Setanta pack on Sky

ftakeith · 05-10-2015 2:24pm

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Still no app.

Pitiful.

most subscribers don't really care about the app

so I can watch again live sport I already saw on BT Sport

The Ayatolla · 05-10-2015 3:58pm

ftakeith wrote: »

most subscribers don't really care about the app

so I can watch again live sport I already saw on BT Sport

That's pretty irrelevant.

They promised and failed to deliver. Yet again.

irishchris · 07-10-2015 10:29am

ftakeith wrote: »

most subscribers don't really care about the app

so I can watch again live sport I already saw on BT Sport

well to be honest think most would use it for watching live bt sport on their mobiles when they are not at home to watch on their tvs

ftakeith · 07-10-2015 10:44am

irishchris wrote: »

well to be honest think most would use it for watching live bt sport on their mobiles when they are not at home to watch on their tvs

where?

on the bus

in work

most of the live sport is on in the evening or at the weekend

Racket · 07-10-2015 11:54am

irishchris wrote: »

well to be honest think most would use it for watching live bt sport on their mobiles when they are not at home to watch on their tvs

Or watching for watching multiple matches in the UEFA competitions, as I used to do with Sky's apps and services. Or other sports on the weekends when there are clashes with Moto GP and F1/WSbR etc.

https://www.setantago.com/

Guessing this is the site? If so, shame there will be no support for Android at the beginning, and also the use of Silverlight.

ftakeith · 07-10-2015 12:33pm

Racket wrote: »

Or watching for watching multiple matches in the UEFA competitions, as I used to do with Sky's apps and services. Or other sports on the weekends when there are clashes with Moto GP and F1/WSbR etc.

https://www.setantago.com/

Guessing this is the site? If so, shame there will be no support for Android at the beginning, and also the use of Silverlight.

99% of subscribers watch the TV channels on their TV

lertsnim · 07-10-2015 3:00pm

ftakeith wrote: »

where?

on the bus

in work

most of the live sport is on in the evening or at the weekend

A lot of people do work in the evenings and at the weekend. What are you on about?

ftakeith wrote: »

99% of subscribers watch the TV channels on their TV

Just stop. There are uses for an app. I use them as do many more, even if it is on a tablet in the kitchen while I am making dinner.

The Ayatolla · 07-10-2015 3:03pm

lertsnim wrote: »

A lot of people do work in the evenings and at the weekend. What are you on about?

Just stop. There are uses for an app. I use them as do many more, even if it is on a tablet in the kitchen while I am making dinner.

I watch most of my TV on my iPad. The Sky Go app has great live channel features and an on-demand section.

irishchris · 08-10-2015 5:22am

ftakeith wrote: »

where?

on the bus

in work

most of the live sport is on in the evening or at the weekend

I work evenings myself as do many. But as said by others many use it even when in their own homes. Especially when in another room whilst the missus catches up on her soaps I would be able to watch the footy in peace on my tablet

irishchris · 08-10-2015 5:45am

Seems setantago has launched but website stream not viewable on mobile. Under the about section it mentions ios but sadly no mention of android. I am hoping this is not an oversight.

"Availability

The service is available in the Republic of Ireland only across multiple devices including web, IOS smartphones and tablets."

Edit: faq states no android support

The Ayatolla · 08-10-2015 8:08am

irishchris, where are ya seeing this?

Racket · 08-10-2015 9:56am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

irishchris, where are ya seeing this?

https://www.setantago.com/

It's a shame it seems it will only have the main BT channels and no mention of the BT Sports Extra red button channels for weekends and European competitions.

The Ayatolla · 08-10-2015 10:17am

Doesn't work on Chrome, arguably the world's most popular browser.

And I get a spinning "Loading...." on Firefox.

The FAQ links don't seem to work either.

Great launch!

Racket · 08-10-2015 11:41am

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Doesn't work on Chrome, arguably the world's most popular browser.

And I get a spinning "Loading...." on Firefox.

The FAQ links don't seem to work either.

Great launch!

Yea, it's a shame they're using Silverlight with the lack of Chrome support.

I'm guessing it'll probably go live properly soon, just the site went live early to the public and seems to have been searchable on Google for about a week.

FAQ links have been working for me, though sometimes I have to click on the question twice for it to work.

Online only subscription seems to be €17 for a month or two months at €30 total upfront, and free with a satellite sub but not cable customers.

Gerry Wicklow · 08-10-2015 4:45pm

Racket wrote: »

Yea, it's a shame they're using Silverlight with the lack of Chrome support.

I'm guessing it'll probably go live properly soon, just the site went live early to the public and seems to have been searchable on Google for about a week.

FAQ links have been working for me, though sometimes I have to click on the question twice for it to work.

Online only subscription seems to be €17 for a month or two months at €30 total upfront, and free with a satellite sub but not cable customers.

I thought Silverlight was deprecated?

ftakeith · 17-10-2015 12:39pm

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

I thought Silverlight was deprecated?

its very good on IE

Gerry Wicklow · 17-10-2015 2:27pm

The only time I ever encountered Silverlight was on Micro$ofts own site, which says a lot.

lertsnim · 17-10-2015 3:12pm

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

The only time I ever encountered Silverlight was on Micro$ofts own site, which says a lot.

Sky Go insists on it too unfortunately

Racket · 17-10-2015 3:36pm

lertsnim wrote: »

Sky Go insists on it too unfortunately

As do BT in the UK. It's a shame all round.

The Ayatolla · 17-10-2015 10:08pm

Mind boggling. They'll change eventually.

callaway92 · 18-10-2015 9:02pm

UFC Fight Pass insists on Silverlight too.

It's fine really.

The Ayatolla · 18-10-2015 10:10pm

callaway92 wrote: »

UFC Fight Pass insists on Silverlight too.

It's fine really.

That has Chromecast and is a very decent player. The apps are equally as good.

mikeym · 18-10-2015 10:25pm

Im going to ring Setanta tomorrow to find out when its officially released.

Im very interested in getting Setantago.

ftakeith · 19-10-2015 11:07am

mikeym wrote: »

Im going to ring Setanta tomorrow to find out when its officially released.

Im very interested in getting Setantago.

its released already

The Ayatolla · 19-10-2015 11:20am

Except not on an App.

And it doesn't work on Chrome.

Racket · 19-10-2015 12:45pm

ftakeith wrote: »

its released already

It hasn't been officially released, just that the website was found to be public and searchable early. BT Sport ESPN still doesn't seem to be running, and they've only been testing the channel streams for a few days.

And the On Demand content needs a lot of work, shows being missed or only part shown, and looks like they just took a recording off the Sky box with a 5-10 minute buffer and all the adverts off the BT channel still included. Even one of the MLB links on their On Demand page is 3 hours 52 minutes long and manages to fit in 3 hours of UFC, a small bit of post-match highlights of a football game and only two innings of the actual content that should be included. It doesn't even seem near public release, judging by that.

ftakeith · 20-10-2015 10:40pm

Setanta pack on Sky

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