Free responds to the new and attractive Pure Fiber offer from B&YOU with its Freebox Revolution Light Special Series. A classic triple play formula at a lower speed and at the same price… but only for the first year!
Last week, Bouygues Telecom shook up the fiber sector by launching Pure Fiber from B&YOU, a minimalist offer at an unbeatable price. For €23.99 per month without commitment, subscribers can benefit from an ultra-fast 8 Gbit/s connection thanks to a Bbox Wi-Fi 6E, but without a TV or landline telephone (see our article). “Flow without the superfluous” ! Enough to appeal to a whole section of the population who have no use for these options! Obviously, Free was quick to respond to its competitor with an offer at the same price, at €23.99 per month: the Freebox Revolution Light Special Series. But this turns out to be disappointing…
Freebox Revolution Light Special Series: a response that is not one
Usually offered at a price of €29.99 per month, the Freebox Revolution Light offer benefits from a Special Series which brings its price down to €23.99 per month, without commitment. However, this price is only valid for the first year since the subscription then increases to €29.99 per month – but it is always possible to cancel. Otherwise, there is no change compared to the Freebox Revolution Light since the offer still gives access to 1 Gb/s for downloading and 600 Mb/s for sending with dual-band Wi-Fi 5. This is more than enough to work from home, watch content in very good quality in SVOD, or download and send files quickly. However, we are far from the impressive speeds of up to 8 Gb/s download and 1 Gb/s upload with Wi-Fi 6 E of the B&YOU subscription.
Unlike the Pure Fiber offer, the Freebox Revolution Light Special Series remains a triple play offer, combining Internet telephony and television. It therefore comes with a landline and a TV decoder equipped with a Blu-ray/DVD/CD player and a 250 GB hard drive. Subscribers also have access to no less than 230 channels included and Oqee Ciné, the video-on-demand service with more than 600 films and series. Options to consider if for those who want a complete box. On the other hand, note that new subscribers will not be entitled to the six months of Amazon Prime Video offered – however, current subscribers who have not activated the offer can still do so.
In the end, this “response” from Free is not really one, it is rather a promotion of its Freebox Revolution Light offer, without any development. It has nothing to do with the new Bouygues Telecom formula, which responds well to changes in society. Because if we are used to triple-play offers since the 2000s, only 16% of French people today use their landline telephone daily, the latter being overtaken by the use of smartphones, while 22% of households with fiber do not use their TV decoder. It would be a shame to pay for services that we don’t use…