topic Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels in TV

Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

markb1313 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:31:50 GMT

Hi all, hopefully someone can advise me before I arrange to get my elderly Dad onto EE TV (away from Sky!!)

If I don’t get his ariel fixed and just choose to go with the free to view channels in internet mode, is GB News available yet? I know that Freely was updating their channels recently so that GB News would be offered, but wasn’t sure if EE TV have their own free to view channel list in IP mode.

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:53:27 GMT

@markb1313

Here’s the list of channels you can get:-

https://ee.co.uk/help/tv-sport/manage-use/channel-guide

GB News isn’t on it, but the box does have the GB News app and one of the options is Live, so hopefully that should cover it.

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

markb1313 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:04:08 GMT

Ah, didn't realise there was a dedicated app for GB News. Well that's an option i reckon, cheers.

I know i'd much rather him go IP mode than ariel mode due to many of "his" channels being in HD (ITV2, BBC News etc..) but i noticed that GB News was missing from the list entirely and only obtained via the old ariel route (along with a ton of other channels in SD which nobody watches).

Thankyou for your reply 🙂

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

Weerab2024 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:33:49 GMT

Freely TVs have GB News as one of their IP channels now so god knows why it hasn't made it to EE yet

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

markb1313 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:22:22 GMT

Indeed. I wrongly assumed that all IPs that bring free to air channels would all use the same available feeds, so it does surprise me that the channel list through internet mode would not show GB News yet. As we're going to be new to the EE TV box in the coming weeks, i don't know either how often in the past the channel list changes.

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

Weerab2024 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:34:25 GMT

@markb1313 unfortunately it hasn't since 2022. BT/EE have just left the free to air channels in IP mode without any additions, only reducing them when they are no longer available eg CITV

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

markb1313 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:41:17 GMT

Cheers for the heads up @Weerab2024, that's disappointing to hear.

Re: Question: Internet mode vs Ariel mode channels

Weerab2024 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:46:34 GMT

Maybe it might change in the future, no one will know till or if it happens