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Just curious if any other town fans bought the annual pass for the iFollow service this season. If so what were your experiences and thoughts on service. Did you mind the fact that you can’t have commentary and video together? What about no score / minutes shown? Did you think it was good value? Ultimately... Do you think you will renew for next season???

It's ok to good.

Streaming Quality can be a bit patchy at times and it seems to vary depending on browser being used but with no pattern from game to game.

I quite like not having a commentary.

Oddly, you do miss having the score and replays though.

It's been annoying being able to see every game, not sure that is iFollows fault though!

I'm reluctant to pay them a penny more, although I'd have little choice if there's a game I don't want to miss. I'd be fuming if I paid for a season pass. I was reluctant to do so because of their shoddy past, and feel very vindicated in my decision.

Pretty much this.

The quality at the CG is usually excellent, the games at away grounds is quite frankly rubbish at times, they zoom in to just the player with the ball and then he shoots and they pan the camera to see the net bulging after the goal, some camera men must be drunk or on drugs as anybody with half a brain and 2 eyes can see that we need to see a larger share of the pitch.

I miss not seeing things off the ball, I miss the scoreline, I do not miss the commentary at all, I, like Rob miss a replay! but thats only because it feels like watching Sky TV.

The way they don't show some games is pathetic, contractual rights etc etc, the way they don't turn the games on at times until 1 minute before KO, they way the games often stop mid flow and then carry on can be frustrating.

But for me the benefits of living many many miles away and still watching games makes up for that, even if the games are shit to watch.

at least the Ifollow timeline marks the key action like goals and cards. gives you opportunity to go back at half time and replay them yourself. or just wait for it to appear on Twitter :)

I get not having the commentary is not a problem in some respects. not like you listen to it when at a game. But it would be nice to have the option. I guess they can't be arsed with the overhead to synch it with video, but I don't get the point of not allowing a user two streams (video and audio) and allowing a user to do it themselves if they wish.

not sure why two browsers doesn't work for me... well I've got a couple of ideas but no solution to them..

I always watch in Firefox with no problems, I have used the Edge too and that works fine as well, never used Chrome.

To be clear, I mean watch in one window and have the commentary in another.

Just watching works just fine

What does Bono think to that?

Ah sorry, it used to work until the EFL Trophy freebie with FGR since then I have not been able to listen, it was a pain in the arse matching commentary to video anyway, I don't miss the commentary at all.

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Like most of you have said, I think it's an OK service, it's offering something ex-pats have never had before so I was excited at the start of the season.
Once they dropped the choice of being able to have commentary and video in 2 tabs it reduced the value for me, not that I did that every game. What annoyed me is that I emailed their support just to find out the reasoning behind it (as I couldn't really understand what issue they were trying to solve, other than maybe slightly more bandwidth being used) and I got a near enough response of "that's how it's designed to work, use it or lose it".
Added to the fact in the US, you can stream premiership football with commentary, replays, score for $49 a year it makes $140 seem very steep for one team in L2 for just some shaky video only. As I write this, my stream for the game has crashed!  >:(
Obviously different markets but I'm expecting the price to go up next year and because they're the only game in town, I'm probably going to have to renew, reluctantly..... :cry:  /end of rant

Thanks for the feedback! I'm calling in to their support management team this week to see what if I can find out what their plans are for future seasons and to bitch about their support so it's good to have some other subscriber's views!

It's been having a shocker for me today.

My stream was one of the better ones today TBH.

Mine was dreadful too

It's odd that some people can't do this. I watched the Wycombe game and listened to audio as well. The way I did it was to watch using Chrome and listen to the audio using Firefox. Maybe I was just lucky but it worked for me. I think the reason it doesn't work for others is that you are opening 2 tabs in the same browser.....?

