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Old 04-10-2013, 10:30
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Are BT not doing the free Youview box for new customers of BT Unlimited broadband offer any more?

I was sure last time I looked they were doing this offer for new customers, but now I cant see any trace of it when I try to do an order through the BT site.

It looks like I can add an 'Essentials' pack, but that is going to cost an extra £5 a month. I thought they did a simple Pay-As-You-Go service with a free Youview box.

I'm not really fussed about the 'Essentials', but I would like to pick through a few OD programmes on a Pay-As-You-Go basis.
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Old 05-10-2013, 18:35
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That's always been the case. The box in effect costs £109 ie £49 installation and 12 x £5pm TV Essentials. Note that TV Essentials does not give you any extra content. Still cheaper than retail - PC World is selling the boxes for £198.
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Old 07-10-2013, 08:46
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That's always been the case. The box in effect costs £109 ie £49 installation and 12 x £5pm TV Essentials. Note that TV Essentials does not give you any extra content. Still cheaper than retail - PC World is selling the boxes for £198.
Ok, thanks for the info.
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Old 02-12-2013, 14:52
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That's always been the case. The box in effect costs £109 ie £49 installation and 12 x £5pm TV Essentials. Note that TV Essentials does not give you any extra content. Still cheaper than retail - PC World is selling the boxes for £198.
I've got an additional question related to this, I recently upgraded to BT Infinity but am currently still using an old Humax PVR. I received the offer to upgrade to BT TV, with the cheapest package being the BT Player Essential offer at £5 per month (with the YouView box thrown in free, apart from the installation charge).

Is this cheaper than purchasing the BT YouView HD box for the reduced price of £179.99 outright? http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd...131005173331:s. Do you still need to pay £5 a month to gain access to the on demand BT content (i.e. Films and BT Sport)? This page on the BT website seems to indicate you do: http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...on_FURL_player.

If so, there doesn't appear to be a downside to taking up the BT supplied YouView box option? Am I missing something?
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Old 02-12-2013, 21:28
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I got mine for FREE last week, when I took out Infinity 2 ( 69/19 mmmm ) I didnt have to pay for essentials £5, going to £7 later, but I did.

I went through quidco as they were offering £140 cashback, that sweetened the deal if i get it
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Old 03-12-2013, 08:50
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Thanks for the update garbageguy, as you suggest it's evidently worth asking for the best deal. Is that just free for 12months?? Will you have to sign up for Essentials after that? You say that "I didnt have to pay for essentials £5, going to £7 later, but I did.", does that mean you chose to do so because you could get extra channels?

I'm still interested to know the advantages/disadvantages of signing up directly with BT or buying your own box outright. For instance:

1) I notice on the BT website that if you download on demand content while using BT TV it doesn't count towards your monthly usage. Is that also the case if you bought your own BT branded YouView box? If you have a restricted monthly allowance that will obviously be a factor.

2) If you sign up for BT TV directly with BT are they responsible for fixing your box if it has any technical problems?
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Old 03-12-2013, 21:36
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If you have Infinity you probably wont have a download limit, I got the extra channels for the GP bike races and channels for my daughter to watch.
Sign up through topcashback or quidco, for £140 and you will also get £75 - £100 in Sainsbury's vouchers from BT , its a no brainer, also pay your line rental 12 months in advance to save even more money
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