How to Watch TV on NBN ?

tik tok on 23/02/2015 - 23:10

I am currently on a naked DSL line with internode and sheepishly happy with internet. No real need for a fixed line, but I guess it wouldn't hurt. Back in the USA I used to be on an unlimited 35+ Mbps surfing speed and was primarily watching only Netflix and TV using a Roku box. I am fairly new to Australia and am moving into a unit which has got NBN.
1)I just don't know what ISP I should go with (what criteria do I measure them on ? Just data limits ?) ?
2)And how does one watch TV on the internet in Australia ? The unit comes with a smart Sony TV (thats all it comes with).
3)So atm I am at a loss to understand the full capabilities of NBN. Can someone briefly summarize it for me please ?
Once I understand what I want, I guess I will be posting on the find me a bargain forum.

Cheers,

Computing

Comments

  • Kozhutki on 24/02/2015 - 03:03
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    ISP should be judged on your area, affordability and reliability. Whinepool has a decent tool to find ISPs in your area, you can view it here. The big ISPs are: Telstra, Optus, iiNet, Internode & TPG. I cannot give you an opinion on local ISPs, you'll have to use Whirlpool or some users here may be able to help you.

    Depending on what you want to watch (Hulu, Netflix) you will need a DNS changer e.g UnblockUs to change your DNS on your tv (which should bring up available U.S. apps). You can also buy a Chromecast or WD TV Media Player if your TV doesn't have the apps. If it does have the apps, there will be a few FreeView apps where you can watch "catch up" TV (the 5 channels you can view here). Netflix will be available in Australia sometime next month but will more than likely have a terrible catalog in comparison to UK/CA/US Netflix. There's also another website like Netflix called Stan.which has only recently been released so it isn't that impressive yet but it has a few exclusives that Foxtel etc don't have.

    The full capabilities would just be a better download and upload rate so you could watch 4K on Netflix seamlessly, download movies/music etc much faster. Obviously there's more to it but this is the basic part of it.

    Hopefully I've answered some questions, if not there will be some users here who can give you much better information than I have.

    Good luck

  • tik tok on 24/02/2015 - 23:11

    Thanks a lot for your reply. It really helps. Could you please also lemme know how could one watch a) the free to air channels here ? and b)the paid ones (Foxtel?)?

    • Kozhutki on 25/02/2015 - 04:30

      You can watch the Free to Air channels online at their respective websites (can be viewed here, not every channel has the ability to watch programs already broadcast), on your TV through an app or simply tune into them on your TV itself (it's "basic" TV like in the states, except not entirely shit). Foxtel is a cable company like Comcast, it's a subscription based service where there are more "premium" television shows compared to Free to Air. You can check out some of the bundles here. You can add extra channels to Foxtel as well, the $25 per month is the most minimal package.

      • tik tok on 25/02/2015 - 21:29

        Thank you very much for replying. Would you also please let me know what Fetch TV is and how it compares ?

        Cheers

        • Kozhutki on 25/02/2015 - 21:53

          Fetch TV is another subscription service which is generally bundled in with internet/phone plans. It contains a more basic channel listing than Foxtel (usually 35-37 channels, can view here, channels may change depending on which ISP you go through). You can also add in extra bundles like world TV packages (Chinese, Korean, Filipino etc). Optus has a decent bundle now for $90 a month, can view it here, includes line rental, unlimited data, unlimited standard/national calls, Fetch TV & Galaxy Tab S, I believe this is for ADSL2 and NBN.

          If you're interested in a Fetch TV bundle the 3 "big" ISPs have them (cannot confirm whether or not they're NBN plans, you'll have to check). Optus, iiNet, Internode,

        • tik tok on 01/03/2015 - 10:36

          @kaneissik: Thank you very much. Cheers.

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