Article – French language
Vidéo : Les box d’opérateurs au banc d’essai#?xtor=RSS-16#?xtor=RSS-16#?xtor=RSS-16
My comments and English-language summary
The video is comparing the “n-boxes” which are the hub of the triple-play services which are covering the highly-competitive French market as most regular HomeNetworking01.info readers will know. It also compares the triple-play services themselves for value, customer service and prowess in satisfying the pay-TV and video-on-demand needs.
I would also suggest that you have a look at my article on setting up for Internet in France if you are winging it in to that country to set up house there.
From the video
| Most powerful | Freebox Révolution |
| Highest service bandwidth | Numéricable LaBox |
| Best pay-TV / video-on-demand service | Numéricable LaBox |
| Best online gaming | Orange LiveBox Play, Box SFR |
| Best customer service | Freebox Révolution, Box SFR |
| Least expensive | Bouygues Bbox Sensation |
Here, we are dealing with a highly-competitive market where there is encouragement for innovation. Most of the “boxes” featured here offer an integrated Blu-Ray player as well as pay-TV and out-of-the-box console gaming as far as entertainment is concerned.
They also are the hub of your home network, offering a router, VoIP analogue-telephony adaptor and network-attached storage, as well as being the start of a DLNA Home Media Network.
