I have always paid for my mums TV, phone and broadband.. so for over 30 years, it's been virgin or Sky.
The latest, final deal with Sky has been £80.. which is slightly excessive
what are peoples opinions about Now tv ?
she just wants tv (no sport or movies) unlimited calls and the basic broadband for when my niece pays a visit and the prices being quoted by Now are under £30
seems too good to be true.
The latest, final deal with Sky has been £80.. which is slightly excessive
what are peoples opinions about Now tv ?
she just wants tv (no sport or movies) unlimited calls and the basic broadband for when my niece pays a visit and the prices being quoted by Now are under £30
seems too good to be true.
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sorted byI can't say much about the telly side of it though. Sky uses satellite and Now TV is internet-streaming based only. You'd need to look at what's offered with the Now TV Entertainment package and see if it has what she wants. A Now TV dongle, for plugging into the back of a telly, costs little or they might offer it to you with the package. (edited)
Obviously nowtv isn't sky so they don't have all the same channels and normal terrestrial channels you would use the tv as normal to get to those. (edited)
£80 sounds a lot, time to renegotiate with Sky to get the bill down.
With Now TV on its own you can’t record shows, and need to supply your own equipment to watch it on.
You’ll be paying more than £30. But less than the 80 you’re talking about.
For the price difference, it seems now is a really good option
We get tv.. broadband and unlimited calls..
She loses some of the recording options, but she will be able to work around that.
I just want her to be happy.. but also, not isolated.
Cheers.. (edited)
Unlim call are to UK landlines / mobiles for up to an hour each call. The canny user will redial before the hour if a longer conversation is required.
Receives annual contract renewal invitation at same price as previous year(s), which is routinely accepted.
Not sure what you want/expect for the "TV" element of your post.
Relative doesn't bother with any TV service from NowTV and instead simply uses their TVs' Freeview and their own Freeview recorders (via antenna) to watch / record terrestrial broadcasts, and integral device apps to watch catchup using the broadband.
The introductory cashback via Topcashback was significant, about £80/£90 maybe.
Similar cashback still available for new customers topcashback.co.uk/now…nd/
There is no Aerial connection in her bedroom, so that will be an additional expense if she went without Now..
Regarding the TV, as others have said as long as you have a means to access it (TV app, dongle, whatever) I have found this to be perfectly good. even the picture quality, about which I have heard numerous complains, I have no issues with (as viewed on the inbuilt app on LG 43" tv from a distance of about 10 ft) and I'm quite fussy about picture quality. It's noticeably better quality than SD broadcast TV channels, and from that distance I'd say it appears on a par with the HD broadcast channels.
As stated above, there is no recording and it's streaming only which is a bit of a change of mindset - you mention above about stopping at night and continuing in the morning, this is not a problem as it remembers your position. You will have to sit through some ads though unfortunately - often including an ad for the very programme you're watching which seems rather pointless.
To be honest if you or she has doubts about the TV service, it could be worth buying a 1 month subscription (you might even manage a free trial) to see if it's usable for her, before making the switch.
I will be moving to now
Or else to buy an indoor TV aerial, and then pay for a freeview recorder and a BB and unlimited landline package.
Just sounds like it's going to be a lot of messing about for what's going to be a pretty poor experience for someone who already has a poor experience with streaming sticks.
Sometimes the sad reality is, you just need to pay to have something done right. You'll save money on not needing to subscribe to a NowTV package or to pay for any kind of streaming stick. (edited)