Wasn't talking money more utilisation. 5Ghz channels around airports with radar are reduced too.

I connected the boxes via Ethernet after installation but with the Q hub you can still benefit from the wifi hotspot functionality. The Airties mesh system that Sky are using is a bit more involved than a basic wifi extender setup.

There is an article here.

when I first switched to 5ghz I was the only one, now there is 2 others using VM router's.

On 2.4ghz there is 19 routers detected by my phone. So yeah in highly populated city areas 5ghz is a god send. The performance difference and stability is huge even if a weaker signal. e.g. 1 bar 5ghz for me is faster than 5 bar 2.4ghz.

Signal strength however isnt much different in my flat, they both strong, to get my 5ghz down to 1 bar I can do so on my dongle by surrounding objects around the dongle so its in a enclosed space.

Edited by Chrysalis (Sat 12-Mar-16 13:12:44)

Yes, wonder if SKY are using some form of preference list, 5GHz, then 2.4GHz. So what happens when power line comes in, will it try to auto detect & determine the best method of talking to the different boxes in your house, which then may change over time.

Yes exactly I just can never remember those technical specifics - has been 3 years since I did it on DDWRT.

So had SKYQ for a few days now.
* Sky Silver box Touch controller is a bit sensitive
* Engineer did not match the mini box controller to the upstairs TV, just looking now to see how this is done
* SKYQ interface will take some getting used to. Would be better if the TV jumped to the current channel when in what's on TV mode, rather than sitting always at channel 101.
* Used to select if I wanted to download in SD/HD, still can but takes longer
* Know I can download a whole series at one go, but can not see this as an option
* Comparing the movies to Netflix, the number of movies looks small. May just be a perception thing.
* Using in 2 rooms works very well, so for now the extra £12ish looks to be worth it for now.
* Not a big change over SKY+HD. Assume SKYQ Gold/Platinum or some other upgrade for 4K will be the end game.

Would have liked native Netflix.

Having cancelled Sky I am now being deluged with offers!

So far it is:

35% off any Sky package for 12 months
£20 Sky Fibre Pro Unlimited for 12 months (Normally £30) if taken with Sky Q

Currently running two CAT5E cables so I can use CAT to HDMI converters to pump this around the house if I decided to go with it.

Have Sky Multiscreen (one extra box), so my question is knowing what you know now would you have subbed to Sky Q?

I decided to wait and cancelled Sky Q until later in the year and they sort out the problems associated with the system,like basic things missing from Sky Q that should have moved over from Sky HD.

From what i see its a bit hit and miss at present,some people absolutely loving it and all working as it should,then others saying that its giving them constant problems with Sky Q and Mini boxes needing constant reboots to connect and complaining about the touch remote been far to sensitive and a host of other things like wi/fi connectivity or lack of it.

As for Sky offering you better deals and reduced monthly rates,thats standard procedure when you threaten to cancel and the only way to reduce your monthly bill.

I have been with Sky since launch in 1989 when it was free,then the subscription a little down the line was a fiver,now we pay nearly £90 a month which is crazy when you think we all moan about the yearly BBC television license fee once a year.

Another thing that gets my back up is how they give all the discounts to people that refuse to subscribe to the premium sky sports and movie packages,my neighbour was always telling me he was paying half price for Sky Sports or Sky movies when this sucker here who has all of those packages year in year out is paying full price.

Every year i ring up moaning about the cost and telling them to cancel,and on one occasion i was offered 3 deals with one of those deals coming out at a reduced monthly cost of £25 for 6 months for the same subscription.

I know where you are coming from. I "threaten" Sky every year to reduce the bill, I can afford it but why pay more?

They would be better off actually having lower prices for all rather than new customers and existing customers that threaten to leave. But that is business I guess!

BT TV is becoming more attractive, if only they had Sky One (TalkTalk TV does) it would be a viable alternative to Sky+HD.

I have two weeks to decide, if I can't make a decision on Sky Q then I will take the 35% discount on my existing package.

I think the answer would actually be no, I would not recommend SKYQ. You either like the SKYQ interface or not. I do not like it at all. I do like the mini box to have SKY in a different room. But I have it now, so it will be the end of 2017 before I will decide what to do next. I assume that by that time IPV6 will be activated, Power line will be activated and 4K will be activated and available. Without these extra "features" you just have a new SKY+HD box, and yes for me the network thinks these are "SKY+HD" hardware on the network....