Is a SkyQ self setup possible?
misterbarlow
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I currently have SkyHD.
My sister has just moved into a new house and there was a SkyQ box left behind which she isn't going to use, and I wouldn't mind having.
I have read it uses a different LNB so if I take the LNB from that house along with the box and swap it with mine, anyone know can I do a self card pair like with HD boxes, or have Sky stopped the facility with Q??
Thanks.
My sister has just moved into a new house and there was a SkyQ box left behind which she isn't going to use, and I wouldn't mind having.
I have read it uses a different LNB so if I take the LNB from that house along with the box and swap it with mine, anyone know can I do a self card pair like with HD boxes, or have Sky stopped the facility with Q??
Thanks.
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Regardless, you don't seriously believe Sky would allow you to self-install a Sky Q box without you also having a Q subscription do you? Your viewing card would not be recognised by the decoder for a start.
If you want Sky Q, contact Sky and arrange a formal installation.
I know the card would not be recognised by the box, that's the whole reason for the post, why I am asking if anyone know does Q box allow self pairing, like HD boxes do??
You can do a self install on a HD box as I've done it twice, I upgraded both my mate and my mother from basic Sky+ to SkyHD by buying a used HD box in cash generator for £10, and pairing the card myself, you can self pair a card to the new box in the installer menu if you temp connect the box to a phone line..
I'm asking does anyone know if you can access the menu to self pair on a Q box or not??
Just get Sky to install it if you want Q.
Not all Sky Q boxes are the same. Sky Q Minis, for example, with not work in isolation. SkyQ dishes need a new LNB that is only available from Sky. There is no telephone connection to pair a viewing card. The Sky Q subscription also costs more than Sky HD.
Not true, Sky Q compatible LNB's two or six way are for sale on Amazon, Ebay, satellite retailers and others.
Not necessarily true, at work I have had customers who have upgraded from HD+ to Q and the VCN has not changed. Obviously it would have to be a fairly new card for this to work, I'm waiting on a Q box myself but we've still got a 3 series card so that's definitely getting changed.
A poster (derek500) at https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2255344/accessing-sky-tv-in-france states that they put their Q VCN in a HD+ box in their camper several times a year so has no problem doing it the other way around.
Not true at all, both Q only LNB's (for less than a tenner) and dearer hybrid ones usable with both at the same time are available from Amazon.
They try to charge more for the "Q experience" but I've just upgraded at no additional monthly cost and no change to the contract length. Not that the cost affects whether this would work or not.
HD+ boxes should auto pair on insertion of the card, since you only need a different LNB for Q perhaps you could be the guinea pig and let us all know?
Worst case scenario for the OP if it doesn't work is that you have a free 1 or 2TB HD.
I stand by my original assertion that if the OP wants Sky Q he'll have to contact Sky and arrange a formal installation.
They currently have a "free" brick. It won't work unless Sky activate it. The hard drive won't be of any use either.
You can take the HD out and re-partition it easily, it's just a standard 3.5" drive.