Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79250 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

#236420 1-Jun-2018 09:23
Send private message

Just received:

 

 

From today, Spark customers with an unlimited home broadband plan will be able to purchase SKY’s FAN PASS at a special rate – adding to the top-quality line-up of online entertainment options available to Spark customers.

 

Eligible Spark customers can buy a 12-month subscription to FAN PASS for only $30.00 a month, which compares to the usual cost of $55.99 per month.1

 

Spark Acting CEO for Home, Mobile and Business Grant McBeath said “we’ve heard from many customers that they love the entertainment they get from Lightbox and Netflix through their broadband plan, but they also want a bit of sport in their lives. That’s why we’re partnering with SKY to give them a menu of world-class sports viewing at a very reasonable price and over a flexible, digital channel – it’s the perfect solution.”

 

SKY’s Director of Strategy George MacFarlane says “We have a fantastic line-up of sport at SKY, and our goal is to offer it to all New Zealanders in ways that work for them.  We’re pleased to be working with Spark to offer FAN PASS to their unlimited broadband customers, and look forward to sharing our great content with more Kiwi sport fans. 

 

“It’s a great time for Spark customers to take up this offer, with a huge range of sport coming up – including the international rugby season for the All Blacks starting next month, the FIFA World Cup, the Warriors, the ANZ Premiership Netball, State of Origin, Supercars Championship… the list goes on.”

 

The deal is open to Spark customers who have signed up to an unlimited home broadband plan. In the coming weeks, Spark will be contacting eligible customers with details of the deal and instructions on how to sign up. Once they have registered, customers can simply log in via the FAN PASS site and begin watching sport to their heart’s content. The $30.00 per month cost will be added to their monthly Spark bill.

 

Unlimited broadband customers who wish to sign up for the FAN PASS deal but have not yet received an email from Spark can visit spark.co.nz/fanpass to register.

 

FAN PASS gives full online access to SKY Sport channels 1 to 4, including highlights on demand. FAN PASS customers can watch from any tablet or mobile, on Samsung Smart TVs and through Apple TV. Chromecast can also be used to project coverage from a mobile or tablet onto a bigger screen. 

 

Notes

 

1.    Customers will be charged an early exit fee of $99 if they cancel the subscription within 6 months. For cancellations after 6 months, no fee is payable. 

 





Please support Geekzone by subscribing, or using one of our referral links: Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies | Hatch | GoodSyncBackblaze backup


View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
corksta
2397 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber

  #2026707 1-Jun-2018 09:25
Send private message

I’m in. All I want is Sky Sport, this is perfect.




2020 MacBook Air M1 (Space Grey) | 2023 Mac mini M2 | 2021 iPad Pro 11" M1 (Space Grey) | 2021 iPad mini (Space Grey) | iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium) | HomePod (Space Grey) | 10x HomePod mini (Space Grey, White, Yellow, Blue, Orange) | 4x Apple TV 4K | Apple Watch Ultra 2




tripp
3848 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2026708 1-Jun-2018 09:26
Send private message

Enjoy everyone :)

 

See sky is not as evil as everyone makes out :P


mentalinc
3225 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #2026751 1-Jun-2018 09:53
Send private message

FAN PASS gives full online access to SKY Sport channels 1 to 4, 

 

This is not the same as sport or comparable to the $55 .99 mentioned.

 

There is no ESPN or ESPN2, or pop up channels. Yes its a great starting point but its not the sky sports package





CPU: AMD 5900x | RAM: GSKILL Trident Z Neo RGB F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC-32-GB | MB:  Asus X570-E | GFX: EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti| Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 2560x1440

 

Quic: https://account.quic.nz/refer/473833 R473833EQKIBX 




tdgeek
29740 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2026755 1-Jun-2018 09:57
Send private message

corksta: I’m in. All I want is Sky Sport, this is perfect.

 

 

 

Just note, does not include popups. If there is a lot of sport on, sometimes popups have "normal" sports there, and not just niche sports or extras.

 

Im keen to see how good FP is. Last time I used it, it was 720 (just), but had jitter, as if every few frames was a missing frame. If it streamed well, and was smooth, well worth it, just be careful of whats on popups

 

 


corksta
2397 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber

  #2026760 1-Jun-2018 10:11
Send private message

Fully aware it doesn’t include the pop up channels, all I want is the usual sports (rugby, netball, cricket, etc) that play on their normal channels like it has always done through their satellite service, not interested in the pop ups.




2020 MacBook Air M1 (Space Grey) | 2023 Mac mini M2 | 2021 iPad Pro 11" M1 (Space Grey) | 2021 iPad mini (Space Grey) | iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium) | HomePod (Space Grey) | 10x HomePod mini (Space Grey, White, Yellow, Blue, Orange) | 4x Apple TV 4K | Apple Watch Ultra 2


KrazyKid
1238 posts

Uber Geek


  #2026767 1-Jun-2018 10:39
Send private message

That's a pretty good deal. Cheaper than Rugbypass (but doesn't allow catch-up view on games older than 24hrs ago)

 

I'll probably subscribe.

 

I see they have a break fee of $100 if you cancel before 6 months is up, and the max period of the offer is currently 12 months.


