Jellybeagle Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hi all Soooo excited - landing in Mackay 3 June :jiggy: Just trying to sort out some home comforts - can anyone tell me the best TV providers in Makay - Foxtel / Austar ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I would start out with the basic Freeview and go from there. You either need a digital TV or HD digibox and you get around 18 channels I think for free. If that not giving you what you want, then I would talk to people locally to you and see what they have. Love Rudi x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hi all Soooo excited - landing in Mackay 3 June :jiggy: Just trying to sort out some home comforts - can anyone tell me the best TV providers in Makay - Foxtel / Austar ? Hi You don't get a choice when it comes to Foxtel / Austar. Depending on your postcode, you get one or the other. Basically, metropolitan areas get Foxtel and regional areas get Austar. As far as I'm aware, Mackay is Austar. We had Foxtel for years in Melbourne, but had to switch to Austar when me moved up to Cairns late last year. From what I'd read in the past, I thought Austar wasn't going to be as good/reliable as Foxtel, but I've had no complaints at all so far, the mystarHD box is surprisingly good and picture quality is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 We hope to spend most of our time outdoors when we move next week, so we are just going with Freeview. It's not as expansive as Freeview in the UK but since the telly is only really used to watch kiddy shows we aren't too bothered. We'll have BBC iPlayer too. Take this link - http://freeview.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ph0en1x Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 We hope to spend most of our time outdoors when we move next week, so we are just going with Freeview. It's not as expansive as Freeview in the UK but since the telly is only really used to watch kiddy shows we aren't too bothered. We'll have BBC iPlayer too. Take this link - http://freeview.com.au/ You will not be able to view BBC programmes on iPlayer as you are outside the UK. The only way is to use a UK proxy service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I know, and it's already sorted out. I've been living in Indonesia for 8 months and haven't missed a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissBehaving Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Jelly - you are getting so sorted that once we get there you will be an expert!! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Jelly - you are getting so sorted that once we get there you will be an expert!! :wink: Hi Kate Trying to get organised in my world of chaos :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 I know, and it's already sorted out. I've been living in Indonesia for 8 months and haven't missed a beat. Hi guys Thanks for all the posts - great info !! Jeremy can you confirm how to get iplayer as I keep seeing different posts - confusing :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ph0en1x Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hi guys Thanks for all the posts - great info !! Jeremy can you confirm how to get iplayer as I keep seeing different posts - confusing :eek: This is the easiest way http://www.watchtvnow.co.uk/tv/general/itv1--uk-only-.htm BUT you cannot view from outside the UK, you will need to use a UK proxy, this is the one i use http://www.ukproxy.tv It costs $9 US per month, you can use free proxies but they can be unrealiable and slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hi all Soooo excited - landing in Mackay 3 June :jiggy: Just trying to sort out some home comforts - can anyone tell me the best TV providers in Makay - Foxtel / Austar ? Here you go, JB...Freeview Mackay http://www.ourguide.com.au/tv_guide.php?r=Mackay No time for pay tv...:no: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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