topic Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc in TV

EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

astableford — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 20:39:39 GMT

Hi,

I can’t see this detailed anywhere. Do the mini boxes allow other apps to be installed. E.g Disney, Netflix, prime, apple tv, YouTube?
I understand I should be able to have these on the main box if opt for apple box. Or is the mini restricted to just the NOW app for regular live tv etc?

Thanks

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

DarrenDev — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 20:44:01 GMT

You can't install apps of your choice on the mini - it comes with apps already installed. There's no Disney+ or YouTube, but the others you mentioned are all there, plus many others.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

astableford — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:05:28 GMT

Thanks for such a quick reply.
That is a shame, as looking to move from sky. Sky have the common apps, Disney, prime and YouTube etc are all available on the minis in multi room setup. EE need these on the minis, in combo with the Apple TV as main box to compete with Sky.
It would be better if the website was clearer about this when purchasing. I quote from the mini box text and l and bold this bit. It clearly isn’t ALL apps so a bit misleading!!

switch between free-to-air-channels (like BBC One and Channel 4) and all your TV apps, like Netflix, with a single remote

Thanks

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

DarrenDev — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:14:24 GMT

They're are literally millions of apps out there - no device could ever have all apps on it.

When it says "all your TV apps" it means all the apps to be able to watch all content you can subscribe to through EE TV.

Plus more apps are coming on board all the time.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

astableford — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:39:33 GMT

If you could match the Sky Q apps, just the big hitters like Disney, Prime and YouTube then it would be much more compelling to swap from Sky. My years old Now boxes had all these. Hope they are added to EE minis soon.

I would suggest your sales staff have some training too as they assured me multiple times this evening on the phone that all these were available on the minis. I suspected they weren’t which is why I’m checking here. Glad I did.
Thanks @DarrenDev

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

almarsden — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 22:18:48 GMT

We're still in our 14 day cooling off period with our new EE TV boxes and we've just discovered there's no Disney+ or YouTube app. If we know these are definitely coming to EE TV we will stick with it, if not we'll end up cancelling and going back to Sky Q. These two and Netflix are the main apps we use. Absolutely no point if we can't watch them on the main or mini boxes.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

DarrenDev — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 22:23:43 GMT

No guarantees can be made @almarsden and no timescales can be given.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Cheffanie93 — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 10:34:02 GMT

This has happened to us told that absolutely it has YouTube Disney. To get the box and find out it doesn’t support to two biggest apps 😂 scammmmmmed or what man

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

GosforthUK — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:09:07 GMT

I do believe, as apps like:

YouTube

Disney+

Netflix

PrimeVideo

aren't such uncommon at UK space, to avoid them to have on flagship TV product for company like EE / BT.

It's just wrong sales/tech decision don't include some of them, nothing less @DarrenDev

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

DarrenDev — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:20:18 GMT

Of course we'd love all the major apps to be available on EE TV - there are technical and commercial factors involved with bringing any apps on board.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Profile closed — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:13:25 GMT

We have been discussing the lack of apps and content for years on the BT Community @GosforthUK .

Honestly, I would encourage everyone not to waste your time or energy on it.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

TimeeK — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:56:07 GMT

Yes there literally miions of apps but there is only one youtube and one disney+ and EE as a provider needs to get with the program.

EE operators mislead me on the phone into believing once the order is complete i get youtube and disney+. Clearly thats not the case.

poor performance

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Chris_B — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:23:10 GMT

@TimeeK You can’t just put an app on a device it has to be written for that device and that’s down to the developers of that app not EE.

So has one been created for the device ? you seem to think there has been with that comment because you think EEs at fault that it’s not got them.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Weerab2024 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:59:09 GMT

You can't install your own apps. You get all the main catch up ones(iplayer/itvx/channel 4/my5/ukplay/stv), plus Netflix, prime, discovery plus, apple tv, pop/great player, watch free (cbs) and GB News.

No YouTube or Disney plus but you never know. Personally this would make it a better sell to my other half and she would probably consider ditching sky stream if we also had more IP channels (free to air/entertainment).

GB News appeared a couple of months ago.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Chris_B — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:19:49 GMT

@Weerab2024 Apple TV. Nuff said. Lol

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Weerab2024 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:02:00 GMT

@Chris_B I quite like watch free to be honest, blaze would be good too lol

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Chris_B — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:10:25 GMT

@Weerab2024 I’ve got a LG TV so I get LG TV channels. Lots of free content. 😉. Pre installed is Disney+ Apple TV+ Netflix. YouTube to name a few. I’ve also got a couple of Apple TVs so I get the best of both. The Pro Boxes are great if you want to record but that’s the only real benefit of these. I can just stick a SSD/HDD in my tv for recording purposes. Hopefully I’ll be getting a Pro box soon not sure when though, I want to see what the fuss is all about.

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Weerab2024 — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:57:55 GMT

@Chris_B I just have it because of its recording to be honest and have it in my spare room/office as the other half has sky stream in the living room. I have EE mini boxes in the bedroom and downstairs as I was getting them for free anyway.

Also have Roku TVs and firesticks as I also like the best of all worlds.

Sky Stream is due up next month but can't see the other half parting with it

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Chris_B — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:17:31 GMT

@Weerab2024 If your keeping is just for YouTube and Disney+ it’s not worth it surely ? Plenty of other ways to get to know them plus others on the same box. Is there any other benefits to sky stream ? Surely something like the Apple TV offers more benefit ?

Re: EETV Mini boxes Apps Disney Prime etc

Profile closed — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:06:49 GMT

@Chris_B

The question people should be asking is not “how does this compare to Sky Stream” (because it doesn’t, the Sky UX wins all day, every day), but “do I need to get this all via EE?”, and the answer is no.

An Apple TV can do everything you are buying from EE TV, without a contract, cheaper and on any broadband connection.

You can buy the hardware (which is then yours), replicate the live TV Guide using an app called TV Launcher and then flexibly add or remove apps/content as you see fit, for much cheaper and without a contract.