Sky TV installation 4 January 2022 at 3:15PM in TV MoneySaving 4 replies 213 views

waseem432000

Hi everyone, a couple of quick questions about getting Sky installed in the property I rent.

I have lived in that rental property for 2 years(just renewed for another 2 years) and there is no dish installed on the roof hence it will have to be a new installation. Will Sky install the new dish or do I need to get that installed on my own, from another company? I saw Sky new customer deals and there are setup charges which may well be for the Sky Q box but not sure as I have never had Sky before.

Just trying to analyse if I should spend money on Sky Glass if new installation for Sky Q is expensive and messy as I need to my landlord’s approval for dish installation. I have to buy a new TV anyway as my current one is only 32’’ but there are decent 4k LED TVs available for half of the Sky glass cost and I am not too bothered with QLED and other hi tech display stuff. 

emmajones1976

Sky will do it all for you, they will book in a date etc.

As for Sky Glass, I personally wouldnt bother. You dont get all channels, and there are numerous issues with the "recording" part of it (recording in inverted commas as you dont actually record).

waseem432000

emmajones1976 said:

Sky will do it all for you, they will book in a date etc.

As for Sky Glass, I personally wouldnt bother. You dont get all channels, and there are numerous issues with the "recording" part of it (recording in inverted commas as you dont actually record).

Thanks. I am not too bothered with recordings either as I mostly watch sports and even tough Now TV was perfect for me but their viewing experience has gone downhill from last few months. Sky glass is a huge investment and like many others, I would have loved a Sky Q box without the dish. 

niktheguru

Sky q is much better than sky glass. If you can get q then def get it.

your sky installation will totally depend on the type of property you’re renting. If it’s a house then as long as you have permission from your landlord it’s just a standard installation and sky will do it just as they do any other install.

however if it’s a flat then it’s a different story. There may be a communal dish already. In that case they just hook into that.if there isn’t a dish then either there needs to be a deal with the freeholder to get a communal dish, or the freeholder (not landlord) needs to give permission for a dish to be erected in the building. If they do that then the install is a standard install. Often sky will subcontract flat installs to a third party affiliate installer network….the end result should be the same.

good luck

mobileron

Get a firestick lots of stuff on there dont need a dish to stream,Now tv owned by Sky has all the sports cheaper than sky.
Forget about recording its old hat most things are on catchup,you will need broadband.