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Basically, I want a main box for my downstairs TV and three mini boxes for sets upstairs.
I'm confused about the Sky offering, it allows you to have up to four mini boxes but says you can only use multi screen on 3 TVs, which would equate to 2 mini boxes (wouldn't it?)
Anyone on here clarify please ?
I believe that you can have a main box and three mini boxes as I have but you can only use the mainbox and two other boxes at any one time.Originally Posted by Peajay
Cheers Nick, that's what I'm thinking, eg; Four TVs enabled but can only watch on three, simultaneously.
Is that serious? Sky sell you equipment, and then dictate how many you can use?
to be fair, I can not think of a situation were i would have 4 people in four different rooms watching 4 different channels, even in the largest of families
Quite, but why sell people the equipment if they can't use it all at the same time?
It's almost as ludicrous as their boast of 340 channels - many free-to-air, many religious, many shopping, many time-delayed.
When I purchased the additional mini box a few weeks ago they told me the situation then - I had the choice to proceed with the purchase or not. Nobody forced me to buy it, I made the choice to do so.
It's ridiculous sky couldn't believe that more than two people could be watching different things
Three people can watch different things - one on the main box and one each on the mini boxes.
Being really dull here, but if I did have three minis, and I got the 2TB could 3 people watch different things and the fourth have to watch what one of the others is watching, or does the fourth box (3rd mini) just become redundant ?
Never tried it but I think it becomes redundant
If you've got the 2TB box you can watch on the main box, 2 mini boxes and 2 tablets simultaneously.
Maybe the 4th person could watch on a tablet via the Sky Go app when need be ?
Would be rare in my house, downstairs, my room and then my daughter and nieces would all watch the same, if my nephew was round then they wouldn't watch the same so would need the 4 on...very rare mind..and if they are all here then there's tablets etc too.
Still shouldn't dictate to people though if they fork out.
Judging by his previous posts I'd say he was lacking this information.
Since I had to ask the question in post #8, then clearly I am not as well informed as Nick. Nick has taken an informed consumer choice to buy equipment from a company, and then to be restricted in how he uses the equipment that he has paid for because the company chooses to restrict it (and not for any specific reason, as far as I can see, though hopefully Nick will help me out).
I looked at Sky Q a while ago and, while it looked nice and shiny, it still feels rather outdated. It also feels a little bit dictatorial in comparison with, say, Netflix who have few restrictions, if any, at all.
You pay your money and you make your choice.
I don't dispute it and I hope you are getting your money's worth.
I certainly feel bad am thanks
Shame there's never any signal on the mini boxes. Load of rubbish
What internet you use and speed?
Could it be that it's a weak signal?
I had to use an adapter to get Wi-Fi on the Android box upstairs as sky's 37 meg internet wouldn't be enough to get a decent signal upstairs (3 bed terrace not a bel air mansion) my mobile data gets the same strength over WiFi on my ps4 as my wired connection was with sky fibre.
So glad BT was set up today.
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