Have Sky Thought This Through Properly?

[Quenched]

Sky are hoping to be broadcasting their service via streaming either via their Glass televisions, or their stream box, and making the use of the dish redundant by 2029, although that date isn't official. 

 

How I see it is that's fine if you got a brilliant broadband infrastructure in place in 100% of the country, but at the moment this sadly isn't the case.

 

A whole village near me had an internet outage recently, and it wasn't repaired for a week. 

 

So this meant any Sky customers who were relying on broadband to watch tv couldn't view anything as a Sky Glass tv or streaming box relies on broadband to operate. 

 

Now this got me thinking, are Sky being premature in assuming they can rely on broadband to serve their customers with a reliable service via broadband compared to the more robust tried and tested way of recieving Sky via a dish.

 

Are Sky being a little nieve here, as it could land them and their customers without watchable tv during a broadband outage. 

 

2029 isn't that far away, and I can't see all corners of the UK having reliable fibre broadband by 2029.

 

I enquired today with BT about when would our area get fibre broadband installed in our street, and they just said we're not sure yet, there are no plans to at the moment. 

 

So needless to say I won't be getting Sky anytime soon. 

 

It just seems Sky are not thinking this through very well, and it could land them in hot water. 

[DDIL]

No they are not being naive.  There is a big push into getting fibre broadband to all rural areas of the UK - even giving vouchers towards the cost of it.  

The Cons implemented it and and Labour are continuing with it.

Sky is a business and they would not make a decision or plan like that without thoroughly researching it.

[barry1010]

Most homes should have fibre broadband by 2027.

I've never been able to get Sky satellite because I live in the middle of a wood

The TV down the aerial will be turned off at some point, with free TV being streamed by Freely instead of Freeview.

[gingejbee]

All TV will be streamed in the not-too-distant future...so not a naive Sky decision at all.

[Quenched]

Thats fine, but during an internet outage how would we be able to watch tv? 

 

Especially if they stop being able to watch tv via an aerial which also is a very robus way of broadcasting tv.

 

I don't understand why we are forcing everything onto broadband. 

[Quenched]

gingejbee, 

Its nieve because without a reliable broadband service people won't be able to watch tv. 

 

 

[DDIL]

Shock you won't be able to watch tv!!

oh no!!

You may not like it but we are moving forward and more and more people rely on broadband to run their homes and businesses.

[barry1010]

Watch your dvds during an outage if you absolutely must watch something on the TV.

I have lost TV reception in the past when something went wrong with the transmitters. Nobody died.

[DDIL]

the word is naive

[barry1010]

If the internet goes down you can watch TV on your phone, tablet or pc via 4G or 5G and cast it to your tv

[Quenched]

barry1010, 

No but it seems to me, why are these companies like Sky moving away from an already robus tried and tested way of serving us?

 

And what's wrong with receiving through an aerial? 

[DDIL]

//why are these companies like Sky moving away from an already robus tried and tested way of serving us?//

They are moving forward with technology and with demand, you are being left behind and Sky being a business will move forward with what is wanted.

[barry1010]

You can find the answer on the internet. From experience you will not accept anything I say and repeatedly ask the same questions like a toddler.

The infrastructure is old and expensive to maintain; digital tv means better quality picture and more channels.

[DDIL]

SKY have also ceased to maintain the older boxes and will move on to the next generation of boxes and cease to maintain them too.

You may not like it but its called moving with the times.

[Barmaid]

I imagine Sky knows a little more about this than you.

I can't wait to get rid of our dish.  We are surrounded by trees and in windy or wet weather it can really be a nuisance.

We are in an extremely rural area, but we have superfast broadband.  It is more reliable than our electricity supply.

[barry1010]

Are you going to opt for the Sky streaming device or Glass TV, Barmaid?

[DDIL]

We are in a rural area, and have broadband superfast and sky stream.  the only time we lost signal was during the red storm when we lost all power.

[New Judge]

You should also be aware that, if you haven't already been informed, BT will soon be contacting you to switch your landline telephone (if you have one) to "Digital Voice".

This will mean your voice service will be provided over what is essentially a broadband connection.

[barry1010]

You trying to burst his blood vessels, NJ?

[Barmaid]

I'm not sure, Barry.  The technical dept (ie Mr BM) has not informed me yet.

[barry1010]

I wouldn't go for Glass but I might consider the streaming device if I wanted Sky