ozboy Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 Free installation, $5/month cheaper to have Basic plus Sport. I am having the Platinum pack for the first month & then get it free for the next 2 months ($180 credit)!! After 3 months, revert to Basic plus Sport
nico6 Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Good luck giving up Platinum after 3 months (That, of course, is what they hope doesn't happen...)
chalkeroochy Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 SelecTV install in Perth, they have more add on packages on the way and they aren't half cheap.
Hosko Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 SelecTV install in Perth, they have more add on packages on the way and they aren't half cheap. Which is ok except no aussie sport.
chalkeroochy Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Which is ok except no aussie sport. Your right , but FTA often get 1st pick on aussie sport and do a reasonable job of it.
Hosko Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Your right , but FTA often get 1st pick on aussie sport and do a reasonable job of it. Not if you live outside of Sydney and Bris and like NRL. Or if you want to be guaranteed to see your team play every week in the AFL Live. Or are a union fan and wand to watch Super 14. Or a Football fan and want to see the Socceroos, A-League, English Premier League, Coca Cola Cup or Spanish Football. Or a cricket fan and want to watch the Aussies play overseas or domestic cricket. Or want a tennis fan and want to see the Tennis Masters series, the earlier rounds of Grand Slams. Or a basketball fan and want to watch the NBA or NBL. Or like watching the Superbikes and the MotoGP live. Apart from all that I guess FTA does a good job.
forumite1503560776 Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Not if you live outside of Sydney and Bris and like NRL. Or if you want to be guaranteed to see your team play every week in the AFL Live. Or are a union fan and wand to watch Super 14. Or a Football fan and want to see the Socceroos, A-League, English Premier League, Coca Cola Cup or Spanish Football. Or a cricket fan and want to watch the Aussies play overseas or domestic cricket. Or want a tennis fan and want to see the Tennis Masters series, the earlier rounds of Grand Slams. Or a basketball fan and want to watch the NBA or NBL. Or like watching the Superbikes and the MotoGP live.Apart from all that I guess FTA does a good job. Did you mention the word live for us in SA as well.....
Shonky* Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Free installation, $5/month cheaper to have Basic plus Sport.I am having the Platinum pack for the first month & then get it free for the next 2 months ($180 credit)!! After 3 months, revert to Basic plus Sport Last time I looked I think the channel line up although very similar was not 100% identical. i.e. Foxtel had one or two more channels here and there. I think one was the "Fuel TV" channel or whatever it is. I might be thinking of Austar though.
Shonky* Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Oh and it's only cheaper if you bundle with your home phone or cable modem IIRC
chalkeroochy Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Not if you live outside of Sydney and Bris and like NRL. Or if you want to be guaranteed to see your team play every week in the AFL Live. Or are a union fan and wand to watch Super 14. Or a Football fan and want to see the Socceroos, A-League, English Premier League, Coca Cola Cup or Spanish Football. Or a cricket fan and want to watch the Aussies play overseas or domestic cricket. Or want a tennis fan and want to see the Tennis Masters series, the earlier rounds of Grand Slams. Or a basketball fan and want to watch the NBA or NBL. Or like watching the Superbikes and the MotoGP live.Apart from all that I guess FTA does a good job. Overseas Aussie cricket was live on Channel 9, I live in Sydney & pickup regional FTA for better sports telecasts than sometimes locally provided, and English & European sport is on TVselect Eurosport. But you've got me on that AFL (Aerial Flying aLoftball).
Hosko Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 Overseas Aussie cricket was live on Channel 9, I live in Sydney & pickup regional FTA for better sports telecasts than sometimes locally provided, and English & European sport is on TVselect Eurosport.But you've got me on that AFL (Aerial Flying aLoftball). Wow you were able to see the biggest tournament on 9, did you enjoy watching the first semi final???? I have no problem with anybody getting Select, to some people its considered good value. To me $30 for the dodgy channel's on Foxtel and one of the movie channels just doesn't seem like good value. I can't justify $30 for Eurosport just to watch cycling and athletics. The rest of the channel's I never watch. However its a very different lineup of channels to that of Foxtel, it lacks sport and general entertainment channels. And they are the two categories most people watch. Here is a list of last weeks top 100 shows on Pay TV: PayTV top100 shows week 17 1 LIVE: NRL COWBOYS V RABBITOHS FOX Sports 3 184,000 2 LIVE: AFL CARLTON V BRISBANE FOX Sports 1 172,000 3 LIVE: AFL RICHMOND