Comments on: GO! coming to Foxtel -but…

By: Potsie

Potsie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:59:30 +0000

Just to let you know I rang Telstra to find out about getting a new remote for my IQ as the buttons were starting to stick. The operator said no problems you will recieve it in by mail in two days. When it arrived it had a letter stating that the $49.99 for the remote and the $10.00 postage and handling fee would be added to my next bill!! At no time did the operator state I would be charged. Fuming I rang telstra and was told that if the remote was less than 12 months old they would have replaced it for free. After 12 months you pay. Having had Foxtel since the days of galaxy never have I been misled but thats telstra once again looking after themselves. I the future I will be asking for a new remote before my 12 months is up. Even if I dont need one. I too can play the game!!

By: Aiman Abdullah

Aiman Abdullah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:50:01 +0000

Foxtel what about adding BET(Black Entertainment Television) and Al Jazeerah (english).

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:32:52 +0000

All I really care about is….are they finally going to have series link on all FTA channels? TIVO looks more and more temping.

By: rel

rel — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:02:18 +0000

I know this may have been said many times before, but when foxtel started, there were No adds thats why subscribers had the option to pay not to see adds. Now we pay a premium for continuous repeats and bombardment of Adds!!! Really ticks me off.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:25:04 +0000

Ofcourse the FTA networks should pay to transmit on foxtels satellite…. they are getting more viewers and therefore more advertising dollars.

Why they wouldn’t get on to it is beyond me.

I’m glad i’ve got cable. My parents have satellite and its really incovenient flicking from FTA to foxtel, plus unable to record via IQ.

By: Peta

Peta — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:19:01 +0000

I am an “existing” platinum sunscriber, my price has gone up the $4, which is fine – but i am still being charged $10 for my “free” IQ box – the package is advertised on Foxtel as $120, not the $110 stated by the spokesperson in the article.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:38:38 +0000

Unfortunately, we’re locked into an Optus contract. It’s cheaper than Foxtel, but we can’t get IQ. We’ll be jumping ship as soon as the contract is up.

By: Russell

Russell — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:31 +0000

So Foxtel CEO Ken Williams says:

“On satellite of course we make the simple request that they pay the cost of being on the satellite in the same way we have to pay for all of the other channels. They pay exactly the same costs as we do”

So pays the satellite costs for cable/pay channels such as CNN, MTV and Fox Sports, but expects the FTA networks to pay for satellite costs themselves.

I don’t see why the FTA networks should pay Foxtel to carry their signals on satellite. Why should they hand over their content (the most popular shows for free) for Foxtel to carry for free. Fox Sports, CNN, TV1 etc do not hand over their content for Foxtel for free. Foxtel pays a fee (say, 20 cents to $2) per subscriber, then Foxtel also pays for the satellite carriage costs.

By: Baggygreen

Baggygreen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:51:36 +0000

I live in Adelaide and by some fluke seem to be one of only 250 houses in the whole city with a cable. as a result i have an IQ box and am reasonably satisfied with the product. My advice to friends, however, is that if you have sat, then dont bother with IQ and unless you love sport (eg me) Foxtel doesnt provide value so dont bother,

I dont get it Foxtel, surely you are providing a lower value service by not carrying all fta’s and costing yoursef subscription $ in the process. An integrated service is why i got IQ.; this is what you should be looking to offer.

By: Kuttsywood

Kuttsywood — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:27:19 +0000

Went to a Foxtel booth, the other day, asked about Ch 7, and they came back with a snide reply “get a normal TV”.

I want as many TV Tonight readers as possible, that love their Foxtel satellite, but hate the idea of no FTA HD, nor no new FTA commercial channels, to find a local Foxtel kiosk, and ask them when are Satellite customers going to stop getting the rough end of the pineapple, when it comes to our FTA’s?

I want Foxtel to change their decision, as it will only drive people to Freeview, or worse, having houses, with both a FTA HD recorder and a satellite iQ2 connected to the same TV.

By: hoople

hoople — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:26:52 +0000

i’ve never understood why I can’t see ONE on my Optus cable package. We’ve got ABC2 and SBS2, but no ONE… are we going to get GO! then? It’s allv ery strange.

By: Craig(Buzz)

Craig(Buzz) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:33:08 +0000

I read it but don’t believe it,Channel 7 finally will be on Satelite yippppppeeeeeee.As for the other bonus channels with Go and One etc not to be shown i could’nt care less,it’s all old shows,or shows that have been removed because of poor ratings mainly.The iq value packs are a good thing i know what i will be doing down the track

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:22:28 +0000

Steve says:
October 3, 2009 at 1:30 pm,

Er, steve, one of the reasons why people who are foxtel subscribers already compaining(especially on cable) about channels like Go not being on foxtel already(but 10′s ONE channel is, as well as the other HD FTA channels), is that why should they fork out even a further $50 for a digital box just so they can view ONE channel(aka Go!)?
Why should Foxtel subscribers who have all or near all of the FTA channels already, pay even more money for a 2nd box just so you can view ONE channel(Go!), totally, utterly ridicilous :-/

By: Jellyman

Jellyman — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:22:57 +0000

At least i have a FTA Digital Set top box to watch GO!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:18:13 +0000

I agree with Kuttsywood this is the sort of thing that ACMA should be enforcing, in fact it would be a far more beneficial use of it’s resources as opposed to reviewing 6 month old Californication screenings.

I finally teched up to get over this problem (HDTV and DVD-HDD recorder with built in Digital receiver) but it used to be the bane of my existence having to run a Foxtel and regular set-top box to get all the channels

If Foxtel is serious about making IQ something people will use they need to shape up with their delivery of FTA channels.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:58:26 +0000

glad to see Kim Williams being pretty open about things. Sure as a satalite customer id love to see all fta channels but at the end of the day foxtel is still a business so charging for satalite space is fine. I guess he means that being good to channel 7 then we will have ch 7 and 72 on satalite. Meaning if they dont bag ch 7 or let any secrets about the new ch 72 format out. Surely ONE will be on satalie as ch 10 and foxtel have a good business relationship with afl and moto gp etc. Pitty about go but hits 111 is similar by the looks.