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Sky's Now TV confirmed to launch in Ireland

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  • #102
    Fian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭Fian


    Irritating that this is "powered by Roku" and clearly is a Roku box, but my roku 3 doesn't seem to have a now tv app. Ah well in light of the price differential i wouldn't have bought it regardless.

    The availability of torrents etc. means these types of service rely to some extent on people "doing the right thing" and paying for content even though they know they could source it elsewhere. If Netflix tried to charge me twice what they charge in the UK i would probably drop my subscription.


  • #103
    jdk01
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭jdk01


    Fian wrote: »
    Irritating that this is "powered by Roku" and clearly is a Roku box, but my roku 3 doesn't seem to have a now tv app. Ah well in light of the price differential i wouldn't have bought it regardless.

    The availability of torrents etc. means these types of service rely to some extent on people "doing the right thing" and paying for content even though they know they could source it elsewhere. If Netflix tried to charge me twice what they charge in the UK i would probably drop my subscription.

    Commercial organisations dream of achieving brand quality and loyalty. I think it is reasonable to suggest that NOW TV achieved this in the UK, only to throw it all away in Ireland by pursuing greed and treating us with disrespect.


  • #104
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,517 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    So, I'm not shilling here, but just eat are doing a free entertainment pass promo with Now TV for the month of July.

    I tried for the laugh to log into now tv with my sky credentials. To my surprise, they worked. I think there's a data protection issue here, but whatever :)

    I wonder is there a way to use the promo code, without agreeing to a recurring charge? The site is awful, I couldn't figure it out at all :mad:


  • #105
    Cloudio9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    Anyone else finding the NowTv app on desktop is stuttering? Previously Sky had outstanding streaming quality but this is a pile of crap. It's also making my MacBook fan run very loud. My broadband is Virgin so have good bandwidth.


  • #106
    jdk01
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭jdk01


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    Anyone else finding the NowTv app on desktop is stuttering? Previously Sky had outstanding streaming quality but this is a pile of crap. It's also making my MacBook fan run very loud. My broadband is Virgin so have good bandwidth.

    Isn't it sad that after removing third-party streaming options from their Ireland service while charging considerably more money, NOW TV cannot even deliver to the desktop.


  • #107
    Cloudio9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    jdk01 wrote: »
    Isn't it sad that after removing third-party streaming options from their Ireland service while charging considerably more money, NOW TV cannot even deliver to the desktop.

    Yeah

    I use the UK service so can still stream via Apple TV which seems ok but not as high res as it was.


  • #108
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,488 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Does anyone have the full list of channels on the Irish options, or is it just the headline 10 pay ones? Serious PIA that it doesn't support Chromecast.


  • #109
    Occono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Occono


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    So, I'm not shilling here, but just eat are doing a free entertainment pass promo with Now TV for the month of July.

    I tried for the laugh to log into now tv with my sky credentials. To my surprise, they worked. I think there's a data protection issue here, but whatever :)

    I wonder is there a way to use the promo code, without agreeing to a recurring charge? The site is awful, I couldn't figure it out at all :mad:

    You can cancel the recurring charge immediately after signing up. I did with my free trial because I knew I wasn't going to use it at its ripoff price. (And I won't without proper app support either. I don't want another device connected to my TV.)


  • #110
    Ann_Landers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭Ann_Landers


    I signed up for the free trial to catch the last seven episodes of Mad Men as they are not on Netflix. The episodes are on Now TV but sadly buffering like crazy. Everything I find on how to fix this are to do with the Now TV box. I'm just watching it on my laptop, I don't have a box. Anyone else experience this problem and manage to fix it? The episodes are there, I can practically touch them... but I cannot watch them, alas.

    Thanks!


  • #111
    jdk01
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭jdk01


    €50 for Sports (temporarily discounted to €25)?

    The UK is £33 = €37.

    Another example of NOW TV's disgraceful and disrespectful profiteering from Ireland.


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  • #112
    Jerichoholic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭Jerichoholic


    Just got this, any idea how to make the quality a bit better. It's hideous at the moment.


  • #113
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Jerichoholic wrote: »
    Just got this, any idea how to make the quality a bit better. It's hideous at the moment.

    The only way to get an improvement is to badger them and keep badgering them. I'm presuming your BB is decent.


  • #114
    Jerichoholic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭Jerichoholic


    Yeah. It's fine. The PS4 app is a joke too. You have to close it and open it anytime you want to watch something else. Terrible service.


  • #115
    Occono
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭Occono


    Jerichoholic wrote: »
    Just got this, any idea how to make the quality a bit better. It's hideous at the moment.

    Their bitrate/resolution isn't as high as Netflix's.


  • #116
    Jerichoholic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭Jerichoholic


    Occono wrote: »
    Their bitrate/resolution isn't as high as Netflix's.

    On the PS4 app which is the same network as my PC the quality is fine, just the app is a broken mess of crap. The PC version is like 2005 youtube.

    There's zero chance of me paying for it after the trial.


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