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EE TV

Ray4850 — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:03:37 GMT

Is the box pro as bad as some say on here regarding changing from sky, thinking of leaving sky but being put off by some of the comments.

Re: EE TV

Profile closed — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:12:00 GMT

No idea what any of the Sky stuff does, but the EE TV Pro box we have does everything we want - 1 TB multi tuner, 4K, Atmos, all the apps, inc Apple TV+, and the Mini Box has brought our kitchen TV back to life.

All for £12pm discounted, inc Netflix HD w ads, and Now TV Entertainment.

No brainer really.

Re: EE TV

Ray4850 — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:15:52 GMT

Thanks for reply, I take it you have the apple box , I was looking at the recording one.

Re: EE TV

Profile closed — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:46:06 GMT

Yes, as per my sig, I have the EE TV Pro recording box, an additional Mini box, *and* an Apple TV puck.

Re: EE TV

Ray4850 — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:50:14 GMT

Looks like you got a really good deal, thanks for taking the time to reply. Uhh

Re: EE TV

Profile closed — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:51:38 GMT

@Ray4850 wrote:
Is the box pro as bad as some say on here regarding changing from sky, thinking of leaving sky but being put off by some of the comments.

Yes.

Different range of channels, no connection between boxes (unlike Sky Q), much lower quality UX, doesn’t have “all the apps”, some catch up apps it does have run lower quality versions (itvX and Channel 4), frequently misses the end of recordings, the list goes on.

Stick on top of that the multitude of issues with EE systems and a lack of knowledge amongst their staff about how the product works and yes, it is a mess.

Cheaper? Yes. A competent TV service? No.

And I say this as someone who has been running both EE TV and Sky Q side by side for years.

Massive caveat: But it depends what you really want. Sky are not in a good place, value is tanking, the new products (Glass and Stream), are plop and they are suffering from many technical issues (including on Q).

I would stick with Sky all day long, but only at the right price, otherwise change by all means but adjust your expectations accordingly. Even a poor quality Sky product eats EE TV for breakfast in terms of usability and breadth of content.

Re: EE TV

Ray4850 — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:57:26 GMT

Thanks for reply, this is what I am thinking about, as I have sky q but broadband keeps dropping off.

Re: EE TV

Profile closed — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:20:03 GMT

@Ray4850

The broadband and hardware from EE is much better IMHO.

You can argue that no one does multiple services well, but Sky know how to do TV and EE know how to do broadband and mobile.

For EE, when your TV offering is poor, it makes sense to start offering Sky Stream when you have faith in your broadband and mobile products for example.

Both firms are currently struggling with service and systems though in my view.