The Times Ireland/Sunday Times Ireland

schemingbohemia · 07-02-2019 12:38pm

ablelocks wrote: »

they are - but its only the listings of what's on (in a similar format to an epg that you'd see on your tv)

What's missing from the Sunday Times Culture supplement on the epaper are the reviews, previews and critics choices combined with listings for each day of the upcoming week. These are all available in the physical supplement that comes with the newspaper and as i said above, includes recommendations from Irish channels.

It's actually an excellent feature of the physical supplement in that it allows you to identify programmes of interest so that you can set recording in advance.

It should be included in the epaper supplement.

I signed up last year but to the International version I do get those previews and critics choices. But the Irish news section is way way smaller and obviously doesn't include the irish critics or irish shows/tv/theatre/concerts. I was going to switch to this to get the Irish news but this is making me reconsider.

Hurrache · 07-02-2019 12:56pm

The weekend editions aren't too bad when it comes to Irish content, but the weekly edition is pretty small, and a subsection within the main paper. But that reflects the print edition I suppose. I would like to see the Culture etc on a Sunday tailored more to Ireland as the print version is.

corks finest · 07-02-2019 4:52pm

ablelocks wrote: »

Birneybau wrote: »

I thought the t.v. listings were on the app, but only if you're online. Used to be anyway

they are - but its only the listings of what's on (in a similar format to an epg that you'd see on your tv)

What's missing from the Sunday Times Culture supplement on the epaper are the reviews, previews and critics choices combined with listings for each day of the upcoming week. These are all available in the physical supplement that comes with the newspaper and as i said above, includes recommendations from Irish channels.

It's actually an excellent feature of the physical supplement in that it allows you to identify programmes of interest so that you can set recording in advance.

It should be included in the epaper supplement.

Correct

stdidit · 07-02-2019 5:15pm

Is there any email address for support with your account or just a phone number?

Edit: never mind, I found it!

dinneenp · 10-02-2019 12:04pm

Is it possible to have the app auto save articles to 'my articles'? Eg Clarkson review, music reviews etc.

And is tech review available in the app?

corks finest · 10-02-2019 2:17pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Is it possible to have the app auto save articles to 'my articles'? Eg Clarkson review, music reviews etc.

And is tech review available in the app?

Favourite star on top to save

dinneenp · 10-02-2019 3:00pm

corks finest wrote: »

Favourite star on top to save

Thanks but I mean have same journalists regular article in favs each Sunday automatically.

corks finest · 10-02-2019 8:53pm

dinneenp wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Favourite star on top to save

Thanks but I mean have same journalists regular article in favs each Sunday automatically.

Sorry bud misinterpreted

roakleyIRL · 15-02-2019 11:21am

padyjoe wrote: »

I'm not getting a free month, weekly payment already taken, signed up on 25th Jan only. Where's the small print?

Hi - if you are a brand new customer you should be getting a month free - if you call the helpline at thetimes.ie/join they will advise.

roakleyIRL · 15-02-2019 7:09pm

Hurrache wrote: »

The weekend editions aren't too bad when it comes to Irish content, but the weekly edition is pretty small, and a subsection within the main paper. But that reflects the print edition I suppose. I would like to see the Culture etc on a Sunday tailored more to Ireland as the print version is.

Hi the main printed paper contains Ireland news on pages 1 to 12 - we also have Irish comment, Irish business and Irish sport - We then take stories of general interest/world news and other comment from our UK writers and mix these in - but the level of Irish news remains relatively high on most days - the idea is to produce a paper that reflects Ireland and the World - which is why we carry a lot of world news from our correspondents. On issues like Brexit - having a team of reporters in the UK really helps us to provide the best information so we often take Brexit pages from our UK edition into our Irish pages as Irish people want to know how Brexit is developing. The tablet is similar to our print edition, but contains a little more UK news. On the website all the Irish content appears in the Ireland tab at the bottom of the website. This tab is then the front page of the smartphone app. At some stage, hopefully very soon, we will be changing to an Irish website that allows us to mix in the UK material in the same way as we do in print and this will allow us to have a nicer experience on the smartphone. As we continue to build a subscription base in Ireland we will continue to invest in Irish journalism and aiim to do more.

ablelocks · 16-02-2019 1:47am

roakleyIRL wrote: »

Hi the main printed paper contains Ireland news on pages 1 to 12 - we also have Irish comment, Irish business and Irish sport - We then take stories of general interest/world news and other comment from our UK writers and mix these in - but the level of Irish news remains relatively high on most days - the idea is to produce a paper that reflects Ireland and the World - which is why we carry a lot of world news from our correspondents. On issues like Brexit - having a team of reporters in the UK really helps us to provide the best information so we often take Brexit pages from our UK edition into our Irish pages as Irish people want to know how Brexit is developing. The tablet is similar to our print edition, but contains a little more UK news. On the website all the Irish content appears in the Ireland tab at the bottom of the website. This tab is then the front page of the smartphone app. At some stage, hopefully very soon, we will be changing to an Irish website that allows us to mix in the UK material in the same way as we do in print and this will allow us to have a nicer experience on the smartphone. As we continue to build a subscription base in Ireland we will continue to invest in Irish journalism and aiim to do more.