The only problem with listening to the audio at the same time is that it lags a few seconds behind....which I got around by pausing the video until it caught up.

no Bob, tried one in chrome for video, one in Firefox for audio. worked for about a minute then ,' too many streams' or whatever...

wondered if it was due to my method ;) would be interested to hear of ex-pats hitting the same issue with two browsers..

even so, only an idiot would design it that way in the first place. Though I think there may be something in doing it to reduce the bandwidth/server load, can't imagine an audio stream bring that demanding though..

They do it to stop 2 simultaneous logins, they are limiting now to just a single login per account(it used to be 4) and they can't differentiate between audio stream and video stream logins they treat them as 2 logins.

They told me it was never designed to be able to play audio and video simultaneously.

Some clubs provide commentary (e.g. Pompey), but they have to do it at their own cost which probably means that Swindon commentary will never be added.

Have people found that the quality of the stream is better in a certain browser?

I get that, that's sensible.

 I don't get them actively stopping a second tab independently playing the radio comms. There must be ways to stop more than N logins.

Following iFollow’s successful introduction in 2017/18 for supporters based overseas, enhancements are being introduced to the live streaming platform ahead of the start of the new campaign at no extra cost to viewers.

Improved production values are being implemented across the online broadcasting service, providing Clubs with the scope to introduce bespoke commentary as well as on-screen graphics. Some midweek Championship matches will also benefit from a four camera setup while additional enhancements to iFollow include more in-game statistics via the app, mobile/desktop websites and an improved match centre.

Prices for the platform have been frozen at £110 for the season for overseas viewers, and International Season Pass subscriptions are on sale as of today. Supporters can find out details on how to subscribe by visiting your Club’s website.

In a second development, and in what is a first for English football, some Sky Bet EFL matches will also be made available to watch to supporters within the UK and Ireland throughout the 2018/19 season via iFollow

This development has been made possible due to the new broadcast agreement with Sky which was agreed last year, whereby EFL Clubs have been granted the rights to stream games to a domestic audience, in addition to their followers overseas which has been available since the start of 2017/18.

EFL Clubs will be able to live-stream in the UK and Ireland any league match via their respective iFollow (or equivalent) service that takes place outside the blocked hours of 14.45-17.15 on Saturday afternoons and that is not broadcast live on Sky Sports. Fixtures taking place on Bank Holidays or Easter will be unavailable for streaming. Sky Sports will have the right to stream the same Championship fixtures to subscribers across their interactive and digital services.

Details of how to access EFL matches domestically will be announced in due course.

wonder if I can still get it "from" 'merica.

I always found Holland to be an easy place to visit of a Saturday afternoon.

I got an email advising of mr renewal, so USA should be fine.

I have used Firefox64 with few problems all last season.

Morecambe v Swindon Town available on Saturday from UK...

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/ifollow/subscribe/

I had to move from Seattle to Belgium to watch FGR. Got to watch our first away win. Was going to go, but I’m off on holiday next Saturday so junked it off.

Accrington chairman going mad about this and rightly so imo. The 3pm saturday blackout is there for a reason

The streams seemed pretty ropey last season when I watched but tried Chrome and Firefox (in Linux) and it made naff all difference. The couple of games I've watched this season have been really good streams.

I agree Tans. FWIW if I was in the UK and was 50/50 about travelling up to support Swindon on Saturday, and the option to watch it at home for a vast financial saving, swings that decision to about a 90/10 in favour of ifollow.

I’m in Turkey at the moment, can I watch the game on this I follow malarkey - fwiw I probably won’t bother.

Yes, you can pay per game abroad as well.

Stream quality has generally been pretty good this season - maybe it's because the footbal is easier to watch!

I doubt this will have a huge impact on attendances, due to the pay per view nature most will take on iFollow.  I presume the clubs agreed to it because they get increased media revenues, so should probably have complained a bit more when selling their souls initially.

According to the Accrington chairman, they didn't get a say in the matter.

I'm not sure it was clear to them that this would happen (Saturday, 3pm). At least, that was the Accrington chairman's view.  I got the impression it wasn't mentioned explicitly in their meeting in Portugal.

edit: as above!

