peternorth
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Does foxtel go rely on your data?
Foxtel - how atrocious has it become year after year?
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peternorth
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wut?
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It does but it's part of the subscription package with foxtel.
Kayo is another streaming service that costs an arm and a leg and is not needed.
Its 2022. Surely everybody has unlimited data plans?
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I have got both kayo and foxtel go. Both give the same sports. one has better streaming, the other is like watching it on ch7
I don’t know what you mean. Whats wrong with watching ch7?
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why do you have both?
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That doesn’t make sense Sooz
Anyone Just received the new voice activated remote control?
The voice control is a waste of time but the main issue I have is the return button has moved to the left and now the home button is where it used to be.
Why the **** would you move that back button. The button thats used the most. Absolute morons.
The voice control is a waste of time but the main issue I have is the return button has moved to the left and now the home button is where it used to be.
Why the **** would you move that back button. The button thats used the most. Absolute morons.
Plus no stop button.
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The back button is the stop button
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Foxtel scrapped the 24-hour 4K sports channel (508), in favour of 4 4K channels that will broadcast certain live games - those solely produced by Foxtel - but then close off straight after the game.
The 4 channels can currently be accessed by typing the channel number directly into the remote, and can be found on 591-594. The first 2 channels run via the satellite feed, while the other 2 are via streaming. For people using either the IQ4 or IQ5 in internet-only mode, all four 4K channels will run via the streaming.
Having 4 channels will enable multiple sports be able to broadcast simultaneously (AFL, NRL, F1, Golf, Cricket), but unless watching live, or recording the live game in 4K for later playback, you will only be able to watch replays via the HD (1080p) channel…
The 4 channels can currently be accessed by typing the channel number directly into the remote, and can be found on 591-594. The first 2 channels run via the satellite feed, while the other 2 are via streaming. For people using either the IQ4 or IQ5 in internet-only mode, all four 4K channels will run via the streaming.
Having 4 channels will enable multiple sports be able to broadcast simultaneously (AFL, NRL, F1, Golf, Cricket), but unless watching live, or recording the live game in 4K for later playback, you will only be able to watch replays via the HD (1080p) channel…
I wondered what was up last night with the NRL, couldn't find the channel but said their was a 4k version
It would be better than what was 20 years ago but not as good as it was 10 years ago, well at least in content. With cheaper streaming options that deliver the same or better content foxtel is in decline in that sense.
How is iq5 for anyone who uses it? Is it a significantly better experience than using the app?
Moved into a new house and man is the experience of going back to FTA channels a trip. The app works okay, but not that functional with an LG remote. The 20 second delay is a killer for live sports...not sure if the iq5 would do much to improve that though.
Moved into a new house and man is the experience of going back to FTA channels a trip. The app works okay, but not that functional with an LG remote. The 20 second delay is a killer for live sports...not sure if the iq5 would do much to improve that though.
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I have no issue with it - and I have a pretty crappy internet connection too.
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Can’t speak for the delay but having the 4K channels is good. The Foxtel app PQ is pretty decent these days except maybe for sport, so this is as good a reason for the IQ5 as any…
Anyone on the old "entertainment" package supposed to be upgraded free of charge to "entertainment plus" by the 16 March and still not upgraded?
I reckon they are trying the dodge on me as my yearly sub is up soon and I will have to make the dreaded yearly call.
I reckon they are trying the dodge on me as my yearly sub is up soon and I will have to make the dreaded yearly call.
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I had an issue with fta channels not showing up even though they were apparently tuned in, did troubleshooting then rang up the technical help line. Got hold of someone who I struggled to understand but apparently they've decided to send out something in the mail that will fix it. Of course the box eventually came good on its own and another rescan fixed things, but I'm now intrigued as to what item they're sending out to me. I'm not sure either of us understood more than one word in three that the other one one was saying.
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Got rid of it 3 months ago after pretty much having it since pay tv first started in Australia with Galaxy in the mid to late 90s.
