Non Footy Chat Thread II

[Gary Gutful]

I like Foxtel.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I like traffic lights.

 

[Gary Gutful]

He likes traffic lights.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Especially when they're green.

 

[Bazal]

Fox still shits all over FTA TV. Sport, documentaries, all the other miscellaneous shit on Comedy/Fox 8/Showcase/Boxsets etc etc.

Never understood people who forked out for it just for the footy and then whinged about the cost....you know, the window washers half the LU Foxtel threads are filled with. No value in it if you watch one thing, I would have thought that would have been obvious.

 

[Bazal]

Especially when they're green.

I prefer the orange ones. Should I speed up? Should I slow down? Should I do a barrel roll off the back off the truck trailer in front of me?

The possibilities are endless!

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I prefer the orange ones. Should I speed up? Should I slow down? Should I do a barrel roll off the back off the truck trailer in front of me?

The possibilities are endless!

I slow down for green lights in case my brother is driving on the cross road.

 

[Incorrect]

Fox still shits all over FTA TV. Sport, documentaries, all the other miscellaneous shit on Comedy/Fox 8/Showcase/Boxsets etc etc.

Never understood people who forked out for it just for the footy and then whinged about the cost....you know, the window washers half the LU Foxtel threads are filled with. No value in it if you watch one thing, I would have thought that would have been obvious.

I used to think the same.... Then I found I could watch all the other stuff Fox were "offering" (if I subscribed to a certain package) elsewhere for free.... Have never looked back

 

[Gary Gutful]

Fox still shits all over FTA TV. Sport, documentaries, all the other miscellaneous shit on Comedy/Fox 8/Showcase/Boxsets etc etc.

Never understood people who forked out for it just for the footy and then whinged about the cost....you know, the window washers half the LU Foxtel threads are filled with. No value in it if you watch one thing, I would have thought that would have been obvious.

I am glad someone said it.

Plus you don't have to look like a penis watching NRL Games on your pissy little iPad. From now on that sad image is going to haunt me every time I read a game day thread.

 

[Gronk]

Fox still shits all over FTA TV. Sport, documentaries, all the other miscellaneous shit on Comedy/Fox 8/Showcase/Boxsets etc etc.

Never understood people who forked out for it just for the footy and then whinged about the cost....you know, the window washers half the LU Foxtel threads are filled with. No value in it if you watch one thing, I would have thought that would have been obvious.

The foxtel content is old and infrequently updated. If you like drama, Netflix Stan Prime shit all over it for a fraction of the price. Their standard package channels like reality tv and fox8 rubbish are not my demographic.

Documentaries are good but so are fta on demand netflix etc.

Foxtel = dodo.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Gronk getting ready to watch an NRL match.

 

[strider]

I dont know how i would post incredibly insightful comments in the gameday thread AND be watching on my tablet at the same time ffs

 

[phantom eel]

Two devices? (With two logins...?)

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Just watch the game on your phone.

 

[strider]

Im not getting any younger - the eyes need something bigger ... next i'll be watching it on my apple watch

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

You could also turn on the radio and act it out on the coffee table with action figures. If you got little uniforms made for them it would be just like the real thing.

 

[T.S Quint]

Fox still shits all over FTA TV. Sport, documentaries, all the other miscellaneous shit on Comedy/Fox 8/Showcase/Boxsets etc etc.

Never understood people who forked out for it just for the footy and then whinged about the cost....you know, the window washers half the LU Foxtel threads are filled with. No value in it if you watch one thing, I would have thought that would have been obvious.

It used to be worth the money I paid for it because I would utilise so many of the channels. But over time I've begun to watch less and less tv, and found that all I was really watching on foxtel was the footy.
I do have a Netflix account which I use semi-regularly. They make some pretty good content those Netflix chaps.

I do illegally download on tv show - Game of Thrones. The only way to watch it in Australia is to have Foxtel. I'm not paying for Foxtel just for one tv show.

 

[84 Baby]

I do illegally download on tv show - Game of Thrones. The only way to watch it in Australia is to have Foxtel.

I have a fetch tv. Can buy GOT through them for couple of bucks an episode. I'm waiting to see what turnaround time is like but I know they've streamed other shows during season so I'm hoping it's next day. If that's the case, I'll go that route. Obviously not much help if you don't have or want fetch tv.
But anyone out there looking for pvr with multiple viewing options (fta, catch-up, streaming services, some Foxtel packages) I highly recommend FetchTV.


Authorised by FetchTV Australia.
Spoken by 84 Baby and J Smith

 

[Haynzy]

I have a fetch tv. Can buy GOT through them for couple of bucks an episode. I'm waiting to see what turnaround time is like but I know they've streamed other shows during season so I'm hoping it's next day. If that's the case, I'll go that route. Obviously not much help if you don't have or want fetch tv.
But anyone out there looking for pvr with multiple viewing options (fta, catch-up, streaming services, some Foxtel packages) I highly recommend FetchTV.


Authorised by FetchTV Australia.
Spoken by 84 Baby and J Smith

Yeah I'm happy with Fetch as well.
I don't watch heaps of tv but it means I can record stuff and watch it later if I like.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

I don't think the money is there for the NRL to retain it. Theyd struggle to leverage their own broadcast even with direct advertising and subscription revenue. NFL and MLB (they even do it for minor leagues) can do it because they are small economies unto themselves but NBA and I think EPL don't even do it. They may go away from Fox but then they'll still be relying on Nein to broadcast. Unless Forty wants to the rounds with his gear each week

The NRL are already looking at moving beyond FOX and FTA. As 84 said, at present the loss of revenue from 9 is the biggest hurdle but other bidders with different methods have started nibbling already, so if the NRL can't find a way to do it themselves then they will have other options. The only thing will be whether they stack up against 9 (I would say FOX is gone) and how much 9 are willing to bump their offer to compete.