Bt Vision Box

[overthetop]

Oh dear. I wanted to get a TV recorder for somebody who works anti social hours so misses lots of what she would like to watch. So just won a bid on eBay for BT Vision Box (which I have and is fine). But just remembered she doesn't have BT landline. Only ten pounds, but have I made a mistake?

[pinkyboyid]

According to these forum posts

http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Vision/Can-I-use-a-2nd-hand-BT-vision-box/td-p/533476

looks like you will need a 'paid for' BT line to make it work!

[DJHawkes]

why doesn't the person just use iplayer or on demand etc? Or do they not have t'internet?

[overthetop]

Thanks Pinkboyid. Looks like it's an item for Freecycle then. And, no, Dotty no access to internet :-(

[Hopkirk]

Stick it back on ebay - you might make a profit.

[overthetop]

Thanks Hopkirk. But sounds like its pretty useless to anybody. She'd be embarrassed if I bought her anything too expensive (in her terms).