Interesting that it'll cost £10 to watch the match from the UK, whereas if I'm 'abroad' then it's only a fiver.
If someone was going to stream anyway then the money saved from a few of those a season will go a long way towards a decent VPN subscription.

Didn't read the contract? didn't seek clarification?  Too busy hob nobbing?

Either way, it is highly unlikely that this is by virtue of a loophole in the agreement, especially given past sensitivities on showing 3pm kick offs on Saturday and court cases for pubs using foreign satellite feeds.

Sorry, pay attention and do the due diligence.  Too busy looking at pound signs I imagine.  Without going full Reg, it's like people who spent 40 years moaning about the EU because they advert they watched int he 70's told them it was just a trading block, rather than doing some research on the background and motives of the Political Union.

It sounds as though there was no contract. That there was no clarification to seek as there was no debate. It was just done, without consultation.

At least according to the Accy Chairman:

also:

Got a letter from @EFL explaining to us in a paragraph that they were scrapping the no Saturday streaming rule. Letter sent in early July when everyone’s on holiday.

Don’t quote paragraphs from past letters to us @EFL

WE DIDN’T KNOW, IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

YOU ACT FOR US!!

So they did get something, they just went on holiday and didn't check properly............

They've been advertising this change for months as well

Have they? Where?

I got some e-mails, there were some articles on the BBC I think.  I've known about it for a while, and I am sure I am not special :-)

Actually, I might be confusing myself on that one :-), might be thinking of the midweek ones, anyway, separate point.  The clubs need to pay attention when they start selling their souls - some may be fine with doing so though.

edit:  I was indeed confusing myself - I was thinking of an e-mail I had which mentioned not being able to stream matches selected for International TV, which includes some 3pm on Saturday.  Completely different!

Which is why this smacks of being brought in on the sly at best.

I guess the question is how much from the £10 per person per game does each club get. Presumably if you view via the STFC link then the club gets a cut.

You could see some clubs thinking they may as well get a few quid off those who might not go to a game than no ticket sale at all. Especially for the wet Tuesday night away games up North that only die hard attend.

I would imagine the historically 'big' clubs in the EFL like Leeds, Villa or Sunderland with lots of supporters who live away from those cities or abroad doing quite well out of this deal.

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I'm sure someone said 80p/£1 to home team, 20p to EFA... can't find it. could have been bobbins

I'm with you somewhat.

It's a 70 mile drive from Guildford to home games and if I want to be parked and sat in my seat for KO we're talking a little under (or sometimes a little over) 2 hours.  Longer to enjoy a leisurely pre match pint.  Usually travel on my own and at 45p per mile, it's about GBP 60.00.  Better if shared.  Last week I was buggered on the M4 and only caught the last 25 minutes and still paid full admission (worth it for Bayo's 94th minute equaliser :) ).

You can't beat being there but I'll be honest it would probably half my attendance at home games if I could watch a stream of a home game (and ditto aways).  The quality was decent and I'd like to give Andrew Hawes a pat on the back.  He's developed into a very decent commentator.


We read about Premiership clubs still being able to make money with no crowds (or charging much less to retain the atmosphere for the tv viewers) but the economics are very different in the EFL.  I cannot see how Saturday streaming in the UK will help and especially if the club take GBP 1.00 per match view.  Still, I was never going to go to bloody Morecambe but well done to those who did!

Must admit if I was outside the UK,  or even 100+ miles away,  less than £3 a game doesn't sound too much of a rip off - assuming it works.  Anyone know how much it is to stream 'odd' games please ?..

I pay 6€ (about £5.50) to pick individual games.

Ok, thanks.

As I am at home today was considering purchasing ifollow for todays game for the first time.

From previous iv seen it costs £10 and you get live coverage? Iv gone onto ifollow through the swindon official site and it says match pass not available for this game. am I doing this right? Thanks for any help!

It only costs £10 for UK watchers when its an international weekend, which this game isn't so you have to be overseas or use an overseas VPN.

righty got you. radio it is! thanks

yeah, VPN only today if in UK.

