New BT ‘Extra Box’ adds YouView to another room – for £160

BT is now offering customers the option of having two YouView+ boxes in different rooms in their homes

The Extra Box will automatically include the same channel subscriptions and bolt-ons as the main box in the house. However, this is only achievable through high-speed fibre – greater than 34Mbs – allowing simultaneous viewing of live channels on multiple TVs and will cost £160 to set-up.

Customers will need to take out a 12-month Extra Box subscription for £5 per month and would need to buy an additional BT YouView+ box for £99. The second box will come with all the functionality of the first, including seven-day catch-up TV, pause, record and rewind.

“We are delighted to be able to offer BT customers the added flexibility of having two YouView+ boxes in their home,” said Alex Green, director of TV for BT.

“Over the past year, we have transformed our service by introducing pay TV channels delivered in fantastic HD quality on our market-leading YouView+ box. We believe this offers the best quality TV experience and the most competitive bundle with fibre in the market.

“Our content line-up is growing by the month and offers everything from premium sport to movies to download to own. Our recent developments have been extremely well received by customers and we now have a very strong foundation for growth as we carry on expanding our service.”