@Klothilde Probably not, in the media conference it was said that SC TV Box is still tied to a Swisscom Internet subscription.
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@Gaeilgeoir wrote:
As an app (Apple / Android), if I understood correctly, this should also work with other internet providers.
The only question is whether Apple TV too. And I fear that Swisscom will unfortunately remain backwards and unfortunately does not offer an app for Apple TV. But I also like to be pleasantly surprised.
@Klothilde You can use blue TV with another provider, but you use the blue TV app and not the TV-Box von Swisscom. The app will be available on Samsung Smart TVs (from model year 2017) from October 6th. More devices will follow.
@Gaeilgeoir There is no change in TV subscriptions.
By the way, starting tomorrow you will find useful links for explaining and setting up blue TV in this thread.
Kind regards, Miriam
Hello @macabiel
Unfortunately, I don’t know the difference between the open and restricted versions. I can only give you the following official message:
PrimeVideo is a VOD offer that is offered in Switzerland by Amazon at www.primevideo.ch. The offer requires that the user creates an account at www.primevideo.ch. It is not possible to use any existing Amazon accounts (DE, FR, IT) and a separate account for PrimeVideo must be created.
PrimeVideo content is not integrated into the blue TV app with Lacierung. To use PrimeVideo’s offering, the PrimeVideo app must be installed on the mobile device or Smart TV, or it can be used via a browser.
I hope this information is enough for you for now. Otherwise, you can only find more information at Prime Video.
Kind regards, Miriam
Hello @MiriamF
You write that the offer is available on new Samsung TVs with an app and that you no longer need an additional box. Does that mean the entire range of channels as I have them on my box?
And what restrictions do I have to continue using the box? With AppleTV, for example, I can’t install any apps on the TV using just the app, but what does that mean on the Blue TV Box? For example, will I not have access to my recordings?
Many thanks and greetings
Martin
The really interesting thing about today’s announcements is actually not the question under which name and color the former Teleclub offers will now be re-bundled, or whether one or the other app will now be offered additionally, but is really relevant for the future Swisscom’s first step towards an OTT offering.
With the easing of the compulsory bundling of Swisscom TV and Swisscom Internet now beginning, completely new combination options will open up for us customers in the future, not all of which are so clearly visible today.
For many years, for example, I would have loved to subscribe to a combination of fast Internet from UPC and convenient TV from Swisscom - as of today, we have certainly come a big step closer to freedom of choice for the individual components.
So thank you Swisscom for now starting to relax the previous compulsory bundling!
Hobby-Nerd ohne wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeiten zur Swisscom
That depends on which subscription you have:
inOne home incl. blue TV subscription
You can use up to 5 TV boxes per household. Any combination of TV boxes (Swisscom Box, UHD and HD) are possible. You can also use Swisscom blue TV as an app on other devices (e.g. television, smartphone) - the entire offer is also available on the app.
blue TV Air
If you have chosen blue TV Air as a paid subscription for on the go, you can watch TV on two devices at the same time - the offer is also fully available here. With the free version “blue TV Air free” it can only be used with one device. Users of blue TV Air free also see advertising clips before a program plays. This is necessary in order to be able to offer a cost-covering free product. As a inOne home customer or with the paid TV Air subscription, you will not see any advertising clips.
Subscription to third-party provider
If you have a TV subscription from a third-party provider, you can use the blue TV app on your TV-Box. This gives you the opportunity to access blue+ (formerly Teleclub) content with a single device.
Tomorrow you will find relevant help pages and adapted community articles on this topic. So it’s worth browsing here again tomorrow and on swisscom.ch.
Kind regards, Miriam