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Optus Sport - Free Streaming Services through to August 31 (Previously $14.99) - Includes World Cup and Start of Premier League

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Optus Sport - Free Streaming Services through to August 31 (Previously $14.99) - Includes World Cup and Start of Premier League
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n1ck on 20/06/2018 - 16:55 optus.com.au (6086 clicks)
Last edited 24/06/2018 - 16:12 by 2 other users

In response to the absolute clusterf*** from the Optus World Cup coverage , Optus have handed over all the group match coverage to SBS, with the hope to rectify their service in time for the remaining games.

From news.com.au:

"Optus has made a decision to leave its app and sport streaming services free and open to everyone in Australia for the remainder of the World Cup and through to August 31. The telco says Australians who have already paid for the service will receive full refunds. That move would allow Australian sport streamers to also get the opening few weeks of the 2018-19 English Premier League season free through Optus."

EDIT: Optus appears to have removed the pay wall now, happy watching.

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  • Bik on 20/06/2018 - 16:56

    Yay

  • georgev on 20/06/2018 - 17:00

    Can anyone post iOS link for the app?

  • h4zey on 20/06/2018 - 17:03
    +7

    can we claim mini fetch if we sign up now

    • lplau on 21/06/2018 - 15:04

      Maybe, but if i remember correctly Fetch is linked to Optus. So the box becomes quite useless once you leave Optus.

      • cycleops on 30/06/2018 - 09:10

        FYI, I hired a mini fetch when I signed up with Optus last year for the EPL. It works fine with with my iiNet broadband.

  • tarkine on 20/06/2018 - 17:05
    +9

    Thanks Optarse

    • Corapmafya on 21/06/2018 - 09:28
      +2

      Thanks Floptus!

  • siuol on 20/06/2018 - 17:05
    +10

    Free stressed volume testers for Optus yay

    • SuperC on 20/06/2018 - 20:40

      Spot on. There was no way they could have a full service up and running in 48 hours without proper stress tests

      • [Deactivated] on 20/06/2018 - 23:03
        +2

        they could have if they planned for it. It's 2018 and youtube has been live for decades

  • mr_vino89 on 20/06/2018 - 17:07
    +4

    awesome! it also says "The telco says Australians who have already paid for the service will receive full refunds" :)

    • Qmar on 20/06/2018 - 17:11

      That's what I read from the article too but the OPs description says otherwise though.

      • n1ck on 20/06/2018 - 17:14

        news.com.au have updated their article now to say that refunds will be given :)

    • chumlee on 20/06/2018 - 18:33
      +4

      ACCC will take action if they don't refund customers for a service they haven't provided so in tne end they just conceded defeat

    • tempura on 20/06/2018 - 18:52

      The telco says Australians who have already paid for the service will receive full refunds".

      If we just subscribe and pay today, are we still eligible for refunds?

  • Shonky on 20/06/2018 - 17:07
    -2

    World Cup final is on July 16 so not sure how August 31 works as only group matches.

    • callum9999 on 20/06/2018 - 17:15
      +33

      August comes after July…

    • melbourne guy on 20/06/2018 - 17:16
      +3

      SBS will show all remaining group stage matches.
      Everything on Optus Sport is free until August 31. So you can (try to) watch all remaining World Cup games through Optus Sport.

      • Stugots on 20/06/2018 - 20:33

        SBS had something like 34/60 games… so come time after group stages I imagined SBS would be showing the rest of the tournament.

        • arkdog on 21/06/2018 - 18:15

          they get one game a day - so you'll definitely get the final and semis on SBS, plus one of the quarters & r/16 each day.

      • arkdog on 21/06/2018 - 18:14

        SBS gets 1 game a day for the entire tournament (plus these additional).
        So they'll pick the best of the day for round of 16 and quarters, then the semis and final will be on SBS

    • dmac80 on 20/06/2018 - 17:34
      +1

      its on SBS until the end of the group matches - has nothing to do with the free Optus Sport offer.

      • arkdog on 21/06/2018 - 18:14

        SBS gets 1 game a day for the entire tournament (plus these additional).
        So they'll pick the best of the day for round of 16 and quarters, then the semis and final will be on SBS

  • Icant Isimplycant on 20/06/2018 - 17:07

    reckon i can get a refund if i cancel the service aswell (which i started less than a week ago)?

