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| Too many repeats and commercials. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The politically correct dribble being spewed out at "viewers"isnt worth tuning into anyhow, what ever happened to having a choice of what you watched .The only choice now is to chabge channels and watch a differnt version of some sanitised non-violent re-run. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| re these up-coming 15 new free to air channels, can anyone get these or do you need a digital set, set-top box etc? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bluddy bulldust,sounds like u got more money than brains, lmao.but if ya like to fill old man murdocks pockets, keep paying for it then hahahaha...btw, the new HD channels that r free to air (15 of them...at last count)in some places have already started showing around most major cities, so who cares bout PayTV, wen i can watch mine for um....ZILCH, NADA, and oh yeah, NOTHING hahahahaha!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I recall the days of TV Licences & Trucks patroling streets,looking for unlicensed TV users. A knock on the door,& "Can you show me your TV Licence?" You were done if you couldn't. Do we really want to return to Those Days? It WILL Happen with Pay TV. When All TV goes Digital,I will not bother even owning a TV. We are Better Off WITHOUT It!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Well after all they can't even give Foxtell away free; now that says it all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flash news... Pay TV was a rip off since day one. I had it for 4 years in the late 90's. 2 years with Optus and 2 years with Foxtel. When I started going back to the video store... I knew I was wasting my money with Pay TV. |
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| Agree Foxtel is a rip-off. My daughter didn't renew her contract - a waste of money. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I do agree that foxtel ripped off. They are bad service. I've been with foxtel for 7 years (premium package) and disconnect. After I disconnect foxtel,they still charge my bill every month. I called them and they said sorry with no explanation. I dont think they are worth it to watch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rip off We got it because I work night shift & thought that I would get to watch NCIS, Law & Order etc only to find out that they are still in series 1 or 2 we dont even have the new girl, Kate is still on NCIS. Repeats, repeats, repeats its the same show over & over again. They seem to have started moving shows around, I was just getting into Heros on a Friday at lunch now its gone & the Tudors I started that from the start during the day now its gone as well. trying to find out when shows are on is a pian as well the Foxtel mag doesnt have programs for ALL channels. I agree the ads can drive you crazy they dont offer info, they just advertise their own channels as well as adds that we get on free to air is a joke, I thought that was why we paid for foxtel (NO ADS) Our package is up in a 12 months dont know if we will keep it. |
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| IT IS A RIP OFF! My personal view. A lot of us Aussies are brain dead, we take what's dished out to us and take it as gospel like sheep, we are so far behind with services and technology and big business is more interested in making profit on their profit rather than venturing into new territory. Pay Tv - It's only as worth as each individual sees it. You are not told when you sign up about the constant interruptions during the program you have paid for. Called and complained about it and the bimbo told me that they don't make a huge profit and they need the funding from their sponsors. Strange that most of the commercial breaks are them promoting their own programs which they unnecessarily repeat over and over during the show. Their movies have been out on DVD way before they air them. I rather rent as you have more of a selection and you can pick and choose. Internet programming is not always up to scratch as alot is compressed ok if you are not into quality. The programs themselves are repeated over and over again regardless if you do shift work they are repeated unnecessarily, seems they are just filling for time. It also seems to be the place where old tv shows go to retire after they've had their stint and finished on commercial television also they may show back to back six episodes of Friends ok if you like the show but I don't so why should I pay for it. Best thing to do is check out for the month the new programming that you are getting and see if it's worth the ratio for what you are paying. If it is that good then why lock you into a contract? Like a lot of people say you should only pay for what you want. I don't watch a great deal of tv but when I do I expect quality rather than just mindless eye fodder. Ps. For those with their new widescreen television not all movies played are displayed in their correct aspect ratio only 4.3. and for those interested they say high definition but is it full high definition 1080? |
