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@taniwharugby said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
I think if sky were ever a bit more flexible most people wouldn't hate on them.
They are always blaming others for thier woes, losing loyal subscribers and continue offering deals to new subscribers.
They (and us) reap what they sow...they are in a scrap for survival.
Foxtel does the same here. But as you can get Foxtel through other suppliers (Telstra) I just argue with the one I currently have, Telstra currently, until they give me their best deal. We always go through the same motions - I say I'm paying too much and I want a cheaper deal, they say they can't give me a cheaper deal, I say I'll cancel, they say they'll get their supervisor, the supervisor offers a cheaper deal but without HD, I say I'll cancel, they give me the same deal as being advertised for new customers with HD. Settled for another year, well usually until I check a bank statement and realise I've been paying full price for a few months.
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@nepia going back several years, I used to cancel sky sports after the ITM Cup, without fail, within 2-3 weeks they'd call me up, offer it back to me free until start of Super rugby. which I just left on until end of ITM Cup, basically I think I paid for ~9 months a year and got 50 weeks....
I did this every year, then about 5 or 6 years ago they stopped offering it to me, so I pretty much turn it on for M10 Cup and off at it's conclusion.
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@taniwharugby said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nepia going back several years, I used to cancel sky sports after the ITM Cup, without fail, within 2-3 weeks they'd call me up, offer it back to me free until start of Super rugby. which I just left on until end of ITM Cup, basically I think I paid for ~9 months a year and got 50 weeks....
I did this every year, then about 5 or 6 years ago they stopped offering it to me, so I pretty much turn it on for M10 Cup and off at it's conclusion.
I pay $35 a month these days so just keep it going (i.e. too lazy to turn it off) and I didn't watch anything between the final ABs match and Super Rugby starting up again. Probably should have turned if off for two months and had a decent feed out one night.
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@nepia I tried that once and only got a few dollars off, and lost some channels in the process!
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@crazy-horse said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@nepia I tried that once and only got a few dollars off, and lost some channels in the process!
You should have just cancelled then and signed up with Telstra (or Foxtel depending on who you're currently with).
Damn, I hope your negotiation skills are better in your job.
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VPN and Rugbypass. Much better than Foxtel.
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@antipodean said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
VPN and Rugbypass. Much better than Foxtel.
I can't stand watching streamed sport, never as crisp as actual TV IMHO.
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@nepia according to the guys in the radio, you need to get your grandkids round to sort that shit out before the RWC starts.
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At this point I'd rather go with a slightly lower qual streaming option than pay sky subs. The missus recs a heap of content but I only want sky for sport. Everytime I see the bill it gets on my tits how much they charge, and the new billing breakdown is bollocks
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But does anyone really want to hear Quinn expire live on air only to cut to a sigma ad!!? Tvnz better have a defibrillator on hand just in case!
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@taniwharugby said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
according to the guys in the radio, you need to get your grandkids round to sort that shit out before the RWC starts.
Shit. You're going to struggle with this whole rugby on the internet thing if you think there's actually guys in your radio doing the talking.
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@nepia said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
@antipodean said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
VPN and Rugbypass. Much better than Foxtel.
I can't stand watching streamed sport, never as crisp as actual TV IMHO.
Yes I know. Don’t like my grass green, prefer verdant emerald. Otherwise I just can’t enjoy the match.
Watch most of my rugby on the phone Use cable to the tv if needed.
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@billy-tell said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
Watch most of my rugby on the phone Use cable to the tv if needed.
The entertainment value in watching the red dots beat the yellow dots must be enormous!
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so what sort of speeds are required for decent sports streaming?
I can often locate a good stream, watching on Laptop, looks good enough for HD, putting it on TV via HDMI not quite...but is always some buffering or streaming issues (dont even get me started on SkyGo) throughout the game
I am semi-rural, def not fibre, although I think my internet speeds are quicker than when I was in town (where I had fibre run past my house but didnt have it) just ran a test and came up at 16.61mbps d/l and 1.47 up/l.
BUt I know the place I rented while building (same distance from Whangarei City as where I am now) had no broadband, and while that was 4.5 years ago, when I was renting I was told they were due to get Broadband in 2021 if I wanted on the waiting list.
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@taniwharugby those speeds aren't too bad. A year ago I had 0.99mbs d/l and 0.89mbps u/l when on ADSL in central Auckland, that was unusuable for streaming most things.
On fibre now and get around 50 d/l and 20 u/l and it never freezes.
A problem you may have on ADSL or VDSL (phonelines) is that if everyone on your street is streaming at the same time it may slow down. Though sounds like you don't have many people on your street.
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@no-quarter my road is 40km long, so there are a fair few, just spread out a little..
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@taniwharugby said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:
Yealden is a great radio commentator, but not sure his 'style' would go down well on TV comms...?
Yalden does do some 1st XV rugby commentary.
But if you want to know Read's favourite aunties cat's name then Quinn is your man.
As the saying goes, "better the devil you know than the devil you don't". FTA coverage does not mean live, and can't include every AB game (4 pool games and QF at a minimum). So if you want to watch all those AB games live plus other key pool/playoff games then streaming via Spark is your only option.
