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Old 28-07-2026, 21:54   #1
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Sky Q box not working after engine replaces

hi my Sky Q box has been replaced 4 times channels and recordings freeze up and flicker on u & drama u & gold comedy central sky sports channels and sky cinema. What could this be?
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Old 28-07-2026, 23:58   #2
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Re: Sky Q box not working after engine replaces

Poor signal ?

Also, what are [Sky Q] engine replaces ?
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Old 29-07-2026, 21:20   #3
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Re: Sky Q box not working after engine replaces

tvery channel I click on now saying. “This programme is no longer available.
The engineer ia coming out tomorrow should I get sky stream?
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Re: Sky Q box not working after engine replaces

it was a poor signal all fixed now.
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Old 30-07-2026, 21:21   #5
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Re: Sky Q box not working after engine replaces

What is astonishing is that you’ve apparently gone through five Sky Q boxes which hasn’t fixed the problem but nobody stopped to think ‘it can’t be faulty boxes, must be a signal quality issue’?

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Poor signal ?

Also, what are [Sky Q] engine replaces ?
Typo, engineer replacements?
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Typo, engineer replacements?
Ah, you could be right.


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What is astonishing is that you’ve apparently gone through five Sky Q boxes which hasn’t fixed the problem but nobody stopped to think ‘it can’t be faulty boxes, must be a signal quality issue’?
Indeed, it was the first thing that occured to me based on the symptoms.
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