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Newbys1
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on ‎26-11-2023 10h08

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Can I live pause and record if I do not have a subscription if I have an ariel

Hoping to use the BT Pro box to live pause and record without subscription. I have been offered one for £30 but unsure if it will let me use on free channels or will it be blocked?  Any advice if worth it?

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rbz5416
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on ‎26-11-2023 10h31

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Re: Can I live pause and record if I do not have a subscription if I have an ariel

It will do what you want from an aerial feed but you can't use IP without a subscription.

Also note that these boxes have never been made available to purchase, & so remain the property of BT. So it could be blocked at some point in the future.

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Midnight_Voice
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on ‎26-11-2023 21h43

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Re: Can I live pause and record if I do not have a subscription if I have an ariel

@Newbys1 

Do not treat the £30 as payment for you to take ownership of the box.

Treat it instead as the fee for the transfer from one registered keeper to another (rather like the ‘logbook’ with a car - the V5C - records the registered keeper, rather than the owner, which remains BT 😛

 

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