Comments on: Pay TV’s upgrade to top Freeview

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:19 +0000

FMC should become watermark free like: Showtime Premiere, Showtime Action, Showtime Comedy, Showtime Drama, Movie One, Movie Two and World Movies. Showtime Horror and Movies 24 will also be watermark in launched as Foxtel channels. Both TCM and Movies 24 won’t be shown in Widescreen.

By: Clint

Clint — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:16:51 +0000

When does Perth get all the FTA channels on Foxtel?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:44:13 +0000

@Kathy, there was most certainly disruption for me. My iQ2 lost the first hour of a recording because of the forced reset. It should have been 320min instead it is now only 260min and labelled “Part Rec, Cancelled[6]“. This should not happen! At most it should be missing 5min while the reset takes place. Thankfully the reset didn’t happen much later in the recording, oh yeah and the “dumb” vcr happily kept everything it recorded.

By: timmy

timmy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:26:17 +0000

@Kathy – please explain how to avoid the price increase on the basic package.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:35:30 +0000

Yay!!! Foxtel finally has some new channels. Even better Showtime Horror, Movies 24, MTV Hits and TMF should also be launched as Foxtel channels. That would be to add on to Foxtel’s impressive range of channels.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:13:40 +0000

Chris says:
Does anybody know if the upgrade will require an automatic reset to update the boxes? I’m not talking about a software update just a straight reboot.

The change over was quick and simple with no disruption… Well done Foxtel.

timmy says:
Bah – I have to pay more for more channels I never asked for and don’t want. Thanks Foxtel.

Not quite correct timmy.,.. you have, and have had for some time now, the ability to change this yourself i.e. pick your own package and pricing structure so if you are paying for something you don’t want then get onto Foxtel. Bah

Well Done Foxtel… a very smooth change indeed, with some great new features and channels. I particularly like the iSuggest feature.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:37:38 +0000

Just got the new channels and they rock!!! Good on you Foxtel!! But I’m still pi**ed off that I have to pay the new amount for November when I only get the new channels for half the month. Not happy Jan!!!

By: timmy

timmy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:57:54 +0000

Bah – I have to pay more for more channels I never asked for and don’t want. Thanks Foxtel.

By: daqua_99

daqua_99 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:29:19 +0000

Still nothing that interests me on Pay TV. Compared to overseas Foxtel is rubbish. People in the US get hundreds of channels for what people pay here to get the basic pack. I’m sticking with Freeview, there is always something on that I want to watch with the 10 channels … when I was over my sisters for a week I spent most of my time watching BBC World News or CNN because nothing else interested me on Foxtel

By: kerry

kerry — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:23:17 +0000

When are they going to start transmitting the FTA channels on Satelite from the country areas its a bitch\
I had NIne Sydney when i first got satelite then after a couple of months they realised the mistake and away it went
Cant wait for tomorrow

By: Kuttsywood

Kuttsywood — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:49:56 +0000

Don’t you mean, stop Freeview! But seriously, I’d say a third of Foxtel’s customer base in Brissie has to be satellite, as Seven’s been plugging for the last few days on their news that “Seven’s coming to Foxtel Satellite”

My feeling, on the 7Two decision is, that Seven needed to make a bold statement, that if it got on the satellite bandwagon first, surely Ten and Nine would follow suit.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:20:45 +0000

Pay TV’s upgrade to top Freeview?
I would sure hope so. Freeview cost me a one-off joining fee of about $80 (purchasing a digital set-top box) while people who subscribe to the new are paying more for Foxtel each month.

By: mac

mac — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:24:36 +0000

@leon, yeah that must be when the channel shuts down. after 11pm, it says not listings available, it seems strange to do it 30 minutes into a movie though

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:23:38 +0000

I dont know if i’m alone here, and it may be a bit knit-picky, but I really want the program guide to list all the FTA channels in one list, with SBS2, ABC2, 7TWO, and GO included. It would just make life easier if the freeview channels were bulked together. Who’s with me?

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:26:59 +0000

@Leon, Craig & mac, thanks for the replies. I’m aware that Foxtel can and do remotely reboot the stb’s, my concern is whether they have to in order to remap the new channel numbers etc. Like you guys, I strongly suspect that they will, but it would be nice to know.

As an iQ2 subscriber I don’t want to lose the recordings I have scheduled for late tonight. If the iQ platform handled resets/power outages better then it would not be such an issue. IMO it is ridiculous that it doesn’t preserve what had been recording up to the interruption, but I believe it has been this way from day one of the original iQ so I’m not holding my breathe for it to be fixed. It’s one of the biggest flaws of an otherwise stellar platform.

@David, what’s this Freeview thing that you speak of? I can’t see it for all the vapour

By: oi oi oi

oi oi oi — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:14:57 +0000

Underwhelmed by all these changes…