{"id":26076,"date":"2021-02-26T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=26076"},"modified":"2021-02-25T16:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:58:52","slug":"isp-talktalk-bundling-home-broadband-with-4k-freesat-tv-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/02\/isp-talktalk-bundling-home-broadband-with-4k-freesat-tv-box.html","title":{"rendered":"ISP TalkTalk Bundling Home Broadband with 4K Freesat TV Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Low cost UK broadband ISP TalkTalk<\/a>, which last year appeared to be taking a step back from their existing YouView<\/a> (IPTV) based Pay TV products (here<\/a>), appears to have quietly launched a new promotion that bundles their “fibre broadband<\/em>” plans with a Freesat 500GB Recordable 4K TV Box (satellite<\/a> dish and cabling not included).<\/p>\n

In case you’re not aware, Freesat is a way of using a satellite<\/a> dish to access lots of free TV channels from the UK and around the world (a total of 170+ channels, including 20 in HD, plus apps like iPlayer, Netflix etc.). The service is often used as an alternative to Sky’s Pay TV service or Freeview via Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV).<\/p>\n

Until now we can’t recall ever having seen TalkTalk<\/a> offer Freesat alongside one of their broadband packages, but all that changed this week after one of our readers spotted just such a promotion on Freesat’s website (here<\/a>) – this first appeared on 22nd February 2021 (the deal is due to run until 31st March 2021). The page included a link to the related bundles on TalkTalk<\/a>’s site (here<\/a>) and we’ve also uncovered an FAQ page (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The provider’s broadband bundles are the same as usual, but they add in Freesat’s 500GB Recordable 4K TV Box to the price (c.\u00a3199.99 when purchased separately) – these are supplied directly via Freeset “on activation of broadband<\/em>“. One obvious caveat here is that you’ll still need a Satellite<\/a> dish to be purchased and installed, which may discourage some people (the extra hassle and cost is not for everybody).<\/p>\n

The bundles start at \u00a329.99 per month on an 18-month term for either of TalkTalk’s 38Mbps or 67Mbps (FTTC<\/a>) packages and that rises to \u00a332 for 145Mbps (G.fast<\/a>). As you’d expect this also includes phone line rental, unlimited usage and their Wi-Fi Hub router (\u00a34.95 delivery charge), as well as the Freesat box.<\/p>\n

We asked TalkTalk about this and, while they wouldn’t comment, they did state that this special offer is being marketed by Freesat direct to Freesat customers and, as a limited-time promotion, does not represent a change in the ISP’s own strategy. Separately, TalkTalk’s name has previously been linked to a recently approved Android based TV box from Technicolor (UZW4054TTG<\/strong><\/a>), which may still point to a future move away from YouView<\/a>.<\/p>\n