stable version in case there's an unforeseen issue with the new software. It's known as the Dr stream. Disaster recovery.

ChrisD. · 14 Apr 2018 at 10:04

Jamauk said:
Does Sky Q setup multiple Vlans? Since changing to UniFi gear I've noticed on the network port the main box connects to there is two other MAC addresses on that port that haven't been assigned an IP address. Seems a bit strange, I'm wondering if these are reserved for connection to the Sky router or potential future devices.

No, it uses virtual interfaces.

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