Optus delays pre-orders for its English Premier League packages

I just don’t see how they are going to get the business at $85pm! Considering Foxtel with all the bells and whistles is $100ish……

@becca

for that $85 you also get your mobile, broadband or home phone paid for which you would have to pay anyway.

Not defending Optus’ decision but the position they put viewers in is not much worse than Foxtel to begin with….

Optus have completely got this wrong and Allen Lew’s comments are very naive. People will change when the product is better, unfortunately it’s not the case here. [Edited under Mumbrella’s moderation policy]

For EPL fans, under Foxtel we had a magnificent HD picture to watch live or record for those games at difficult times.
Optus have been very short on detail regarding quality. Coming down the internet, there is bound to be buffering and a scrappy picture because of little chance of seeing it in HD, except for the privileged few who might have a very fast connection – and then there is still no guarantee of quality.
Also, I see scant information on advertising – are we going to be subject to advertising on-screen during the game or are we going to get a full 90 minute game free of interruption and advertising as we did on Foxtel.
This is all very mysterious and it just amazes me that Optus got the rights without guaranteeing some form of technology that at least matched that provided by Foxtel. Are we going to go backwards???

Don’t know how Optus can sell a product that depends on a internet system that in this country is not up to the standard required.
The Australian public have been treated with contempt by Internet supplies who have not upgraded there systems because we have no choice but to put up with slow internet and this is what will come back and bite Optus as no one is going to watch a match that stops and buffers every 30 seconds.

Hmmm, simplest and the best way is say NAY to OPtus. After all why pay to switch just for EPL. I felt the same about OPTUS and its offerings or lack of! I am happy to hear that Foxtel has BEIN Sports and as of 1st July, wait for it, LFCTV. Delayed telecast, ok, for me, but all important cup matches are either on Foxtel via ESPN or BEIN Sports, European (CHAMPIONS & EUROPA LEAGUE) and the ENGLISH CUPS (LEAGUE and FA CUP). So to pay for just EPL games with OPTUS just simply say NO and stay with Foxtel. If you are already with them, otherwise, I still say sign up to FOXTEL, Simply because the quality and available through internet, yes it is not fast enough, but quality still great for me on my mobile with FOXTEL GO. NOT AND AVID FOXTEL FAN! but happy with my SOCCER broadcasts. ok ok, talk about quality and the cost and so on, JUST DON’T SIGN UP till OPTUS can give you what you want at your price!
I for one will be happy to see EPL Delayed with LFCTV. If OPTUS offers a service for EPL ONLY via broadband will take it, but must be of quality and NO LAGGING!!! ESPECIALLY NO Ad breaks and promo and so on.Good luck Optus and thank you FOXTEL for the 3 NEW BEiN CHANNELS and the other CLUV TVs to follow.

So how do I, who lives in the NT where we can only get Telstra, now watch the sport I love and have followed all my life??!!