Will and EE TV BOX PRO WORK WITH VODAFONE Home Fibre Connection?

[kingleygate]

I like the spec of the box, the internal WiFi connection and have used when EE was my home fibre provider.

Now my home provider is Vodafone....if I buy one of these boxes will it still work?...I have heard some say yes and some say no.

Obviously any specific EE TV packages will not work...but regular Freeview recording?...are the usual catch up Apps all available like iPlayer ITVX etc?...and will the 7 day guide work?

I don't think this box is sold outside of the EE framework.

[shakey1981 · Accepted solution]

it may work but none of the subscription stuff will

just get a  freely box and  connect it to tv

freely box

[DarrenDev]

Yes, recordings and most apps will work fine, however the TV Box Pro remains the property of EE at all times (even if you believe that you bought one legitimately), so there's no guarantee that it'll continue working in future.
You'd be better buying a box that is intended to be sold standalone - e.g. as @shakey1981 has suggested

[kingleygate]

Thanks for the reply, I have a Manhattan T4 currently and its dreadful, was hoping to go back to the BT/EE one...

It seems from answers across the internet that it will work.

[shakey1981]

these remain property of bt and are not souppsed to be resold there for if EE fnd out this has been sold they may be able to block its use by an ota update up to you but i would not chance it

[BhfpkiiL1]

The aging pro box is basically just a freeview pvr 

It'll work perfectly with freeview and any subscription services you pay for including sky sports through now in UHD...something which EE subscribers are denied 

Ignore the Freely suggestions as it cannot record and never will do ...something considerable to consider if you're after a pvr

[shakey1981]

you dont need to record on a feely box you have catch but anyway it their choice my answer was perfectly valid 

[BhfpkiiL1]

A freely box simply isn't an alternative for a pro box

The OP clearly mentioned recording freeview 

Also freeview and freely are not the same the latter missing many freeview channels 

The only real decent freely box is the manhatten areo which doesn't even have now tv

Also

Since the dawn of time BT/EE youview boxes have been available on ebay, cex etc.

If EE were going to sabotage them surely they would have done it by now.

[kingleygate]

Thanks all have just bought the above, the seller again says it will work with the exception of an EE TV package.

Will update to confirm all is well once received.

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