Can I pause and rewind live TV?
You can pause live TV on Freely for up to 15 minutes on the Manhattan Aero. After that, the options are to resume from the pause point or jump back to live. There’s no fast-forward, rewind, or scrubbing on a paused programme.
This is because Freely’s pause is a streaming buffer rather than a recording. It’s one of the key differences between Freely and Freeview: a Freeview recorder like our T4‑R gets a 2‑hour rolling buffer with full pause, rewind, and fast-forward, because it’s working from a broadcast signal.
Some Freely apps allow restarting the current programme from the beginning. Whether you can pause, fast forward, or rewind on a restarted programme depends on the broadcaster – BBC iPlayer allows full playback controls on restarted content, while some others don’t.
If pause and rewind are essential, the Manhattan T4‑R is the right product for you. Many customers pair a T4‑R with an Aero or a Freely-built-in TV: the Aero handles live streaming and catch-up, the T4‑R handles recording.