FTA-TV Channel One no longer on Foxtel

[Daytripper]

Just found out today that Channel One is only available to those with either a HD television or the Foxtel HD package.

No announcement. Nothing.

When I rang Foxtel, they weren't even aware of it happening.

Pathetic decision.

 

[ABitWoofy]

been like that for a while now

 

[Daytripper]

Then why have we been able to watch things like the netball up until as late as last week ?

 

[ABitWoofy]

you prob watched it on free-to-air. The sunday arvo netball match is on ch 10 IIRC

 

[jonesy86]

its because the standard def channel became channel 11 which is 131 on foxtel

 

[Daytripper]

its because the standard def channel became channel 11 which is 131 on foxtel

We had One and Eleven running side by side for a while.

Eleven is just entertainment pretty much, isn't it ?
So all the sports shows on One have disappeared (for those that don't have HD)

 

[doodlefeatures]

Just found out today that Channel One is only available to those with either a HD television or the Foxtel HD package.

No announcement. Nothing.

When I rang Foxtel, they weren't even aware of it happening.

Pathetic decision.

One SD became 11 on Jan 11, and for a couple of weeks before that it had a message saying '11 starts on Jan 11 and One will be HD only'
One SD and 11 have never existed at the same time, on Foxtel cable it went from channel 531 to channel 131 when One SD became 11

 

[Daytripper]

One SD became 11 on Jan 11, and for a couple of weeks before that it had a message saying '11 starts on Jan 11 and One will be HD only'
One SD and 11 have never existed at the same time, on Foxtel cable it went from channel 531 to channel 131 when One SD became 11

I hear what you're saying but we were definitely able to watch both channels as late as last week.
Maybe, they missed my subscription out or something ?

 

[TheStinger]

Yeah that's great. You are missing one channel. Meanwhile those with satellite miss out on all of them. i feel for you man, I really do.

 

[jonesy86]

I hear what you're saying but we were definitely able to watch both channels as late as last week.
Maybe, they missed my subscription out or something ?

Late Dec to early Jan all ch531 said was 'eleven coming soon', once 'eleven' launched, 531 disappeared and became 131.

 

[doodlefeatures]

I hear what you're saying but we were definitely able to watch both channels as late as last week.
Maybe, they missed my subscription out or something ?

So you were getting One on ch 531 and 11 on ch 131?

 

[Andre]

Yeah that's great. You are missing one channel. Meanwhile those with satellite miss out on all of them. i feel for you man, I really do.

FTA's loss. I'm sure there are plenty with ratings boxes, who like myself rarely turn to FTA because they are too slack to do a deal with foxtel to be on there for satellite. ABC and SBS manage to have all their channels on foxtel (satellite). FTA need to pull their fingers out and do the same.

 

[Daytripper]

So you were getting One on ch 531 and 11 on ch 131?

Yes...

 

[deck]

Yes...

Can't see how that would be possible. Foxtel feed the signal direct from 10 and that would be HD since mid december. Foxtel would have to reprocess the signal and convert to SD themselves which they don't do.

 

[hardcore_hawk]

Get the HD channels they are AWESOME!

 

[NMFCMUFC]

They are expensive.

 

[doodlefeatures]

$10 a month??

 

[hardcore_hawk]

Don’t understand why people spend 2 grand on a TV then watch SD channels it’s like buying a Ferrari with a Toyota engine?