 (fyi iffy midweek games are available too to UK)

good to know il try that later in the season.

I might try Ifollow for the first time today.  Do i just need to go through the official site, while connected via VPN?

in theory yes - everything is the same but through a VPN

they've blocked a lot of VPNs but some still work.

Apply VPN log in and click on match pass, keep VPN on while watching is best so I hear.

I have a VPN already setup on my work laptop, and as I work for a US company I am hoping that this will work, worth a go. 

Is it best to wait until just before kick off, or am i good to go at any time?

Do i sign up for a half season pass for £60 ($76), or do I just pay for this match $7...  this is the question..

The season pass is good value but make sure you can access it first mate.

I'm in, seems to be working on my work VPN.  Signed up for the half season pass, fuck it.

These fuckers better not let me down now..

Don't hold your breath on the quality/starting time for iFollow :D it can be patchy to say the least but at least you get to see the match. I missed the first 10 mins last week due to "technical difficulties" of iFollow so missed our first goal!

Seems to be working ok, can see the teams are about to come out..

Am I right in thinking a lot of iFollow streams are available via IPTV without having to use the actual iFollow service?

Not that I know of but could well be totally wrong, havent heard of iFollow being available on any other platforms at all.

The IPTV provider i use has all the championship teams platforms (ifollow or in house) and some league one or two teams. Unfortunately we arent one of them. The piss stains channel is on there though

Have you not asked them to add Swindon Tans?

I did, but the provider i use isnt responsible for the source

iFollow are refunding 19% of the annual subscription for the cancelled season, which is nice.

Yeah, i got the email yesterday as well

EFL and Sky have struck a deal that all games will be on iFollow even the 3pm Saturday games.  Season Ticker holders will get free access while pay on the day fans can view each game for £10. This is expected to last until gates are allowed to be at 50%+

That seems like a good decision all round, just have to hope iFollow can cope with increased demand.

Good news.  Is that sufficient value for money for season ticket holders?

good news.

provided each session ticket holder gets access, even u18 on a family ticket, I'm happy with that.

of course it's not the same value as being there, but it's the best possible thing they can do in these shitty times

As a ST holder, I’m not that fussed about VFM to be honest. I’d rather be at a game than watch on TV but it seems ok value for those who have access.

Maybe another benefit is that SKY can distribute some income to the lower league clubs from this thus top up the shortfall from the Gate receipts.

As others have said a decent outcome despite these awful times.
It’s going to get some getting used to though watching it on TV when you go to all the home and away matches. I will miss my away day adventures with my lads.

Living in Spain, I had a season ticket for ifollow last year. The stream was always good and the only issues were overuse of replays and the commentary being a second or two behind the play.

I watch every game with my dad. We have made it more realistic by setting the air conditioning to 2 degrees with industrial fans blowing that cold air directly into our eyes. My mum makes us burgers for half time and if the opposition score we gob at her.
If we lose, we both wait out side the apartment and any passing stray cat gets a proper kicking.

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This new sky deal isnt it just ifollow with games that sky would be showing?

I’ve just spat out my earl grey across the dining table.

That is good news, that sounds like season ticket holders will get access to away games too, even though the ST wouldn't normally cover away matches.

Not sure if that's the case, but if so even better.

Good point, hopefully that's the case, doesn't make any difference to me as I'm in France for most of the season anyway but it would offset the cost better for those with season tickets than just the home games.

Not sure he's even joking

Wonder if this means it'll be Sky's cameras used or Sky are just chucking a bunch of money at iFollow (owned by NeuLion, a company from the USA, I think they are called)? If the more assumed latter, this may mean that iFollow can have no excuses but to invest better in the livecasts of the matchday infrastructure.

With many more eyes (literally) on their performance, a good, efficient and responsive customer service chat would be at least the minimum. Troubleshooting will need to be pretty on the ball too (things like a well synced commentary). People won't accept the poor level of service that has been provided to date, and let's face it they are offering a premium service so all of the parts produced should be of a consistent quality.

