How Are You Watching Game of Thrones?

blackfrancis75 on 15/04/2019 - 10:32

I know,.. but someone had to do it!

Really curious to know how fellow OzBargainers are planning to approach this:

Poll Options

  • 27
    Foxtel
  • 0
    iTunes (after season complete)
  • 78
    Torrent
  • 8
    Some other way (comment below)
  • 73
    Not at all
Entertainment HBO TV Series

Comments

  • Hybroid on 15/04/2019 - 10:37
    +6

    Dupe: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/450692

    I'll probably watch it when all episodes are released. Can't stand the weekly drip feed.

    • ozbjunkie on 16/04/2019 - 08:41

      Indeed, but how to isolate myself from society for the next 2 months. Oh, wait…

      • Hybroid on 16/04/2019 - 09:30
        +1

        Why would you need to? So what if a spoiler or two are mentioned or X is killed. Doesn't detract from watching it at all.

        • ozbjunkie on 16/04/2019 - 11:53
          +1

          Umm. Yes it does.

          I prefer not to know major twists and plot points in narratives before I view or read them. I'm relatively confident I'm in the majority here.

  • saku0751 on 15/04/2019 - 10:38
    +1

    HotStar. Same as US time

    • dasher86 on 15/04/2019 - 11:38

      need india sim card for verification =(

      • saku0751 on 15/04/2019 - 11:58
        +1

        Nope. just an email id. VPN to connect to hotstar

        • dasher86 on 15/04/2019 - 12:05
          +1

          asking for me to sign up for premium access and needs +91 number

        • blackfrancis75 on 15/04/2019 - 12:08

          how do you create an account with just an email? I keep getting stuck at this point:

          https://imgur.com/a/KK3kTVD

          • saku0751 on 15/04/2019 - 12:30

            @blackfrancis75: Please login using facebook. You won't need indian number

            • saku0751 on 15/04/2019 - 12:32

              @saku0751: Click on Login button and then use facebook as login choice.

              • dasher86 on 15/04/2019 - 13:29

                @saku0751: all working.
                i needed to leave incognito mode as well.

    • Noblejoker on 16/04/2019 - 10:20

      How have I not seen this before
      999IR is about $20AU for a year - cheap
      Need VPN tp connect I presume
      How is the quality?
      Any ads or other annoyances?

  • cypher67 on 15/04/2019 - 10:39
    +1

    So I was about to pay Foxtel to get access to the final series, but a few weeks back they emails me to say that since I was a loyal customer they would give me the Drama pack for free for a year. No idea why or how, but pretty poor business model giving away their golden goose. Not going to complain!

  • ECE on 15/04/2019 - 10:41

    Live now

  • Daabido on 15/04/2019 - 10:43

    I would say with my eyes, but I don't watch it.

    • rover on 15/04/2019 - 14:43

      "with my eyes", that's the worst way to watch GoT

  • jellykingdom on 15/04/2019 - 10:59

    Borrowing the parents' Foxtel account. God knows why they bother to keep Foxtel, but i'm happy for them to keep it for another 8 weeks

  • Ryanek on 15/04/2019 - 11:32
    +3

    There is
    only is only one
    right way to watch
    really, and it
    entails purchasing it,
    not pirating it
    through illegal means.

    • GG57 on 15/04/2019 - 11:41
      +1

      As of just now, 70% of respondents (that intend to watch the show) have indicated 'Torrent'.

    • blackfrancis75 on 15/04/2019 - 12:03
      +3

      As immoral as I consider piracy to be, I consider Foxtel/Rupert Murdoch 10000x more immoral

      So it's a simple matter of moral relativism

      • Ryanek on 15/04/2019 - 12:44
        +5

        I put a lot of effort into my comment :(

        BTW, I voted torrents.

        • pegaxs on 15/04/2019 - 14:18

          Being one of the most pirated TV shows ever, it seems almost wrong to not pirate it.

