Thread: Free To Air TV Is Rubbish.

Originally Posted by Chenz

I have Foxtel HD with IQ which I use to series link the programmes that I like to watch - mostly stuff on the Documentary channels, sport and movies.

By recording these shows and watching them later the fast forward gets a real workout going through the ads.

I can't for the life of me work out why Foxtel doesn't allow you to pay per channel that you want to watch. That way you could drop all the crap programmes and channels you never watch and that show rubbish like Keeping up with the Karcrapians, Jersey Bore etc.

They could have a minimum number of channels- say 10 and then you pay for only the ones you want on top of that. Instead they have these bundles where you can only get all of this crap to go with the few channels you want.

With the alternative FTA rubbish - even aside from Aunty and SBS, there is not much to choose from.

It is a sad indictment on society when programmes like Big Brother, The Block and Dancing with the Stars are top rating programmes. I would rather nail a mullet to my back fence and watch it rot.

I reckon watching the mullet rot would be far better entertainment than any reality tv show that pollutes aussie tv's.

Ron,
Data usage is surprisingly reasonable, didn't max out our 100GB/mth allowance in early days. You can choose quality to regulate usage; Low (0.3 GB per hour),Medium (SD: 0.7 GB per hour), High (best video quality, up to 3 GB per hour for HD, 7 GB per hour for Ultra HD).
I switched to unlimited once we decided to keep the service, and with 2 pre-teen boys in the house in addition to work web-conferences it seemed the logical choice