Sky hd box interference with laptop

Hi Everyone I am having a rather odd problem , we have 2 sky hd boxes , 1 downstairs and 1 upstairs both are connected to the internet via wi-fi , we also have a multitude of devices that also use the internet via wi-fi in the house like ipods laptops x-box desktop computer and mobiles , the problem is when the laptop is being used the sky hd box UPSTAIRS loses connection and i get an error message saying cannot support hdcp ??? this only happens with these 2 devices , i can be on my mobile , the xbox can be on and the UPSTAIRS box can be fine , or i can be on the laptop and the DOWNSTAIRS box is fine but soon as we are UPSTAIRS watching telly and the laptop goes on ...bang we lose the connection and get this error message..... any help ????

Hi it's been a while, I know, but have you managed to fix this? If so, how did you do it?
If not, it's something Sky may want to do some work on, so can you tell us:
Your Sky+HD box model number (Services > Settings > Details)
The make & model of TV
Other than your Sky box, what other equipment do you have connected to the TV's HDMI ports?
Does unplugging them correct the issue?
Thanks for your help.

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mearlam wrote:
I have been having problems with my internet for about 4 weeks, 6 weeks ago I got sky with a sky+ hd with recording etc.
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Oh yeah and to add, it is not plugged into the phone socket and never has been.
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