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@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
@ploughboy said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
anyone use sky now?
how you found it ?after we moved to aus i switched to foxtel and just used foxtel now, would never go back to having to get a dish physical connection installed. no app is perfect but feel it would have to be unsable to go back to having a box plugged into my frame tv
In NZ Spark Sport was such a better platform
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@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
@ploughboy said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
anyone use sky now?
how you found it ?after we moved to aus i switched to foxtel and just used foxtel now, would never go back to having to get a dish physical connection installed. no app is perfect but feel it would have to be unsable to go back to having a box plugged into my frame tv
If Foxtel got the rugby rights back I'd consider getting a box back, simply because Kayo, in comparison to Stan, is a poor app that fails too often.
I can handle the odd 480p for a few minutes while watching bogan rugby but if that happens in real rugby I'll have a melt down.
But, it would depend on getting a good deal. I still have a few mates with Foxtel (bogan rugby and cricket die hards) and they just threaten to cancel until they get a good deal.
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looks like nine/stan are getting it back but yeah...if they had missed out i would consider foxtel again as their is stuff on binge i would watch....but its so much more expensive (last time i looked), when we first moved her i just made friends with the corner pub and they would put the rugby on one of the back tvs for me....
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@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
looks like nine/stan are getting it back but yeah...if they had missed out i would consider foxtel again as their is stuff on binge i would watch....but its so much more expensive (last time i looked), when we first moved her i just made friends with the corner pub and they would put the rugby on one of the back tvs for me....
Binge has great shows and the worst app.
I genuinely don't like watching rugby at the pub so I always have Foxtel or Stan. The reality is it's still relatively cheap when compared to other entertainment (movies, going to the pub etc) so I don't mind the cost. Plus, in the current era I share with mates so have got access to more streamers than otherwise.
Binge is the one I'm missing at the moment though. Although I might mix up my Apple subscription and Binge subscription every couple of months.
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@Nepia i much prefer the pub and will often go down to watch the AFL, games are better without commentary anyway
yeah, cheaper than other entertainment....but expensive compared to stan ($32)...foxtel $100 ($65 if lock in the year)....so best case double
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@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
@Nepia i much prefer the pub and will often go down to watch the AFL, games are better without commentary anyway
yeah, cheaper than other entertainment....but expensive compared to stan ($32)...foxtel $100 ($65 if lock in the year)....so best case double
Ah right, thought you were meaning all types not just Foxtel.
One of my mates had Foxtel with the Binge equivalent for two years for $38, they then told him he had to play full price, he cancelled, was contacted a day later to ask why he was cancelling and then got another year for $45. Not sure if the new ownership will be open to the same deals.
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the main problem with Kayo is it is so fucking hard to watch. I have two TVs in my house (one of which is the dedicated sport TV) where the fucking app is not compatible. Which was fine when Telstra TV was a thing, but then they got rid of that as well.
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@mariner4life said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
the main problem with Kayo is it is so fucking hard to watch. I have two TVs in my house (one of which is the dedicated sport TV) where the fucking app is not compatible. Which was fine when Telstra TV was a thing, but then they got rid of that as well.
Might be stating the obvious here but do you have an Apple TV, Chromecast (the new ones, not the old just casting ones), Hubble etc?
I use Apple TV as there's always updates for them, even my fairly recent Samsung TV has stopped having updates for some apps.
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Apple TV app only on a couple of TVs (we have too many TVs)
It's just some of the LG ones. The media room TV is too old. Fuck knows about the patio one.
Binge doesn't work on all of them either. It's frustrating as fuck.
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Also, an additional rant, why the fuck is Sky Racing only available through a fucking foxtel box???? what backwards shit is this?
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@mariner4life said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
Apple TV app only on a couple of TVs (we have too many TVs)
It's just some of the LG ones. The media room TV is too old. Fuck knows about the patio one.
Binge doesn't work on all of them either. It's frustrating as fuck.
My (Samsung) TV is about five years old which seems to be ancient in modern terms. None of the apps are maintained for it any more. Stan won't even stream live sport on it.
So my solution is to chromecast everything from my main PC. Less than ideal.
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@antipodean we had the same with stan on our last tv, 5 years and it wouldnt broadcast sport so would have to do it through chromecast, new one works a treat...but have no expectations 3 years from now
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Stan works on my 8 year old LG. In fact Stan seems to work everywhere.
With AFL and NRL season coming up fast i need a solution. And it looks like that solution is buying another piece of hardware of Telstra. fluffybunnies
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@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
@antipodean we had the same with stan on our last tv, 5 years and it wouldnt broadcast sport so would have to do it through chromecast, new one works a treat...but have no expectations 3 years from now
There's no way apps can keep up with updating for all the various TVs on the market, so I guess they do x amount of work for new TVs and that's that.
I hated Chromecasting for the short period I have Chromecast only due to having to use another device yet again, which is why I switched to Apple TV. I like to just sit and point my remote and be done with it.
Also, I was looking on JB and it appears Chromecasts in the old style don't exist anymore, the new ones are boxes like Apple TV, Hubble etc.
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@mariner4life said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
Stan works on my 8 year old LG. In fact Stan seems to work everywhere.
With AFL and NRL season coming up fast i need a solution. And it looks like that solution is buying another piece of hardware of Telstra. fluffybunnies
Why? Just get one of boxes already mentioned or Amazon Fire or Roku (they're cheaper) - no need to give any more money to Telstra.
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isn't Hubble just the new Telstra TV?
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@Nepia said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
There's no way apps can keep up with updating for all the various TVs on the market, so I guess they do x amount of work for new TVs and that's that.
I think the bigger problem is Samsung can't be arsed updating their OS so the apps can be updated.
Having secured permission from the Minster for War and Finances to get a new car, I'm not replacing my TV until it dies. Although it may have an "accident"...
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@mariner4life said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
isn't Hubble just the new Telstra TV?
Not sure, I thought it was just a new non aligned box.
Quick google and I'm spelling it wrong, it's Hubbl and it's a Foxtel owned brand.
@Kiwiwomble said in Next Broadcasting Deal:
@Nepia i assumed it was the other way...the TV was "old" and couldnt support the lastest version of the app
I think it's the same thing isn't it? The devs could ensure compatibility with app updates but it's not worth them doing so.
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Do they not do Google TV's down under? Only streaming app my telly doesn't have is skygo.
Have to laugh at a hundy AUD being expensive though, it's around 100gbp for sky with sports over here, not including adding TNT for another 30 and premier for 20 and fuck knows what BT sport costs.
