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Post by Fletchsmile on Aug 28, 2016 17:59:27 GMT 7
After the CTH debacle True Visions have the rights to English Premier League back again via BEin. Crossbar have it all sorted, and can get you what you want to see if you're out. If you want to watch it at home though, here's what we found: 1) If you are able to sign up for a True Visions internet package for THB 799 per month for surfing the net. Then for 299 baht on top you can get a box with access for all the EPL games. This would have been first choice for me and a decent deal. All your internet + EPL on top 2) We can't get True internet at our condo. Only True Vision cable TV. So had to go the old route of cable and a box from True: Cost THB 2,155.15 per month for Platinum package, which you need for all the EPL. Second box for THB 437.63 a month, and a third box for free. So you can watch in 3 rooms if you want. THB 1,000 deposit on each box. We've gone for this option. Seems a bit expensive considering what we got on CTH for 799 a month, or even a couple of years back when Gold package on True was enough at around THB 1,500 a month Gold package . But then again while THB 2,155.15 + 437.63 = 2,592.78 per month seems expensive, I reckon I'm worth it  (Edit: I think the first 3 months are also half price on Platinum) |
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 28, 2016 21:11:41 GMT 7
Her indoors is paying 250 Baht a month for all the footy games on Bein and Sky Sports.
ilikehd is the one with all the games and English commentary it seems.
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Post by buhi on Aug 29, 2016 8:31:38 GMT 7
^^^
Correct, we have a minimum True package with EPL added, 800 baht.
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Post by Fletchsmile on Aug 29, 2016 8:57:16 GMT 7
Buhi, what's the minimum package you have? and what's the top up package? Do you have any links to those? I was looking for something like that. The guy in the shop said needed Platinum. Also when I looked, the only one that has all the beIN channels (beIN 1,2,3,4) seemed to be Platinum. truevisionsgroup.truecorp.co.th/channellineup_web/1Scrolling thru the Channel Packages: Gold, Super Family, Sports Family: all only have beIN4 Smart Family, Happy Family, Ball etc don't have any beIN I know in the past, there was an EPL top-up, but couldn't find one now. So if you have a link or can point me in the right direction would be great  Don't really want or need all the other tish |
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Post by Fletchsmile on Aug 29, 2016 9:26:20 GMT 7
Googling around, the way it seems to be positioned is that now they have it back:
Existing customers:Platinum can watch EPL "for free" until June next year. Existing customers could get a "top up" for 299 - 399 baht.
But new customers, don't seem to have the top up.
But if anyone can find or knows top-ups for new customers would be great. (FWIW I think we also get the first 3 months at half price I think for Platinum, as a new customer)
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 29, 2016 10:51:06 GMT 7
They were up my way a couple of weeks ago with some promotion.
The minimum I was told I needed was Gold package and top up for either 199 or 299 baht per month.
I can confirm the Gold I have has Bein on channels 676,677,678,and 679.
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Post by Fletchsmile on Aug 29, 2016 12:39:35 GMT 7
They were up my way a couple of weeks ago with some promotion. The minimum I was told I needed was Gold package and top up for either 199 or 299 baht per month. I can confirm the Gold I have has Bein on channels 676,677,678,and 679. rgs you also had CTH like me. Have you kept True all this time as well? or signed up as new subscriber to True? The laughable thing is it was only end of last year I finally got my deposit back from True after cancelling the contract sometime after we took CTH and realised there was no point to True It's getting like bank accounts. Better to keep them open with a minimum balance than find out later you need to open an account again with that same bank you closed with before |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 29, 2016 13:55:34 GMT 7
Fletch, we ditched True years ago, signed up as new subscribers.
Ref the bank accounts, so true, its laughable, you may not even be able to open a new account with a bank you already have two accounts with.
BAY sent me a letter a while back saying there had been no activity in one of my accounts, please deposit 1,000 baht to keep the account active for another year.
No problems, a crisp new 1,000 baht note was deposited, a small price to pay for the potential aggravation avoided.
