Great VFM. Heat added.
For those who already have a Chromecast who are getting this deal, consider getting this 3 month £5 deal before using the 6 month pass that you get here. Once you've entered a valid 6 month pass you cannot use any other offer until 1 month before the pass expires.
dave77 to yorkie
24 May 174#13
I buy these when they are on offer. Just wait until one pass is about to expire and then redeem the next one. I have been doing this for 2 years :smiley:
boatperson
24 May 173#5
These Now TV boxes are less of a good deal, as Sky has recently prevented them installing Plex, so you cannot use them as a cheap network media server.
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Caulcano
6 Jun 17#93
Picked up a 6 month entertainment one yesterday.
gordo1964
4 Jun 17#92
worth it for silicon valley box set.
Cooltide
2 Jun 17#88
I'm not saying that they won't re-activate a pass after 12 months, but as far as I can tell, there is the possibility they might not. Paraphrasing their terms and conditions, all passes can expire, (even those bought on their own website and not yet used.)
The Expiry Date question has been asked a few times over the years, on the Now TV Forums. In this post from Jan 2017, the Now TV Moderator states... "If purchased from an official retailer (such as Tesco, Asda, Dixons or John Lewis - there are many more) the vouchers within a NOW TV Box bundle should be eligible for a year after purchase. This is also the case for many gift cards which can also be purchased in stores.
If you're concerned about the eligibility of a specific code, our live chat or email team can check any individual voucher for you."
whizzkidmucker to Cooltide
2 Jun 17#90
Thanks op, I've been waiting for another deal like this since my film subscription ran out a fee weeks ago. I brought 3, so that's us sorted for a year. Argos also gave me a £5 voucher off my next shop for spending over £50.
gordo1964 to Cooltide
4 Jun 17#91
Dont forget to plug your old Chromecast in and check for offers. Currently 3 months of movies for a fiver.
alex_dis
2 Jun 171#89
They could, but not very good customer relations and the buyer ditching NowTV in a huff. Wouldn't be worth it. Depends how far outside the 12 months when you try to reactivate it. Don't take the p*ss I guess would be the general rule of thumb.
getmore4less
1 Jun 17#87
I have had one reactivated over a year after purchase, they just checked it had not been used before they do it immediately on "chat".
mOELNADLER
29 May 172#84
To be honest, the boxes aren't great- they can be a bit slow, and the remotes are dodgy once you're a few metres away from the box
Newer LG and Samsung TVs have their own NOWTV (and Plex) apps which work brilliantly from your normal remote.
This deal is really about getting Sky entertainment for £3.33 a month - a steal.
Cooltide to mOELNADLER
31 May 17#86
I think you've misunderstood. What we mean by "stacking" here, is the ability to use two different entertainment deals concurrently, not sequentially. E.g. If you've 2 vouchers, (one for £10 off and another for 20% off), if you can use them together to get an even better deal for a single purchase, that is "stacking". If you can only use them on different purchases, that's not "stacking". You can't "stack" Now TV entertainment deals.
In my case, I'm 2 months into a 6 month entertainment pass. I've a Chromecast, and I really want the excellent £5 for 3 months entertainment deal. But frustratingly I can't "stack it" over my existing pass, (as I'm not in the final month of my 6 month pass).
However, you can stack movie, sports or kids deals over an entertainment deal, should you want to.
Just as a heads up for Now TV newbies, keep your purchase receipt if you buy multiple boxes at any one time. The 6 month passes that I've got with previous deals, have all had an expiry date on them. You don't know how long these boxes have been sitting in an Argos warehouse. If a pass expires while you're keeping it in reserve, then contact Now TV customer services, and they should re-activate it, providing you're within one year of the date you bought it.
h0m3brew3r
31 May 17#85
You can stack if you buy another one and stick it in a cupboard until December
Cooltide
26 May 171#83
You can't stack straight away, only in the final month of an existing "contract". Within the final (3rd) month of the chrome deal, login to your now tv account and then enter the code number that you get in the box with this offer. That will give you 3 months plus 6 months for a total outlay of £24.99. Near the end of the 6 month pass either keep your eyes peeled for further now TV offers or cancel your subscription to avoid paying full whack, and pick up a deal when you next need one.
coalfield
26 May 17#82
Does this stack i.e. if i have the 3 month chrome pass for £1.66 per month and add the 6 month coupon right after, will I get 9 months for the £5 or will it wipe out the 3 month offer?
retrogeezer
26 May 17#81
£15 Asda ones are 3 month entertainment and 2 month movies, this is a better deal.
h0m3brew3r
26 May 17#80
Thanks Op. They have a bunch at Lancaster's Argos if anyone was wondering
Jalard
25 May 172#79
Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic, Gold, Comedy Central, Sky Arts, ITV Encore,Fox, MTV, Discovery and Nat Geo Wild.
