Yes
@Lucid is the main man here, I was unaware SkyQ used power line technology, that maybe explains my problem, the satellite boxes every so often loose signal, and my house split for sockets front/back so there are two RCBO's and a surge protection device between main and satellite boxes, had I know it used power line technology I would have likely rejected them.
However when we moved I found in new house Freeview comes from a satellite station and only the main channels are broadcast, so even if I put up a better aerial, the stations were severely limited, I had one HD satellite box, not Freesat but free to air, main difference is the electronic program guide (EPG) it putting is simply is a bit hit and miss with free to air, with Freesat same as Sky with 7 day guide, the only problem is to record a program which is shown on the EPG is easy, far more complex if not on EPG. So I was faced with running coax cables.
The main TV had free to air built in, however clearly some thing wrong with it, as half the channels missing, I will guess some thing to do with voltage signal which tells LNB if horizontal or vertical polarised, I had old Sky boxes, one was HD rest were not, so only one with HDMI socket. And it really does make a difference, I always said I don't have HD eyes so no point, but had a 32 inch TV set up from same box with SCART and HDMI and HDMI even with non HD programs was a far better picture.
So option was 1) buy some more HD satellite boxes and tread coax, or go for SkyQ, and it made life so much easier, I bent to wife's request for SkyQ we have 3 satellite boxes, but can only use 2 on our package, but there are only 2 of us, so no real problem. So it was a simple plug in and go.
With mothers house we had Sky, however when the people winding up her affairs cancelled sky they did some thing to upset them, so we went to different broad band provider, we went to Post Office as thought they have been providing telephone since I was a lad to the house, we lost the phone number, and the service was rubbish, and you sign up for a year, when house sold found Post Office still charging us even after we had told them sold and a different phone line provider was giving phone and internet to house. So we wanted some one we knew gave a good service, so went for Sky which had served us well in the past. So it was not just SkyQ for TV we went with Sky because we personally had a good service in the past.
I can see how there are now loads of providers who are likely cheaper than SkyQ, but it works for us, and that is the main point, what works for me may not work for you, and it seems every system has different requirements, so near impossible to future proof.
