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Anyone got a handle

darksideofthemoon — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 05:41:03 GMT

On all these extra channels paid TV are supplying?

I can't help thinking we are spoilt for choice and are a lot of them rubbish?

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imastawka — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 05:48:27 GMT

I could do without all the kids channels and the sports channels -

totally wasted in my house, but they come with the packages

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grapes_collector — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 05:51:11 GMT

I think you're right. It seems they are just changing the names of some of the channels and adding a couple of music channels.

We have had Foxtel for years, and when we move next year will most probably give it away. Apart from a few really good shows, most evenings I can't find anything to watch.

Too many repeats and too many ads IMO.

I still wish we could just choose the channels we want.

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purple_haize — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 05:54:11 GMT

We have had Foxtel for a few yrs, and we got rid of it a couple of months ago........both hubby and me are both happy watching the free to air shows.

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lurker17260 — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:02:14 GMT

Given complete choice we would just have the sports and movie channels. I would also chose Lifestyle, Food and Home and M would probably pick the UK TV one and whatever channel would give home Bones 24/7 LOL.

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lurker17260 — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:02:45 GMT

home = him

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shoptilludroptara — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:49:45 GMT

we had foxtel for about 9 years(got sick of paying heaps for stuff i didnt want and a bunch of repeats)

when we moved 17 months ago i didnt bother getting it again

we got a guy to come install antenna on the roof and have free to air tv

not that we watch it much

we all have our own computers and spend most of our time on them

and the android phones and tablets and 4 game systems and ds, ds lite and the new 3dxl

tv is kind of boring these day with all the other gadgets we have lol

tara

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:08:20 GMT

I wouldn't bother with it but everyone else in the house does. And we have one upstairs and down!

So I said to hubby, call them up and negotiate a better deal as after all these years I think we are paying too much.

I would have done it myself... but they wont speak to me because he is the account holder. Eye roll.

Well he was like an excited kid when he told me for ONLY $8 more per month we have all these extra channels....

Imagine my joy.

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green.fields — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:22:43 GMT

They will negotiate sometimes. A friend is moving interstate and rang to cancel it permanently however they were offered the same deal they had cheaper and the IQ box which they didn't have before, so they signed up again.

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carls*world — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:34:48 GMT

I'm in the NFI club. Never had it, never will. When I used to be able to receive a signal (analogue) the 5 free channels were sufficient.

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mtnlane — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:51:57 GMT

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crystal**flake — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:09:36 GMT

I've had foxtel for around 18 years and I dont think I could live without it.

I would really miss Y&R!!!!

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darksideofthemoon — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:06:18 GMT

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darksideofthemoon — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:08:42 GMT

I would miss the History channel the most I think, although I do love the UK channel except when they decide to repeat the repeats.

I was able to choose not to have sports or kids shows - can't stand sports

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k0llectable5 — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:40:44 GMT

Dear 2 feet (can I call you that) Isn't that the way they suck you in. DoDo have done that to us a few times. After a call complaining about their service they just bump you up onto the next "plan" so as to not only prolong your contract but get you paying more per month to them.

I havent had any TV for over 5 years. My blue ray player has Catch up TV channels which can be okay sometimes. Watched a great movie the other night "Blackfellas" on the TV componant of the Xbox in SBS movies or something like that. With all the filesharing youtube and the gadgets Tara mentioned I havent missed TV not one bit.

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pct001wine — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:25:18 GMT

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ten*teeny*tiny*toes — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:41:51 GMT

@secondhand-wonderland wrote:
Dear 2 feet (can I call you that) Isn't that the way they suck you in. DoDo have done that to us a few times. After a call complaining about their service they just bump you up onto the next "plan" so as to not only prolong your contract but get you paying more per month to them.

I havent had any TV for over 5 years. My blue ray player has Catch up TV channels which can be okay sometimes. Watched a great movie the other night "Blackfellas" on the TV componant of the Xbox in SBS movies or something like that. With all the filesharing youtube and the gadgets Tara mentioned I havent missed TV not one bit.

LOL at 2 feet (Yes you can call me that.)

My big guys watch hardly any TV these days, they have it all on their computers.

I loved Austar/Foxtel in the early days of no ads but those days are long gone.