About On Demand and Pay Per View in Northwestel TV Plus and the Northwestel TV Plus app

This article gives you an overview of On Demand and Pay Per View in Northwestel TV Plus and the Northwestel TV Plus app.

With On Demand, you can watch a wide selection of movies, TV shows, and other content, whenever you want. To learn how to use On Demand, see Watching On Demand content in Northwestel TV Plus and the Northwestel TV Plus app.

On the Northwestel TV Plus box

On the Northwestel TV Plus box, you can watch any On Demand show that’s free or that’s included in the Northwestel TV package that you’re subscribed to.

You can also rent On Demand content, like the latest movies. Rental prices vary, depending on the show. You’ll see the charges on your next bill.

Content that you rent can be viewed on other supported devices if the same account is used to log in. For example, when you rent a movie on your box, you can also watch it in the Northwestel TV Plus app on your mobile device and in the browser app on your laptop.

In the Northwestel TV Plus app

In the Northwestel TV Plus app on mobile devices, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and on web browsers, a selection of On Demand content is available to you. You can watch any On Demand show that’s free or that’s included in the Northwestel TV package that you’re subscribed to.

Note: You can’t record On Demand content in the Northwestel TV Plus app or on the box.

You can order Pay Per View programming on the Northwestel TV Plus box. Pay Per View content isn’t available to order from other devices. With the box, you can purchase, watch, and record Pay Per View events, which are scheduled at specific times.

The prices of Pay Per View events vary, depending on the event. You’ll see the charges on your next bill. Pay Per View content that you purchase can be viewed on other supported devices if the same account is used to log in. For example, after you order an event on your box, you can also watch it in the Northwestel TV Plus app on your mobile device and in the browser app on your computer.

The same applies to any event that you record on the box. You can view your recordings from any supported device.

To learn more, see How to order and watch Pay Per View events in Northwestel TV Plus.

With On Demand, you watch what you want, whenever you want. You have personalized viewing options in which you can pause, play, fast forward, and rewind your entertainment selection. In other words, you have total control over what you watch, when, and how you watch it. You can rent On Demand content, like the latest movies, on the box and watch on any supported device but you can’t record it.

Pay Per View events start and end at scheduled dates and times. Examples of Pay Per View content include live sporting events such as UFC, WWE, and boxing matches, and movies. You can order events and record them on the box, and then watch at the scheduled time, or watch the recording at a time that’s convenient for you, on any supported device.

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