There was a bit of angst from the wife and kids but they don't even mention it now. My kids who have part time jobs get Binge between them and my wife watches The Walking Dead via that. I got Kayo for $200 for 12 months for the footy and F1. I don't miss it in the slightest.
I had been on a good deal for the past 12 months and was happy to stay on it for the same price but they said they couldn't do it so I said I didn't want it. Over the next week I had 3 different sales people ring me trying to entice me to stay by adding temporary bonuses, no deal, the last one got a bit shirty because I wasn't buying what she was pitching. Offered to cut my internet charge in half for 3 months and then after that I needed to call them back for anything else. **** calling them every 3 months and begging for some scraps and being given the run around.
It's gone and we've all moved on. I still have my internet through them which I've been happy with for the past 4 years.
There was a bit of angst from the wife and kids but they don't even mention it now. My kids who have part time jobs get Binge between them and my wife watches The Walking Dead via that. I got Kayo for $200 for 12 months for the footy and F1. I don't miss it in the slightest.
I had been on a good deal for the past 12 months and was happy to stay on it for the same price but they said they couldn't do it so I said I didn't want it. Over the next week I had 3 different sales people ring me trying to entice me to stay by adding temporary bonuses, no deal, the last one got a bit shirty because I wasn't buying what she was pitching. Offered to cut my internet charge in half for 3 months and then after that I needed to call them back for anything else. **** calling them every 3 months and begging for some scraps and being given the run around.
It's gone and we've all moved on. I still have my internet through them which I've been happy with for the past 4 years.
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I'm really impressed with the IQ5 they sent me a couple of weeks back but that may be Stockholm syndrome having been on IQ2 for ten years.
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Exactly the same as me. Just handed my box back to the Courier on Monday to be honest. It was just to expensive and I didn’t even have any movies and just the sport channels and some entertainment ones the wifey liked. Was paying $25 a month with the first downgrade from platinum 2 years ago and ever since then the price just went up and up over the last couple of years to a peak of $65 a month last month.
I rang them and told em to **** off after being a customer for over 20yrs. I think they knew it was over and didn’t even haggle but could not even get near my original package of $25 for just the sports channels as the guy on the phone said all the packages have been re structured and I politely said piss off then.
I will happily pay for Kayo and Amazon Prime while I get Netflix for free and I am not missing Foxtel at all.
Foxtel will fold soon with what they want considering the cheap streaming options available now and good riddance to them IMO. In the early 2000’s I admit I couldn’t live without them but now GAGF. Not to mention they give loyal customers nothing while a new sign up gets the world…..
Yeah **** off!
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Exactly the same as me. Just handed my box back to the Courier on Monday to be honest. It was just to expensive and I didn’t even have any movies and just the sport channels and some entertainment ones the wifey liked. Was paying $25 a month with the first downgrade from platinum 2 years ago and ever since then the price just went up and up over the last couple of years to a peak of $65 a month last month.
I rang them and told em to fu** off after being a customer for over 20yrs. I think they knew it was over and didn’t even haggle but could not even get near my original package of $25 for just the sports channels as the guy on the phone said all the packages have been re structured and I politely said piss off then.
I will happily pay for Kayo and Amazon Prime while I get Netflix for free and I am not missing Foxtel at all.
Foxtel will fold soon with what they want considering the cheap streaming options available now and good riddance to them IMO. In the early 2000’s I admit I couldn’t live without them but now GAGF. Not to mention they give loyal customers nothing while a new sign up gets the world…..
Yeah fu** off!
I wonder how much the free sub fiasco hurt them on the weekend. Codes got out for 12 months of free Kayo and then 12 months of free Binge which I saw via reddit and then some bloke posted it on a coupons website. Apparently that website had 22k visits that night. I managed to get the Kayo but missed the Binge, would definitely have had ayear off Foxtel if I got both.
