Currently here BT and Sky can only offer a maximum of about 56Mbps via broadband - which BT say is too slow to provide their UHD channel.
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Originally Posted by gunner45
The Sky service over broadband is a welcome alternative to satellite for those who do not want or cannot have a dish. As for broadband: Sky would love to sell more, but it's technically quite feasible to use any ISP's service. I'm guessing that Sky's new service will need up to 50mbps, so any Virgin Media broadband customer already has the capability to stream Sky's content when it becomes available (probably in 2019).
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Broadband will be an alternative - not a replacement.
And I suspect for many users it will be a downgrade to their current service.
Imagine the download speed required to perform a UHD stream and six HD recordings all at the same time - and perhaps a UHD movie download too - and still have enough space to do some streaming on a laptop or two.
It may launch next year - but will be a limited service in most areas to start with.
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
With the news coming from Sky, about having no more dishes. And having fibre optic cable.
This will be a brilliant idea. And maybe VM could reduce its prices as what's the point of having VM cables etc.
When Sky can offer a better deal.
What do members think
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