Spark Sport

[DrivingMaul]

I got the RWC package today

[Crucial]

The problem is likely at the tv hardware end. For some reason tv manufacturers don’t use anything like consistent or comparable boards for their “smart” aspects. They dick around with hardwired changes between models trying to create something unique from scratch that is meant to be a selling point of difference but ends up being a pain for consumers because unless app providers were involved at early development they have problems retrospectively fitting in.
On the other hand Spark have always (from lightbox implementation days on) had an obsession with chromecast. When the Apple TV app broke after the generation 4s used a different codec they took nearly a year to fix and just told Apple TV users to get a chromecast to fix the problem.

[Rapido]

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

[canefan]

@Rapido said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

Not helpful but I found the chromecast easy to set up using the supplied instructions. I just hooked it into the wifi and cast off my phone

[JK]

@Stargazer said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

I think this is the best place to post this:

Hey @Tim - thats the Peter Griffin we went to school with!

[JK]

@canefan said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@Rapido said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

Not helpful but I found the chromecast easy to set up using the supplied instructions. I just hooked it into the wifi and cast off my phone

Yeah same was very much plug and play. An easy and cheap solution.

@Rapido - I'm wondering if there is an easy fix for you rather than having to return. It does sound similar to my setup

[canefan]

@JK said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@canefan said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@Rapido said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

Not helpful but I found the chromecast easy to set up using the supplied instructions. I just hooked it into the wifi and cast off my phone

Yeah same was very much plug and play. An easy and cheap solution.

@Rapido - I'm wondering if there is an easy fix for you rather than having to return. It does sound similar to my setup

Sounds like a network issue. Try again mate, I'm sure it will work

[Yeetyaah]

@Rapido Yeah I recently got one too. Not as hard as it seems. Make sure you have your phone on the same WiFi signal as when you have 2.5 and 5 ghz your phone can interchange without you knowing and that could be an issue.

[nzzp]

@canefan said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@Rapido said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

Not helpful but I found the chromecast easy to set up using the supplied instructions. I just hooked it into the wifi and cast off my phone

Same here - found it so useful we bought another for our second TV!

[No Quarter]

@nzzp said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@canefan said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

@Rapido said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Got a chromecast device yesterday, FML.
It can't pair to the wifi. Somehow believes the router and the dongle are on different wifi networks.

I Have a Vodafone hub router/modem (with Vodafone TV already), it has both a 2.4 and a 5ghz wifi network, with slightly different names, suspect that is the problem.

But I'm going to return the chromecast today. Too hard.

Will just use an hdmi cable to laptop for Spark Sport for duration of tournament.

Not helpful but I found the chromecast easy to set up using the supplied instructions. I just hooked it into the wifi and cast off my phone

Same here - found it so useful we bought another for our second TV!

Yeah we have a fairly old TV in my boys room that we got one for, basically turns it into a smart TV.

@Rapido it’s worth giving Vodafone a bell, chances are they’ll have seen the issue before and will have instructions on how to get it working.

[Bovidae]

To me, a TV is just a display. I have an older high quality Panasonic plasma which is a non-smart TV. I wouldn't be confident to rely on TV manufacturers to continually update their apps so it's more sensible to use an external device whether that be an Apple TV (in my situation) or chromecast.

[canefan]

@Bovidae said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

To me, a TV is just a display. I have an older high quality Panasonic plasma which is a non-smart TV. I wouldn't be confident to rely on TV manufacturers to continually update their apps so it's more sensible to use an external device whether that be an Apple TV (in my situation) or chromecast.

Very true. My TV's apps look really clunky, you can never keep up with pace of tech, easier to update phone

[No Quarter]

@Bovidae said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

To me, a TV is just a display. I have an older high quality Panasonic plasma which is a non-smart TV. I wouldn't be confident to rely on TV manufacturers to continually update their apps so it's more sensible to use an external device whether that be an Apple TV (in my situation) or chromecast.

My TV has Chromecast built into it which is incredibly handy, as you say the built in apps are often clunky and harder to use.

[Snowy]

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

Makes sense for Spark to hold the line on "internet or nothing" for as long as possible, but at the last minute it also makes sense for them maximise revenue.

Yes, and piss off all of the people who have Sky anyway, and bought the Spark package because Sky don't have it. Unlikely to happen I reckon.

[Cyclops]

@Snowy said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

Makes sense for Spark to hold the line on "internet or nothing" for as long as possible, but at the last minute it also makes sense for them maximise revenue.

Yes, and piss off all of the people who have Sky anyway, and bought the Spark package because Sky don't have it. Unlikely to happen I reckon.

I'm assuming Chris B's scenario would mean that the pop up channel is an extra on top of the sky bill and not included in the basic sport package.

[Bones]

@Cyclops and only offered to those in an "exclusion" zone?

[No Quarter]

I'd be pretty happy for them to offer that as an option for those stuck on shitty internet.

[Chris B.]

@Cyclops said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Snowy said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

Makes sense for Spark to hold the line on "internet or nothing" for as long as possible, but at the last minute it also makes sense for them maximise revenue.

Yes, and piss off all of the people who have Sky anyway, and bought the Spark package because Sky don't have it. Unlikely to happen I reckon.

I'm assuming Chris B's scenario would mean that the pop up channel is an extra on top of the sky bill and not included in the basic sport package.

Yeah - they're already offering it to commercial premises - a Spark pop-up channel on Sky.

You'd have to pay for it and you'd obviously also need to have Sky - don't really see why anyone would get upset if it was offered to people who can't otherwise access it.

Would be an issue if offered to people who could access via internet but have chosen not to.

[Machpants]

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Cyclops said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Snowy said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

@Chris-B said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

Makes sense for Spark to hold the line on "internet or nothing" for as long as possible, but at the last minute it also makes sense for them maximise revenue.

Yes, and piss off all of the people who have Sky anyway, and bought the Spark package because Sky don't have it. Unlikely to happen I reckon.

I'm assuming Chris B's scenario would mean that the pop up channel is an extra on top of the sky bill and not included in the basic sport package.

Yeah - they're already offering it to commercial premises - a Spark pop-up channel on Sky.

You'd have to pay for it and you'd obviously also need to have Sky - don't really see why anyone would get upset if it was offered to people who can't otherwise access it.

Would be an issue if offered to people who could access via internet but have chosen not to.

Hard to prove that, I can just say I don't have internet even if it is available, just not signed for it. And what speed of internet is the cut off point?

[JK]

@No-Quarter said in [Poll] Will you use Spark to watch RWC?:

I'd be pretty happy for them to offer that as an option for those stuck on shitty internet.

Radiosport?