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Post by buhi on Aug 29, 2016 21:14:52 GMT 7
I kept True , but downgraded to a 500Baht package, for the living room TV. I never watch that one, rarely watch any TV, my son and wife do. CTH was installed, in our bedroom, for watching EPL.
On returning the receiver to CTH, I saw the pile of returned receivers.
I asked True to add the EPL package and re route the cable from the dish to the bedroom. They did this for 900 Baht, the cost of the cable, plus whatever.We now have a 799 Baht package, mostly Thai channels and some others which are in English. Have not explored them, but wife and son are happy, the usual rubbish.
Thank goodness no silly Thai commentary for the matches. Great deal,a saving over CTH monthly fee plus much better reception.
The downstairs TV TVs,, there are three, all have a box thingy, free, to pick up digital signals, you can guess I am not tech savvy, and have all the Thai channels. I only use that one for videos and music via the video player.
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Post by buhi on Aug 29, 2016 21:34:10 GMT 7
I should have added, the True account is my wife's, Thai ID card. She did all the negotiations, hence my cheap charlie package.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Aug 29, 2016 22:20:00 GMT 7
I kept True , but downgraded to a 500Baht package, for the living room TV. I never watch that one, rarely watch any TV, my son and wife do. CTH was installed, in our bedroom, for watching EPL. On returning the receiver to CTH, I saw the pile of returned receivers. I asked True to add the EPL package and re route the cable from the dish to the bedroom. They did this for 900 Baht, the cost of the cable, plus whatever.We now have a 799 Baht package, mostly Thai channels and some others which are in English. Have not explored them, but wife and son are happy, the usual rubbish. Thank goodness no silly Thai commentary for the matches. Great deal,a saving over CTH monthly fee plus much better reception. The downstairs TV TVs,, there are three, all have a box thingy, free, to pick up digital signals, you can guess I am not tech savvy, and have all the Thai channels. I only use that one for videos and music via the video player. No offence, but are you trying to tell me you can get English commentary on the Bein channels on True? The mrs has never returned anything to CTH, in fact when we had True installed in the downstairs lounge we had CTH re routed upstairs to the upstairs lounge. In the bedroom we have the PSI channel. Personally I had no problems with CTH. |
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Post by buhi on Aug 30, 2016 8:51:38 GMT 7
At half time the analysis is in Thai.Last match i watched had English commentry, although I did fall asleep, bored.0-0 Middlesbrough and West Brom.
CTH the remote channel change was too slow.
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 31, 2016 1:28:16 GMT 7
At the risk of sounding ostentatious... ...her indoors has True on the full deal at the house...but this internet deal at the condo. I'm suspicious of her assertions regarding the quality of the stream at the condo and would prefer a rock solid connection. Let's say money is no object here...well its football so thats true...what is the best option?? |
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Post by buhi on Aug 31, 2016 9:00:39 GMT 7
^^^
I suggest the lovely lady visits a True branch; she may be lucky, as we were, to meet a very good assistant, who knows her job. The lovely lady gave us ,yes GAVE us a new modem for the internet as the old one was too slow, arranged for the satellite dish to be re routed, for FREE, only charge for materials, cable.All connections now excellent. Plus she gave us five phone numbers of technicians who could be contacted directly (a little fee, working out of hours) if we had any problems. I was truly impressed.
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 31, 2016 13:07:01 GMT 7
^^^ I suggest the lovely lady visits a True branch; she may be lucky, as we were, to meet a very good assistant, who knows her job. The lovely lady gave us ,yes GAVE us a new modem for the internet as the old one was too slow, arranged for the satellite dish to be re routed, for FREE, only charge for materials, cable.All connections now excellent. Plus she gave us five phone numbers of technicians who could be contacted directly (a little fee, working out of hours) if we had any problems. I was truly impressed. I don't think we can have a satellite dish buhi...I will have to look into this one. Also my lass is notoriously stingy when it comes to paying for these things....she hates spending money which is a good but ultimately frustrating trait!  |
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