Ch 550- Watch the Hawks game for free on Foxtel Play

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Ch 550- Watch the Hawks game for free on Foxtel Play

Post: # 1607396Post saintsRrising »

Hi all,

If you do not have Foxtel, you can watch the Hawks v Saints game for free if you have good broadband access as there is a a FREE 14 day trial on Foxtel Play at present.

https://www.foxtel.com.au/foxtelplay/index.html

You can watch every foxtel channel for free including the sports chaneels, AFL included.

I joined up yesterday and it works fine.

REMEMBER to cancel before the 14 day finishes otherwise you will be charged the monthly fee.

I will also use this to watch the first episode of the new Game of Thrones series on April 25.

Note that Fox 3 is blackouted.

Ch 550 shows the Saints game.


Enjoy :wink:
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Re: Watch the Hawks game for free on Foxtel Play

Post: # 1607439Post Wayne42 »

I've been a Foxtel subscriber for years and i doubt i've ever been able to watch every channel.

But a free loader can, go figure. :evil:


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Wayne42 wrote:I've been a Foxtel subscriber for years and i doubt i've ever been able to watch every channel.

But a free loader can, go figure. :evil:
Promos happen all the time, for all sorts of things.

I better not mention that I will sign up in a week for 3 months free of Platinum Foxtel (and again can cancel just before with no need to continue...) :wink:


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Post: # 1607445Post saintsRrising »

Just watching the WC v Tigers as a test.

And at least on my Sony Smart TV the picture is better on Foxtel Play than on Ch7 (free to air) when I swap between them.


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Post: # 1607446Post Wayne42 »

saintsRrising wrote:
Wayne42 wrote:I've been a Foxtel subscriber for years and i doubt i've ever been able to watch every channel.

But a free loader can, go figure. :evil:
Promos happen all the time, for all sorts of things.

I better not mention that I will sign up in a week for 3 months free of Platinum Foxtel (and again can cancel just before with no need to continue...) :wink:
Good luck to you, this sort of thing happens in other areas as well, especially the Insurance industry, rip off the loyal and pander to the prospective.


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Wayne42 wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:
Wayne42 wrote:I've been a Foxtel subscriber for years and i doubt i've ever been able to watch every channel.

But a free loader can, go figure. :evil:
Promos happen all the time, for all sorts of things.

I better not mention that I will sign up in a week for 3 months free of Platinum Foxtel (and again can cancel just before with no need to continue...) :wink:
Good luck to you, this sort of thing happens in other areas as well, especially the Insurance industry, rip off the loyal and pander to the prospective.
My workplace undercuts competitors, and the fine print says the big discount is only for the first year, relying on nobody reading the fine print.
We are encouraged to go for monthly direct debit, as folks always forget when it's due, and don't have time or inclination to check bank statements thoroughly. It's not dishonest, just good business practice.
But if you said it's immoral, I cannot disagree.


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Post: # 1607480Post Rosco »

It is dishonest, but not illegal. Maybe misleading is the word.


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Bah Humbug


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WellardSaint wrote: My workplace undercuts competitors, and the fine print says the big discount is only for the first year, relying on nobody reading the fine print.
We are encouraged to go for monthly direct debit, as folks always forget when it's due, and don't have time or inclination to check bank statements thoroughly. It's not dishonest, just good business practice.
But if you said it's immoral, I cannot disagree.
All true. But if one plays the game and watches the fine print and the required opt-out dates etc these various deals can be very fruitful. ie I have travelled the world for some decades on my holidays and rarely have paid but a fraction to do so. ie Last year to fly to Nairobi in business class it cost my wife and I but $57 each.

You just need to be in the right part of the bell curve and you get there by seizing opportunities as they come. Churn can be a good thing.


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elizabethr wrote:Bah Humbug
You should really quit sucking on lemons - not good.


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Re: Watch the Hawks game for free on Foxtel Play

Post: # 1607502Post freely »

Well it doesn't work in my area - the footy channel is in their list of blackouts - in fact it IS their list of blackouts. Although you don't find that out till after you've registered.

Not only that - it's taken me an hour to find a way to deactivate the bloody account. There's a nice big 'deactivate' button on the page before you sign up. But once you're registered that button disappears and if you want to deactivate you have to access the page directly. For the benefit of other suckers, go here:

https://www.foxtel.com.au/foxtelplay/bu ... deactivate

Note also that if, like me, you have popups or ads blocked, you need to unblock them or you can click the deactivate button from now till Christmas and it will do bugger all.

I guess there's no such thing as a free match......... :(


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Post: # 1607506Post prwilkinson »

Depending on your contract, if you're a telstra customer, you can get AFL Live Pass for free for the season for your ipad or phone.


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Thanks saintsRrising 8-)


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Note that Fox 3 is blackouted.

Ch 550 shows the Saints game.


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Foxtel Play (as in the whole site) dropped out for a bit in the first quarter. But then came back.


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Re: Ch 550- Watch the Hawks game for free on Foxtel Play

Post: # 1607585Post ausfatcat »

how to you manually put in the channel?


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ausfatcat wrote:how to you manually put in the channel?

Select Live at the top.

Then scroll down....till you see Footy+ (Ch 550)

You may have to click on your RED button to see all channels.


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Post: # 1607654Post ausfatcat »

no red button on mine oh well worth the try


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