Plus Viceland and ABC studios on catchup
bilo
25 May 17#78
which channels ?
Jalard
25 May 17#77
Cheers OP! Just in time! Current six month pass runs out next week Heat added :smiley:
wai008
25 May 17#76
I wonder if the entertainment pass will show the new season Game of thrones??
I wonder if the entertainment pass will show the new season Game of thrones??
Dude1971
25 May 17#72
£3.49 a month? That is just over £20 for 6 months - better off buying a new box ;-)
mikerr
25 May 17#71
I just selected cancel on my nowtv account and it gave me a 4 month offer at £3.49
I do that every couple of months and they always seems to give me the deal.
viper7
25 May 171#70
ok thank you
preecey
25 May 171#69
No, only the Now TV Smart Box has an aerial in port.
viper7
25 May 17#68
Can you just plug an ariel into this box and just watch the freeview channels?
ozzmosiz
25 May 17#67
Would love the code, but don't want to buy the box. There is enough crap in landfill as it is. I use my laptop and plug it into the TV.
ParmoPaul
25 May 171#66
They haven't really explained it well there. With Now TV you can register up to 4 devices on one account, and they can be a mixture of these boxes or laptop or games console. So you could give a box each to three friends but that wouldn't work well as you can only use a maximum of two at any one time.
andynicol
24 May 17#65
No, you need a Freesat box.
ryancoupland5
24 May 17#64
Always gains heat from me
nougat
24 May 17#63
And in English that means?
nougat
24 May 17#62
I have around 16. You can buy them for £320 if you want
eljmo
24 May 17#61
Bought one an awesome deal now binge watching Game of Thrones and Girls :smile:
boyband
24 May 171#60
We have used ours once since they banned plex. We used to have it on all the time for the kids TV we have on the PC, but now we no longer have it there, we just use BT TV. Won't be renewing in June when mine expires. Hopefully others do the same
Gary.the.Gooner
24 May 17#59
Where there's a smoking good deal, there's heat.
Mackey25
24 May 17#58
code included to use on your TV
termi_hmm
24 May 17#57
Is there a code included that I can use on my account that is connected to my TV or you definitely need to use the Box?
adrienne1945
24 May 17#56
don't be so sure. 2 separate homes can use 1 voucher for 2 tvs in each home or 4 homes 1tv in each on 1 voucher. Makes sense now to be happy to buy the box without voucher doesn't it
alex_dis
24 May 17#55
These people aren't the enlightened souls we are. :wink:
You see them every week on the Martyn Lewis show, paying 3 times more for their car insurance than they should be.
Bazallworks
24 May 17#54
Does the Entertainment Pass have GoT on it again or did I read that wrong?
thecarpetman
24 May 17#53
heat from me. great deal :smiley:
Cooltide
24 May 17#52
There are also Apps for Android, Windows 10 and IOS (plus you can Chromecast too). You can register up to 4 devices including this streaming box.
alex_dis
24 May 17#51
Good point. Only found out a few days ago that you can add codes in the last month of a previous pass.
I suppose they have their reasons for not allowing you to stack which is a shame as you miss out on the 'free month' codes that occasionally pop up.
zxcvbnm
24 May 171#50
Yes they are wifi. The black one has ethernet as well as wifi. (And a usb socket that does nothing...)
Mackey25
24 May 17#49
yes
zxcvbnm
24 May 17#48
If you are lucky you can get them a bit cheaper on ebay. I paid £16 and can see some for £18 on there now.
Bought it for a friend but did not really think much of the entertainment selection. Some stuff but much of it ending within the next month which is not much time to watch a series. Someone suggested that it was just catchup for american series and as their tv season has just ended many of them will be removed now till next year.
