Seeing the new Foxtel (or foxtel, don’t want to seem too aggressive with capital letters) logo on bus signage, and it just doesn’t work.
It’s a fucking awful logo. Bland, uninteresting, does nothing to tell me what Foxtel (sorry foxtel) stands for. Just a plain logo with some random dots. Shithouse. It’s been a couple of weeks, and it hasn’t grown on me yet. Kill it already.
I’m the opposite, ours will end in a few days. Have been surprised that I’ve been able to wean myself off it fairly quickly. We have Fetch TV now though and NBN got on last week with full 90-100Mb/s speeds most of the time!
I was only getting it turned on for the football season with one of their special deals but managed to keep it for 5 years, locking into a 2 year deal for ADSL with them helped but it’s got to the point now I can’t justify the cost and my favourite channel (the Weather Channel) is just terrible now compared to what it used to be.
How are you finding iQ3? Buggy at all?
I’m still waiting for the NBN here.
That won’t stop me keeping FOXTEL though when it gets here though 
Sometimes the box seems a bit slow to respond to me pressing a button on the remote, even though it’s a Bluetooth remote. But then I might be trying to press the button too hard.
No real complaints so far though.
did any one els see this?
its an interview with ceo peter tong that was done a couple of weeks ago on media week (sky business)
and talks about everything from the new logo, the iq3, foxtel now and some other things…
you can watch the interview on the website (start at 0.30)
The IQ3 is so much better than the IQ2. I love the modern interface and the ability to record 3 shows at once rather than 2. Visually it just looks so much better.
The complaints about bugginess don’t really hold true now in 2017. Definitely try and upgrade if you can.
I still have one of the originals and while it is much better than when the first one came out, the speed when compared to the Fetch Mighty is like chalk and cheese. I only need to hit remote buttons once, it starts up every time, recordings don’t get missed or randomly wiped etc…
Anybody notice how similar the new Foxtel advert looks to the new TAFE advert? The ones with all the people surrounded by the changing coloured surrounds. Can’t they do anything original these days?
###Movies and TV Specials in the lead up to the Pacquiao Vs Horn Main Event
To celebrate the biggest fight in Australian history – when Queenslander Jeff Horn faces off against current world champion Manny Pacquiao – LIVE and exclusive on MAIN EVENT, Foxtel is playing a selection of boxing films and premiere specials in the lead up to fight day on Sunday, July 2.
Kicking off from 1pm on June 25, one week out from the big fight, Foxtel Movies subscribers can see every movie from the Rocky franchise including Rocky (1979), Rocky II (1982), Rocky III (1983), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), and Rocky Balboa (2006) on the Foxtel Movies More channel. All these Rocky titles will play again on Foxtel Movies Action on the day of the fight from 2.45am and concluding at 1.40pm on July 2.
All Rocky films plus the next film chapter in the Rocky Balboa legacy, Creed (2015), are now available to stream On Demand along with classic boxing films The Power of One (1992), The Hurricane (1999) and Undisputed (2002).
FOX SPORTS is also gearing up for fight night with the premiere of two hour special Manny (2017) on Monday June 26 at 8pm. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Manny is the official biographic feature about boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao who is regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters ever, and the only man to have won belts across eight weight divisions.
FOX SPORTS will also broadcast four Manny Pacquiao specials starting with the Best of Manny Pacquiao: Marquez replaying the best moments from one of Manny Pacquiao’s toughest opponents Juan Manuel Marquez available to be streamed from On Demand. Followed by Best of Manny Pacquiao: Knockouts showcasing the best knockouts from 11 times World Champion Manny Pacquiao premiering Tuesday June 27 at 8.30pm, as well as Best of Manny Pacquiao: Best of the Best to re-live some of greatest moments of 11 x World Champion Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday June 27 at 6.30pm.
All the Manny Pacquiao specials from FOX SPORTS will regularly play on Foxtel’s Main Event channel from June 27 and can also be streamed in the lead up to the Pacquiao Vs Horn Main Event from On Demand.
Foxtel’s On Demand streaming service will also offer ESPN’s documentaries Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight and Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth on Showcase, 30 for 30– No Mas (S2 E8), and In Their Own Words: Muhammad Ali (S1 E2) and Les Darcy: The Maitland Wonder from the History channel.
The biggest fight in Australian history is LIVE on Foxtel’s MAIN EVENT when former Queensland school teacher Jeff Horn challenges legendary world champion Manny Pacquiao on Sunday, July 2 from 11:00am local time in front of an expected sell-out crowd at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
All broadcast times in AEST.
Speaks volumes around their brand positioning.
Hi JBar - could you provide a link to the TAFE ad?
foxtel need to get off there asses and add more channels that people want. wheres sky news UK? wheres a classic australian channel (could show blue heelers, number 96, the box, etc) a channel showing the old shows that used to be on nick at nite (bob newhart, ChIps, my 3 sons) and NASA channel?
even though i am now paying $89 a month for platnum (a deal i got though retnetons) i’m still struggling at times to see the value. i might dump it once the f1 season is over
I’m still waiting for the text or email Foxtel promised me about how to return my gear, I don’t have a chance to call them during their hours plus they’re trying to charge an extra $80 for another month of internet which they can’t deliver (I’m on NBN now) and their own emails have confirmed that I’ve been disconnected so why should I pay for a service from June 27 to July 27 which is already cut off? No call from retentions at any point either, they didn’t even try to keep me. Looking forward to saving over $100 a month now which is already factoring in my unlimited NBN internet and Fetch.
To return it, they send you a letter in the mail, and then you take that letter and your stuff to your nearest Australia Post and they do the rest for you. But yes, they should be giving you this information rather than the me on the internet.
There’s more info here https://www.foxtel.com.au/support/accounts-billing/equipment/return/return-box.html
Thanks for that!
Foxtel hasn’t really progressed much in the last 2 years. Only thing I am looking forward on Foxtel is seeing my dragons again.
Has anyone streamed Foxtel Play from an iPad to a Chromecast on their TV? I’m trying to help someone set this up. We don’t have a Chromecast yet, but on the app there appears no button to make this possible - does it appear when it registers a Chromecast? Or is this feature only available from Chrome on the computer? Thanks.
Edit: meant the Foxtel Now app, not Play.
I don’t think FOXTEL Play supports Chromecast or AirPlay or any mirroring devices.
Only Foxtel Now (not Go/Play) supports Chromecast which i’ve been using from my iPhone with some success.
Just setup my iPad with no issues. Casting to my tv.