Thinking this may even become a more long term option, as once you open the gates on more "armchair" availability it is difficult to go back, I wonder if a company like PremierSPorts/FreeSports would go after a streaming contract. They already have some rights to 3pm Premier League matches  :hmmm:. From what I saw recently, via their online player, they not only had some ok commentary but the stream was available upto 1080p, with zero issues. Who owns FreeSports? I wonder if they used to be Santana (or whatever), just going by the branding/colours?

They have some quite high profile sponsor contracts via their ads so must have a decent bit of budgie and stream La Liga too. iFollow (NeuLion) would be wise to up their game because surely Premier/Free Sports would be sniffing at grabbing the rights to produce and stream for L1&L2?

Just a quick heads up, if last week was anything to go by it looks like the carabao cup can only be viewed from the UK.

I searched a few forums and overseas viewers with an active account were only able to get the audio.

Really? thats a bit shit.

that makes sense of those who couldn't see a price for a match day pass.

wonder why. rights issue I assume but...

anyway 'foreigners', get your VPNs out.

ifollow never used to show the efl cup as sky had the rights - I think sky did a deal as no fans are able to go with a UK only clause maybe?

Here is the Mansfield and Blackburn forum from Saturday.

https://www.stagsnet.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37328&start=25


https://www.brfcs.com/mb/index.php?/forums/topic/32275-ifollow-thread/&page=42

they can just fuck right off.

My iFollow ST subscription automatically renews tomorrow - up from €130 to €166!

Better get the Caribou Cup for that.

As stated above I am pretty sure that iFollow doesn't have the rights to stream EFL cup games, they never showed last season vs Col U or the season before vs FGR.

You will have to buy a 1 game UK pass and put it through a VPN probably.

So is it only cup games with no video?

As far as I understand its the EFL cup and FA cup that are audio only for overseas, thats how it was last season too.

Ok, not so bad.

No but still a bit shit for those overseas that have forked out for a whole season pass.

At least it is actually available though and may well be streamed on one of the normal streaming sites?

Still fucking laughable though. A Thai based company sponsoring an English Cup yet foreign viewers not allowed to view. I know it's to do with right but still a load of bollocks.

Mind you a similar thing can be said for shellfish caught in the UK. The largest shellfish trawling industries is in the UK, yet very little of that market stays here (the largest exporter in Europe), cos people want shitty scampi and chips. It's very shellfish behaviour.

It's been that way since it started, so nothing new for us foreigners.  On the plus side, I've watched a sackful of games in the past three seasons.

EFL & FA Cup rights are sold as separate bundles, I can usually get the games that are on TV over here.

Why GBP166? My renewal is GBP140.

About as bizarre as apples picked in orchards in Gloucestershire sent over to Germany for storage and ending up in M&S shops the following spring

It's Euros, not GBP.

Oops  :-[

It's kind of nuts, but more on that later. Indeed, or Lidl/Aldi. I know it's a supply chain thing but surely people must look and think logically about this stuff - well unless it's the UK Gov but that is also a different story.


Oh aye, I get that just still one of those bizarre things regarding broadcasting rights. You'd imagine wherever the sponsor company was based (whatever the medium), that they could wangle an agreement that at least benefited that country. Then again, that isn't necessarily business in the ethical sense.

I’ll be on a train at 3pm this afternoon. Is there a facility to pay and then defer watching the game and seeing “as live” around 11pm this evening?

ifollow does have replays of the full match but

1. not sure whatv time they go up
2. not sure if you have to buy the game to have access

I was in the same boat, but little one is ill so can now watch the match

your mistaken, its a train that he is on.

PS, hope the wee one is ok.

yeah, just a cold + cough (not Covid)

Cheers. Happy to pay but not sure what reception I might get on the train so might try result avoidance and watch later. I think it might be impossible as will have to go via official site to watch.

Is there anything broadcasting now? I’ve subscribed but just getting buffering.