Aim to fix Sunday’s culture supplement too!

dinneenp · 02-03-2019 9:27pm

Tried the app on a tablet, says "
" your current pack does not give you access to this edition."
I even deleted the app from my phone but get the same message. Presume it works for people with tablets?

BTW The Times & The Sunday Times app isn't compatible so I installed The Times & Sunday Times News.

roakleyIRL · 02-03-2019 10:45pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Tried the app on a tablet, says "
" your current pack does not give you access to this edition."
I even deleted the app from my phone but get the same message. Presume it works for people with tablets?

BTW The Times & The Sunday Times app isn't compatible so I installed The Times & Sunday Times News.

Hi - this sounds like you have downloaded the wrong apps or the UK version of the apps - when you signed up you should have got an email with the links to the exact apps - if you use those links to download the tablet app to tablet and the smartphone app to smartphone app (there are two separate apps) - failing that you need to search for the The Times and the Sunday Times Ireland in the app store for both phone and tablet app.

tdow · 02-03-2019 11:03pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Tried the app on a tablet, says "
" your current pack does not give you access to this edition."
I even deleted the app from my phone but get the same message. Presume it works for people with tablets?

BTW The Times & The Sunday Times app isn't compatible so I installed The Times & Sunday Times News.

I got a similar message when i tried to install it on my kindle fire. I am guessing it is not available on kindle.

It works fine on my android devices.

dinneenp · 03-03-2019 12:47am

roakleyIRL wrote: »

Hi - this sounds like you have downloaded the wrong apps or the UK version of the apps - when you signed up you should have got an email with the links to the exact apps - if you use those links to download the tablet app to tablet and the smartphone app to smartphone app (there are two separate apps) - failing that you need to search for the The Times and the Sunday Times Ireland in the app store for both phone and tablet app.

Thanks, that was the issue.

Fann Linn · 03-03-2019 1:01am

tdow wrote: »

I got a similar message when i tried to install it on my kindle fire. I am guessing it is not available on kindle.

It works fine on my android devices.

If you've rooted your kindle fire you will be able to get it on your kindle via google store or through the emalled link.

WhatsGoingOn2 · 03-03-2019 8:53am

Fann Linn wrote: »

If you've rooted your kindle fire you will be able to get it on your kindle via google store or through the emalled link.

You don't need to root it to install Google Play.
Follow these steps https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/get-google-play-on-fire-tablet

tdow · 03-03-2019 8:13pm

WhatsGoingOn2 wrote: »

You don't need to root it to install Google Play.
Follow these steps https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/get-google-play-on-fire-tablet

Awesome! Was able to install the app from the play store on the kindle and everything is working great

Mango Joe · 04-03-2019 3:36pm

Thanks for this one OP - Can anyone please confirm where these Odeon codes are released and if you can use these once a week every week? Can't seem to find the correct details - Read something about a code being released every Monday (?) - Is this limited? Do you need to be there waiting to grab one before others use them up?!

I think this looks great - One suggestion I'd make for the App Devs is that a smartphone App really does need to allow the User to zoom in on a photo given the limited amount of screen real estate that they are undoubtedly going to be using.

Also given that there's the previous 6 days available in the App - If you "Favourite" an article does it persist or disappear when the edition it originated from is removed from the listing cycle!?

Thanks.

Fann Linn · 04-03-2019 3:40pm

WhatsGoingOn2 wrote: »

You don't need to root it to install Google Play.
Follow these steps https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/get-google-play-on-fire-tablet

Thanks. That's what I thought was 'rooting'!

tretorn · 04-03-2019 6:20pm

You log into Times.co.uk and go to the Times+ tab.

The subscription offers are here and you click on the Odeon one. The codes are limited, you click in and you are directed to the Odeon booking system. You book the movie and put the code in the promotions box. You can use the offer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday which is great.

digitaldr · 04-03-2019 8:48pm

Maybe I'm missing something but is is possible to get TV recommendations like in the paper version of the culture section?

dinneenp · 04-03-2019 9:00pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Maybe I'm missing something but is is possible to get TV recommendations like in the paper version of the culture section?

