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bolgerp · 14-09-2016, 12:24

Hi all... I was wondering if anyone has used the Sky Q service alongside Virgin 200M Internet and Superhub 3 and if you have any experience/tips/hints to share? I am considering changing my TV service from VM TiVo to Sky Q. I was talking to a friend yesterday who has installed Sky Q with a different internet provider (also fibre). He said that it should work fine with Sky Q and a secondary internet provider. What I didn't realise is that you also need a Sky provided "Hub" to connect the Sky Q box and any Sky Mini boxes that you might have. Stupidly, I thought the Sky Q box would "talk" to the Sky Mini box through the Wi Fi network, which I thought would be great as my VM Superhub 3 is outstanding and gives me excellent speed and connection all through the house... even out to the end of the garden.

It seems this isn't the case. As I understand it, Superhub>Sky Q>Sky Hub>Sky Q Mini. I may have got this wrong though...

Is there anyway to avoid using the Hub as I have heard the signal strength isn't that strong from the Sky Hub and I'd like to avoid using boosters.

Many thanks in advance...

14-09-2016, 12:24	#1
bolgerp Inactive Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 88	Sky Q and Virgin 200M Internet Hi all... I was wondering if anyone has used the Sky Q service alongside Virgin 200M Internet and Superhub 3 and if you have any experience/tips/hints to share? I am considering changing my TV service from VM TiVo to Sky Q. I was talking to a friend yesterday who has installed Sky Q with a different internet provider (also fibre). He said that it should work fine with Sky Q and a secondary internet provider. What I didn't realise is that you also need a Sky provided "Hub" to connect the Sky Q box and any Sky Mini boxes that you might have. Stupidly, I thought the Sky Q box would "talk" to the Sky Mini box through the Wi Fi network, which I thought would be great as my VM Superhub 3 is outstanding and gives me excellent speed and connection all through the house... even out to the end of the garden. It seems this isn't the case. As I understand it, Superhub>Sky Q>Sky Hub>Sky Q Mini. I may have got this wrong though... Is there anyway to avoid using the Hub as I have heard the signal strength isn't that strong from the Sky Hub and I'd like to avoid using boosters. Many thanks in advance...