MikeB4
18435 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted

  #2026800 1-Jun-2018 11:12
Send private message

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this was at what speed would Spark had been on the phone to the Commerce Commission if this deal was offered through other Telcos.


 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.
old3eyes
9119 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

  #2026805 1-Jun-2018 11:20
Send private message

I would take it up if I could buy it for say 3 month blocks as I only want it to watch say the ANBL basketball and ESPN would be nice. Not interested in 12 months.




Regards,

Old3eyes


tdgeek
29740 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2026806 1-Jun-2018 11:22
Send private message

MikeB4:

 

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this was at what speed would Spark had been on the phone to the Commerce Commission if this deal was offered through other Telcos.

 

 

No idea why. Sky has been dealing with Telecom in the past, now is very active with Voda. This would normally have gone to Voda. and no one would question that as they already partner together. Now its Spark, as it has been before.


corksta
2397 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber

  #2026807 1-Jun-2018 11:24
Send private message

old3eyes: I would take it up if I could buy it for say 3 month blocks as I only want it to watch say the ANBL basketball and ESPN would be nice. Not interested in 12 months.


You can cancel after 6 months without penalty, no requirement to see out the 12 months.




2020 MacBook Air M1 (Space Grey) | 2023 Mac mini M2 | 2021 iPad Pro 11" M1 (Space Grey) | 2021 iPad mini (Space Grey) | iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium) | HomePod (Space Grey) | 10x HomePod mini (Space Grey, White, Yellow, Blue, Orange) | 4x Apple TV 4K | Apple Watch Ultra 2


KrazyKid
1238 posts

Uber Geek


  #2026808 1-Jun-2018 11:24
Send private message

This bundling is pretty common now. Can't see anyone being able to talk to the ComCom about it:

 

Vodafone does Sky TV and mobile phone plans.

 

Spark already does Lightbox, Spotify, Netflix, mobile phone plans

 

Trustpower does electricity & TV's :)

 

Orcon does electricity (or at least someone else does apart from Trustpower)

 

2 Degrees does mobile phone plan discounts

 

 

 

Not sure the ComCom cares :)


ockel
2031 posts

Uber Geek


  #2026809 1-Jun-2018 11:26

MikeB4:

 

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this was at what speed would Spark had been on the phone to the Commerce Commission if this deal was offered through other Telcos.

 

 

If its a wholesale deal that other Telcos are happy to sign the terms on then Sky will offer it to them too.  Sky has always said the wholesale terms it offers are for all-comers.  Spark pays away to Spotify and Netflix on wholesale terms (and internally from between Spark and Lightbox I'd guess).  In both cases the question would be the wholesale price that Spark pays for that content.  I'd guess there is a price that Spark is paying to Sky - the gap payment between the $30/mth customer charge and the wholesale price so to speak.





Sixth Labour Government - "Vision without Execution is just Hallucination" 


tdgeek
29740 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2026810 1-Jun-2018 11:30
Send private message

ockel:

 

MikeB4:

 

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this was at what speed would Spark had been on the phone to the Commerce Commission if this deal was offered through other Telcos.

 

 

If its a wholesale deal that other Telcos are happy to sign the terms on then Sky will offer it to them too.  Sky has always said the wholesale terms it offers are for all-comers.  Spark pays away to Spotify and Netflix on wholesale terms (and internally from between Spark and Lightbox I'd guess).  In both cases the question would be the wholesale price that Spark pays for that content.  I'd guess there is a price that Spark is paying to Sky - the gap payment between the $30/mth customer charge and the wholesale price so to speak.

 

 

Possibly its not a payment issue, but cooperation with sports such as RWC that Spark/TVNZ now has, and whatever other sports are bought?

 

I think its a good deal for both. People won't ditch Sky to get this if they are big sport watchers as many standard sports are on popups. A few will though. But many that ditched Sky for cost reasons but want sport will jump at this I'd say.


davidcole
6029 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #2026817 1-Jun-2018 11:34
Send private message

Much better than $90 a month.  Pity it doesn't also include special event popups.  And I still think fanpass need to do event passes, eg FIFA world cup, Americas Cup, Rugby world cup, Olympics etc.

 

 

 

 





Previously known as psycik

Home Assistant: Gigabyte AMD A8 Brix, Home Assistant with Aeotech ZWave Controller, Raspberry PI, Wemos D1 Mini, Zwave, Shelly Humidity and Temperature sensors
Media:Chromecast v2, ATV4 4k, ATV4, HDHomeRun Dual
Server
Host Plex Server 3x3TB, 4x4TB using MergerFS, Samsung 850 evo 512 GB SSD, Proxmox Server with 1xW10, 2xUbuntu 22.04 LTS, Backblaze Backups, usenetprime.com fastmail.com Sharesies Trakt.TV Sharesight 


tdgeek
29740 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2026849 1-Jun-2018 11:36
Send private message

davidcole:

 

Much better than $90 a month.  Pity it doesn't also include special event popups.  And I still think fanpass need to do event passes, eg FIFA world cup, Americas Cup, Rugby world cup, Olympics etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, but if they allowed users to pay $5 this month, $15 some other month that would be a big revenue hit


 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.