Thought I had that (on demand recommendations) I in mmy phone;didn't seem to appear in tablet though.

Really love it on a tablet, buying one tomorrow (Galaxy tab or Amazon Fire HD)

ablelocks · 04-03-2019 9:31pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Maybe I'm missing something but is is possible to get TV recommendations like in the paper version of the culture section?

Not yet - i asked a few pages ago and Richie is working flat out on bringing it to the app.

Aren’t you Richie?!!

Edit : until he succeeds, there is a full 7 day TV preview in the Saturday Review section, but this doesn’t cover Irish channels. (Each days previews are repeated then in the daily Times2 section)

tretorn · 05-03-2019 4:13pm

Who watches RTE though and what wiuld you be reviewing.

ablelocks · 05-03-2019 10:09pm

tretorn wrote: »

Who watches RTE though and what wiuld you be reviewing.

I do. movies particularly, TV series, both domestic and international. Documentaries that don't appear on british tv. music shows. (and it's not just RTE - TG4 and Virgin sometimes have decent programmes too)

not for reviews - for previews - the critics choice in the culture supplement gives you the heads up on what's worth viewing, that's why the culture supplement is so beneficial - set programme to record on a sunday and watch it later. It's in the paper edition, not in the tablet and there's really no reason why.....

torrevieja · 05-05-2019 1:51am

Can someone tell me how u cancel this subscription please, i never use it

sweetie · 07-05-2019 10:28am

torrevieja wrote: »

Can someone tell me how u cancel this subscription please, i never use it

You have to call them, number is on the site I think.

dulpit · 07-05-2019 10:59am

sweetie wrote: »

You have to call them, number is on the site I think.

From the My account section of site:

If you wish to change your security and log in details, please do so below. If you'd like to make any changes to your profile, and you can't see a way to do it on this page, please call Customer Services on 015360818 phone on 1800949687.

Beagslife · 07-05-2019 12:31pm

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

07-05-2019 12:33pm

Beagslife wrote: »

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

for €5 a month for 7 days it's good value.

not sure how long that deal will last.

xckjoo · 07-05-2019 1:31pm

Beagslife wrote: »

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

I find the quality of journalism to be high. Haven't noticed any sensationalism and they cover a wide range of issues. I'd definitely recommend giving it a try. I was pleasantly surprised at just how much value I'm getting from it

dulpit · 07-05-2019 3:00pm

Beagslife wrote: »

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

The quality if very good. The editorial line is quite different to The Times in UK too, which is very odd, but in a good way I think.

It can be a little hard to find big, non-Irish stories immediately (the site and the app lump all the Irish news first and then everything else comes later, ideally it would be blended in together as needed). For the €5, well worth it.

ablelocks · 07-05-2019 9:55pm

Primary news source for me, + additional benefit of all the supplements.. I’d like more Irish content, but quality of world news and analysis/ commentary is very high and relativelybalanced. There are a few columnists i don’t like, so just skip them. Sports coverage and writing is super. Features, music, film, tv (mostly, see previous requests) and book reviews are all excellent.

App version of the paper is much easier to use and navigate.

Still getting occasional crashes, even after reinstalling (which wiped out out all my saved articles by the way) but overall it’s excellent

WHL · 08-05-2019 12:14am

Excellent value for €5 a month and works very well with the iPad. Quantity and quality of Irish news is decent and it is interesting to get the UK perspective on Brexit-related topics also

corks finest · 08-05-2019 7:04am

Beagslife wrote: »

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

I enjoy it immensely

Glebee · 08-05-2019 9:13am

Beagslife wrote: »

How would regular users rate this subscription where they are using it as their primary source for Irish news?
With the proposed takeover of INM and the ongoing move towards paywalls are you happy with TTI/TSTI?

I find it great. Sunday Times is around 3 euro for the paper addition on its own so 5 euro for a months worth of news is excellent value. I use it mainly for the Saturday and Sunday editions which I really like.

It also has free ebooks and audio books every month that I have actually used.

The tablet application is great as its the same layout as the actual paper.

Not so fond of the phone app or the PC version as its not in paper format.

GiftGrub100 · 08-05-2019 11:19pm

It was good value at €13 per month at €5 per month with a kindle book, audio book and movie rental thrown in, it’s phenomenal value.

We put so little value on newspapers these days with journal, social media etc it’s much better to read actual news and as mentioned the editorial slant on the The Times is slightly different from UK version.

Combine this with Irish Times at 16 per month, two great daily papers for 21 per month

eclipsechaser · 08-05-2019 11:37pm

I have an Irish Times subscription so was tentative about signing up for The Times.

