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4G Mini Hub...is it possible to connect to a Sky Q box for live TV?

onthemend88
onthemend88 Posts: 258 Forumite
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We have been in our new build for 5 weeks now and keep having delays with openreach to install a landline/cabling enabling us have home broadband. 

BT have provided us with a 4g mini hub which has speeds of up to 35mbps, not too bad for the area we live in. 

I was just wondering, if I took out a TV package only with Sky, would the 4G mini hub be efficient enough to watch live tv such as sports, on demand etc?

Thanks in advance. 
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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,629 Forumite
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    Q comes down a satellite dish.  You don't need internet for that, except for on-demand.

    You may be thinking of Now TV, which does use internet streams to display its content.
  • flashg67
    flashg67 Posts: 4,135 Forumite
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    should be fine for any streaming/on demand service - minimum is 3gbps for SD and about 8 for HD - try it using a free service like iplayer or ITV hub first? As above, for 'normal' Sky, you use a dish for live tv
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