Can't watch England football qualifier - fuming!
06 September 2008, 11:59 AM
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Can't watch England football qualifier - fuming!
I don't have Setanta Sports and I am at home looking after the kids tonight.
I've known this for a while and not too bothered, its only Andorra etc so I'll maintain media silence and watch the highlights on BBC.
So I'm gong through the menu to Sky+ the highlights... what highlights? Nothing!
Now I'm fuming, basically if you don't have access to Setanta then you can't watch the game.
Its outrageous, fair enough if I don't subscribe to a channel I can't see the game live, but surely there is some kind of ruling that competative internatioal football must be available via terrestrial TV via highlights at a minimum
Not happy at all.
Unless I have missed something there are no highlights either on terrestrial or Sky. I even checked Setanta sports news (that I get via Sky) and they don't have highlights either.
Is there anyway I can watch the game online?
GRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I've known this for a while and not too bothered, its only Andorra etc so I'll maintain media silence and watch the highlights on BBC.
So I'm gong through the menu to Sky+ the highlights... what highlights? Nothing!
Now I'm fuming, basically if you don't have access to Setanta then you can't watch the game.
Its outrageous, fair enough if I don't subscribe to a channel I can't see the game live, but surely there is some kind of ruling that competative internatioal football must be available via terrestrial TV via highlights at a minimum
Not happy at all.
Unless I have missed something there are no highlights either on terrestrial or Sky. I even checked Setanta sports news (that I get via Sky) and they don't have highlights either.
Is there anyway I can watch the game online?
GRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
06 September 2008, 12:05 PM
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I'm amazed just how much people are prepared to pay for just a game of football. At the rate we are going the free channels will be left with just total toss 
At least F1 is on live TV atm, I'd certainly not Setanta it, thats for sure!
At least F1 is on live TV atm, I'd certainly not Setanta it, thats for sure!
06 September 2008, 02:15 PM
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Justin.tv is the best I have found. The others load up ok, but skip and pause frequently. The Justin.tv one is easy to use. Just pop onto the site look in either sports or schedule and find the match your after. I'll be using it for the England match later, as I'm not paying £10 a month for one extra sports channel that shows mainly Scottish football, when I'm a Man United fan
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06 September 2008, 05:19 PM
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LOL I have Setanta 
It's the same on Wed for the big one against Croatia I believe
There is no ruling re terrestrial having to show competitive match highlights
It's a commercial contract which Setanta bid for and won...
Phone them now - they might have a special offer on... Instant connection
It's the same on Wed for the big one against Croatia I believe
There is no ruling re terrestrial having to show competitive match highlights
It's a commercial contract which Setanta bid for and won... Phone them now - they might have a special offer on... Instant connection
06 September 2008, 05:46 PM
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Setanta's not to bad these day's it shows a premiership game most weekends, my mate gets it free with bt vision so i'm off round his to watch it 
Sky is still the best though it's sports coverage is superb and without the likes of sky most of our sport would still be playing in the dark ages, just look what happened when ITV took charge of the championship, they almost sent half of the clubs bankrupt, and who bailed them out ??? Sky did. Admittidly most of the channels on sky are complete ****e with the exception of the likes of the discovery channels, most isn't worth shelling out for, but if you like sport then in my eyes you get your moneys worth out of sky as there generations ahead of all other broadcasters with technology, even on setanta the quality of picture is awful sometimes, sky is awsome especially in HD.
Sky is still the best though it's sports coverage is superb and without the likes of sky most of our sport would still be playing in the dark ages, just look what happened when ITV took charge of the championship, they almost sent half of the clubs bankrupt, and who bailed them out ??? Sky did. Admittidly most of the channels on sky are complete ****e with the exception of the likes of the discovery channels, most isn't worth shelling out for, but if you like sport then in my eyes you get your moneys worth out of sky as there generations ahead of all other broadcasters with technology, even on setanta the quality of picture is awful sometimes, sky is awsome especially in HD.
06 September 2008, 06:58 PM
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its pathetic
the european courts rules sky couldnt hold the rights for all matches as it was unfair for the customer so they where split up, so now i would have to pay an extra tenner a month!!!!!!!!!!!!! how is that a better deal for the customer
the european courts rules sky couldnt hold the rights for all matches as it was unfair for the customer so they where split up, so now i would have to pay an extra tenner a month!!!!!!!!!!!!! how is that a better deal for the customer
06 September 2008, 07:49 PM
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lol well I just called them back, the daft bint i spoke to earlier was 'confused' bless her as their computer systems were down but not the tv signal 
Sounds like I haven't missed much and they are resending the tv activation signal now but not been impressed by Setanta so far.
Sounds like I haven't missed much and they are resending the tv activation signal now but not been impressed by Setanta so far.
06 September 2008, 07:54 PM
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Just watched the first half, utter pants. Those not watching are quite fortunate IMHO.
06 September 2008, 08:57 PM
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Watched it via justin.tv but it kept going down towards the end, so I was then watching it on iraqgoals - which was also showing it via justin.tv but the quality was better for some reason!
06 September 2008, 09:09 PM
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justin TV is crap
Sopcast is far superior, i use it too watch the prem games on a sat aswell.
Not looking good for any decent links for the Khan fight though
Sopcast is far superior, i use it too watch the prem games on a sat aswell.
Not looking good for any decent links for the Khan fight though
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06 September 2008, 09:21 PM
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i got a good pic on Justin TV the second half..still not convinced by England's performance though..You cant blame Capello he really has his work cut out..this is probably one of the most testing times in his career i reckon..
06 September 2008, 09:32 PM
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Its amazin how a channel can grow and become a very competetive channel, when it 1st came out it was free, all 3 of them.
The slowly they have become pay per view on most things.
when they 1st came out i thought, pah, wont last long, what with sky sports etc, feel like a dragon now turnin down dyson
The slowly they have become pay per view on most things.
when they 1st came out i thought, pah, wont last long, what with sky sports etc, feel like a dragon now turnin down dyson
06 September 2008, 09:59 PM
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Well done to the european courts!
06 September 2008, 10:21 PM
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