Originally Posted by lordloz:
“So I have apparently a sky freeview box in my new place...asked bt about phone and broadband...
now....I can get bt sport with it via web....they said can get bt via skybox I think??..
.offered bt tv box for 5 a month....but I like saving Moto gp races to DVD and don't know if can do that this way....
Hope can try again tomorrow.....still annoying no presenters announced for Moto GP yet as well..
.by the way I have little e.g zero interest in other sports on here, football is going to be totally wasted on me for example so its all a quandary right now!!”
“So I have apparently a sky freeview box in my new place...asked bt about phone and broadband...
now....I can get bt sport with it via web....they said can get bt via skybox I think??..
.offered bt tv box for 5 a month....but I like saving Moto gp races to DVD and don't know if can do that this way....

Hope can try again tomorrow.....still annoying no presenters announced for Moto GP yet as well..
.by the way I have little e.g zero interest in other sports on here, football is going to be totally wasted on me for example so its all a quandary right now!!”
Hi Lordloz, I'm not sure about your set-up but I will assume the following:[LIST][*]You have a Sky box without a subscription but with a valid card in it (frequently termed Freesat from Sky)[*]You also have access to an aerial.[*]BT is offering you inclusive access to BT Sport's channels if you take their broadband. They are offering it via your existing Sky box or via YouView. [*]You make your Sky DVD recordings via a SCART socket. YouView has one too.[/LIST]
Here are the advantages/disadvantages of each:
Cost:
Sky will cost you nothing further as you have the equipment
BT YouView will cost you £109 ie 12 x £5pm, 1 x £49 installation fee.
Recording:
Sky will cost you £10.25 to pause or record onto the hard drive if you have no baseTV packages. That's £123 a year so a YouView box will have paid for itself in a year if PVR recording is important.
YouView has no charge.
CatchUp
Sky has BBC iPlayer. If the £10.25 recording fee is being paid, you can also access 4OD, ITV Player and Demand 5. I believe the commercial PSBs have no adverts.
BT YouView has iPlayer, 4OD, ITV Player, Demand 5 and Dave catch-up plus S4C and STV Player in Wales and Scotland respectivley. It also has the Now TV movies subscription service and BT's version has additional PPV services including films and TV series.
Other sports channels:
Sky is the platform of choice for sports channels so if Moto GP moved channels in the future, your Sky equipment should still be able to get the new channel.
BT's YouView just currently has BT Sport and Eurosport.




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