Review of BT Total Option 2 + BT Vision
- Reliable 8MB BT broadband
- Free evening and weekend broadband calls
- Free Wireless BT Home Hub
- Free V-Box Digital TV Recorder
- Access to BT's excellent on-demand TV content
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THIS is not srictly an independent BT package since anyone taking BT Total Option 2 is entitled to get BT Vision and the BT V-Box free of charge.
We have included it here for the sake of completeness and to highlight that the BT Total broadband packages can include digital TV too.
So how does the BT Vision part of this package work?
On demand TV
Once BT Total Option 2 is up and running, you will be eligible for BT Vision - BT's on-demand TV service offering sport, music videos, movies and more for a small pay-per-view fee.
BT Vision's on-demand content is streamed through your broadband line and to the free V-Box Digital TV recorder that BT will give you.
The BT V-Box is a marvellous bit of kit, acting as a receiver for all the Freeview channels as well as allowing you to select and watch any of the premium, pay-per-view content offered by BT when you want to watch it.
Pause and rewind
But that's not all, it also lets you pause and rewind live TV in addition to recording up to 80 hours of TV shows (including the ability to record an entire series with a single button-click). You can read a full review of BT's V-Box Digital TV Recorder here.
The content available to you via BT Vision is impressive (though perhaps not as impressive as its rival Tiscali TV which actually offers normal TV channels - including Sky One - in addition to the pay-per-view content), and includes music videos (for 29p), sports events (from 99p), kids programmes, TV shows and a tasty collection of on-demand movies (£1.99 - £2.99).
Fantastic pool of content
If you consider that as BT Total Broadband customer you'll only need to pay a £30 activation fee for the privelege of BT Vision, it is hard to see why anyone in their right mind would turn down the opportunity for such a fantastic pool of on-demand content. And a free, digital TV recorder!
A little more detail
Broadband
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Special Note.. |
Any good? |
| Package Name: |
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Option 2 |
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| Connection Type: |
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ADSL |
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| Max Speed: |
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8Mb |
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| Usage Limit: |
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8Gb |
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| Hardware: |
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Wireless BT Home Hub |
Free when you sign up online |
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| Anti-virus Protection: |
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Yes |
Advanced Security from Norton |
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| Firewall: |
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Yes |
Norton Personal Firewall |
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| E-mail Account: |
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Yes |
Up to 5 email addresses |
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| Webspace Provided: |
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Yes |
15MB of webspace |
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| Domain Included: |
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No |
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| Backup Dialup: |
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Yes |
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| Consoles Supported: |
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All major consoles supported |
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Home Phone
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| Package Name: |
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Evening & Weekend Broadband Call Plan |
| UK Weekend Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Evening Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Peak Tariff: |
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3.25p per minute |
| International Tariff: |
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From 1.25p per minute to USA and Australia. Discounted rates to all other countries. |
TV
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| Package Name: |
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BT Vision |
| Included Channels: |
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70+ Freeview TV and radio channels |
| Optional Channel Add-ons: |
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Monthly packages of TV, Sports, Music, Kids from £4 |
| Video on Demand: |
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Films, TV, Sports, Music, Kids |
| Pay Per View: |
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From 29p (music videos) to £1.99+ (movies) |
| Record TV / TV Hard Drive: |
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Yes |
| Hardware: |
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V-Box |
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Payment, Installation and Contract
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| Payment Method(s): |
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BT Blue Bill |
| Activation Fee: |
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£30.00 (for BT Vision connection) |
| Installation: |
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Free (or £60 for engineer install) |
| Minimum Contract: |
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12 months |
| Line Rental: |
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BT line rental required |
| Support: |
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Free 0800 24/7 telephone support |
Actual User Ratings
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At a Glance
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Bundle details: |
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Phone: Unlimited evening and weekend calls to UK landlines using your broadband connection (not the landline) |
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TV: Freeview + Optional add ons for Films, TV, Sports, Music, Kids |
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Mobile: Not included |
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It is best suited for: |
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Entertainment junkies, families and general web users looking for a combined broadband and on-demand TV package for a reasonable price |
Customer Reviews
Remember, the customer reviews below are subjective (and are not the opinions of ChooseISP.co.uk).
Miss C Robertson from Tamworth writes... 12/04/2008 "I have been with BT for about 4 months now and have to say it has been our best broadband service to date, we have previously had virgin media who constantly messed up the billing and billed us for things we didnt even know what they were and Aol who sent out an installation disk with the modem which was supposed to be straight forward and ended up in numerous phonecalls. BT was no problem to install and the service has been great, bills never get queried and we wont be changing for a long time. BT Total Broadband Reccommended to everyone."
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