Is BT as good as Sky?

Is BT as good as Sky?

Sky ranks highly for customer satisfaction and regularly gets awards for its work. The latest industry data from Ofcom shows Sky and BT both ranked well for customer satisfaction with 86% of customers saying they were satisfied with their service. Sky had just 21 complaints per 100,000 customers compared with 50 at BT.

Is BT VIP TV any good?

BT TV VIP is the best TV package BT can offer and it features many premium channels. VIP customers get everything BT TV has to offer including all entertainment, cinema and sports content from Now TV memberships along with AMC and the BT Sport channels.

What do you get with BT Vision?

With BT Vision, you get over 50 channels of live TV, plus a number of radio stations. The live TV channels are actually provided using Freeview (via your TV aerial). Channels include: The BBC channels (BBC 1,2,3,4, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC News Channel)

Who owns BT Vision?

BT Group
YouView

How do I watch BT TV on my computer?

To watch programmes via the BT TV App on the web, you’ll have to download the BT TV web player app onto your desktop. This is a one-time download only. You’ll be prompted to download the player app the first time you try and play anything via the web.

Can you get Sky channels on BT?

Are there Sky channels from NOW on BT TV? Yes. New BT TV brings you the best of Sky Atlantic, Sky Sports, Sky Max, Sky Cinema and more from NOW. Add that to BT Sport, AMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and all your Freeview channels, and you can finally have it all in one place.

Can I use a BT Vision box without subscription?

If you are out of contract, then the box is yours. It will work as a normal YouView box, without the BT content. You can record FreeView as normal. I have a retail YouView box, without any BT Vision account, and it works just fine.

Can you record Sky channels on BT TV?

The content you subscribe to BT will be available as a live channels and through the EPG, so yes you can pause, rewind and record if the subscription is provided by BT.

How do I download BT app on my laptop?

To download the player app follows these steps:

1. Click on a title to play.
2. You’ll be asked to install the BT TV Web Player – click the For Windows button.
3. If you’re asked to, click Run.
4. You’ll see the file download in a bar at the bottom of your browser.
5. When the player app has finished installing, click Finish and close.

Why can’t I watch BT Sport on my laptop?

Try these steps to fix: Check that there are no other devices streaming using your BT ID log in. Wait two minutes, then try watching the online player again. If you’ve stopped streaming on other devices it can sometimes take up to 15 minutes for a stream to completely stop, and the error to clear.

Will BT Vision box work as Freeview?

BT TV boxes will work without a Freeview aerial connected, but you’ll be missing out on lots of channels and some On Demand services. You won’t be able to watch or record any Freeview channels like BBC, ITV, Channel 4 or Channel 5.

What do you lose if you cancel BT TV?

BT Sport on BT TV is an addon to your base BT TV package, if you cancel BT TV then you lose access to BT Sport on BT, you also lose access to the BT Sport app and online player.

Why is BT Vision only open to BT Broadband?

The fact that BT Vision is only open to BT Broadband providers limits its audience in a way the Sky and Xbox services do not. This could potentially making it tougher in the long term for BT Vision to use subscriber numbers to lobby content providers when it comes to securing content.

What is the difference between BT and Sky?

Difference is, the above Sky packages come with an 18-month commitment, whereas BT want you to sign up for 24-months. So if you don’t want to be tied to a long contract, Sky might be best your option. Use out postcode checker below to see what BT and Sky packages are available in your area:

Is BT Vision pay-per-view better than Xbox 360?

More troubling is the fact that BT Vision pay-per-view movie prices are a touch higher than the prices of the Xbox 360’s pay-per-view movies. And crucially for the purposes of this article, you don’t get any HD films provided within any of the BT Vision subscription packages outlined over the next couple of paragraphs.

Should you choose BT or Sky Fibre optic broadband?

So there’s not really much to choose between them. BT’s superfast fibre optic package boasts average speeds of 36Mbps, and its Fibre 1 and Fibre 2 broadband gives you 50Mbps and 67Mbps respectively. Conversely, Sky has just one fibre optic package on offer, with 59Mbps average speeds.