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MFKS
10-05-2014, 05:20 PM
Any local hotels clubs etc in the newy region have it???

Preferably something with extended trade hours

Wests have it on at all????

Jeterpool
10-05-2014, 06:30 PM
not that I have seen

Blackmac79
10-05-2014, 08:02 PM
Love setanta.

Best $16 a month I spend.

Grimario
10-05-2014, 08:23 PM
I loved it when I used to have it. Agree with Blackmac, best addition to my Foxtel subscription ever.

Lichael Richards
10-05-2014, 10:49 PM
Love setanta.

Best $16 a month I spend.

$9 a month when I had it.

MFKS
10-05-2014, 10:52 PM
Just want to watch a couple of games in the next few weeks

May have to ring them up and hook it up then if it ain't available

BodyNovo
11-05-2014, 06:55 AM
Cracker for the lower leagues of English football

+ bundesliga

Premy
11-05-2014, 08:53 AM
Just want to watch a couple of games in the next few weeks

May have to ring them up and hook it up then if it ain't available
Worst case scenario you could always get a stream. There is some decent sites out there I use this one
http://www.wiziwig.tv/

Blackmac79
11-05-2014, 07:29 PM
Watching League 1 + 2 AND Championship playoffs live

Priceless.

Can't believe body missed the Primera division and Copa Liberatores.

Any newy boy that doesn't support Newell's Old Boys has no idea. gypo kvnts

Blackmac79
02-08-2014, 06:45 PM
Live Football for the next two weeks on Setanta:

Teams/Competition/Date/Time

PSG v Guingamp (French Champions Trophy) - 2/8 2155

Rangers v Hibs (Scottish Challenge Cup) - 6/8 0425

Nacional v San Lorenzo (Copa Sudamericana Final 1st Leg) - 7/8 1005

Blackburn v Cardiff (Championship) - 9/8 0440

Sheffield Utd v Bristol City (League 1) - 9/8 2110

Brentford V Charlton (Championship) - 9/8 2355

Ipswich v Fulham (Championship) - 10/8 0200

Arsenal v Manchester City (Community Shield) - 10/8 2350

Carlisle v Derby (Capital One Cup) - 12/8 0440

MK Dons v AFC Wimbledon (Capital One Cup) - 13/8 0440

BVB Dortmund v Bayern Munich (German Super Cup) - 14/8 0150

San Lorenzo v Nacional (Copa Sudamericana 2nd leg) - 14/8 1005

Other games are on replay too.

Premy
02-08-2014, 08:27 PM
Screw that.
www.wiziwig.com
All you need right here. For FREE

Blackmac79
02-08-2014, 09:03 PM
$16 a month ain't bad... And it's reliable.

furns
02-08-2014, 10:31 PM
But the picture quality is terrible
#firstworldproblems

Blackmac79
03-08-2014, 06:19 AM
Eh I don't have hd anyway. Picture is the same as always

Jetmaster
03-08-2014, 01:03 PM
$16 a month ain't bad... And it's reliable.

I miss Austar - Setanta was $6 when it first started !

MFKS
03-08-2014, 07:19 PM
I miss Austar - Setanta was $6 when it first started !

I just wish someone would offer competition to Foxtel so viewing options and prices would improve rather than the monopoly set up at present Foxtel have

twenny20
10-08-2014, 05:34 PM
I just wish someone would offer competition to Foxtel so viewing options and prices would improve rather than the monopoly set up at present Foxtel have

They tried then fuxtel bought them out.

hawk
10-05-2016, 11:36 PM
***Bump***


Starts may 15 and all that, rip outside world

weston
11-05-2016, 08:01 AM
Starts may 15 and all that, rip outside world


I informed the Mrs of this last week about new channels we were getting. She wasn't too happy when I told her what was on it.

Happy days.

Jeterpool
11-05-2016, 08:10 AM
I informed the Mrs of this last week about new channels we were getting. She wasn't too happy when I told her what was on it.

Happy days.