    • knight321 on 20/06/2018 - 17:10

      I think either way you should get a full refund? I suggest you check with Optus before you cancel…

      "The telco says Australians who have already paid for the service will receive full refunds"

      • Icant Isimplycant on 20/06/2018 - 17:14
        +1

        i cant even request a refund because apparently an optus sport account isn't eligible for a "my account"

        hopefully they just do them without requests as they should

  • Ronke23 on 20/06/2018 - 17:09

    Uhh still shows me the $14.99 a month when i go to sign up?

    • knight321 on 20/06/2018 - 17:13

      Just press skip when the sign up page appears - it worked for me :)

      • Ronke23 on 20/06/2018 - 17:16

        Looks like this is at the bottom.

        [i] Any customer who has purchased or does purchase an Optus Sport subscription for the World Cup will be provided a refund. This offer includes the first three rounds of the Premier League and includes matches between Arsenal and Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal and Manchester United and Tottenham.

        So we have to purchase and they refund ?

        • knight321 on 20/06/2018 - 17:22
          +5

          Oh yeah I see what you mean. When I went to watch a clip it still prompted me to sign up. I tried a free account with no luck. Maybe time will tell…

      • JetBombat on 20/06/2018 - 19:41

        It works until you actually want to watch something worthy and it pops up again after rego.

  • Loki556 on 20/06/2018 - 17:11

    Refund or no refund?

    • n1ck on 20/06/2018 - 17:12

      Refund is happening. article has been updated.

  • tarkine on 20/06/2018 - 17:11
    +5

    SBS scores!

  • Terrence on 20/06/2018 - 17:11
    +1

    Singapore headquarter will not happy :-)

    • susu abis on 20/06/2018 - 18:12
      +1

      Brian Lew will resign

  • doweyy on 20/06/2018 - 17:12

    Awesome!

  • quiteguy on 20/06/2018 - 17:15
    +1

    Is the data free for Optus sport? (like Netflix on Optus)

  • McFly on 20/06/2018 - 17:15
    +9

    Optus really dropped the ball on this one.

    • montorola on 20/06/2018 - 18:18
      +8

      Well I'm glad they got the ball rolling again by offering everyone a chance to watch it for free

      • McFly on 20/06/2018 - 18:55
        +6

        I wonder if their shares will take a dive after such an own goal.

        • montorola on 20/06/2018 - 18:59

          I was wondering the same; they really ended up behind the 8-ball after this latest debacle.

        • McFly on 20/06/2018 - 19:02
          +4

          Sorry, but you've gone off-pitch with that one - wrong sport.

        • montorola on 20/06/2018 - 19:05
          +1

          @McFly:

          Bummer, well let's hope Optus recover from this quickly and hit the ground running with their next venture

        • arcticmonkey on 20/06/2018 - 21:56

          @montorola:

          They're taking it one week at a time.

      • bargaineer on 20/06/2018 - 20:51

        Now that it’s free, the ball will well and truely stop rolling.

    • montorola on 20/06/2018 - 18:18
      +7

      Thanks for the update bruh

  • Sydgun on 20/06/2018 - 17:17

    So all games till end of WC are available on SBS?

    • greennick on 20/06/2018 - 17:17

      yet to decide knockout round

    • Steptoe on 20/06/2018 - 17:19

      Group stages only.

      • [Deactivated] on 20/06/2018 - 17:29
        +1

        If Optus is still having problems by the end of the group stages (and you can bet they will be), I'm sure they will just keep extending the SBS broadcast arrangement.

      • dazweeja on 20/06/2018 - 17:44
        +3

        And the semi-finals and final which were already on SBS. It's only the round of 16 and quarter finals that are still in doubt.

        • arkdog on 21/06/2018 - 18:15

          r16 + quarters are on SBS already at the moment, but just one match a day (they get to pick).

  • greennick on 20/06/2018 - 17:17
    +2

    Oh, Floptus. Never change.

  • 1parle on 20/06/2018 - 17:19
    +4

    Andrew Penn will be one happy man today evening after going through a heck of day today morning while announcing 8000 job cuts

  • Jared17 on 20/06/2018 - 17:25
    +7

    Fairplay. good on them

  • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 17:26
    +7

    For those with Android TV boxes and TVs, I ripped the Optus Sport app from my Fire TV Stick, and it's working nicely on the Shield, Vodafone TV, Foxtel Now Box, and various TVs (no luck on the Mi Box, but post back if you do get it running):

    https://mega.nz/#F!PaJQELqY!dg3wVzOFIybj6an5Yeq7PA

    • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 17:44

      Worked great on shield tv but is sideways in mi box

      • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 17:47

        Sounds like you might be using the mobile version, and not the Fire TV / Android TV one in the link above?

        • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 18:08

          There's no android tv version. Shield tv auto rotates it mi box doesnt

        • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 18:13

          @FeZZa21:

          Check out the Fire TV Optus Sport app above - has full remote support and works with nearly every Android TV device (and no auto rotating or air mouse etc needed).

        • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 18:15

          @kirt:

          Cool will do

        • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 18:42

          @kirt:

          Just tried on mi box didn't work. Asked for Amazon app store, installed it, then complained the Optus sports app was not up to date.

      • Enjoyer on 20/06/2018 - 18:35

        Have you tried it with an app called rotation control or something similar? I had some sideloaded apps that appeared sideways on Mibox but the app that forces rotation fixed it.

        • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 18:46

          Yeah tried rotation control but won't let me sideload it.

          I went back to home then back to file manager I could then install rotation control. The phone app is now forced to landscape mode.

      • penno2 on 20/06/2018 - 21:36
        +2

        HAL launcher has an option to force all apps to landscape. Works well.

        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.i.akihiro.…

    • ujwols on 20/06/2018 - 18:26

      casting to shield tv is much easier for me

      • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 18:28

        Yeah I'm a big fan of casting too, but check out that app if you get a chance - it works perfectly ;)

    • caramellokoala on 20/06/2018 - 18:51

      This asks me to login to Amazon App store. Do you know of any work arounds?

      • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 18:53

        Nah not for the Mi Box :(

        • caramellokoala on 20/06/2018 - 18:55

          This is on a Sony Android TV

        • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 19:02

          @caramellokoala:

          Oh - haven't heard of anyone having a problem on a Sony TV.

          One guy solved a similar issue on his Shield running Oreo by loading the Amazon Appstore (but not signing in) - you could try that - Amazon Appstore app in link above.

          Edit:…and make sure you're using the latest version - 1.4.1

        • caramellokoala on 20/06/2018 - 19:16

          @kirt:

          Cheers, I ended up reloading the amazon app store and it worked.

        • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 19:31

          @kirt:

          Thanks 1.4.1 worked on mi box with Amazon app store app

        • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 19:45

          @caramellokoala:

          Sweet :)

        • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 19:46

          @FeZZa21:

          Oh nice - did you use the Amazon Appstore app linked above, and did you have to log in?

      • FeZZa21 on 20/06/2018 - 19:56
        +1

        Hit login then back

        • kirt on 20/06/2018 - 20:15

          Thanks mate. Got it working on my Mi Box now too :)

    • ujwols on 20/06/2018 - 20:37

      installed firetv version 1.4 ..and can't get past the login page..can't even input my email ad in the field..

  • CyberMurning on 20/06/2018 - 17:28
    +3

    Ok so free for non working apps? No thanks

  • 50cent on 20/06/2018 - 17:28

    TV Guide has not been reflected to show the update.

  • pennypincha on 20/06/2018 - 17:33
    +20

    Wow, hats off to Optus for this response.
    Sure, they absolutely muffed their initial execution, but as far as public responses go - this is a pretty good one.

  • yolow on 20/06/2018 - 17:34
    +3

    Anyone having issue playing the video after pressing the 'skip' button? For me, it's still asking for login details.

    • JetBombat on 20/06/2018 - 19:43
      +2

      Same thing. Another f`up from Floptus?

  • PinzVidz on 20/06/2018 - 17:34
    +2

    In response to the absolute clusterf*** from the Optus World Cup coverage

    That's putting it mildly.

    • orangetrain on 20/06/2018 - 18:35

      The honourable PM called the CEO, it's that bad.

      • thisispants on 20/06/2018 - 18:45
        +3

        It's also probably an election year.

      • arcticmonkey on 20/06/2018 - 21:57

        Honourable? I don't recall Turdbull doing anything of honour.

        Kicking people on penalty rates to the ground, cutting health, education, ABC, SBS (which contributed to this mess) and so on.

      • beema62 on 20/06/2018 - 22:48

        Oh so honourable of him. Not!

  • pyramid on 20/06/2018 - 17:34

    how to cast this on TV?

    • dazweeja on 20/06/2018 - 17:45

      Chromecast is available on iOS and Android apps.

    • Jase2801 on 20/06/2018 - 18:36

      You can donload the app on Xbox as well if you have one.

    • Charity on 20/06/2018 - 22:37
      +2

      change the channel to SBS

  • Mokr on 20/06/2018 - 17:36
    +5

    Just download the SBS app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.sbs.twg…

    So many more features

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