Foxtel or Austar at Mooroolbark

[marty 17]

And is it cable or a dish please.

[porkop]

. They should be able to tell you?

[marty 17]

I did not actually plan on ringing either company.

Thought some one may have local knowledge

[mtv]

Mooroolbark 3138 is Foxtel and most, if not all is cable.

[marty 17]

Answers my Question MTV thanks

[sqwk7700]

This may be a dumb question but if you live in a Foxtel cable area can you request satellite instead?

[mtv]

This may be a dumb question but if you live in a Foxtel cable area can you request satellite instead?

It's not a dumb question, but it's been asked several times previously.

You can request satellite, but they'll usually knock you back.

Generally speaking, the only way Foxtel will provide a satellite installation in a cabled area is if there are situations where it is not practical for Foxtel to install cable from the street.

[sat 49]

I signed up with foxtel going back 3 months ago I am in a Telstra cable area in Melbourne { there is a Cable running outside my place}.

The rep said I would be able to have a sat dish installed, I received a call from Foxtel stating that they would not install a dish at my place as they have some type of agreement with Telstra and refused the Satellite install request

I then cancelled the contract with Foxtel as there is a 10 day cooling of period.

I would never have anything to do with Telstra.

[mtv]

I would never have anything to do with Telstra.

Foxtel is half owned by Telstra, so even if you have Foxtel satellite, there is still an association with Telstra.

The odd thing is, Telstra still handle connections and billing for Foxtel satellite areas, for customers who choose to connect to Foxtel via Telstra.

I agree with you though. I wouldn't want to have to deal with Telstra either.

[gordon_s1942]

As Telstra is a Major partner with both Foxtel and Austar, its hard not to 'deal' with Telstra.
If it wasnt for Telstra buying in some years ago, I really believe the PayTV system would have founded in a sea of Red Ink and blown away.
Even our new Regional VAST service would be carried by Telstra somewhere along the line.
I really think Foxtels refusal is more a case of that they spent bloody zillions putting that cable in and to do a dish install defeats the idea.
People say they wont deal with or use Telstra but most copper lines are Telstra and up untill very recently most Mobile phone carriers 'Roam' onto Telstra outside their 'Home' areas.

[mtv]

As Telstra is a Major partner with both Foxtel and Austar,.......

Telstra have not had any association with Austar for quite some time.