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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:26:09 GMT
Anyone taken the plunge and got the new Sky box installed ? if so what's the verdict ? Tom you must have it
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Post by Tom on Apr 24, 2016 20:29:27 GMT
Sadly I would have to pay for it so I thought I'd wait until it's been out a while and see what people think before taking the plunge. I know the people that have it do like it but also I know people that have multi room and have weak wifi signal through the house due to thick walls, locations etc have real problems. Sorry I couldn't be more help bud.
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Post by Pepperty on Apr 24, 2016 20:34:38 GMT
I have it. Totally love it!
For a start each box works as a booster so our internet is far more stable. We have the main box plus an additional one and that only needs a power point not additional cabling and we share the 1.5tb harddrive.
Also you can add sky q on tablet so can download programmes onto it and watch later without wifi.
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:34:50 GMT
No worries Tom, I only have two TVs in the house and they are in rooms next to each other so shouldn't have any wifi issues plus I believe you can connect mini to the main box over a network with Ethernet. Getting it installed in about 4 weeks time so we will see.
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Post by Tom on Apr 24, 2016 20:36:31 GMT
Let me know how you get on with it. I might take the plunge myself!
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:36:51 GMT
I have it. Totally love it! For a start each box works as a booster so our internet is far more stable. We have the main box plus an additional one and that only needs a power point not additional cabling and we share the 1.5tb harddrive. Also you can add sky q on tablet so can download programmes onto it and watch later without wifi. Do you have sky broadband too Pepperty ? I don't but not sure if that impacts anything. im gone for the silver box and one mini box.
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:37:39 GMT
Let me know how you get on with it. I might take the plunge myself! I was expecting you to be the pioneer
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Post by Pepperty on Apr 24, 2016 20:41:11 GMT
Yes, Internet tv and phone. We have the main plus extra box (that's mine) watching it now and love the logical remote control as I grasped it straight away and i'd only had the sky+ box before.
We can record 4 things at once and watch 2 others but that's shared and its easy to download box sets and catch up tv
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:43:04 GMT
Sounds good Sharon, can't wait now
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Post by Pepperty on Apr 24, 2016 20:43:06 GMT
Ohh, another brilliant touch is that one quick press of power button switches box on/off and a long press switches tv on/off so one remote does tv and box, plus volume (which didn't on my old set)
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:44:31 GMT
Unfortunately I can't get sky internet, way too slow where I live
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Post by Greg on Apr 24, 2016 20:46:07 GMT
Ohh, another brilliant touch is that one quick press of power button switches box on/off and a long press switches tv on/off so one remote does tv and box, plus volume (which didn't on my old set) Sky plus does that but you usually have to set it up via the codes to do so
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Post by Pepperty on Apr 24, 2016 20:46:45 GMT
Mini box can be unplugged and moved to another tv as it doesn't need sky cabling as it is linked via wifi and the remote is bluetooth connected to box so it doesn't need to be in line of sight. Handy!
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Post by Q on Apr 24, 2016 23:49:20 GMT
They keep plugging it for me too, no point with my internet, I can barely stream SD broadcast without constant buffering, I've got my standard Sky+ box connected via a homeplug and only stream SD
One day we might be given a new bit of cable from the exchange, but it'll probably happen dreckly
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Post by Tom on Apr 24, 2016 23:52:22 GMT
Pepperty should definitely work in sales. I want sky q now!!
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