Can't stand Monday night footy!

@Flippedy said:
@happy tiger said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
That's my point though, Happy, they don't. It's more expensive than it ever was!

Naaah , it's only $50 a month for the basic package including sports in HD .

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And about the only thing you miss from years ago was one movie channel and usually the movies were crap

Oh ok guys, things must've changed then since I last checked it out, which was some time ago. I remember the basic package was fairly cheap, but you got bugger all for it and had to pay overs to get anything decent. Still, the lure of being able to watch RL at any time is worth it for many people, I guess, but not for me anymore.

Most of your Money goes towards Foxtel Commercials and Repeats :brick:
 
@Flippedy said:
@Tigermama said:
Me too Hobbo. Hate all the ads. So wish all games were live.

I remember the time when Pay TV had no ads, bar the ones advertising upcoming shows and movies, much like at the cinema. The footy was on Optus and it was great - no ads there, no ads during the movies and you didn't have to pay any extra money, above the basic package, to get access to the decent channels and movies. Now it's just a big rip off and full of advertising just like TV. Waste of money, imo.

You're quite welcome to enter the lunatic asylum inside hobbo's man cave tomorrow night Flip !!!

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@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
@Tigermama said:
Me too Hobbo. Hate all the ads. So wish all games were live.

I remember the time when Pay TV had no ads, bar the ones advertising upcoming shows and movies, much like at the cinema. The footy was on Optus and it was great - no ads there, no ads during the movies and you didn't have to pay any extra money, above the basic package, to get access to the decent channels and movies. Now it's just a big rip off and full of advertising just like TV. Waste of money, imo.

You're quite welcome to enter the lunatic asylum inside hobbo's man cave tomorrow night Flip !!!

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Might never get back out! :laughing:
 
@Flippedy said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
@Tigermama said:
Me too Hobbo. Hate all the ads. So wish all games were live.

I remember the time when Pay TV had no ads, bar the ones advertising upcoming shows and movies, much like at the cinema. The footy was on Optus and it was great - no ads there, no ads during the movies and you didn't have to pay any extra money, above the basic package, to get access to the decent channels and movies. Now it's just a big rip off and full of advertising just like TV. Waste of money, imo.

You're quite welcome to enter the lunatic asylum inside hobbo's man cave tomorrow night Flip !!!

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Might never get back out! :laughing:

:roll
If the mrs cooks you'll leave in a body bag !
If we get takeaway you'll be fine !
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@Flippedy said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
@Tigermama said:
Me too Hobbo. Hate all the ads. So wish all games were live.

I remember the time when Pay TV had no ads, bar the ones advertising upcoming shows and movies, much like at the cinema. The footy was on Optus and it was great - no ads there, no ads during the movies and you didn't have to pay any extra money, above the basic package, to get access to the decent channels and movies. Now it's just a big rip off and full of advertising just like TV. Waste of money, imo.

You're quite welcome to enter the lunatic asylum inside hobbo's man cave tomorrow night Flip !!!

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@Flippedy said:
Might never get back out! :laughing:

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as for the foxtel issue, im in perth so id get to see barely any tigers games without it. as it is, i rarely watch FTA anyway and "obtain" any movies i want to see by other means…and now they have the F1 so im very happy!
 
The game is listed as a 7PM kickoff? Is that time actually correct? Trying to suss out whether I can get to Campbelltown and back before work, or if I should watch this one on TV.
 
@turnstyle said:
as for the foxtel issue, im in perth so id get to see barely any tigers games without it. as it is, i rarely watch FTA anyway and "obtain" any movies i want to see by other means…and now they have the F1 so im very happy!

Another partial loss for FTA, but I did watch the British coverage this arvo and at least you can still watch a quarter screen or so during the ads, rather than no picture at all.
 
@Cosimo_Zaretti said:
The game is listed as a 7PM kickoff? Is that time actually correct? Trying to suss out whether I can get to Campbelltown and back before work, or if I should watch this one on TV.

The Fox televised games are fairly punctual.
 
@formerguest said:
@turnstyle said:
as for the foxtel issue, im in perth so id get to see barely any tigers games without it. as it is, i rarely watch FTA anyway and "obtain" any movies i want to see by other means…and now they have the F1 so im very happy!

Another partial loss for FTA, but I did watch the British coverage this arvo and at least you can still watch a quarter screen or so during the ads, rather than no picture at all.

That was weird wasn't it?! Made me realise how much racing you miss during the ads.
The main reason I'm so happy is I can now record the northern hemisphere races. :slight_smile:

*GO THE TIGERS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!

*this makes my post topical! :laughing:
 
I spoke to soon

I walked past the staff room and one of the staff had the Digital Pass
on his phone

The picture quality was excellent , I'd look into it if you were after a cheaper option than Foxtel and don't mind watching games on a I Pad etc
 
I had about 3 mins of crud picture on Sat night, other than that all the games were clear.
I'd rather watch it on the big screen but as we travel around a bit I settled on the digital pass.

In conversations with a lot of the grey nomads, it's come up that the $50 per month is out of their budget, whereas if there was a single channel , that they could get with just the NRL ( or the AFL) at a lower price then they would pay it.
Foxtel are missing out on a good money spinner when you think of all those on a pension or low income, who can't afford the basic package ( and wouldn't watch it anyway,)as well as the sport channel, but may be able to afford just the football if it was on just a one channel basis.
Unfortunately they know that almost no one would want the basic chanell if wasn't a compulsory part of the package.
However, if they marketed a lower priced deal aimed at pensioners or concession card holders, showing just the football , it would be a definite winner for them.
 
@happy tiger said:
@Tigermama said:
Doing the day shift on Monday, so i will be home to watch the game. Friends popping round with Pizza and Beer, and i will make some Butterscotch Popcorn to nibble on after dinner. It would be nice to get a win against the Dragons. :slight_smile:

Butterscotch popcorn sounds nice :smiley:

Is that like the old Blissbombs TM or was that made with caramel ??

With caramel Happy! Unsalted popcorn, honey, butter, nuts etc. A family recipe. Yummy :smiley:
 
@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@Flippedy said:
I remember the time when Pay TV had no ads, bar the ones advertising upcoming shows and movies, much like at the cinema. The footy was on Optus and it was great - no ads there, no ads during the movies and you didn't have to pay any extra money, above the basic package, to get access to the decent channels and movies. Now it's just a big rip off and full of advertising just like TV. Waste of money, imo.

You're quite welcome to enter the lunatic asylum inside hobbo's man cave tomorrow night Flip !!!

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:roll

Might never get back out! :laughing:

:roll
If the mrs cooks you'll leave in a body bag !
If we get takeaway you'll be fine !
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