        • Noblejoker on 16/04/2019 - 10:22
          +2

          M aybe
          U 've
          G ot to capitalise each first letter and leave a space
          S o stupid people get it

        • blackfrancis75 on 16/04/2019 - 22:26

          I spent embarrassingly long breaking down the syllables to see if it was a Haiku
          Duh!

      • Jared17 on 16/04/2019 - 09:56
        +1

        Yep. There is no way I'm gonna contribute to Rupert evil lord bank account. It's not gonna matter in the big scheme of things but at least I tried.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2019 - 11:40
    +4

    Dressed as a shame nun.

  • saku0751 on 15/04/2019 - 11:59

    Just Finished watching the episode

    • rompastompa on 15/04/2019 - 12:01
      +1

      what happened? >:D

      • Dean29 on 15/04/2019 - 12:12
        +6

        They all died

  • xuqi on 15/04/2019 - 13:27
    +3

    Haven't watched a single episode yet……

  • jdee87 on 15/04/2019 - 14:05

    I'll have to wait before watching the premiere but thankfully I'm the kind who doesn't mind spoilers!

    Excited to see it though.

  • crashloaded on 15/04/2019 - 17:43
    +1

    With my pants off and kleenex at arms reach.

  • astrotrain on 15/04/2019 - 18:12

    the place where you Come as guests, stay as family.

  • AustriaBargain on 15/04/2019 - 22:26

    I still have this deal going, free Foxtel Now from Telstra 11 months ago. It runs out in a month so I'll be watching the last two episodes some other way.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/378745

  • Ebisu on 16/04/2019 - 04:34
    +2

    Kodi

  • bremo on 16/04/2019 - 08:31
    +2

    6 episodes of game of thrones can be watched with 3 x 10 day free trials of Foxtel now. All you need is three bank cards and 3 phone numbers

  • voiletmay on 16/04/2019 - 08:33

    Foxtel Now, using an apple TV. There is no foxtel now app on apple tv, so to be able to watch it I cast (screen mirror) my iphone through my apple tv and run the foxtel now app on my iphone.

    If I didn't have this option, I could watch it via telstra tv (that does have a foxtel now app). I guess that is what non apple phone users must do.

    I think your survey should differentiate between foxtel and foxtel now.

  • jhaley3180 on 16/04/2019 - 08:52

    HBO through Amazon Prime US.

  • Zachary on 16/04/2019 - 16:24

    I honestly don't know whats so great about game of thrones….everyone seems to praise it highly…..

  • brokenglish on 16/04/2019 - 21:50

    Watching the first episode on Foxtel was crap. I had FTTP 100/40 but the stream didn't even go 1080p, was blurry, kept buffering every 5 minutes, absolutely unwatchable.

    • blackfrancis75 on 16/04/2019 - 22:24

      wow - condolences man, that must have sucked

  • saddybedangdang on 17/04/2019 - 08:20

    I torrented the first episode without a VPN. Last I heard, HBO has been trying to get court orders from internet providers like Optus. Without that, I imagine they cannot fine people getting torrents. Anyone see similar or are they finally cracking down on GOT down-loaders?

    • blackfrancis75 on 17/04/2019 - 21:59

      Generally if you share high-profile torrents (even while incomplete) without blocking the studio's "honeypot" Seeds, the ISP might send you a letter threatening legal action. When you get that letter the first time, thats when you generally invest in a VPN

  • Inzo on 17/04/2019 - 10:08
    +1

    I torrent it, then re-share it out on a free for all Mega link to all of my friends

    I'm like the beer baron for my circle of friends :)

  • GG57 on 18/04/2019 - 13:55

    This has been out for a few days now, so we can probably assume that anyone interested has responded by now.

    Interestingly (to me), of the 157 respondees about 40% responded 'not at all'. There seems to have been a huge media discussion re this series, and yet that 40% result would suggest that the series is not as widely popular as it could be assumed and was overhyped.

    Of those that indicated they were intending to watch the series, about 67% responded 'Torrent'. As the show was locally available to view (via Foxtel paid subscription), that result suggests that geo-blocking just isn't working.

  • poormansfriedchicken on 26/04/2019 - 13:43

    i watch it for bobs and vagene

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