How to watch Game of Thrones in Ireland

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Someone mentioned on another thread that it was worth getting HBO Go just for the final season.

However, its not available in Ireland.

How CAN people watch Game of Thrones in Ireland - legally of course.

Sky Atlantic?

What about people with no tv subscription - is there a streaming service that provides it in Ireland?

ianob7

Ya sky Atlantic will be the broadcaster in Ireland. If you don't have a TV subscription I suppose you could subscribe to NOW TV for the length it runs on sky Atlantic then cancel

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ianob7 wrote: »

Ya sky Atlantic will be the broadcaster in Ireland. If you don't have a TV subscription I suppose you could subscribe to NOW TV for the length it runs on sky Atlantic then cancel

Will Now TV have season 8 as it airs?

qxtasybe1nwfh2

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Will Now TV have season 8 as it airs?

You can watch sky Atlantic on nowtv live and also they should have it to view anytime after it airs.

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I see Now TV doesnt have an app for most smart TVs and you have to separately buy a Now TV smart stick.

theteal

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Will Now TV have season 8 as it airs?

That's how I'll be watching it in the UK

theteal

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I see Now TV doesnt have an app for most smart TVs and you have to separately buy a Now TV smart stick.

Xbox, Playstation?

qxtasybe1nwfh2

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I see Now TV doesnt have an app for most smart TVs and you have to separately buy a Now TV smart stick.

What brand TV do you have.

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theteal wrote: »

Xbox, Playstation?

Dont have either.

My Smart TV has a web browser so perhaps thats an option, alternatively I could plug a laptop in on a HDMI cable or use screen sharing from a tablet.

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Yahya Gray Ringleader wrote: »

What brand TV do you have.

Samsung - Now TV only have a beta version of the app for Samsung Smart TVs.

theteal

How much is a NowTV stick or box in IReland?
I got an email from them last week to claim a free stick which is now used to smartify the little telly in the guest bedroom.
They're very hand to have tbh, the odd occasion we'll plump for a month of Movies or around Xmas I usually get a week/month of Sports for all the soccer. It could be a decent little investment.

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theteal wrote: »

How much is a NowTV stick or box in IReland?
I got an email from them last week to claim a free stick which is now used to smartify the little telly in the guest bedroom.
They're very hand to have tbh, the odd occasion we'll plump for a month of Movies or around Xmas I usually get a week/month of Sports for all the soccer. It could be a decent little investment.

Looks like its 25 quid according to the website.

But they have an offer for the stick plus 2 months subscription for 40 euro which would cover season 8 if you just registered the stick before it.

Could be a runner!

Brief_Lives

ianob7 wrote: »

Ya sky Atlantic will be the broadcaster in Ireland. If you don't have a TV subscription I suppose you could subscribe to NOW TV for the length it runs on sky Atlantic then cancel

Can you watch the previous seasons of Game of Thrones on NOW TV also.. or just the upcoming season 8?

theteal

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Looks like its 25 quid according to the website.

But they have an offer for the stick plus 2 months subscription for 40 euro which would cover season 8 if you just registered the stick before it.

Could be a runner!

Yeah, I'd be inclined to agree. There are always some decent box sets available and I'm sure there must be a new season of the likes of Billions on the way too so you could very well get a lot more than just GoT from your purchase.

theteal

Brief_Lives wrote: »

Can you watch the previous seasons of Game of Thrones on NOW TV also.. or just the upcoming season 8?

Apparently they'll all be available sometime in March - don't ask me where I read that though

Niska

The stick is €40 in Argos (incl. 2 month pass)

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8109082/Trail/searchtext%3ENOW+TV.htm

Should be available for the same in Tesco.

Keep an eye on it as both stores occasionally sell at half price.

You can use check argos to mail you a price drop:

http://www.checkargos.com/product/8109082

flazio

Instead of a now TV stick, get a Chromecast and the now TV app onto your smartphone. Chromecast works with most streaming services like now, Netflix and youtube.

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flazio wrote: »

Instead of a now TV stick, get a Chromecast and the now TV app onto your smartphone. Chromecast works with most streaming services like now, Netflix and youtube.

I can cast to the tv using screen sharing directly from phone or tablet but I find the quality suffers a bit, and occasionally the dialogue and picture are slightly out of sync. Ive no interest in having another gadget that i wont use either (feel the same way about the nowtv stick). My tv already has the apps for youtube and netflix etc..

Having looked into it a bit more Im tending to think Ill just plug the laptop in with a HDMI cable, get 14 days free trial of nowtv through their website then pay for a month of nowtv for 15 euro.

That will cover the whole season, I dont end up with another useless gadget, I have the existing set up and its the cheapest option.

qxtasybe1nwfh2

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I can cast to the tv using screen sharing directly from phone or tablet but I find the quality suffers a bit, and occasionally the dialogue and picture are slightly out of sync. Ive no interest in having another gadget that i wont use either (feel the same way about the nowtv stick). My tv already has the apps for youtube and netflix etc..

Having looked into it a bit more Im tending to think Ill just plug the laptop in with a HDMI cable, get 14 days free trial of nowtv through their website then pay for a month of nowtv for 15 euro.

That will cover the whole season, I dont end up with another useless gadget, I have the existing set up and its the cheapest option.

Also when I tried to cancel my nowtv, they offered me another month for 7.50.

biggebruv

Power city had deals awhile back on the now tv stick with 2 month free entertainment pass for 20euros long enough to cover the whole of season 8 very good deal it has all the latest HBO stuff on there.

