I wouldn’t say it’s odd - that’s par for the course for a Murdoch owned company. Blame everyone bar yourself.
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This seems like a measured and appopriate response.
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Unturnoffable? More like unturnonable…
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Does Binge still use that Unturnoffable wording? Thought that was just marketing at launch.
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Yes, I’ve seen a few promos lately still with that wording eg. the one for the Friends Reunion special.
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I’d just give it to them. Rupe’s got more than enough money. 
Yep. I let my free 9 month trial via Telstra elapse and have no real intention of resubscribing. And about to unsubscribe from a lot more besides.
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Yeah my Samsung tv went nuts. Started loading and then rebooted the app then rebooted the tv on binge. And I thought it was stuffed because it got stuck on Samsung smart tv startup for 30 mins but then came right
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Just did my 6 monthly dance with foxtel.
Got an sms telling my current deal ($115 for platinum across 2 boxes) was going to expire next week.
went to billing and the best they could do is $130 (normally $165). For me, Foxtel is on the precipice of being too exxy and at $130 I would have dumped it. I asked for disconnections who did his thing – “what do you like to watch… we can see youve been with us over 7 years so your a valued customer… etc”
anyway, he ended up giving me 2 STB with platnum for $109 for 6 months
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Hahah. We were with Foxtel years ago, and we subscribed to SPORTS ONLY PACKAGE.
After 6 months or so they took at the full $150 per month (without noticing from our bank account). We complained and they didn’t want us to leave and offered 3 months free, which was not good enough. Like seriously why can’t you do a refund?
Foxtel are probably the worse in terms of managing their subscriptions
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They’re just so, so old school - in the same way you’re expected to Haggle at Harvey Norman to get a price that isn’t at or above RRP rather than them offering the best possible price based on the competition.
A reminder that they’re an awful, legacy business that is still stuck operating like it’s 20 years ago.
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With new streaming platforms, Foxtel is really useless with repeats throughout the day/week. It is also cheaper to get Netflix/Stan Sport etc all then to get Foxtel alone.
With the rise of Stan Sport, I really hope Foxtel lose the rights to some sports because they are just overpriced.
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You should of gone to The Good Guys, I’ve heard that you can pay less if you pay cash there.
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That stopped being a thing years ago.
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especially if Foxtel loses the rights to AFL, NRL, cricket, golf and motorsport.
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If the leaked pictures are any indication, the iQ5 will look really similar to an Apple TV or Roku box
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@KevinPerry is it still a July roll-out for the iq5 or has that been changed ?
If it isn’t just a glorified Foxtel Now box and has proper recording, rewinding, and an interface that works well than I might have to get it.
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