Talk Talk Youview Box on BT Broadband

Legacy_user

My dad has BT broadband (Fibre) and is thinking about getting a cheap second hand Talk Talk Youview box. I was wondering if he'd still get the free BT sports channels on this as it would be using BT BB or would he need a BT Youview box?

penrhyn

If its a Humax, possibly.

VisionMan

TheWise1 wrote: »

My dad has BT broadband (Fibre) and is thinking about getting a cheap second hand Talk Talk Youview box. I was wondering if he'd still get the free BT sports channels on this as it would be using BT BB or would he need a BT Youview box?

In short - no. He would need a YouView from BT box. The reasons for this are technical in nature. The packages start at a one off £49 'activation fee', then £5 per mth for 12 mths = £109 (for the box). Which still represents good value if one is a sports watcher.

System

Well I asked because I got a Talk Talk Youview box and have it on Virgin Media broadband. Now the first thing it did was to download a firmware update that got rid of the Talk Talk one which in turn left it as a standard Youview box. I was hoping plugging a Talk Talk one in BT would once again prompt it to download the BT firmware????

VisionMan

TheWise1 wrote: »

Well I asked because I got a Talk Talk Youview box and have it on Virgin Media broadband. Now the first thing it did was to download a firmware update that got rid of the Talk Talk one which in turn left it as a standard Youview box. I was hoping plugging a Talk Talk one in BT would once again prompt it to download the BT firmware????

Oh yes, it would do that. But that would be for the on demand player only, not the live channels.

Hope that helps clarify.

System

Well BT said anyone on BT broadband would get BT sports for free so I presume this setup would get it

VisionMan

TheWise1 wrote: »

Well BT said anyone on BT broadband would get BT sports for free so I presume this setup would get it

No they didn't. Read the terms and conditions again. I have answered your question twice now. And the answers no.

Sorry about that.

System

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VisionMan

Then I'm a prat and your right. So just tell your dad to go and get a TT YouView box to get BT Sport on his TV.

Wouldn't like the comeback your going to get though.

Bye.