Telstra cripples T-Box to drive Australians to Foxtel

Years ago Telstra caught the rising edge of the TV box wave with it's T-Box to keep customers with Telstra and snag new customers. Now Telstra has decided to kill the smart TV features in its ageing T-Box, leaving long-time customers fuming as they begin the search for a new set-top box to rule the lounge room. The T-Box was launched in 2010 with PVR, streaming movie rentals, and online TV streaming capabilities as an alternative to VCRs which by that time were a dying industry. With traditional TV viewership dropping and the flood of TV boxes now available on the market Telstra's decision to disable all of its streaming video apps and cancel T-Box subscriptions is puzzling in the face of the rise of Netflix.