Post by Steve Farrelly @ 12:08pm 21/05/10 | 15 Comments
Thankfully AusGamers is on the case, with our own Mike Bantick going the extra mile to catch up with Australian Xbox Product manager, Andrew Jenkins, to discuss the future of the service, how it came about and what it means exactly for gamers in terms of pricing, options, delivery and more.
Click here for the full interview.
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Posted 12:36pm 21/5/10
This is what is wrong with the world.
FREE THE F*****G MARKETS
Posted 01:53pm 21/5/10
No IQ-like functionality, no AFL or NRL, no HD, no un-metered streaming, likely to still require a contract.
That's about as epic fail as it gets.
Posted 01:59pm 21/5/10
A ringing endorsement.
Posted 02:08pm 21/5/10
Otherwise Subs like me would cancel Foxtel and just get an X-Box.
Also, you will have to Download that steaming pile of Manure the Foxtel Video Player that snoops around your system.
Posted 02:16pm 21/5/10
Hmm, not sure Hoggy, Carriers generally have a hardon for a SLA and reliable delivery of service, best effort for video doesn't really cut it over DSL or satellite. Maybe iteration 2 as they hint? Cable has the benefit (although maybe that can't do this without a CPE fitout) of already broadcasting these channels anyway from the head end, so from my armchair it's imaginably easier..
Posted 02:21pm 21/5/10
I think this means "Australia". As in you can't get a sub if your are overseass.
I don't think it means "suburb X and Y but not A, B and C because they have no foxtel cable".
Posted 03:53pm 21/5/10
Posted 04:00pm 21/5/10
Posted 04:13pm 21/5/10
Its not high def though - almost any DSL can get SD video faster than it can be played.
Commercial agreements covering satellite-delivered Austar (pay TV) is why its blocked, so obviously satellite delivery is fine for video ;) Its a commercial and regulatory c***block, nothing more.
This sort of s*** is why people pirate video.
Posted 04:20pm 21/5/10
This.
It would be impossible to enforce stopping someone in one suburb get it just because they don't have cable, they'd use their sign up address as their parents/friends etc and stream it over the net.
Posted 04:48pm 21/5/10
They're talking about Ausstar protection issues though, which is a regional Australia problem, not international access issues. Maybe the guys can clarify but it definetly reads as metro-only from my chair.
F*****s. I just want uncapped, on-demand video at a reasonable price without a stupid delay from the US release date. I have money to give to someone for this, and have for YEARS now, but nobody will take it.
Posted 04:52pm 21/5/10
Syco, you logic would stand up in any normal country, but not here. Ie, technically, you could have Foxtel via satellite anywhere from the cook islands to New Zealand (footprint of the Optus satellite that delivers the service), but you cant. The reason you cant is because the government in all its wisdom decided to protect areas so that only particular companies could sell in that area. This madness goes against consumer protection laws and so I have no idea why they exist. Companies need to compete FFS. I dont know any other sector of business in this country where such laws exist. Imagine if you wanted a carport in Ipswich and you where only allowed to buy it from one particular company. I wonder what effect that would have on prices. Its a joke.
Posted 06:58pm 22/5/10
I think the s***** pings forced my hand there - I was never a huge downloader...
Posted 08:00pm 22/5/10
Solution with foxtel is just to get a second box at your inlaws place, buy your own dish, and wherever you move, just stick the dish in the ground, find the satelite and off you go.
Posted 12:27pm 23/5/10