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Tisme

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I am about to move homes and the Foxtel has to go. My new premises has a 250 gig download capacity via web and I'm thinking that online telly is the go, especially given the poor content and bang for buck of Foxtel these days.

So I'm wondering if there are any millennials out there that can give me the lowdown on what services I should be looking at and if I should be VPN cloaking/spoofing the streaming services from the USA (e.g. Hulu).
 

Apart from the word "Foxtel" I have no idea what you are talking about, but if you find something good, let me know.

 
Well if you want to see television and movies from the USA, you have to be seen to be from the USA.

You can download "Hola" or their "Torch" browser and it will make your browsing appear to be from the USA. Once in Hola you can get into Netflix, Hulu, etc, but the problem comes when the free viewing ends and the need for a credit card or paypal begins.

Using an Australian Paypal or credit card will flag the demons.

Millennials are newer generation of up and coming adults
 
The quality of all tv these days is rubbish, US tv never has been up to the standard of the best of British, but even that is going downhill.

Better off reading a good book.
 
Not that I would ever do something like this but a website called unblockus (cost about $8.00/ month) then you can get netflicks and hulu (aslo about $8.00/ month each) or at least was when the A$ was around $1.05 US

Never had any drama with Aussie credit card.

http://www.netflixaustralianow.com.au/
 
SirRumpole said:
The quality of all tv these days is rubbish, US tv never has been up to the standard of the best of British, but even that is going downhill.

Better off reading a good book.
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The BBC, ITV etc stuff also becomes available and whole of other media from other countries too.

Thanks Robusta, I will have look tomorrow.
 
Your thread caused me to review my Foxtel From Telstra packaging today. I had been on the old structure which lumped in "Kids", which I don't want, with "Documentaries", which I do want. The new structure allowed me to get more or less what I had, but without "Kids" and "HD channels" (I think all the latter are available as SD anyway) and saved $19 per month. I had to go under a 12 month contract with a $300 penalty (reducing by $25 each month I am on it).

Over the next year I intend to set myself up so that I can cut the cord. The ones I find hardest to find online are the home improvement type stuff which my wife watches.
 

I heard others, haha, would buy a PC, connect it to their TV, and whenever they feel like watching certain movies or programmes.... torrent it and within half hour (depends) voila.

They sometime get movies long before it's released - some quite decent quality video; but older ones are BlueRay perfect.

Optus have these unlimited packages that goes for $115/month with no bandwidth cable limit, free phone calls across Australia and free to selected internationals.
 


Thanks luutzu and yes I already have a "Shuttle" PC next to my telly with a wireless keyboard for youtube and the occasional torrent. The problem with anything like Optus packages is both the cost and prohibited programs because of local agreements with local tv and cable providers.

bellenuit as far as I can see the BBC online will be became available as well as ITV via the backdooring, which would go some way with your wife. Cord cutting Rupert Murdoch/Telstra coax cable will be another satisfying milestone for me..... and I'm angry Telstra have been given a monopoly over the NBN in another display of cronyism in politics which means one day I will be forced to do business with them again if I want internet.
 
As I'm only on wireless Broadband, I suppose there is no option for me other than to renegotiate my Foxtel package to purge 99% of the stuff I never actually watch.
 
SirRumpole said:
As I'm only on wireless Broadband, I suppose there is no option for me other than to renegotiate my Foxtel package to purge 99% of the stuff I never actually watch.
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What we really need and probably never will get is the ability to select each channel we want without having to subscribe to a package that contains 90% garbage.
 
bellenuit said:
What we really need and probably never will get is the ability to select each channel we want without having to subscribe to a package that contains 90% garbage.
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Absolutely. Any pay tv company that offers that will get my money.

Complete stupidity letting Foxtel buy out Austar. What was that about competition ?
 
bellenuit said:
What we really need and probably never will get is the ability to select each channel we want without having to subscribe to a package that contains 90% garbage.
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Yep, a bit like being able to sign up for Extras on hospital private cover and just pay for the dental, not a vast list of esoteric nonsense like aromatherapy, iridology, reflexology and other mystical completely unproven stuff.
(sorry for the sort of diversion).
 
The good news is that Netflix will accept Australian credit cards/paypal while we Australians use a VPN to cloak our true IP. Apparently they refuse to fall into line with the other players.

Bravo free enterprise
 
Tisme said:
The good news is that Netflix will accept Australian credit cards/paypal while we Australians use a VPN to cloak our true IP. Apparently they refuse to fall into line with the other players.

Bravo free enterprise
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Hulu accept Australian credit card on the same basis.
 
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