Is YouView box free with BT Vision?

I am thinking about adding BT Vision again to my Infinity 2 and Anytime calls package and was wondering if I would get the YouView with it. If so, can I add the cheapest Vision deal and still get the box free?
I am thinking about extending my BT contract for another 12 months.

aremeza wrote:
I am thinking about adding BT Vision again to my Infinity 2 and Anytime calls package and was wondering if I would get the YouView with it. If so, can I add the cheapest Vision deal and still get the box free?
I am thinking about extending my BT contract for another 12 months.
See this page for adding BT TV to Infinity.
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=27270&upg=inf
Currently TV Essential (£5) should come with a Youview box and the TV Essential Extra (£7) should come with a BT Vision+ box. If you go through the selection screens to build a package then it will add the correct box automatically. There is an activation fee of £49 and a minimum term of 12 months for either box.
The reason for the different boxes is that the Youview box currently can't support the way the extra channels are delivered. However this is likely to change in a few months time as the BT Sport channels will be delivered using the same method, and BT have said Youview will support BT Sport channels by Aug 1st. Of course there might then still be some other reason why BT don't offer TV Essential Extra and TV Unlimited Extra on the Youview box from August.

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    MartinSW wrote:
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    Never had a BT TV product before - thinking of £5 per month TV Essential package 12 months contract. £35 activation charge and I think £6.95 p&p for the box. Am currently on Standard Broadband but changing to Infinity when engineer arrives in January.
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