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NOW pass advice

l0586 — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:22:40 GMT

Hi all,

Currently with NOW I have the entertainment and movie pass on a limited 3 month deal for around £5 each pm. If I joint BT TV for the entertainment/Netflix can I still take advantage of the movie deal with NOW separately?

Thanks.

Re: NOW pass advice

NigelB72 — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:56:05 GMT

You'll need to set up your NowTV through BT on a separate email address but you won't be able to watch the passes paid directly through NowTV on the EPG. You'll have to use the app.

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:31:32 GMT

I thought I can bring my Now over to BT?

Re: NOW pass advice

NigelB72 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:11:48 GMT

You can transfer your billing but any offer's that you've paid in advance for will be cancelled by NowTV and a refund issued by them

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:30:56 GMT

Are the ones cancelled even if you don’t take that service out with bt tv?

Re: NOW pass advice

NigelB72 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:28:31 GMT

Yes, because they migrate all billing associated with the account to BT.

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:34:58 GMT

Ok so I can't keep my movie pass separate and watch it through the NOW app? Thanks.

Re: NOW pass advice

ney — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:35:06 GMT

You would be better staying direct with Now for discounts. Unless you really want the Now Channels on the EPG so you can record them.

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:51:30 GMT

So if I take the entertainment offer I can have that through bt then I can keep the movies with NOW through my current deal?

Re: NOW pass advice

garybs29 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:11:00 GMT

@ney you are aware the current BT offer is a now entertainment pass AND Netflix basic for £6 whereas netflix is now 6.99 direct? The higher tier netflix options can be added for £4/£8 so the bt offer comes in at 99p less than just netflix in all scenarios for BOTH the now ent pass & netflix can't see now giving a better offer direct

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ney — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:23:10 GMT

@garybs29 I have 2 screens plus HD for £10.99 direct with Netflix.

I now getting Entertainment for £5.99 a month for 3 months. Also Sky Cinema at £5.99 a month for 3 months and Now Boost for £2 for 3 months.

Dont think I would go back to getting Now from BT. Yes will miss not being able to record the Now channels in the short term but still making a saving going with Now direct.

Darren

Re: NOW pass advice

garybs29 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:23:03 GMT

Yes & that netflix setup & now ent would be £10 on BT (£15 with hd) on the current offer, yes cinemas not included but it's cheaper than your now offer & paying for netflix separately.

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:17:05 GMT

I'm currently paying PM; £4.99 for my NOW Entertainment and £4.99 for the Cinema and another £5.99 for my Netflix so that's £15.97 in total. the BT deal is tempting for just the entertainment and Netflix but their equivalent to what I'm getting for £15.97 is £27! worse case my deals come to an end it will be roughly the same as BT charge for the Big Entertainment. I love the idea of having Freeview and the recordable EPG but currently using Apple TV im sure there will be realises for apps for Freeview in the future as everything is going streaming apposed to recording and BT can't still give a definitive date for when their Freeview service is going to stream over wifi

Re: NOW pass advice

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:44:36 GMT

@l0586

Unless your deals are linked on Now, you should be able to cancel Entertainment & retain Cinema. You can then take out the BT offer separately. Log onto Now & you should see the passes listed separately. If you cancel Entertainment today it will continue until the next payment was due.

Re: NOW pass advice

l0586 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:49:53 GMT

Ah so if I take out the bt entertainment deal I can retrain my cinema offer with now

Re: NOW pass advice

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:00:33 GMT

@l0586wrote:
Ah so if I take out the bt entertainment deal I can retrain my cinema offer with now

Just log on & start the cancellation process for Entertainment, that will tell you for certain.

Re: NOW pass advice

ney — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:21:28 GMT

@l0586
Go though the Now Entertainment cancellation and just before you finally cancel Now may offer you another discount on the Entertainment pass.

This is how I managed to get Now Boost for £2 a month for the next 3 months. After my free trail of Boost ended.

Will try and get another discount for Entertainment and Sky Cinema when my 3 months at £5.99 per month for Entertainment and £5.99 for Sky Cinema is near the end at the start of June.

Will also in mid June try and get another discount for Boost.

I cancelled BT TV for Now just under 3 weeks ago as I did not want another 24 months contract and to me im now making a small saving having the same package direct from Now.

Darren

Re: NOW pass advice

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:33:37 GMT

Unlikely to get another offer while one is still active. Best time to do the cancellation dance is the day after your last offer price payment, unless you actually want to cancel. Bear in mind though if you want HD on both platforms you'll have to pay twice. Although the 720 default on Now isn't too bad.

Thanks for posting the Boost deal @ney, just "cancelled" mine to get the same three month offer. 👍