[spendleb]

I'm moving away from BT, what happens to the Vision box, will it work without BT broadband like a freeview box without the On Demand etc or will it just be useless?

[betsvigi9]

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Originally Posted by spendleb

I'm moving away from BT, what happens to the Vision box, will it work without BT broadband like a freeview box without the On Demand etc or will it just be useless?

Nope, won't work. Or at least is will work for a while if you don't switch it off but the epg won't be updated and so it will eventually become useless.

[daniel99]

nothing but a doorstop so if you want freeview you will ned to buy a freeview box

[guilbo]

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Originally Posted by daniel99

nothing but a doorstop so if you want freeview you will ned to buy a freeview box

If it has been updated to the new software it may still work, but may also complain a lot. Don't expect any further updates, though. Note that this is mainly guesswork based on reports.

[spendleb]

Cheers, I am moving house so will give it a go but doubt will get anything, TV has built in freeview HD but at my current house the TV aerial must be pants as it fails to get most channels (despite BT Vision getting them all), I might invest in Freesat if it fails to get them at the new place.

[daniel99]

my powerline addapters failed today and guess what my BT Vision+ box still gets Freeview

[DRHOWELLS]

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Originally Posted by daniel99

my powerline addapters failed today and guess what my BT Vision+ box still gets Freeview

Yes, as said above, you will for a few days, but after having no internet connection for a while, you will find the box will stop working. Also, if you restart the box for any reason, it is unlikely to start up without an internet connection.