Media Thread, 2025: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

[Donkers]

came across my YT suggested, decided to reminisce

these boys made it look so easy

Whenever anyone is feeling bad this is a great watch.

 

[Bender_]

I read this too but I don't even understand how that works. I'm sure someone much smarter than me can explain, but if you have access to fast enough internet how does it matter?

I watched the finals series last year in London with Kayo and a VPN

How would they geo-block in the same country (admitting I'm not super tech savvy here)? And if that's the case a VPN must be the way around it.

 

[shoutsatclouds]

Streaming services are increasingly detecting and blocking the use of vpn’s.

WatchAFL, I’m looking at you…

 

[Matele]

How would they geo-block in the same country (admitting I'm not super tech savvy here)? And if that's the case a VPN must be the way around it.

Your IP address has location data stored within it. VPN is the general answer but a lot of the popular ones get added to a list and the service (Kayo, Netflix etc) won’t work with them setup at all.

Time to set sail.

 

[Bender_]

Your IP address has location data stored within it. VPN is the general answer but a lot of the popular ones get added to a list and the service (Kayo, Netflix etc) won’t work with them setup at all.

Time to set sail.

Are you quoting Love Shack whilst explaining stuff to me?

 

[Tugga27]

Streaming services are increasingly detecting and blocking the use of vpn’s.

WatchAFL, I’m looking at you…

If you're living in Australia, wouldn't Kayo be cheaper than WatchAFL?

 

[happy_eagle]

Probably not worth its own thread.

We holiday in Exmouth and h stream view AFL via Kayo and Starlink. Kayo cease streaming into numerous parts of Oz (including Exmouth) from March 3 this year.

Suggested alternatives?


On iPad using BigFooty.com mobile app

7Plus ?

 

[Matele]

Are you quoting Love Shack whilst explaining stuff to me?

THE WHOLE SHACK SHIMMY!

 

[shoutsatclouds]

If you're living in Australia, wouldn't Kayo be cheaper than WatchAFL?

Kayo = $40/mth or $480/yr (up from $35/mth)
WatchAFl = $229/yr

 

[Tugga27]

Kayo = $40/mth or $480/yr (up from $35/mth)
WatchAFl = $229/yr

Thanks for that.

Although you wouldn't need Kayo for the whole year if you just wanted it for footy.

 

[Lazzas]

Kayo = $40/mth or $480/yr (up from $35/mth)
WatchAFl = $229/yr

Last year I purchased a Giants digital membership includes Kayo for the whole year something like $200

Edit

Looks like all clubs are charging $350 across the board this year for a digital membership. You also get other perks. Eagle's for example you get a $25 voucher.

Or take out a freo one and stir them up in the finals.

 

[Farang83150]

Did this a few months ago:

12 month subscription direct from WatchAFL $229

International club memberships all offer WatchAFL -
West Coast $205 yearly
Freo $200
WB $260
Pies $199
Swans $221
GWS $196
Brissy $220
Saints $215
Power $255
Crows $219
Blues $235
North $239
Hawks $250
Melb $230
Suns $289
Tigers $205
Cats, Dons look like kayo only @ $350

 

[southcoast]

Thanks to those who have made suggestions.

Kayo - no longer an option when we’re up the coast ( 2months) - coz business decision by them.
7plus - will look at when broadcast details are released. Folks watch free to air but often get WCE on delay. Be interesting to see if new media deal and fixturing changes this at all. Seven West Media share prices in the toilet so need advertising $ big time.
AFL Watch - another option. Will look further when I locate details.

 

[WCErevival]

I thought 7plus doesn't stream the footy? You have to watch it old school through an antenna.

 

[TY24]

I thought 7plus doesn't stream the footy? You have to watch it old school through an antenna.

They will be streaming it starting this year under the new rights deal, like the FTA channel it will only be the 4-5 games per round.

 

[happy_eagle]

They will be streaming it starting this year under the new rights deal, like the FTA channel it will only be the 4-5 games per round.

With VPN though I wonder if you can use this to see other games

i.e Our games are not typically Channel 7 games, but over here they will be. If you set a VPN to Perth, Brisbane or Sydney would you get the local teams on 7plus ?

 

[amazingjoshy]

How would they geo-block in the same country (admitting I'm not super tech savvy here)? And if that's the case a VPN must be the way around it.

Yeah still don't understand why Foxtel (or whatever they are called now) wants to stop some places in Australia from accessing Kayo.

If the internet is good enough in those areas, how does it affect them?

 

[ZergMinion]

Yeah still don't understand why Foxtel (or whatever they are called now) wants to stop some places in Australia from accessing Kayo.

If the internet is good enough in those areas, how does it affect them?

While it's a thoroughly dick move, I suspect they get more complaints about streaming quality in those areas so they're trying to shunt customers to a product that doesn't rely on the internet to save money on the support desk.

What's best for the company is best for everyone sort of thing.

 

[TY24]

Yeah still don't understand why Foxtel (or whatever they are called now) wants to stop some places in Australia from accessing Kayo.

If the internet is good enough in those areas, how does it affect them?

I used to live and do FIFO work in one of the affected postcodes and our internet pre-NBN was appalling, but since NBN had become serviceable at around 50mbps, more than enough to stream in HD.

 

[THE A5]

Probably not worth its own thread.

We holiday in Exmouth and h stream view AFL via Kayo and Starlink. Kayo cease streaming into numerous parts of Oz (including Exmouth) from March 3 this year.

Suggested alternatives?


On iPad using BigFooty.com mobile app

They’ve increased the price too. I’m actually gonna get rid of it as I don’t really watch too much sport apart from footy and cricket and even then not a heap of it.

 

[TY24]

I remember the good old days when you got Kayo for $5 a month if you were a Telstra customer...

 

[kane249]

I remember the good old days when you got Kayo for $5 a month if you were a Telstra customer...

Or a free AFL Live season pass if you were with Telstra

Ever since they gave it to Kayo it kept getting worse

 

[shoutsatclouds]

I used to live and do FIFO work in one of the affected postcodes and our internet pre-NBN was appalling, but since NBN had become serviceable at around 50mbps, more than enough to stream in HD.

I was living in a shipping container in the Nigerian delta, and could stream WatchAFL over the cheap as chips local 3G - so I'm pretty sure Kayo can be streamed in remote Australian townships.

 

[MrWoollie]

I read this too but I don't even understand how that works. I'm sure someone much smarter than me can explain, but if you have access to fast enough internet how does it matter?

I watched the finals series last year in London with Kayo and a VPN

That's odd.

I'm in the UK and tried the same but Kayo said 'No Stream for YOU VPN Boy'.
VPN I tried was Norton then Nord. Both were blocked.

 

[southcoast]

They’ve increased the price too. I’m actually gonna get rid of it as I don’t really watch too much sport apart from footy and cricket and even then not a heap of it.

While our home is still listed to receive Kayo I will be exploring options, certainly around Exmouth and if it works I too will give Kayo the flick.


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[THE A5]

While our home is still listed to receive Kayo I will be exploring options, certainly around Exmouth and if it works I too will give Kayo the flick.


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Might need to change your profile name to Northcoast while your at it