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| I feel ripped off. I just got it 2 weeks ago and with the IQ. Thought we would try planning and recording and were totally pi$-$ed off that some of the shows were not aired on time and the ending wasn't recorded It may sound petty to some but hey I like to get what I pay for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pay tv is not a rip off. i have had it since 2007 and since then, normal tv has gotten worse than ever. who would want to see corey enter the big brother house. if you ask me, pay tv is worth it. foxtel has a greater range of programming, and sure it is a lot of reruns. but that is only on entertainment channels (are there reruns of the news?). another thing, with movies on normal tv, if a movie comes out on dvd in 2005, you have to wait until about 2007/8 to watch it. where as on foxtel, it is pretty much instant. it is defintly NOT A RIP OFF |
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| WHO THINKS PAY TV IS A RIPOFF - I do, from $29mth to $90mth in 8yrs,and what do I get for that? "Premiering" on History but already repeated 50 times on Discovery!!! WTF are all the ads about. I don't mind being informed about whats coming up in the months ahead,but, enough with the blatent advertising |
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| I have been a Foxtell costumer for some time now and I have put up with their inferior product for that time, first there analogue had poor sound and picture quality and then they brought out digital, the picture improved marginally put the sound quality stayed the same now they are trying to sell me IQ 2 which is HD they want $200 upfront and $15 monthly on top of my monthly bill which is $135 just for 3 or 4 HD stations which are the same as the digital ,I can get channel 7 and 10 HD for no extra cost I don’t understand why I should pay extra just because they are trying to keep up with free to air and to fix their inferior product .I like to know if I am the only person that feels like they are getting ripped off, I think they will have to replace all there Foxtel boxes to HD eventually because they will stop making the old ones. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It is expensive you don't really need it that much it is just like regular television but it has more channels but for a wealthy rich it man it would not bother him or for old folk that can afford to get it then it is not that bad to have or get. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you can afford it like quite easily then it is o.k but if you just get past then it was not worth it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I do agree I think that they should charge a price per channnel like $1 or $2 that way you can pick and choose what you want rather than have a heap of channels that you never watch a thing on.I had it years ago then stopped for 8 years, just got it back on see nothing much has changed, waiting for contract to end too. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| repeats full off adverts old movies old series No customer service Most of the stuff can be seen on free to air Once I'm done with my contract thats it Absolute waste of money |
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| A suggestion... there is a new paytv company called Select TV. You pay 1 price and get the same channels as Foxtel. Ok, its not all of them but you get a good range. The price is $39 per month and it connects into your Foxtel wall adaptor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The music is on between 1am and 5am so insomniacs are the real fans of music on mtv i guess. Mtv Australia should take a look at what Channel V did, which was following the same pattern as MTV in the U.S. Once Channel V's schedule started to have a fair amount of television shows rather then just music, Channel V 2 appeared which just plays music 24/7 to ensure there was always music on. MTV Australia has become like a VH1 channel for people aged between 12 to 20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'm tired of reality shows ! Almost every fox channel has atleast 2 or 3 now and MTV is the biggest offender: The Hills, Laguna Beach, My Sweet 16, Date my Mom, Scarred. MTV is the biggest rip off there is. Where is the music ????? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The shows you like or the really top entertainment are on once or twice and then gone, but the silliest shows live there like forever or they jump channels and are announced as premieres. Also the signal plays up when it feels like it so the quality varies. Pay TV is the pits and I can't wait for my two year contract to expire. New customers beware, lots of repeats and once you sign you are just another paying number, happy or not. |
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| If they get you to pick channels cause there are really good channels and heaps of Crap. They should have 5 channel, 10 channel and 20 channel packages as well as there packages now. Good Channels- TV1, Arena, FOX8, Comedy Channel, Showtime, FOX SPORTS, V, MTV. Others- Crap |
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| hmmm lets ee now ... 2 years behind on most shows. adverts that they said would never happen . repeat after repeat of the same crap . channel after channel of ancient shows . yeo its a rip off . i chose broadband internet instead . shows within 24 hours , no ads . choose what you want to watch and when ... oh and handy rewind / fast forward buttons. |
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