Games of thrones all series till the start of August. Fifteen days left to watch all two series of billions.
Dickie.boy
24 May 17#47
Do these connect to wifi like an Amazon firestick? Cheers
Cooltide
24 May 174#46
Great VFM. Heat added.
For those who already have a Chromecast who are getting this deal, consider getting this 3 month £5 deal before using the 6 month pass that you get here. Once you've entered a valid 6 month pass you cannot use any other offer until 1 month before the pass expires.
Dude1971
24 May 171#45
I am stunned that people buy them for around a tenner, you seem them at car boots for £10 too - and people buy them! (I have sold a few on eBay...)
jr007
24 May 17#44
Thanks OP!
jeff62
24 May 17#43
I bought two last November and sold both on E Bay and got about £3 - £5 for each one even though there was no pass included. Take that off the £20 and you have a bargain. My six month entertainment pass ends next month so will buy another £20 box and then set up with Entertainment for another six months.
Dopple
24 May 17#42
Picture quality is fine. As long as your internet is fast you will not see much of a difference from Sky HD quality.
honestman1958
24 May 17#41
Will keep me going until end of Feb 2018. Thanks for the heads up!!
cabbage
24 May 17#38
will these work through a Sky Dish but no Broadband?
NCIS to cabbage
24 May 17#40
No.
Same price in my local ASDA so I think it is national.
rsboden
24 May 17#39
These are £15 in ASDA, not sure if store specific, had quite a few in - 3 month movies same price too
shaddow
24 May 17#37
no Plex! = cold
wedgec
24 May 17#36
Can you still install Plex on the older Now TV boxes or have they all had it disabled?
_JR
24 May 17#35
ta - one of each bought - game of thrones bring it on!
deant1991
24 May 17#34
Latest one yeah I'm new to it so started watching it when the series one etc was on and didn't get through many
carlozdre
24 May 17#29
Any deals for Sky Sports on Now TV boxes? Or tips?
markwigg to carlozdre
24 May 17#33
Monitor ebay for the sports pass deals and often when you go to cancel your sports pass sky will offer you a retention deal on the website (not guaranteed though).
Sports is by far the most expensive part though but still far cheaper than having sky as I only get the sports passes when there are games I want to watch and the entertainment is miles cheaper than traditional sky through now tv as per deals like this.
deant1991
24 May 17#16
Would buy of they got the walking dead back on still heat from me :smirk:
Bought. My local shops were out of stock, but available for home delivery. First time I've used it, but the £3.95 delivery was offered for free at checkout.
jwrodger
24 May 17#25
slightly better than the b&m 14.99 for 4 months entertainment pack
gordo1964
24 May 172#24
Build a Wall or Partition - I already have 12. Using the black and white gives a nice checkerboard effect.
noeasywayout
24 May 17#23
These deals are excellent I always pick up these boxes for £20 every so often. Get all the best of sky channels and sky movies for just over £8 a month. Bargain. Just have a pile of now tv boxes to get rid of lol!
XposeyThe
24 May 17#22
Yeah i just checked oops, oh well it doesnt matter, its all devices
Kinda stupid that they allow 1080 but stream 720, oh well its still not bad since my eyes are bad so i can barely notice 720p and 1080p they both look similar
What do you do with the devices? Sell them? Give as gifts? Keep them?
airdsuk
24 May 17#18
The ShopTo was the cheapest of the 3 month Entertainment deals last week. Ordered it late Friday afternoon, and pleasantly surprised it was here FREE the next day. Worth seeing if they better than price match this deal?
alex_dis to airdsuk
24 May 17#19
They were OOS last time I looked
ihatelag
24 May 17#17
Cheers for posting the deal! Got both the Entertainment and Cinema.
Now TV should really create a non-box bundle for people who already own one (or more in my case).
yorkie
24 May 17#12
How long do the codes last for on these? If I bought 2 does that mean I'd have a years pass effectively?
Thanks
dave77 to yorkie
24 May 174#13
I buy these when they are on offer. Just wait until one pass is about to expire and then redeem the next one. I have been doing this for 2 years :smiley:
NCIS to yorkie
24 May 171#15
They say each code lasts 12 months from the date of purchase.
yorkie
24 May 17#14
Thank you
paulhollio
24 May 17#8
Got the tesco deal the other day but might just have to get this and try and justify it to myself :smile:
Sxocpaul to paulhollio
24 May 17#11
Me to
mcormack
24 May 17#10
720p !
swindonindieguy
24 May 17#9
Nice find!
