BT TV customers just unlocked one of the best Sky Glass features overnight with new update

BT has in the present day introduced an enormous improve to its BT TV Field Professional service which out of the blue has been added in a single day. The telecommunications large has revealed that new and current clients of its BT TV Field Professional service can now select to have TV content material delivered over a broadband connection as an alternative of an aerial. For those who’re an current BT TV Field Professional buyer this nice new function – which Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream customers might be acquainted with – unlocks instantly.

You will not must do something to reap the benefits of this new software as it will likely be added by way of an automated replace.

For brand new clients, you possibly can select to reap the benefits of the ‘web mode’ if you arrange your BT set-top field.

Talking about this new function Sharon Meadows, propositions director for BT, stated: “We proceed to search for methods to reinforce the TV expertise for our clients. Eradicating the necessity for an aerial connection not solely provides much more shoppers the chance to take out BT TV, it additionally provides our clients much more flexibility with their TV set-up, permitting them to entry nice content material, from anyplace within the residence.”

This new replace – which turned obtainable on August 26 – provides top-of-the-line causes to get Sky Glass, with the 4K TV from the Sky Q makers additionally delivering TV content material over a broadband sign.

Virgin Media’s Stream gadget additionally lets customers entry TV content material that’s streamed over the web.

Stream is a mini-streaming gadget whereas Sky Glass additionally lets customers watch Sky content material in a number of rooms by way of the extra Puck gadget.

And BT now provides one thing very comparable too, with the BT TV Field Mini additionally launching this week.

This new gadget – which prices a further £10 a month – provides multi-room viewing for BT TV.

It really works similar to the BT TV Field Professional, with clients connecting it to their Sensible Hub by way of Wi-Fi.

BT customers can watch their favorite channels by way of the TV Field Mini with out the necessity for an aerial.

These new upgrades give BT followers much more causes to enroll to the agency’s TV service.

The BT TV Field Professional, which is the newest set-top field from BT, lets clients watch in 4K HDR, helps the immersive Dolby Atmos audio format and comes with a whopping 1TB of inner storage.

That’s twice as a lot storage because the earlier BT TV field and provides sufficient room for as much as 600 hours of recordings.