:rof:

MFKS
12-05-2016, 10:54 AM
Personally I couldn't give two ****s about the EPL. This new deal with La Liga Bundesliga Serie A etc suite me much better

I only sporadically watch EPL anyway and usually only for a particular game every now and then

I will just now watch it at a licensed venue or stream the ****er

Happy days for me

hawk
12-05-2016, 11:24 AM
euros and league playoffs makes it a no brainer. Just cut back 3 pub beers per week and it pays for itself

WolfMan
12-05-2016, 11:39 AM
Personally I couldn't give two ****s about the EPL. This new deal with La Liga Bundesliga Serie A etc suite me much better

I only sporadically watch EPL anyway and usually only for a particular game every now and then

I will just now watch it at a licensed venue or stream the ****er

Happy days for me

Agree. Think older folk who either can't or don't want to get up/ stay up in the early hours would agree with you.

boz-monaut
14-05-2016, 08:38 AM
looking pretty good so far, three new channels (two if you already had BeIn)

I'd have gotten up to watch the Wednesday v Brighton playoff game this morning but 5–7 a.m. seems to be the only time the baby doesn't scream and we can get some sleep

q-money
14-05-2016, 09:30 AM
seeing as foxtel saw fit to discontinue the xbox360 support i switched across to an iq2 box yesterday

don't have much to complain about, i forgot how good HD is

hawk
14-05-2016, 10:31 AM
yew bewdy, havent bein this excited since our U8s grandfinal win (@Lance York) and every one got free paddle pops

WolfMan
14-05-2016, 04:54 PM
Pumped for the Championship Semi tonight. Enough to give me a semi of my own

q-money
17-05-2016, 10:05 AM
http://www.afr.com/technology/web/optus-defends-its-english-premier-league-plans-and-will-repeat-at-the-world-cup-20160512-gotkb6#ixzz48rBVnuUq

have you ever read such absolute dribble?


"Clearly EPL fans are very passionate, we totally understand that, but we are trying to do something here to disrupt the market and we knew and expected that there will always be people that don't like change," Mr White said"


"Obviously the World Cup is still a couple of years away, and I think the market's understanding of what it is we are offering will be clearer ... and people will have a much greater appreciation for what we are doing at that point in time," Mr White said. "

basically we will extort you, force you onto a terrible delivery platform for live sport, stonewall the content, and eventually you'll come appreciate it.

jeez how easy would it be to get a job at optus? all you have to do is be a massive jerkoff

MFKS
05-07-2016, 09:32 PM
So the Euros are taking a pause.
The Copa has finished

There is **** all football on the planet at the moment

All I can say is how good is Foxtel now they have ****ed off the EPL and given us BeIn sports??

I basically have 6-7 channels with football on all day now.

Can't wait to the Euro Leagues start and I can watch SerieA La Logs Bundesliga etc to add to the mix

**** the EPL I am more pissed Foxtel didn't do this sooner

lquiquer
05-07-2016, 09:38 PM
So you haven't got any plans with Optus Member?.... I got land line and Internet with that mob at home and they giving me EPL at no extra cost......

Premy
05-07-2016, 09:47 PM
Or you can just stream any game you want to watch for free.

MFKS
05-07-2016, 09:50 PM
So you haven't got any plans with Optus Member?.... I got land line and Internet with that mob at home and they giving me EPL at no extra cost......

None whatsoever

I don't have the greatest interest in the EPL anyway.

Will watch the occasional big game here or there but don't watch it religiously anyway.

Much more interested in checking out the elite Euro Leagues i am gonna see this season

furns
06-07-2016, 06:13 PM
Updated thread title

q-money
06-07-2016, 09:45 PM
hey furndoggle what are you going to do?

outside of liverpool games i assume that you probably wouldn't care too much if fox pulls their live EPL coverage as you head to cheers etc.

are you going to stump up?

on another note, my mate who's the publican up the road said the optus sales guy came in and was hitting him up to get it put on, spruiking it etc...mate replies

"we shut at 12. why the **** would i pay $3000 a month to have something that doesn't work in my pub, that no-one will ever be able to watch? you blokes are out of your mind"

furns
07-07-2016, 01:19 AM
Mate, have been an Optus customer for years. Had been considering switching until Telstra started having all the outages.
Already had the Optus fetch TV box and hardly used it, so at least now I am actually going to get some use out of the thing :thumbsup:

WolfMan
07-07-2016, 05:21 AM
Mate, have been an Optus customer for years. Had been considering switching until Telstra started having all the outages.
Already had the Optus fetch TV box and hardly used it, so at least now I am actually going to get some use out of the thing :thumbsup:
That's all well and good, but you (and others who already have Optus services) are not their target market.

The whole point of Optus obtaining the rights to EPL is to increase subscription to their network as a whole.

From my limited understanding, this does not appear to be happening at the levels required to make it profitable.

Also, as it stands all those existing Optus customers are only eligible for the first season without charge. Next season may be a different and more expensive story.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the long run

plague
07-07-2016, 06:59 AM
Now they got Stringer Bell doing ads.
Nope.
Still not doing it.

MFKS
07-07-2016, 07:35 AM
That's all well and good, but you (and others who already have Optus services) are not their target market.

