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rowan · 02-23-2005, 11:21 AM

Foxtel isn't really all that fantastic. About a year ago (a couple of weeks after I first had it installed

) the number of commercial ads suddenly shot up. During some shows you'll see breaks comparable to commercial television. I now often use my DVD recorder now to skip the ads, but I was initially pretty pissed that I was paying $$$ to see the same ads that show on free-to-air.

Shows and movies get repeated several times per month, sometimes even 3-4 times in a single day. That "Seconds From Disaster" series has been looping over and over on NGeo for 6+ MONTHS.

Foxtel Box Office is a clumsy joke, I'd rather pay $1 more and go get a proper DVD from the local store. I can start playing it exactly when I want to, I can momentarily pause it if I need to do something, and I can view the bonus features.

They've just started a new campaign with a bunch of couch potatoes raving on about how good Foxtel digital is. One of the chicks says she loves box office because she doesn't have to leave the house.

Since it's shown on Foxtel I guess that means there are still a lot of people who are yet to switch over.

I pay the full rate each month for Foxtel because there isn't really any way to tailor a package to suit my needs. I can't wait until we're at the stage where you can choose a program to watch, and pay for that one only... rather than paying a fixed subscription for a bunch of channels and programs you're never going to watch.

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02-23-2005, 11:21 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Foxtel isn't really all that fantastic. About a year ago (a couple of weeks after I first had it installed ) the number of commercial ads suddenly shot up. During some shows you'll see breaks comparable to commercial television. I now often use my DVD recorder now to skip the ads, but I was initially pretty pissed that I was paying $$$ to see the same ads that show on free-to-air. Shows and movies get repeated several times per month, sometimes even 3-4 times in a single day. That "Seconds From Disaster" series has been looping over and over on NGeo for 6+ MONTHS. Foxtel Box Office is a clumsy joke, I'd rather pay $1 more and go get a proper DVD from the local store. I can start playing it exactly when I want to, I can momentarily pause it if I need to do something, and I can view the bonus features. They've just started a new campaign with a bunch of couch potatoes raving on about how good Foxtel digital is. One of the chicks says she loves box office because she doesn't have to leave the house. Since it's shown on Foxtel I guess that means there are still a lot of people who are yet to switch over. I pay the full rate each month for Foxtel because there isn't really any way to tailor a package to suit my needs. I can't wait until we're at the stage where you can choose a program to watch, and pay for that one only... rather than paying a fixed subscription for a bunch of channels and programs you're never going to watch. edit: 4000! Last edited by rowan; 02-23-2005 at 11:22 AM..