BT Vision has launched

Today (4th December 2006), details of the BT Vision home TV service have finally been released.

BT Vision provides you with a special set-top box, called a V-Box that connects to the BT Home Hub and BT Total Broadband, to offer the following:

• Freeview - Over 35 TV channels and over 20 radio stations


• On-demand content over the Internet, including a huge library of blockbuster movies and classic films, TV shows, kids TV shows and music videos


• The BT Vision V-Box set-top box lets you pause and rewind live TV, record up to 80 hours on the built-in hard-disk and select live and on-demand content via the easy-to-use on-screen 14-day programme guide. You can also set the box to record your favourite series without missing an episode, just like with Sky+'s Series Link

There's no subscription for BT Vision, and all you pay for is the one-off installation/connection fee. You do need a BT Total Broadband account. For the downloadable content, you can pay in two ways:

• Per-item: Films from £1.99, music videos from 29p, TV shows from 79p and kids programmes from 49p


• Packages: You can subscribe to special packages, such as the TV Shows, Kids and Music packages, each one costing £6 a month. There's no annual contract, so you're not tied in

The BT Vision V-box (worth £199) is being supplied FREE to
BT Total Broadband customers. There's a connection fee of £30, and as the installation requires an engineer's visit, there's an installation fee of £60 - including V-Box, Home Hub and PC/laptop adapter setup.

More details: Sign up to BT Total Broadband , BT Vision information, our BT Vision Mailing List.