The whole point of Optus obtaining the rights to EPL is to increase subscription to their network as a whole.

From my limited understanding, this does not appear to be happening at the levels required to make it profitable.

Also, as it stands all those existing Optus customers are only eligible for the first season without charge. Next season may be a different and more expensive story.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the long run

Just part of the marketing campaign

First up use it as a threat to get customers to switch to their product

Guaranteed there be plenty who come August do so whether reluctant or not.

Then it will come available as a subscription service like an app you pay for each month and will be available to other service providers in sold vis Optus to Telstra Vodafone etc

MFKS
07-07-2016, 07:41 AM
On another note I am loving Foxtel now

Last night watched some doco s on the great Club sides of the past Bayern early 70s Santos with Pele Milan in the late 80s early 90s

Fascinating stuff

Throw in the odd doco on some past player whether famous or obscure it captivating stuff

Then watch some replayed action from leagues around the world

Can't wait for the actual football to start

Foxtel doing great things for football fans it has to be said

Jeterpool
07-07-2016, 07:43 AM
On another note I am loving Foxtel now

Last night watched some doco s on the great Club sides of the past Bayern early 70s Santos with Pele Milan in the late 80s early 90s

Fascinating stuff

Throw in the odd doco on some past player whether famous or obscure it captivating stuff

Then watch some replayed action from leagues around the world

Can't wait for the actual football to start

Foxtel doing great things for football fans it has to be said

I agree. I am also enjoying the variety. The transition has been made easier by the Copa and Euros being on at the moment. Had this occurred next season, I don't know how effective the campaign would have been.

StannyCFCJET
07-07-2016, 08:31 AM
That's all well and good, but you (and others who already have Optus services) are not their target market.

The whole point of Optus obtaining the rights to EPL is to increase subscription to their network as a whole.

From my limited understanding, this does not appear to be happening at the levels required to make it profitable.

Also, as it stands all those existing Optus customers are only eligible for the first season without charge. Next season may be a different and more expensive story.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the long run

Apparently its 15 dollars a month for the epl stuff after the first season. At least thats what optus have told me when i signed up for the epl

furns
07-07-2016, 10:25 AM
Apparently its 15 dollars a month for the epl stuff after the first season. At least thats what optus have told me when i signed up for the epl
Correct although it you are on one of their home phone/broadband bundles over $80p/m like I am, I have it for free while they hold the rights.

Jetmaster
07-07-2016, 10:34 AM
Fantastic that you can watch football from anywhere almost 24 hours a day - even find entertaining stuff on the club channels even though they are not my clubs. Bein is very smick in their coverage.

Have Optus mobiles and have the app running - so EPL data free, picture quality good and no dropouts even though I am in a poor 4G area.

On the other hand the viewing on the website through my old 2.4Mbps ADSL2 looks like something on Real Player in 2000. We have just had the NBN FTTP turned on though so will be considering Optus seriously now, especially as they have unlimited plans (my current ISP iiNet don't), Fetch box, EPL etc - could be worth a punt.

If you have both you basically have access (legally) to every important football game on the planet.

MFKS
07-07-2016, 10:42 AM
Anyone know if any licensed premises who trades late looked into getting the Optus on for the EPL??

northern_swan
07-07-2016, 11:26 AM
Anyone know if any licensed premises who trades late looked into getting the Optus on for the EPL??

One would assume We$ts will

WolfMan
08-07-2016, 05:26 AM
There's the other point raised by Jetmaster - internet download speeds.

This will be next to useless for anyone not on NBN, and even then no guarantee with the liberal pussy-version still relying on ancient effing copper.

I'm with Jeterpool and MFKS - BeinSports has more than enough footy for me.

Premy
08-07-2016, 05:41 AM
cricfree


Just saying

MFKS
08-07-2016, 09:33 AM
There's the other point raised by Jetmaster - internet download speeds.

This will be next to useless for anyone not on NBN, and even then no guarantee with the liberal pussy-version still relying on ancient effing copper.

I'm with Jeterpool and MFKS - BeinSports has more than enough footy for me.

Thing with me is I not watch enough EPL anyway to miss it too much. Will watch the occasional big clash say Man U Arsenal
Chelsea v man City etc

But as I ain't a plastic fanboy of some foreign club i have no allegiance to any of them.

Now if I really want to watch a game I will just use a stream

Optus until they get more content wouldn't interest me


Foxtel has what I want

HAL

And some supplementary elite Football, gay porn and knitting shows

As for the EPL I am sure I will find the overnight highlights on the internet somewhere

I will go as far as saying if I wasn't a Foxtel subscriber the new additions of BeInSports would get me subscribed