NOWTV Smart Stick - Deals in Currys

Wheety

Smart Stick and 1 month Sky Sports pass - €26.99

Smart Stick and 2 months Cinema - €24.00

Smart Stick and 2 months Entertainment - €24

Smart Stick and 1 multipass (1 month Entertainment, Kids and Cinema + 1 day Sports) - €29.99

Utter Consternation

Are these any use?

Wheety

Utter Consternation wrote: »

Are these any use?

You don't need the sticks if you have another device or a smart tv.

The passes can be bought here without the stick.

https://www.nowtv.com/ie/tv-passes

Although the week's pass for sport is a fiver cheaper in Currys than through Sky direct.

Sports pass 1 week - €10

Whether it's worth it or not, is up to you. How much you'd use it.

uck51js9zml2yt

2 months movies is 24. It's 30 from nowtv

thenightman

Not a bad shout considering they are asking for 39 for the sports pass alone on the now TV site. Be interesting if the sports pass will include the bt channels that sky have acquired

Enrico Palazzo

720p? What is it, 2010 again?

hjr

Curious if anyone has used the Sky Sports Mobile Pass from Now TV....5 channels for €7 a month. I know it can only be used on the mobile, but if the quality was ok then I wouldn't mind that restriction

iHungry

hjr wrote: »

Curious if anyone has used the Sky Sports Mobile Pass from Now TV....5 channels for €7 a month. I know it can only be used on the mobile, but if the quality was ok then I wouldn't mind that restriction

Yes I use it.I have a usb-c to hdmi convertor so I can watch it on my TV. The quality on a big TV ain't the best but it's passable. Im on the 13.99 pack which I pay for using my three.ie credit

evlgmaojr27ypu

Enrico Palazzo wrote: »

720p? What is it, 2010 again?

Where are you seeing 720p ?
I have the stick and it is full 1080p

hjr

iHungry wrote: »

Yes I use it.I have a usb-c to hdmi convertor so I can watch it on my TV. The quality on a big TV ain't the best but it's passable. Im on the 13.99 pack which I pay for using my three.ie credit

Thanks....do you find much buffering on it? Is it far behind live tv? I read somewhere it's about 20 seconds behind...

Cyclepath

Utter Consternation wrote: »

Are these any use?

I got one mainly because it has the channel 4 (All4) app and the one on my 'Smart' TV was ****e. Loads of great free content. Tou don't have to buy the passes when the free ones expire. I got a 3 month entertainment pass with mine for €30. I may or may not renew it but you can do it online and cancel whenever you like.

Enrico Palazzo

Taliyah Miniature Yearbook wrote: »

Where are you seeing 720p ?
I have the stick and it is full 1080p

From the currys page: "Stream sports in 720p HD quality". Perhaps that's just for other devices?

evlgmaojr27ypu

I recall posting similar one up a while back, I ended up stocking up on couple of these. But I should have taken all of them, especially for the 1 month sports pass costing only 15 bucks

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057986044

evlgmaojr27ypu

Enrico Palazzo wrote: »

From the currys page: "Stream sports in 720p HD quality". Perhaps that's just for other devices?

Nah, it is full 1080p. Even when I stream it on my laptop I get full HD

evlgmaojr27ypu

OmegaGene wrote: »

They are clearing the stock of the sticks before the new boxes come out

I don't think the stick is going anywhere. The new box (which has been out in the UK for a while) is 4K. So I am sure they will keep the stick at a cheaper price and the 4K box will be a bit more expensive.

gussieg

Now tv apparently still streaming in 720p, but the stick is capable of 1080p. Netflix comes out in full HD, as do other apps.
probably to make people not want to switch from sky subscription completely but get this as well.

Berberis

iHungry wrote: »

Yes I use it.I have a usb-c to hdmi convertor so I can watch it on my TV. The quality on a big TV ain't the best but it's passable. Im on the 13.99 pack which I pay for using my three.ie credit

Is this the Three pay credit.
If so would you mind telling me the steps in getting this please.
Have €129 credit going spare with another 20 about to go on tommorw

evlgmaojr27ypu

Enrico Palazzo wrote: »

From the currys page: "Stream sports in 720p HD quality". Perhaps that's just for other devices?

