I don’t understand this? Why don’t they want these people streaming?
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Yup I read these updates and I’m just as perplexed.
Someone far smarter than I would have to explain this to me, cause I am at a loss.
Does it cost Foxtel more to provide these streaming platforms in areas where internet services are less stable?
Do they think customers will have a better experience through traditional Foxtel services?
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I couldn’t read the whole article. What do they mean here? How can they just stop access in these remote parts??
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Pardon my language, but what the actual fuck Foxtel!?
The only thing that might be true is that the internet connection in some of these remote areas might be less stable- however with Starlink even that is no longer true and remoteness is no longer a barrier to good connectivity.
Most perplexing is that Foxtel is actually switching to IP based delivery themselves- are they going to offer assistance for a satellite installation (or even a satellite installation to begin with) or are they just going to force those customers onto a Foxtel IP service?
If it’s the latter, it’s blatant geographc discrimination and I can’t understand how in any way, shape or form this is a good idea. The absolute last thing Foxtel at this stage needs to be doing is pissing people off unnecessarily.
The only reason I can think of as to why they would do this: are remote outback pubs streaming live sports on Kayo instead of paying for a Foxtel commercial subscription?
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Maybe? But if they are you don’t just completely cut them off. You come up with a plan to make them go commercial.
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That wouldn’t surprise me. But a decent VPN would probably defeat this??
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I would imagine that this isn’t IP targeted (as it would be very difficult to distinguish between a “remote” and “non-remote” IP address), so a VPN would make no difference- rather it would be based on what the customer’s listed residential address is.
I’d be seeking legal options if I were affected. This does not sound or feerl right.
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Just read this article. It says:
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So it doesn’t rule out streaming completely. It just says that people in very remote areas will have to get their Foxtel related content thru a Foxtel subscription, and that Binge, Kayo, Flash and Lifestyle will be unavailable to people in those areas.
Still doesn’t make any sense to me why very remote areas in Australia would be treated differently to anywhere else in Australia rights-wise.
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That is what I am getting at. Why should they be picked on because of where they live?
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The only thing I can think of is around quality of service. I wonder if they’ve discovered issues with Starlink and Geoblocking
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Is it because Foxtel doesn’t believe it can adequately provide a service to these people via streaming? It’s not uncommon for services not to be available to certain areas because they may not be able to deliver that service.
If I were in this category, I’d be pushing for Foxtel to honour the pricing of the service I was subscribing to as well.
I suspect once Foxtel updates the various T&C and the FAQ that is referred to in the initial communication we’ll get a better idea of why they’re doing this - but not having these done before contacting subscribers is a real dick move.
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What about those with bubble boxes? Haha that’s gonna be an extra box to throw as the tv 
Yes I think this is stupid too, doesn’t sit on discrimination as some seem to suggest (on my opinion), but I do question why there is not enough investment for the nbn in regional areas. Something that the current government needs to have a serious look at.
You mean Hubbl right?
Sounds like they’ll just chuck them on satellite.
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Yeah I did. I never understood satellite thing with foxtel. Why would they be any more reliable ?
I know someone who has Starlink via Telstra. I checked it on a whats-my-ip type website and it shows the location as being within Australia, even though it’s a completely different location to where their home is. But that happens with the land-based NBN too depending on what IP address you get assigned at any point in time!
Its not reliant on the internet to deliver the service (unless you use some connected functions like “Start Over”, On Demand or some 4K channels).
The only thing that can interfere with the satellite delivery is heavy rain/storms, at either your location or at the uplink end (Sydney). When it happens there, it means no one is getting a signal.
It’s happening in Adelaide soon.
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