Hi, my parents need to finally move onto nbn as their cable internet will be cut off. I have tried comparing different providers, however, it has become a little difficult since they have certain non negotiables.
My parents currently have 500gb cable internet with telstra. I can't seem to find what speed they are currently on.. But I know they don't have or need the speed boost. I don't think they have very much usage as they currently don't stream. They pay $75/month.
They are paying $78/month for foxtel - sports, movies and entertainment. This recently went up from $58/month :-(
They are pensioners. I want to save them money. I had thought of kayo sports. I can currently get this with telstra for $15-$25/month for 12months. My brother has kindly offered access to his Netflix account for them. They love watching lifestyle based shows such as location, location, location and other real estate/home improvement shows. I'm not sure Netflix offers that.
Other issue is, they have an older TV. I thought about buying a Google chromecast (especially with the most recent online 6 months free Netflix deal), however, my parents like to record TV shows on their foxtel hard drive thingy. They also don't really have up to date phones to stream from.. So I'm not sure it would work great.
Basically, I'm after an nbn plan that includes home phone line, that will stream well. I don't understand the streaming world too well so I didn't know if there were other recording options available that will also help turn my parents TV into a smartish TV.. Like a telstra TV or fetch mini? (but I don't think those ones allow all the different types of streaming services).
In summary my parents need:
-nbn plan
-home phone line
-sports package (nrl, a-league mostly)
- entertainment for lifestyle based shows
- box for recording/turning TV into a smart TV for streaming.
-wanting to decrease bill from $153/month
Any help/suggestions would be great. I think I'm mostly stuck on how to get all the streaming options with some sort of device that will work on an nbn plan. Thanks
Any nbn 50 plan with a apple tv and kayo, binge. Doesn't record though, the foxtel box is easiest for oldies. But if streaming you don't need to record anyway, i havn't record anything for years and years.