Adiebear
24 May 171#7
Got this deal a while back.Great deal in my eyes, 6 months of Sky one, Atlantic etc plus all the box sets for just over £3 a month. No brainer to me.
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Kais
24 May 171#6
Thanks for the heads up OP. My Movies and Entertainment is running out in June and I was searching eBay for the best prices on the passes. These match the prices on eBay, have a box (not needed) thrown in as well, and I don't run the risk of getting sent a dud code.
boatperson
24 May 173#5
These Now TV boxes are less of a good deal, as Sky has recently prevented them installing Plex, so you cannot use them as a cheap network media server.
Krinkle
24 May 17#4
Seems a scorching deal to me...HEAT! :sunglasses:
thecomesandgoes
24 May 17#3
Corrected, show as £19.99 on checkout. Heat!
thecomesandgoes
24 May 17#2
Not showing on Argos site?
woopedeedoo
24 May 17#1
Why the cold votes? I thought the boxes were 20 quid on their own.
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For those who already have a Chromecast who are getting this deal, consider getting this 3 month £5 deal before using the 6 month pass that you get here. Once you've entered a valid 6 month pass you cannot use any other offer until 1 month before the pass expires.
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The Expiry Date question has been asked a few times over the years, on the Now TV Forums. In this post from Jan 2017, the Now TV Moderator states... "If purchased from an official retailer (such as Tesco, Asda, Dixons or John Lewis - there are many more) the vouchers within a NOW TV Box bundle should be eligible for a year after purchase. This is also the case for many gift cards which can also be purchased in stores.
If you're concerned about the eligibility of a specific code, our live chat or email team can check any individual voucher for you."
Newer LG and Samsung TVs have their own NOWTV (and Plex) apps which work brilliantly from your normal remote.
This deal is really about getting Sky entertainment for £3.33 a month - a steal.
In my case, I'm 2 months into a 6 month entertainment pass. I've a Chromecast, and I really want the excellent £5 for 3 months entertainment deal. But frustratingly I can't "stack it" over my existing pass, (as I'm not in the final month of my 6 month pass).
However, you can stack movie, sports or kids deals over an entertainment deal, should you want to.
Just as a heads up for Now TV newbies, keep your purchase receipt if you buy multiple boxes at any one time. The 6 month passes that I've got with previous deals, have all had an expiry date on them. You don't know how long these boxes have been sitting in an Argos warehouse. If a pass expires while you're keeping it in reserve, then contact Now TV customer services, and they should re-activate it, providing you're within one year of the date you bought it.
Plus Viceland and ABC studios on catchup
July 17th
I do that every couple of months and they always seems to give me the deal.
You see them every week on the Martyn Lewis show, paying 3 times more for their car insurance than they should be.
I suppose they have their reasons for not allowing you to stack which is a shame as you miss out on the 'free month' codes that occasionally pop up.
Bought it for a friend but did not really think much of the entertainment selection. Some stuff but much of it ending within the next month which is not much time to watch a series. Someone suggested that it was just catchup for american series and as their tv season has just ended many of them will be removed now till next year.
Games of thrones all series till the start of August. Fifteen days left to watch all two series of billions.
For those who already have a Chromecast who are getting this deal, consider getting this 3 month £5 deal before using the 6 month pass that you get here. Once you've entered a valid 6 month pass you cannot use any other offer until 1 month before the pass expires.
Same price in my local ASDA so I think it is national.
Sports is by far the most expensive part though but still far cheaper than having sky as I only get the sports passes when there are games I want to watch and the entertainment is miles cheaper than traditional sky through now tv as per deals like this.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-TV-Smart-Plex-app/dp/6041311758/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495627075&sr=8-2&keywords=nowtv
Kinda stupid that they allow 1080 but stream 720, oh well its still not bad since my eyes are bad so i can barely notice 720p and 1080p they both look similar
https://help.nowtv.com/article/what-is-highest-streaming-quality-for-my-device
Now TV should really create a non-box bundle for people who already own one (or more in my case).
Thanks
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