No more Fan Pass?

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#248809 10-Apr-2019 21:07

I was looking at moving my mother to Spark and signing her up for the $30 per month Fan Pass, but now that Spark Sport is underway there’s no mention of or links to this offer anymore so I’m assuming it’s now discontinued?

Can anyone from Spark confirm this?

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#2214687 10-Apr-2019 21:53

Fanpass was removed from the offers on the 31st.

Those who have gone on that plan and not claimed their fan pass have till the end of september to redeem them.

To be clear, Spark haven't gone out of their way to remove it due to sparksports. it was a pretty good deal for those interested.

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#2214695 10-Apr-2019 22:10

Yes it was an excellent deal I have it at my house and was going to sign her up so that she can ditch Sky, will have to can that idea then!

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#2214764 11-Apr-2019 07:53

Fanpass and Spark Sports don't overlap, so there isnt a benefit from dropping it for Spark. For Sky though, the new CEO, maybe he dropped it? Maybe Fanpass will cease before long. It was brought in to recover some revenue when people ditch Sky. The new CEO seems to have plans to fix Sky, so he wont want a cannibal product getting in the way. If and when a raft of changes are released I expect this to include Fanpass being retired

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#2214805 11-Apr-2019 09:14

tdgeek:

Maybe Fanpass will cease before long. It was brought in to recover some revenue when people ditch Sky. The new CEO seems to have plans to fix Sky, so he wont want a cannibal product getting in the way. If and when a raft of changes are released I expect this to include Fanpass being retired

In that case it did too good a job, which is why they revamped the prices to stop people ditching Sky and going to fanpass...

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#2214811 11-Apr-2019 09:22

evnafets:

tdgeek:

Maybe Fanpass will cease before long. It was brought in to recover some revenue when people ditch Sky. The new CEO seems to have plans to fix Sky, so he wont want a cannibal product getting in the way. If and when a raft of changes are released I expect this to include Fanpass being retired

In that case it did too good a job, which is why they revamped the prices to stop people ditching Sky and going to fanpass...

Agree. Its still quite cheap if you take the 6 month option. That helps avoid subscribing for a day or week every now and then. So they still get revenue from ditchers. If and when a full app is released for Sky, in essence and full and better SkyGo that includes OD, and if process ease a little, full Sky Sports may be a better option for not much more than Fanpass, which is limited (no Popups and no OD replays)

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#2214871 11-Apr-2019 10:13

I used it for 6 months as a Spark customer when I ditched SKY satellite. It was OK for a while but became annoying pretty quick.

No pop-up channels so I missed most of the sport that I was really interested in
No on-demand full replays. Only a limited highlights package that may, or may not turn up between 2 days 7 days after the event aired live.

Kayo FTW!

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#2214872 11-Apr-2019 10:13

Will I be right in assuming that once my 12 months of fanpass comes up I won't be able to renew it through Spark?

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#2214917 11-Apr-2019 11:29

Senecio:

I used it for 6 months as a Spark customer when I ditched SKY satellite. It was OK for a while but became annoying pretty quick.

No pop-up channels so I missed most of the sport that I was really interested in
No on-demand full replays. Only a limited highlights package that may, or may not turn up between 2 days 7 days after the event aired live.

Kayo FTW!

Kayo with VPN connection?

Balm its gone!

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#2214922 11-Apr-2019 11:40

waikariboy:
Senecio:

I used it for 6 months as a Spark customer when I ditched SKY satellite. It was OK for a while but became annoying pretty quick.

No pop-up channels so I missed most of the sport that I was really interested in

No on-demand full replays. Only a limited highlights package that may, or may not turn up between 2 days 7 days after the event aired live.

Kayo FTW!

Kayo with VPN connection?

I was using a VPN until DNS4Me added support. I find a DNS service more convenient than a VPN as I can use the official ATV 4 app.

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#2214936 11-Apr-2019 12:00

DjShadow:

Will I be right in assuming that once my 12 months of fanpass comes up I won't be able to renew it through Spark?

Correct.

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#2214941 11-Apr-2019 12:22

hio77:

DjShadow:

Will I be right in assuming that once my 12 months of fanpass comes up I won't be able to renew it through Spark?

Correct.

Guess I'll have to switch from Fanpass IPTV back to Sky Satellite, unless Spark Sport can pick up the V8 Supercars rights off Sky.

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#2215101 11-Apr-2019 15:58

evnafets:

tdgeek:

Maybe Fanpass will cease before long. It was brought in to recover some revenue when people ditch Sky. The new CEO seems to have plans to fix Sky, so he wont want a cannibal product getting in the way. If and when a raft of changes are released I expect this to include Fanpass being retired

In that case it did too good a job, which is why they revamped the prices to stop people ditching Sky and going to fanpass...

And this is why:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/111972246/new-sky-boss-gets-ball-rolling-with-pricecut-for-fan-pass-online-sports-service

It would be hard to have a wholesale price to Spark (who then discounts it for its customers) higher than the retail price.

I'm thinking that its more about a Kayo type service - and cannibalisation be damned.

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