Sky Stream - Launches *NOW* (post #1 for pricing / page #5 for pics)

[glenimp617]

Wonder if this means 1 account 5 people ha ha split the cost it doesn’t seem too bad then….oooooo

I mean it kinda implies it

 

[glenimp617]

It does. I mean if it will allow 5 at a time.

I wonder if the box is tied to an account and locked.

I'll do some testing. If I can share it I'll add on sky sports

 

[glenimp617]

Interesting, any ideas on what these deals are? Currently on ultrafast plus but my Sky Q package ends tomorrow so am taking a good look at this. Much prefer the flexibility of 31 day contract too.

I'm on Sky BB, so wonder if that's where the deals came from. Maybe if you don't, it's the standard pricing mentioned here

Sky Stream - the new, easy way to get Sky

Simply plug in and play for endless entertainment on any TVLaunching in the UK from 18 October at an unbeatable priceSky today announced the launch of Sky Stream, the latest innovation on the Sky Glass Platform. It is the new, easy way to get Sky, giving you the best entertainment streamed...

www.skygroup.sky

With Sky Stream, Sky is offering ultimate flexibility and great value. You can opt for either a 31-day rolling plan from £29 a month that can be cancelled at any time, or an 18-month contract from just £26 a month, both of which include Sky Ultimate TV & Netflix Basic. You can also add on packs and services including Sky Cinema which offers Paramount+ at no extra cost, Sky Sports, BT Sport and UHD & Dolby Atmos.

If you’d like Sky TV on more than one telly, upgrade to the Whole Home pack for an extra £12 a month, letting you have up to five additional Sky Stream devices wherever you’d like in your home.

So for Sky BB it's £14 discount on Sky Ultimate and £2 discount on Multiroom. Who knows with sky anyway, it seems everyone is paying something different

 

[glenimp617]

DPD coming today between 3pm-4pm

 

[glenimp617]

I don't believe this. Email from DPD, they've been delayed again!

 

[glenimp617]

Are they on strike?

God knows. The email, message on the phone and website all say different times lol

 

[glenimp617]

Typical UK lol absolute shambles

 

[glenimp617]

Don't tell us it's coming tomorrow until it comes.

It will be Christmas at this rate, although not sure which Christmas.

 

[glenimp617]

Spoke to DPD. It's not coming today, of course it isn't. The bloke didn't have a clue, but I sat on the online chat refusing to go until something was sorted.
I know they get timed on throughput, so thought right.....I'm waiting this one out.

Upgraded me to pre 12 delivery.

Let's see what happens tomorrow.

 

[glenimp617]

It's never coming is it

Problem is, I've ripped out the downstairs aerial now so Mrs isn't too happy haha

 

[glenimp617]

This remind me there is a coax socket on the back of this box, is that the same as the puck that Glass uses for multi room?

If so is there a tuner in this thing?

I read it's not used in the UK.

 

[glenimp617]

I did note that not having a channel +/- button is annoying on the guide as you can’t flick down whole pages at once.

That is a bit annoying actually. I know they are forcing/enticing everyone to use voice commands, but I hate talking to damn computers. It's not like star trek.

 

[glenimp617]

Absolute joke

I've been looking forward to this ever since they launched sky glass

 

[glenimp617]

Right keep this to yourself everyone, no posting on other forums. Not sure if it's a bug, but I've noticed I have all the channels on the sky go app. Sky Sports, BT Sports, Eurosports, Kids etc etc

 

[glenimp617]

I’m dying to see if the family sharing works across households lol.

It’s a very cheap bill of 5 people chip in. I wonder if you use sky go to get all the channels if you are a family account on sky stream.

Or maybe they going to get rid of sky go in favour of sky stream.

Sky go is still the mobile app for sky stream. I don't think they are making a new one. My parents are on holiday at the minute, but once they get back I'll try it.

Thinking about it, worst case they buy an appleTV and use the skygo app on it. It's still better than NowTV as it has more channels.

 

[glenimp617]

IT'S ARRIVED!!!!! Good old Sarah from DPD came just before 11am

Little gotcha....the remote only works in IR whilst you get setup. It then changes to WiFi. Since I'd installed the box behind the TV, I thought the remote was dead lol

Box is very fast, nice and smooth. It's got all the apps (Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple, Paramount).

Your sky account is hardcoded to the box at sky. There's no account options to signout/signin.
Remote is backlit, nice!
WiFi did not pick up my 5ghz band, so connected to 2.4ghz. Maybe due to distance?

 

[glenimp617]

damn!!! So you won't be able to do what we were talking about in private.

No, looks like ATV it is.

 

[glenimp617]

They released the sky go app for ATV recently. It's pretty good, but obviously not as nice as sky stream. Still better than Now TV though.

 

[glenimp617]

I wonder if you can add "extra boxes" onto your account or if there is a limit.

stream boxes? I think it's 5

 

[glenimp617]

Does one box act as the main box though. As with the old Sky HD if you got multiple boxes with a card, you could just give them to your family and they worked fine. Like what's to stop you getting additional ones and passing them out ?

No nothing like that. It remains to be seen what the sky sharing let's you do, but I'm pretty sure you can't give stream boxes to people. Unlike sky go, sky want the streams all at the same address and will be watching the IP locations.