Well maybe I am wrong. So I was convinced that the content was full 1080p - but per their site it is only 720p https://help.nowtv.com/ie/article/what-is-highest-streaming-quality-for-my-device

Interesting however when I check the resolution on my TV when watching any sky sports channel it still says 1080p. I wonder if the gui is rendering in full HD but not the content, Hence the TV thinks it is full 1080p when it is not.

cfeeneyinterior

Amayah Silly Doorbell wrote: »

2 months movies is 24. It's 30 from nowtv

Offers here too if you just want the passes
https://www.nowtv.com/ie/offers

iHungry

hjr wrote: »

Thanks....do you find much buffering on it? Is it far behind live tv? I read somewhere it's about 20 seconds behind...

Its very reliable, I never have issues connecting or losing picture when watching.

Not sure how far behind it is.

Royale with Cheese

Can you buy this and then just apply the pass to an existing account and throw the stick away? I've seen comments on some of their one month codes before saying you can only use them on new accounts, I've previously had a short lived now tv sports subscription.

aristotle25

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Can you buy this and then just apply the pass to an existing account and throw the stick away? I've seen comments on some of their one month codes before saying you can only use them on new accounts, I've previously had a short lived now tv sports subscription.

I bought the stick with 1 month sky sports pass (for the full €44 from DID.ie) and there is no seperate code in the box for the pass.
Its kinda baked into the stick so when you set it up for the first time you have to enable the 1 month there and then.

ooter

Cyclepath wrote: »

I got one mainly because it has the channel 4 (All4) app and the one on my 'Smart' TV was ****e. Loads of great free content. Tou don't have to buy the passes when the free ones expire. I got a 3 month entertainment pass with mine for €30. I may or may not renew it but you can do it online and cancel whenever you like.

has the rte player and the VM player on it too.

Charlie19

Pigsback are doing a 4 month sky sports pass for €78. Might be of interest to people on this thread.

IrishHomer

Charlie19 wrote: »

Pigsback are doing a 4 month sky sports pass for €78. Might be of interest to people on this thread.

Is pushback complicated? Is it trusted

Charlie19

IrishHomer wrote: »

Is pushback complicated? Is it trusted

Yeah I've used it a few times for weekends away and vouchers for restaurants and never had any issues.

I bought the voucher and will activate it on the day before the season kicks off.

Will watch nowtv through fire stick or PS4.

Davy

IrishHomer wrote: »

Is pushback complicated? Is it trusted

Is that a typo and you meant 'pigsback'?

If so, then yes its a reliable company who are around about 20 years. The offer is straight forward. Details below in the link:


https://www.pigsback.com/en-ie/offer/427348/nowtv

IrishHomer

Davy wrote: »

Is that a typo and you meant 'pigsback'?

If so, then yes its a reliable company who are around about 20 years. The offer is straight forward. Details below in the link:


https://www.pigsback.com/en-ie/offer/427348/nowtv

Yes a typo thanks

tscul32

Amayah Silly Doorbell wrote: »

2 months movies is 24. It's 30 from nowtv

Only €27 for 3 months from Now TV. DID sold off a load of passes a few months ago, 1 month movies + 1 month entertainment for €10. I've been using them for the past while. Got a 1 month movies for €4.99 offer from them by email the other day too. You can usually find a good deal somewhere.

Doodah7

Charlie19 wrote: »

Pigsback are doing a 4 month sky sports pass for €78. Might be of interest to people on this thread.

This deserves its own thread in fairness. Great deal!

ffocused

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Can you buy this and then just apply the pass to an existing account and throw the stick away? I've seen comments on some of their one month codes before saying you can only use them on new accounts, I've previously had a short lived now tv sports subscription.

I picked up 2 of them yesterday for the sports passes. I have an existing account and got 5 of them around black friday last year which got me through last season.
All the sticks i got last year has the passes printed on cards and i used them all without issue.
I assume the sticks i got yesterday are the same, i will check when i get home later.

hjr

Doodah7 wrote: »

This deserves its own thread in fairness. Great deal!

Great offer alright, but worth noting the NOWTV packages don't seem to include any BT channels that Sky themselves have available...

Doodah7

hjr wrote: »

Great offer alright, but worth noting the NOWTV packages don't seem to include any BT channels that Sky themselves have available...

