I personally think this needs to be put to bed now. We're all angry that Sony hasn't included the basic services that we all wanted and let's face it to be blunt they're not going to. If you buy a new Sony TV which has YouView and Android TV it will include these services but the older generation of televisions I can't ever see getting these services. It seems this forum is also pretty useless so posting to it in hope that Sony will try to resolve this for you is now far fetched. Sony dosen't appear to be listening to it's customers and doing anything about it, which to add I feel very disappointed about and as a long time customer with a bunch of devices from Sony it has made me question my loyalty to them as a brand, which you'd of thought Sony wouldn't want their reputation to be damaged or jeprodised and would at least try to accomidate what it's customers are asking for, I've seen no signs of this.
For those that are struggling with this concept your best bet is to just not use any of the "Smart" features on the TV and use something like a Roku or Amazon Fire Stick both of which are around £35 and will give you all the content you want this is what I had to do. I was one of the lucky one's and got into an argument with PC World which eventually had to be taken to the CEO department because I complained about the Sony TV not having what I wanted and tried to return it, they wouldn't let me return it but gave me £50 credit towards a smart stick.
I think lessons have to be learnt here, look more into the product your purchasing and you won't be disappointed. We can't just assume buying into a reputable brand like Sony will give you all the services as you'd expect anymore which is a big shame and I used to expect more from Sony.