V WEST COAST FOX Sports 1 160,000 4 LIVE & ACTIVE: AFL WEST COAST V CARLTON FOX Sports 1 157,000 5 LIVE & ACTIVE: NRL PANTHERS V RAIDERS FOX Sports 3 152,000 6 LIVE: NRL COWBOYS V SEA EAGLES FOX Sports 3 144,000 7 LIVE: NRL ROOSTERS V DRAGONS FOX Sports 3 137,000 8 LIVE: AFL HAWTHORN V GEELONG FOX Sports 1 128,000 9 LIVE: NRL SEA EAGLES V TITANS FOX Sports 3 125,000 10 LIVE: FOOTBALL: EPL EVERTON V MAN UTD FOX Sports 2 121,000 11 LIVE: AFL PRE GAME SHOW FOX Sports 1 80,000 12 LIVE: AFL POST GAME SHOW FOX Sports 1 73,000 13 LIVE: NRL SATURDAY PRE GAME SHOW FOX Sports 3 68,000 14 LIVE: NRL MONDAY POST GAME SHOW FOX Sports 3 68,000 15 LIVE: CRICKET: ICC WORLD CUP FOX Sports 3 67,000 16 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: S14 BRUMB V CRUS FOX Sports 2 61,000 17 AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL FOX8 59,000 18 RUGBY LEAGUE: TO BE ADVISED FOX Sports 3 57,000 19 LIVE & ACTIVE: RUGBY UNION: S14 FOX Sports 2 57,000 20 NEW TRICKS UKTV 56,000 21 SOLITARY FOX8 53,000 22 LIVE: AFL: ON THE COUCH FOX Sports 1 53,000 23 BORDER SECURITY: AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE Lifestyle 52,000 24 LIVE: FOOTBALL: EPL WIGAN V WEST HAM FOX Sports 2 51,000 25 BATTLE OF BRITAIN FOX Classics 49,000 26 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: S14 HURR V HIGH FOX Sports 2 49,000 27 NRL TEAMS FOX Sports 3 48,000 28 AFL CLASSIC SATURDAY FOX Sports 1 48,000 29 SKY HIGH Disney Channel 47,000 30 MIDSOMER MURDERS UKTV 47,000 31 FAMILY GUY FOX8 45,000 32 LIVE: MOTORSPORT: MOTOGP TURKEY FOX Sports 2 45,000 33 CRICKET: ICC WORLD CUP FOX Sports 3 44,000 34 LIVE: FOOTBALL: ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOX Sports 2 43,000 35 LIVE: RUGBY UNION: S14 FORCE V CHEE FOX Sports 2 42,000 36 LETHAL WEAPON 3 TV1 42,000 37 FOOTBALL: EPL HIGHLIGHTS FOX Sports 1 42,000 38 AMERICAN DAD! FOX8 41,000 39 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION W 40,000 40 JOHN EDWARD CROSS COUNTRY W 40,000 41 THE SIMPSONS FOX8 40,000 42 BOXING: DE LA HOYA/MAYWEATHER 24/7 FOX Sports 1 40,000 43 INSPECTOR LYNLEY UKTV 40,000 44 LAW & ORDER: SVU TV1 40,000 45 BARGAIN HUNT Lifestyle 39,000 46 ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE UKTV 39,000 47 YOU WISH! Disney Channel 38,000 48 LIVE: NRL MONDAY PRE GAME SHOW FOX Sports 3 38,000 49 LIVE: NRL SUNDAY PRE GAME SHOW FOX Sports 3 37,000 50 THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY Disney Channel 36,000 51 INSPECTOR MORSE UKTV 36,000 52 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT TV1 35,000 53 LIVE: NRL WEDNESDAY PRE GAME FOX Sports 3 35,000 54 FISHING: HOTLINES FOX Sports 3 35,000 55 FUTURAMA FOX8 35,000 56 NRL BRONCOS V STORM FOX Sports 3 34,000 57 MURDER, SHE WROTE TV1 34,000 58 LIVE: FOOTBALL: EPL NEWCASTLE V CHELSEA FOX Sports 3 34,000 59 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Lifestyle 34,000 60 THE KING OF QUEENS FOX8 33,000 61 GRUMPY OLD WOMEN UKTV 33,000 62 M*A*S*H FOX Classics 32,000 63 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Disney Channel 32,000 64 AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME Movie Extra 32,000 65 SMACKDOWN! FOX8 32,000 66 NO NAME ON THE BULLET FOX Classics 31,000 67 AUCTION SQUAD Lifestyle 31,000 68 THE REAL VAMPIRE CHRONICLES Crime & Investigation 31,000 69 THE SIMPLE LIFE FOX8 30,000 70 SELLING HOUSES SPECIAL Lifestyle 30,000 71 8 SIMPLE RULES FOX8 29,000 72 AFL MELBOURNE V FREMANTLE FOX Sports 1 29,000 73 SARVO - ZOEY 101 Nickelodeon 29,000 74 LAW & ORDER W 29,000 75 GALLIPOLI DAWN SERVICE Sky News 29,000 76 MR. BEAN UKTV 28,000 77 JONATHAN CREEK UKTV 28,000 78 HOTEL EROTICA: BEDROOM FANTASIES 2 Showtime 28,000 79 NCIS TV1 27,000 80 FOOTBALL: EPL MAN UTD V MIDDLESBROUGH FOX Sports 2 27,000 81 THE LIGHTHORSEMEN Movie Greats 27,000 82 CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA Crime & Investigation 27,000 83 MONK TV1 27,000 84 BARGAIN HUNT Lifestyle +2 27,000 85 LIVE: AFL TEAMS FOX Sports 1 27,000 86 PROJECT RUNWAY Arena 26,000 87 GRAND DESIGNS Lifestyle 26,000 88 GRUMPY OLD MEN UKTV 26,000 89 BRINK! Disney Channel 26,000 90 H2O: JUST ADD WATER Disney Channel 26,000 91 POISONS Crime & Investigation 26,000 92 THE LUCK OF THE IRISH Disney Channel 26,000 93 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL FOX8 25,000 94 UP IN TOWN UKTV 25,000 95 TOTALLY SPIES Nickelodeon 25,000 96 FOYLE'S WAR UKTV 25,000 97 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Sci Fi 25,000 98 1916: THE BATTLE OF SOMME History Channel 25,000 99 SOME MOTHERS DO 'AVE 'EM UKTV 24,000 100 SARVO - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Nickelodeon 24,000 All you select viewers could only see 2 on that last 64 AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME Movie Extra and 81 THE LIGHTHORSEMEN Movie Greats. To me thats just not good value. but hey you can make dodgy jokes about AFL.
chalkeroochy Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 Amongst my material possessions I've got foxsports I watched 1 & 7, they were good games The missus didn't like me watching your No's 17 or 93, so 78 was a definite no go, but 25 and 30 were very good But hey that gringo game has got me puzzled
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