Latest box versions a youview box faq whether youre looking for information on updates for youview boxes, youview on sony or the mobile app, everything you need is in the below platform sections. Download all your subscription content to watch anywhere anytime. The main sport channel is the worst but we have the problem with some other sports channels. You can even set your box recording using your iphone or android, perfect when youve forgotten to set. If you have a youview box, but dont subscribe to bt, plusnet or talktalk tv, channels in the range 300599 are not available. Its expected that these new services will be available to customers from early 2019. Bt tv is bt s own subscription tv platform for its home phone and broadband customers. Settop boxes bt youview quick start manual 5 pages. When bt first switched its vision tv service to youview, it launched with the humax dtrt. So when youve finished viewing an premium tv channel. Bt launched youview from bt on the 26th of october 2012. Bt tv is a blend of terrestrial freetoair programming, ondemand tv and movies, catchup and also bt s very own sports service, bt sport, which includes premier league football, exclusive uefa champions league coverage and a host of other top sports. Does anybody know if you can download upload data via the usb.
Ive been told no, but i wonder whats the point in having a usb that you can access if its not usable. Bt has apologised and advised affected viewers to download the update. We dont use the box to watch anything other than sport and netflix. Ive tried that but it does not let me log in to the spp, i keep getting the error. I picked up a cheap bt youview box and it has been excellent in truth. There are some things about the youview service that. Netflix offers easy, instant access to a wide variety of tv box sets, films, comedy specials, documentaries and childrens programming directly on their tv sets through the uks fastest growing connected tv platform, youview. Full now tv service to be available on bt tv youview box. Youview will be phasing out support for the youview mobile app with final support ending on the 31st march 2020. The full content from the bt vision library thousands of tv shows, movies, music videos and kids programmes. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. Its essentially a set top box you for your tv that combines two over 70 channels of basic digital tv, and catch up and on demand services via a broadband connection.
Go to the app store on your ios device or the play store on android phone or tablet and do a search for youview. Today were taking an indepth look at bt s offering to the television market place utilising the hybrid tv platform, youview. But if bt youview do not provide it, there is nothing you can do to obtain it on the box. To get started youll need to be a bt tv customer with a valid bt id thats been associated to your account. Now tv is one of the excellent online media streaming application where you can watch all movies and tv shows on your respective devices. If your asking about a youtube app on a youview box then it doesnt exist as far as i know. No mention of availability of the full service for plusnet or retail youview box owners, although it may filter down to plusnet users as they are owned by bt.
Bt tv is delivered only over youview boxes, and only to those who have bt as their isp, and subscribe additionally to the bt tv service. In the future there will be other boxes from bt, customised to reflect that its youview by bt, with the inclusion of a bt vision button on the remote control, but in the first instance, its the. Never missed a recording and in 6 months, only two have started late i. A look at what you can expect to receive if you order a bt t2100 youview box, either direct from bt as part of a broadband package, or from another retailer. Limited itv1 content in scotland and northern ireland. Youview is a simple way to get access to tv channels and catchup services in one place. Youview was the brainchild of terrestrial broadcasters, bt, talktalk uk, and telecoms company arqiva. All of the freeview channels, including the freeview hd channels. Since then the box has been gathering dust in my shed. In the latter case, the yv box was not hooked up to the internet which may have contributed to this issue. Bt and talktalk, where typically the retail box update comes out first followed reasonably closely by bt and then talktalk come along behind at some later date. A bt support technician did mention that he had the same box and a friendly bt engineer let him borrow a usb stick to reflash the box but obviously hes connected but at least this confirms there are updates available, i just need to find the firmware file to write to usb to perform a maintenance reset. Netflix, the worlds largest internet tv network, is now available on youview.
Simply select the programme you want to record, and it will be saved onto the hard drive. A couple of years ago i cancelled my subscription to bt vision. As we know, the desire seeks out your hub on set up, although if you are in fon you see btoz present as well. Now, we are going to use now tv app on the youview box. Bt sport unwatchable on youcantview box bt community. Catch upon demand via youview on sony relates only to content made available from the bbc, itv, channel 4 and channel 5. Since starting back with bt in september we have had problems watching bt sport on the youview box. No baseline subscription cost is one of youview s main. Bt are be opening up the remote record functionality within the bt tv app for all youview. Download bt store purchased content to watch anywhere anytime. Important information regarding the youview mobile app. Now, we are going to use now tv app on the youview. Your best bet is a chromecast i would say, if she has a smart phone. I have a number of recordings that i have yet to view.
Youview from bt has loads of features to help customers with a disability or impairment get the most out of their tv, including subtitles, audio description and sign language. Go to our email log in page to log in to your bt yahoo. It made sense at the time, as this was the best settop box available and, thanks to the way youview. This means that users will be able to book recordings remotely to their youview box using the bt tv app even if they do not have a bt tv. This is a channel list for bt tv, talktalk tv or plusnet tv using a youview box. Youview says it will provide more information as and when the remainder of its receivers are ready to get the update. From tomorrow, bt will make skys now tv channels available to view on its electronic programme guide. From the end of march, bt will be opening up the remote record functionality within the bt tv app for all youview users. Bt player only available to bt broadband customers. Youview is a hybrid service, combining freeview from your tv aerial with internet delivered services, such as all4, discovery, mtv and. With the bt tv app extra subscription you also have access to these new features. Bt customers will be able to buy all of this in competitively priced bundles with bt tv. Hi, i received an email today telling me that the youview app will no longer work after 31st march and all i have to do is download the bt tv app, login and follow the instructions in the app.
How can i transfer these recordings to the new box before i have to send the old box back to bt. The new software update is being issued in phases, so some box owners will need to wait until the download reaches their device. With youview you get great catch up tv with bbc iplayer, itv player, 4 on demand, demand 5, dave, now tv, uk tv and milkshake all on your tv screen. Broadband usage is how much data you upload or download from the internet. Catchup tv services from the bbc, itv, channel 4 and channel 5. I started putting together a server for my xboxes running xbmc and was hunting for a suitable hard drive for the operating syste. Now tv sd and hd channels are being treated as separate services for the purposes of the integration, so sky one will appear on channel 340 rather than 301, which is the. Bt open remote record feature for all youview tv box.
But if your isp is bt, or you switch to bt as your isp, they will pretty much give you a youview box, as long as you stay signed up for at least a year. If by download you mean download from a website via a pc and then say put the update. Bt are be opening up the remote record functionality within the bt tv app for all youview users by the end of march. Check this box and log in to save your bt id on this computer do not use on a public or shared computer. Afaik use of fon is limitless, so you wont have exceeded any m. List of channels on youview bt, talktalk and plusnet. Youview from bt is certainly worthy of consideration if youre looking to boost your tv setup.