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What's everyone paying for their Foxtel subscription?

Post: # 1191573Post #1GILL »

The old man just signed us up for Foxtel again after we got rid of it over the off season.

They're charging us $55 pm for Basic + Sport + IQ

Just wondering if we got a good deal or if others have done better. So what's everyone paying per month?


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I pay $150 a month but that is for basically everything and in 2 extra rooms.


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Post: # 1191575Post Life Long Saint »

I have a BigPond deal...
$209/mth for 100GB ADSL, T-Box, home phone, Foxtel IQ2 (HD) - Platinum in 2 rooms.


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Post: # 1191577Post Dr Spaceman »

plugger66 wrote:I pay $150 a month but that is for basically everything and in 2 extra rooms.
And $129 for the lot with one extra box at my place.

Weighing up the HD option for an extra $10


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Post: # 1191580Post shmic_s »

$97 per month, HD & the lot, except movie ONE channels


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Post: # 1191581Post Darren »

$117 per month. Pretty much the same as shmic_s except we have an additional IQ2 box in my bedroom


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Post: # 1191588Post tony74 »

Well worth reading. I get $26 discount whichever package I'm on.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 58517&p=71


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Post: # 1191610Post crippa2sipa »

$548 for 12 mths = $45.70 per month + Free installation.
Subscription = Basic (12 months) + Sport (6 months) + Sports Value Pack & IQ (1 month).


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Post: # 1191635Post Bernard Shakey »

Dr Spaceman wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I pay $150 a month but that is for basically everything and in 2 extra rooms.
And $129 for the lot with one extra box at my place.

Weighing up the HD option for an extra $10
Forget weighing it up, just get HD, you'll never look back.


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Post: # 1191665Post fingers »

about $129 I think..all channels, IQ2, HD

Get HD.


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Post: # 1191704Post matrix »

dunno
have basic, sport, one of the packs of three you can get, no movies, iq box all hd
something like 90 bills

when we're in the new place im pulling the 'better deal' or we as an 18 year customer (and only 1 year in that time we didnt have it) will be farking off and disconnecting/handing back the box phone call


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fingers wrote:about $129 I think..all channels, IQ2, HD

Get HD.
Yeah agreed get HD.

Two boxes IQ HD $129 or so.

Pay TV without IQ is not worth it.
have started watching the West Wing from Season one on W just after Xmas (didn't see it first time around) and am loving watching a bunch when I like.

Looking forward to Fox Footy channel as well.


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Post: # 1191711Post Dr Spaceman »

joffaboy wrote:
fingers wrote:about $129 I think..all channels, IQ2, HD

Get HD.
Yeah agreed get HD.

Two boxes IQ HD $129 or so.

Pay TV without IQ is not worth it.
have started watching the West Wing from Season one on W just after Xmas (didn't see it first time around) and am loving watching a bunch when I like.

Looking forward to Fox Footy channel as well.
HD switch now flicked :D


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Post: # 1191718Post Old Mate »

About $145 p/m plat package.

HD box in main and standard in B/R.

We have it through Telstra w/internet and home phone. Ends up being $30 bill discount for multiple services.

Like others have said HD is a must.


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Post: # 1191746Post SaintlySaint85 »

i've got an xbox 360 so i'll be trialling the 'foxtel on xbox 360' option with the footy add-on.. i used it last year, there were no live games but each game from each round could be streamed on demand at the conclusion of said round.
total cost involved is $30 a month.. will be interesting to see the quality.


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Post: # 1191914Post jroberts:) »

$100 for 2 IQ boxes, with all channels


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Post: # 1191919Post bobmurray »

Just got connected today...

$102 a month unless i change it.....Sports HD value pack...seems to be a hamburger with the lot

Don't know why i'd be pestering them for more shite to watch.... :D


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Post: # 1192060Post PaytonPlace »

Was going to post this in a new thread, but I'll roll into this one.

Been disappointed with the roll out of "entertainment" programming on FF so far. Seems to be a lot of blethering panel shows...

Perfect opportunity to make some ESPN 30 for 30 style docos that really get into the history of the great game being wasted so far on old games and Robbo trying to get people suspended 4 times a week...

If they start on the doco making now, there must be a cracking 20th anniversary Nicky Winmar doco they could get up for 2013...

What do you think?


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Post: # 1192069Post fingers »

joffaboy wrote:
fingers wrote:about $129 I think..all channels, IQ2, HD

Get HD.
Yeah agreed get HD.

Two boxes IQ HD $129 or so.

Pay TV without IQ is not worth it.
have started watching the West Wing from Season one on W just after Xmas (didn't see it first time around) and am loving watching a bunch when I like.

Looking forward to Fox Footy channel as well.
West Wing - now there's some good TV. Last Episode season 2 - Jed's rant in the cathedral. Fantastic television. Then the sly smile and the hand in the pocket at the press conference. Great show.


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Post: # 1192132Post joffaboy »

fingers wrote:West Wing - now there's some good TV. Last Episode season 2 - Jed's rant in the cathedral. Fantastic television. Then the sly smile and the hand in the pocket at the press conference. Great show.

We only saw that episode last week. Was some of the best TV I had ever seen. Truly magnificent.


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Post: # 1192240Post AnythingsPossibleSaints »

We're on about $190 a month for home phone, internet, and the full Foxtel package of Platinum HD IQ. As others have said, the HD is a must, especially if you like your sport and have an HD TV.
When we first upgraded to HD last year, we initially had the standard Fox Sports channels and also the same ones in HD and the difference between the two was very noticeable. If you switched from say the cricket or golf, on the standard def channel, to the same program on the HD channel, it was like someone turned on the lights, sharpened the focus and removed the grain.
Only problem is, once you get used to that, it sucks to have to say watch the cricket on channel 9 all summer, which is done in standard def.
I think it works out to be $20 extra a month, though, for the HD. We thought it would only be $10 and agreed to that, but when it was all installed we found out that $10 a month only got you the HD box, or whatever. To actually get the channels we were told it would cost an extra $10 a month on top of that.


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Post: # 1192462Post saintnick12 »

We pay $90 a month for IQ2 plus all the channels except movies and a second standard box upstairs.
Spent an hour on the phone with the guy organizing this. Ended up deleting the foxtel from our old Telstra contract when we moved last year and getting the installation
at the new address for free. They were quite happy to come and pick up the boxes etc and no amount of arguing with Telstra made any difference. So we had it
disconnected at the old house and reconntected at the new house (free installation at the new place) with the upgrade to IQ2.
I am also considering the HD channels now that footy season is coming around. From what everyone is saying the $10 pm is worth it.


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