BuzzMcdonnell

theteal wrote: »

Apparently they'll all be available sometime in March - don't ask me where I read that though

They’re all available now, I’m rewatching it currently.

byte

This was posted on BA, which might be of benefit to some.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057960837

"€29.99 for a NOW TV 4 Month Entertainment Pass inc. The Ultimate Game of Thrones Box Set Binge"

Niska

The NOW TV Stick with 2 months Entertainment Pass is half price in Argos (19.99)

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8109082/Trail/searchtext%3ENOW+TV.htm

Don't have to redeem voucher immediately, can hold off til mid April and catch all 6 episodes that way.

s7ryf3925pivug

What time will it become available to stream on nowtv?

I know you can watch it when it shows on sky Atlantic, but I'd rather stream the adless version the next day.

sparta81

The nowtv entertainment pass is currently only 20 euro for the next 3 months.

lertsnim

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I can cast to the tv using screen sharing directly from phone or tablet but I find the quality suffers a bit, and occasionally the dialogue and picture are slightly out of sync.

Chromcasting isn't the same as screen sharing directly from a device. The quality is much higher.

leggo

lertsnim wrote: »

Chromcasting isn't the same as screen sharing directly from a device. The quality is much higher.

This. It’s as reliable as you get really without having the channel. NOW were slow to start over here but I find the service great tbh and that casted is how I’ll be watching tonight.

th283

Millie Miniature Scrubber wrote: »

What time will it become available to stream on nowtv?

I know you can watch it when it shows on sky Atlantic, but I'd rather stream the adless version the next day.

It’s available to stream from 3:30am

pah

I thought this was showing at 2am.

https://www.sky.com/tv-guide/20190415/4101-1/208

Sky guide shows it as 3am

mooseknunkle

pah wrote: »

I thought this was showing at 2am.

https://www.sky.com/tv-guide/20190415/4101-1/208

Sky guide shows it as 3am

Thats Sky Atlantic +1 you're looking at

s7ryf3925pivug

th283 wrote: »

It’s available to stream from 3:30am

Now says from 3.05am in the app.

OptimusTractor

Millie Miniature Scrubber wrote: »

Now says from 3.05am in the app.

Bloody raging, was hoping it'd be live on that as well.

memorystick

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Thats Sky Atlantic +1 you're looking at

Ah Jaysus

Liamalone

It's late

PTH2009

Here we go

Winter is here

Always Tired

If you're stuck you can find live streams on some sports streaming websites who put up streams of other shows from time to time if they're super popular like GoT.

s7ryf3925pivug

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Bloody raging, was hoping it'd be live on that as well.

It is live. Watching it on it right now, since I'm up. Go to watch live and select it. You just watch Sky Atlantic live, but you have to sit through the ads... which I'm doing right now.

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Can we not have episode discussion or opinion in this thread please?

I wandered in for info about NowTV and instead Ive just seen the last few posts with people expressing themselves about the episode content!

Some of us do not want to know ANYTHING before we watch it.

Mr E

Mod: All discussion about the episode itself has been removed. Use the right thread, folks. Cheers.

pah

Mr E wrote: »

Mod: All discussion about the episode itself has been removed. Use the right thread, folks. Cheers.

Thread was locked at the time

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pah wrote: »

Thread was locked at the time

Well then use spoiler tags.

Seriously - there is no excuse for this!

Some of us have been waiting since the 1990s for the end of this story.

okatied

Anyone finding Now tv a piece of crap. In from work, have a beer and it keeps hanging on me. Luckily I have a back way of watching it. Really not impressed. I only got the Now tv stick for GOT.

s7ryf3925pivug

okatied wrote: »

Anyone finding Now tv a piece of crap. In from work, have a beer and it keeps hanging on me. Luckily I have a back way of watching it. Really not impressed. I only got the Now tv stick for GOT.

Had it for ages and never had problems like this. Only used it on fibre though so it might not degrade gracefully.

The only thing I don't like about it is that it is locked to a limited number of devices, which makes it less flexible than Netflix for example.

Mantis Toboggan

Anyone getting this in 4k?

ixoy

okatied wrote: »

Anyone finding Now tv a piece of crap. In from work, have a beer and it keeps hanging on me. Luckily I have a back way of watching it. Really not impressed. I only got the Now tv stick for GOT.

It hung on me once for about two minutes and then after that twice more, but only for about five seconds. I watched it from 21:00 so I imagine that was a fairly heavy usage time. I'm guessing their servers aren't quite beefed up - there's probably a lot of new users (I know a good few myself) who got it just for GoT.

pah

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Well then use spoiler tags.

Seriously - there is no excuse for this!

Some of us have been waiting since the 1990s for the end of this story.

Didn't spoil anything lad

How Soon Is Now

Now tv is piece of ****. Why people would waste there money on something they will never use again when they can just stream or download it in much better quality i dunno but whatever floats your boat and all that!

Hoboo

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone getting this in 4k?

It's not broadcast in 4k, so no.

loughrey2887

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Someone mentioned on another thread that it was worth getting HBO Go just for the final season.

However, its not available in Ireland.

How CAN people watch Game of Thrones in Ireland - legally of course.

Sky Atlantic?

What about people with no tv subscription - is there a streaming service that provides it in Ireland?

You can get TV Now from sky which is a no contract online service to get sky Atlantic. Cancel any time

Mantis Toboggan

Hoboo wrote: »

It's not broadcast in 4k, so no.

That's a pity. I'd love to know why it's not.

s7ryf3925pivug

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

That's a pity. I'd love to know why it's not.

It’s a HBO show. HBO doesn’t support 4K.