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On 10/02/2012 4:47 AM, DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
> channels?
>    Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History
> channel, may be missing.
>    My wife and I subscribed to Foxtel once, but found we ended up watching
> the same ones we got for free anyway - being too busy to catch up with much
> else.
>    And what does the Black Box do?
>
>
We threw it out years ago . with hundreds of interesting channels 
available through a modest dish why pay , ip tv is a cheap workable 
alternative which most people find better performing
  The black box is a simple interface to your service as you know

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On 10.02.12 05:17, DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
> channels?

Access to some content that doesn't appear on free-to-air.

>    Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History
> channel, may be missing.

The channels and content on free-to-air are still quite different from 
Foxtel.

>    My wife and I subscribed to Foxtel once, but found we ended up watching
> the same ones we got for free anyway - being too busy to catch up with much
> else.

In that case, Foxtel is probably no advantage to you. To some people, 
particularly those who watch a lot of sport, it can be.

>    And what does the Black Box do?
>
>

In simple terms, it decrypts and converts the signal that comes via the 
satellite or cable to a form that a TV can make sense of. If it's an iQ, 
it can also record it on hard disk.

DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more 
> channels?
You get a different set of adds.

"Derek" <derek@home> wrote in message news:4f34b392$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> DonH wrote:
>> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
>> channels?
> You get a different set of adds.

# Yes, I've heard that adverts have been introduced since we used Foxtel.
    Yet one reason you'd install "pay-TV" is that the broadcaster funding, 
which is inherent in commercial ads, is not needed - the broadcaster gets 
its income from your monthly payment.
    So, why bring in ads, if not to merely increase income (ie. sheer 
greed)?
    And, of course, commercial ads are SO sophisticated!  (Interrupting 
programs)
    No doubt, SBS feels much happier now they have them (Needed due to lack 
of govt funding)

"DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote in message 
news:ixUYq.2860$v14.1421@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more 
> channels?
>  Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History 
> channel, may be missing.
>  My wife and I subscribed to Foxtel once, but found we ended up watching 
> the same ones we got for free anyway - being too busy to catch up with 
> much else.
>  And what does the Black Box do?
>

# I've now checked with my local Telstra shop, with these results:
1) Installation cost is $200, which involves a technician calling at your 
premises to install the black box, and see that everything is working 
properly.
2) Monthly fee starts at $45 - or more (depending on how many extra features 
you want).
3) Black box is currently geared to supply the modern digital TV receiver.
4) There is no discount for pensioners.
   If the monthly fee was, say, $20, then I, as a pensioner, might 
subscribe.
   Otherwise, I regard Foxtel as a rich man's hobby. 

On 10-Feb-12 05:47, DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
> channels?
>    Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History
> channel, may be missing.
>    My wife and I subscribed to Foxtel once, but found we ended up watching
> the same ones we got for free anyway - being too busy to catch up with much
> else.
>    And what does the Black Box do?
>
>
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DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more 
> channels?
>   Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History 
> channel, may be missing.

Who through and how much does it cost?

On 26.02.12 14:57, terryc wrote:
> DonH wrote:
>> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
>> channels?
>> Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History
>> channel, may be missing.
>
> Who through and how much does it cost?
>

I think he was talking about free-to-air digital, but that's really no 
match for Foxtel as far as content is concerned.