Given that Sky don't take over distribution of the BT channels until tomorrow 1 August, that is unsurprising... It has been indicated elsewhere that the BT channels will be joining NOWTV.

gussieg

any nowtv sticks i have got lately, as in from tescos, all had the code installed inside the stick, so no voucher to be used elsewhere. and dont throw stick away, some one might find it useful to have youtube netflix and all4 and a radio app and cookery stuff on an app, and i dont know if they still have access to it, an app all about alien spotting

TheIrishGrover

Just a question for those who have these: The Boxsets/catchup TV. Are they an additional cost to the Entertainment package?

thenightman

No, all the boxsets are included.

Muahahaha

iHungry wrote: »

Yes I use it.I have a usb-c to hdmi convertor so I can watch it on my TV. The quality on a big TV ain't the best but it's passable. Im on the 13.99 pack which I pay for using my three.ie credit

This is really interesting, seems a way to get Sky Sports for €7 a month and then rig the phone to the tv. Would happily pay €7 a month but on their website they say 5 channels are included-
Sky Sports
SS Action
SS News
SS Arena
SS Racing

Anyone know is all Skys Premier League games covered on the Sky Sports channel or are some of them on other channels? If so thats a great deal and deserving of a thread of its own, especially given the supposed crackdown on streaming that they are launching via the ISPs this coming season.

mcgucc22

Charlie19 wrote: »

Yeah I've used it a few times for weekends away and vouchers for restaurants and never had any issues.

I bought the voucher and will activate it on the day before the season kicks off.

Will watch nowtv through fire stick or PS4.

How do you watch through the Fire stick?
Is the NOWTV app already on there?

givecredit

OmegaGene wrote: »

Just install it like any other app

Now TV is not available on fire stick

evlgmaojr27ypu

On a side note you can chromecast NowTV if anyone is interested.

Charlie19

Yeah can't get it to work properly on the fire stick so it's ps4 or Chromecast.

joebloggs32

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Just a question for those who have these: The Boxsets/catchup TV. Are they an additional cost to the Entertainment package?

They are all there alongside the live channels. I have been watching them for free the last two months thanks to a Nestle promotion

iggy

OmegaGene wrote: »

i am using it now


https://firestickappstips.com/now-tv-on-firestick/

Won't download for me. I'm using downloader app as per link above.
Says Error.. Forbidden. Try using https if u used http.

Tried using https but still won't download?
Have unknown sources turned on and ADB Debugging on

Del007

What's the rte player like on this? Any good?

th283

Del007 wrote: »

What's the rte player like on this? Any good?

It’s not great, it has a tendency to randomly return to the home screen halfway through an episode. I’ve completely given up trying to use it. The virgin Media player is good and the channel 4 one is excellent

NateDogsCats

Muahahaha wrote: »

This is really interesting, seems a way to get Sky Sports for €7 a month and then rig the phone to the tv. Would happily pay €7 a month but on their website they say 5 channels are included-
Sky Sports
SS Action
SS News
SS Arena
SS Racing

Anyone know is all Skys Premier League games covered on the Sky Sports channel or are some of them on other channels? If so thats a great deal and deserving of a thread of its own, especially given the supposed crackdown on streaming that they are launching via the ISPs this coming season.

Is it just Sky Sports 1? They cover games on Sky Sports Premier a lot as well so you'd be missing out on some.

dor83

NateDogsCats wrote: »

Is it just Sky Sports 1? They cover games on Sky Sports Premier a lot as well so you'd be missing out on some.

It's Sky Sports Premier League that is included so you'll get pretty much all of their EPL matches.

gussieg

that nowtv app link must have been shut down already, over a week since they posted that article.
does the nowtv app actually work?
Ive heard before that after managing to get the app, it didnt actually open

leex

Re: Pigsback offer

Does anyone know if this will stack on an existing account? I have an existing now tv sports sub which ends on 20th Aug. The pigsback site is telling me my purchased voucher expires on 8th AUg so guessing I may need to open a new account.

joebloggs32

leex wrote: »

Re: Pigsback offer

Does anyone know if this will stack on an existing account? I have an existing now tv sports sub which ends on 20th Aug. The pigsback site is telling me my purchased voucher expires on 8th AUg so guessing I may need to open a new account.

It works. I was paid up to around the 23rd and I stacked mine. Next renewal in December now

leex

joebloggs32 wrote: »

It works. I was paid up to around the 23rd and I stacked mine. Next renewal in December now

Thanks. I applied the voucher to existing account and it stacked. Happy Days!