The quality of the journalism is exceptionally high - noticeably better than the Irish Times. Their investigation work (such as the FAI payments) is to be commended too. There's not enough material for me to give up my IT subscription but I'm delighted to have The Times for quality journalism at a very reasonable price.

Italix · 09-05-2019 1:16am

GiftGrub100 wrote: »

It was good value at €13 per month at €5 per month with a kindle book, audio book and movie rental thrown in, it’s phenomenal value.

We put so little value on newspapers these days with journal, social media etc it’s much better to read actual news and as mentioned the editorial slant on the The Times is slightly different from UK version.

Combine this with Irish Times at 16 per month, two great daily papers for 21 per month

I didn't know that there was so many extras with it, well worth a subscription.

Would anyone know if the win club works in Ireland too?

Sir Oxman · 09-05-2019 2:00am

GiftGrub100 wrote: »

It was good value at €13 per month at €5 per month with a kindle book, audio book and movie rental thrown in, it’s phenomenal value.

We put so little value on newspapers these days with journal, social media etc it’s much better to read actual news and as mentioned the editorial slant on the The Times is slightly different from UK version.

Combine this with Irish Times at 16 per month, two great daily papers for 21 per month

The current 16e IT offer (1e for first month) includes a year of the New York Times (after first month) <--app and .com site no NYT epaper

sweetie · 09-05-2019 1:00pm

Seems like this works off Google play credit. Will resub when my month is up next week.

Lucious Sweet · 09-05-2019 2:27pm

sweetie wrote: »

Seems like this works off Google play credit. Will resub when my month is up next week.

Where do you see the Google play credit option?
I don't see it.

sweetie · 09-05-2019 2:30pm

Lucious Sweet wrote: »

Where do you see the Google play credit option?
I don't see it.

I've an active sub until 13th May so I signed out of the app, clicked into start your free trial and G pay with my mobile no. is the default option.

Lucious Sweet · 09-05-2019 2:40pm

sweetie wrote: »

I've an active sub until 13th May so I signed out of the app, clicked into start your free trial and G pay with my mobile no. is the default option.

Thanks, I too have an active sub, but only see PayPal or Card options when I go to change billing information.

sweetie · 09-05-2019 3:01pm

Lucious Sweet wrote: »

Thanks, I too have an active sub, but only see PayPal or Card options when I go to change billing information.

You need to do it through your phone on the app.

Lucious Sweet · 09-05-2019 3:09pm

sweetie wrote: »

You need to do it through your phone on the app.

I did. Maybe that option is only there for New sign ups?

sweetie · 09-05-2019 3:11pm

Lucious Sweet wrote: »

I did. Maybe that option is only there for New sign ups?

yeah, that's why I signed out of the app. I had cancelled my sub but will sub back next week using credit.

acalmenvoy · 09-05-2019 4:35pm

Glebee wrote: »

I find it great. Sunday Times is around 3 euro for the paper addition on its own so 5 euro for a months worth of news is excellent value. I use it mainly for the Saturday and Sunday editions which I really like.

It also has free ebooks and audio books every month that I have actually used.

The tablet application is great as its the same layout as the actual paper.

Not so fond of the phone app or the PC version as its not in paper format.

If you could use the tablet app on the phone I would subscribe to this in a heartbeat, I hate the phone app.
With the size and specs of phones nowadays, tablet apps should be allowed to be used on phones.
My phone has 4 times the specs of my tablet. I rarely carry my tablet with me.
Please allow us the tablet layout on phone..;)

onform · 09-05-2019 10:24pm

GiftGrub100 wrote: »

To use vouchers you need to log in to Rakuten website and redeem points, they go onto your account, and then you can order using voucher points, if you use tv app only you cannot use them.

So pick film - eg this week Crazy Rich Asians, select rent in HD 499 points, so if only subscription from this month not enough, pick say Spitfire which is 399 points and select rent, if you are on website you should see the option of using your points, rent film and you have 48 hours to watch on any device.

So rent and select from logging into website
Watch on built in tv app or iPad app as long as all signed in with same account details.

On tv app on Panasonic TVs, go to library and the film you rented is there for 48 hours and can be watched more than once.

Not exactly Simples but once you realize you cannot use Points to rent from app and must log into Rakuten.ie it becomes easy, you can also use credit card to pay for films also.

If you skip a monthly view, your points carry over so if you redeem two months points but don’t watch, you have 800 on the account and so on, points can last up to four months.

Sorry to drag up an old topic, but do you need to use a UK Rakuten account? I've an Irish account and it says the voucher can't be redeemed in this country when I try.

The Times Ireland/Sunday Times Ireland

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