LolaLayla Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 We seem to be paying a fortune for Sky and are planning to call to see if we can get it reduced however it doesn't seem to be working well. Sometimes it switches itself off or pixilates what its recorded. I am really fed up with it We have the films but don't watch many. Infact we do not watch much and mainly use it for recording programmes to see when convenient. Today I got a leaflet advertising BT vision. Does anyone have this and is it any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 As far as I can tell the TV side of BT Vision is essentially FreeView from the aerial on your roof. That's what we have via a FreeView box and we are very pleased with it. I think that with the BT Vision package you are in effect renting the FreeView box(?) Most new TVs now come with free view built in, and stand alone ones cost as little as £50. Having said that, BT Vision, does seem to offer some extras, like BBC iPlayer and Sky Sports. BBC iPlayer is very good and I like it. I can't comment on the Sky Sports stuff as I've never had it (and wouldn't appreciate it anyway). Our Sony Bravia TV has FreeView and BBC iPlayer built in, as well as a few other extras (we we don't use much). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 The blurb says it can record 80 hours of TV programmes and series like the Sky box which we find most useful at the moment(when it works). You can also pause, rewind etc. Does the FreeView box do these things Sorry I am not really technically minded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Ah, I hadn't spotted that. Our FreeView box is actually a harddisk player with FreeViw built in. These cost a little more. about £120 for 100 hours, for example. The freezing is really useful when the phone rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The TV part of BT vision comes through the phone line, you can get on demand movies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The TV part of BT vision comes through the phone line, you can get on demand movies too. No according to this, Fred. It also say you need an aerial in the Legal Stuff about BT Vision. I think the BBC iPlayer comes via the phone line (using the broadband connection). The movies on demand probably do come this way too. There are a few movie channels on FreeView, so they may be enough if you're happy to wait for ones you want to watch to come around. We used to have Sky and switched to FreeView when we realise how little use we were making of the Sky only parts. The channel selection is not quite the same and we did miss some channels, but not for long. Currently we have more of the hard disk than we seem to have time to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Just to be Devils Advocate...I told Sky that I wanted to leave just before Christmas (I did). I now have the basic Sky+ with unlimited calls & free line rental for 12 months. I just pay for the Sky+ & internet (unlimited) @£35 a month; that's good in my opinion. When I was with BT for calls & internet it was £50 a month alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
