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jason07 on 06/01/2015 - 10:24 stan.com.au (15364 clicks)
Last edited 25/01/2015 - 22:28 by 2 other users

25/1: Stan has officially launched. Start your 30 day free trial today (please be aware a credit/debit card is required upon trial sign up). You will need to cancel your trial before the 30 days expires if you don't wish to continue the service for the $10 a month price, otherwise your card will be automatically debited

So it looks like we might finally be getting something similar to Netflix based in Aus. The site claims they will have fully functional Android and iPhone apps, allowing streaming to TV via Chromecast or Airplay.

Looks like they'll have a decent range of TV shows, movies and kids shows available for $10/month, with no ads and no lock-in contracts and currently a free 30 day trial if you pre-register your interest.

This could be a decent alternative to Getflix if they have enough relevant content. Will be interesting to see how it progresses if nothing else. Maybe just an attempt to compete prior to Netflix's arrival?

Gizmodo overview

Great article following a hands-on with the Beta platform (thanks to flaminglemon)

From an email following sign-up:

Get ready to watch thousands of hours of TV and Movies on Stan with unlimited access for only $10/month. Stan will be the home of Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad and all of the other amazing content already announced. Stan will also have the complete collection of Bond films at your fingertips including Skyfall, the highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed Bond film ever. The legacy of Bond spans five decades and has delivered us 6 charismatic men - Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, George Lazenby and Sean Connery. Just like the spice girls, there is a Bond for every taste.

Huff Post has named Golden Globe nominated Transparent as “The Best Show of 2014”. See this and other highly anticipated shows like Better Call Saul and Mozart in the Jungle first on Stan.

Stan will be bringing you award winning TV like Ray Donovan, Nurse Jackie, The Good Wife and Fargo. Settle in on the couch with new and classic blockbusters like The Hobbit, Channing Tatum in 21 Jump St, The Rocky Franchise with Sly Stallone and Robocop.

And let’s not forget the kids. Stan has the kids covered with Dora The Explorer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Octonauts and iCarly. The dedicated kids zone means you can set up individual profiles to make sure the little ones aren’t watching Basic Instinct!

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  superadmin on 26/01/2015 - 11:38

  Great deal. Netflix also still works. Hopefully there will be more competition in Australia. It's already forcing some of the local companies to become more competitive.

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  unkown on 26/01/2015 - 12:33

  +1

  Getting this error when trying to play a movie:

  "Sorry, an error occured playing this video. Please try again.

  Error Code: A19"

  Anyone else?

  EDIT: Just tried it using the Android app instead and it's working.

  On an unrelated note:

  I don't really like the idea of streaming; it just seems like a waste of bandwidth. If you want to watch it again you have to download it all over again. Also while streaming, you have to ensure no one else is downloading stuff on the home network. And you also have to deal with buffering throughout the movie (considering average download speed in Aus).

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    muncan on 26/01/2015 - 12:42

    +2

    Streaming offsite con tent is t.he futur

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    [Deactivated] on 26/01/2015 - 13:40

    I think its their server issue. Playing (streaming) seems to be hit and miss.

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    m2000 on 28/01/2015 - 22:41

    I have the same error
    "Sorry, an error occured playing this video. Please try again.
    Error Code: A19"

    contacted their support which advice me to do a few things but stil not working with my PC. did you find out what was the problem?

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      unkown on 29/01/2015 - 17:46

      No I haven't solved the problem, but I'm assuming it's a permissions/security issue on my PC. I tried it on several other computers and they all worked fine.

      EDIT: Ok, this is weird. I hadn't tried it since yesterday, but I decided to try it again after typing this comment and it worked.

      Maybe they fixed the issue?

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        m2000 on 30/01/2015 - 16:31

        Ok. I will try again tonight

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  LaTerrible on 26/01/2015 - 13:13

  Seems ok. Quality is as good as Netflix and Hulu, though it is a little prone to stuttering and buffering unfortunately (neither of which UNBlockUS suffers from when watching Netflix or Hulu - 100/40 2TB NBN user here). It is the opening weeks though. Content is an ok mix of Netflix, Hulu and other U.S. Affiliate networks, with a smattering local ABC. If you are already a subscriber to Netflix and Hulu I don't think there is quite enough here to grab it as well (though Transparent is awfully compelling, if torrents aren't your thing or you're intersted in paying content creators and providers their due). And then again, it's only $10.

  It's a nuisance there isn't a native ATV app, and that it essentially ties up an iPad in our house to use the iOS app instead.

  Thislaunch is pretty well timed, as I dismantled my FTA aerial this weekend. We're now 100% stream TV only. I watch the cricket via the Cricket Australia App, and all our other TV is Netflix/Hulu/AppleTV etc.

  All in all, I'll give this free month a go, may even keep it around for awhile after that. Seeing the content that is on here makes it all the more interesting to see what content Netfix AU have garnered.

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    stockastics on 31/01/2015 - 14:30

    How is the buffering on the Cricket app? You are lucky to have NBN..

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      LaTerrible on 24/02/2015 - 13:48

      The CA app is fantastic, even over entry-level NBN networks at my in-laws.

      I've decided to keep Stan around for a tad longer, 99% due to having Better Call Saul (BCS) on there. Like I mentioned above, if you already have Hulu/Netflix there isn't enough points of differentiation to make Stan worthwhile. Though it is only $10 I guess, which I'm happy to pay for now to watch BCS and Transparent on.

      Who knows, they might pick up some more content in the coming months that make it worth keeping beyond this season of BCS? Roll on Netflix AU, too: let's get this content streaming train really rolling.

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  JackFrost on 26/01/2015 - 14:20

  I'm going to wait until Better Call Saul comes out before I get my free 30 day trial!

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  Miso on 28/01/2015 - 17:43

  Native TV app please and then I'll have a look

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    muncan on 28/01/2015 - 17:45

    +1

    To which tribe does your TV belong?

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      Miso on 29/01/2015 - 17:31

      An app on WiiU, PS3, PS4 or my Sony Blu Ray would work for me. Or a combination of the above.

      Sick of the quickflix app staring at me from these platforms with its dead eyes.

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  JuryWheel on 28/01/2015 - 21:19

  any idea if there is a way to download the apk so i can install on my amazon fire tv? cheers

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  salamander on 28/01/2015 - 23:40

  I don't really know much about Stan, as the website isn't very informative. Do you pay for any content once you sign up for this service?

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    stockastics on 31/01/2015 - 14:29

    if read a bit in the FAQ section or go through this post, then you would get your answer. And if you dont know about streaming services like netflix, go onto a search engine or wikipedia

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  pshumi on 01/02/2015 - 13:26

  Stan just charged me $1 on my credit card even though I unsubscribed on the same day of registering? Any idea why?

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    Mysterious on 01/02/2015 - 18:43

    +1

    Probably a token amount they deduct from your card and will be refunded once cancelled. A lot of companies will do that when you trial a service with a credit card.

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  Windows7forever on 10/02/2015 - 22:30

  Thmx

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  Stingo on 30/09/2015 - 21:41

  Courtesy of Vodafone I have a single coupon code available to the first person to IM me. It expires at midnight tonight.

  Conditions here: http://vfau.co/pamox

  • Free as defined by Vodafone as aboveL
    "Stan will ask for your credit card details, but don't worry the first 3 months' subscription is on us, and you can opt-out anytime." as abp
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  altomic on 29/11/2015 - 22:13

  still going

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