Can anyone explain to me about NOW TV?

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After having some issues getting Sky installed at my new house, they've agreed to give me a free now tv box for over Christmas.

But can anyone tell me, can I watch normal tv on it, as in bbc1 and itv?

I only really watch the soaps and the kids watch cbbc, I'm not interested in boxsets I just want the regular channels.

You buy passes which renew every month if you don't cancel them. There are Entertainment (all the basic Sky-owned channels), Cinema (all Sky Cinema channels), Sports and Kids (all children''s channels). They include on-demand content as well. If you get a Now TV Smart box, which is about £15 more expensive, you can plug in an aerial and watch the normal Freeview channels. If you get the normal Now TV box, you can buy Now TV passes or use the basic on demand apps like BBC iPlayer, 4 on demand etc.

Now TV is a supplement, not substitute for Freeview.

No it's not for normal watch live channels. It's for the things you don't want. Maybe you just need a freeview box instead? Why get sky at all?

We have the sky because my husband and son like the sky sports, plus we did initially have the bundle with all the kids channels.

I'm concerned I won't be able to watch the soaps over Christmas on this box they're sending me.

Will I be able to download the soaps on it even if I can't watch them live?

most tv's already have Freeview on them. Do you have a normal tv aerial that you can use?

We've got an aerial but our tv is really old and doesn't have free view.

I'm starting to realise how behind the times I am.

Will I be able to download the soaps on it even if I can't watch them live?

You'll be able to use iPlayer/ITV Player etc.
help.nowtv.com/article/what-apps-are-available-on-my-now-tv-box

Buy a digibox OP, link to your TV with a scart lead. You will get all the free view channels and terrestial channels. My mother had an old TV and this worked fine for her. You should be able to get one for £10 or so.

What set up do you have? In terms of tv, aerials/sky dish, and any extra boxes?

What do you want to be able to do? Watch live TV, watch programmes later, download and keep programmes for ages (longer than 30 days, which is how long most programmes are available on catch up)?

Also, what speed and download limit is your broadband?

You can only watch freeview through a Smart NowTv Box not a regular one. Maybe get back onto them and ask for a Smart box

Or check and see which one they are sending

Obviously you can purchase the monthly passes etc too but get freeview aswell

I noticed Asda have got the smart version in, for 22.50 at the moment. (I'm considering one for my Mum)

Can these be used with the 3 Mifi (mobile broadband)?

I've got one after my firestick broke. They sent me a free refurbished one but it never fricken works so gone back to firestick

@MrsSthe3rd You can use them with wireless broadband as well as ethernet so yes I expect so. We recently got one on offer as well as having the regular boxes

@MrsSthe3rd watching anything via the entertainment/movies/box sets apps etc basically streaming stuff through the NowTv box uses a lot of data just so you know.

Obviously the freeview service doesn't use data, just needs the tv aeriel plugged into the box

My now tv box from talk talk lets me watch normal tv

We have recently signed up to Now TV and I've been pretty pleased with it so far. It's been great for films and the boxsets look good if they were your thing (they're not mine either). The things which drive me nuts are no numbers on the remote for accessing live TV, meaning I have to scroll through and cBeebies is a far way down, and that I can't record live TV. The former I expect may be a deal breaker for you OP and I'm going to have to suck up, the latter DH has been told he needs to remedy before the Xmas scheduling kicks off (as the switch from Sky is his baby). The DCs were still happily watching and rewatching The Gruffalo/Revolting Rhymes/Frozen etc etc in June that we recorded last Xmas.

@SmellySphinx thank you. I'll double check how much data they currently have. Although, I'm sure it's unlimited.

My NOWtv box lets me watch the usual channels plus S4C that we can’t get properly through the aerial.

We also use it for iplayer etc.

My mum has a box as she’s sport mad and pays the £33 a month she also watches her soaps on it but it has to connect to your internet doesn’t it? If you don’t miss the sky planner I really wouldn’t go down the Sky route again and just use Nowtv.