Yep all up and running already.

I’ve got video but no audio at the moment just a buzzing, anyone else got the same?

Yes mate the audio has been on and off so far and just buzzing now.

Yep, it started bugging during the Odimayo interview, and hasn't stopped for about 5 minutes.

Same

I have a lovely circle going around and around.

Now I have the video with a jack hammer sound.

Hammer sound also.

Waiting for agent zzzzzzz

brilliant ifollow service as per

Sounds like a generator soapy tit wank

Anyone got any vision or sound yet

Vision yes - chrome. Drill sound

Sound working for me now - on safari on Mac.

Ground sounds back but no commentary yet.

I’ve got BBC Wilts working.

I had to change the sound to home rather than away sound!

Yipee, its lurched into life

Great shout!! Wouldn’t have seen that

I've got our commentary on the home option...

Having just paid £10 why can’t I get either sound or picture this week?

Mine cut from Wilts to Lancs 5 mins ago!

Mine too, changed to away commentary and bingo!

Thanks. Switched now; was getting fed up of the northern bias

I had 35 minutes of Blackpool commentary in that first half. Hope it’s sorted for the second.

I don’t understand why they turn the audio off during half time, isn’t it more effort than not to actively turn it off and back on again (and I’m sure last year there was more than one game that they forgot to turn it back on!)

They never used to, only from this season have they done it.

in a PC web browser you can switch Comms

wiggle mouse while playing
select cog bottom right
audio
away Comms.

assume there's something similar on app

Thanks Batch! You legend. No idea why it changed.

Didn't have any problems with the commentary once it kicked in,  did have the drill noise at the beginning,  thought it was just me !!. Tried it with the volume off and listening to the commentary on the radio but the time lag made it difficult,  especially as you knew what was going to happen some time before it did. Overall still worth the money.

Stuck my code in, and somehow got charged a tenner on Saturday... happened to anyone else? 😭

did you buy the 'apply' code button before 'buy'?

Can’t remember, just remember sticking the code in then a few mins later ifolllow telling me I’ve been charged a tenner. Not sure whether to contact Danny Lee or Ifollow, seems Danny got enough to deal with at the moment and this would be at the back of a very big traffic jam of requests.

I'd try ifollow. I doubt the club can sort it out


next time press the button next to the box where you enter the code and it should say -£10 with a bill of £0 to pay. Only then do you press"pay" for  £0.

stupid system, but there it is

Stuck my code in, and somehow got charged a tenner on Saturday... happened to anyone else? 😭

Yes, this happened to me also !  I know the discount was applied too... Have emailed ifollow for a refund !

Mine seemed to work ok - as for previous games, the booking confirmation email says “discount applied £10” and “discounted total £0.”

Nothing showing on my card account so thankfully I’m ok.

Mine seemed to work ok - as for previous games, the booking confirmation email says “discount applied £10” and “discounted total £0.”

Nothing showing on my card account so thankfully I’m ok.



Mine said as above also, I have the screen print showing £10 discount, discounted total 0, I did key in code and applied, yet they have still charged me £10 ... Just as well I looked as I dont usually !!! 

^^^^ that's a good warning as I trust the confirmation screen

Update.

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/important-ifollow-update/

that's good

will discourage code sharing too I'd have thought, though making it easier is the main reason.

did need to create another account though... the email I used for ifollow wasn't the same as the one the club send codes to

Same happened to me  :badmood: - I thought I'd done it just as normal, but started to think mebbe I'd done something wrong. Who do you contact for refund !

Logged in tonight but I don't have a settings button visible to change the audio to AWAY. Anyone else?

There is no Swindon commentary available as yet.

Ok ta. When the hell does it start then!?

Anyone got any tips for when you get the spinning disc and the steam won't start? I've had it once before and a change of device sorted it, but this time no.

Edit: sorted with a browser change this time, if anyone else has issues.

I got that tonight. Needed to close the page and log in again. OK now.

Can anyone who is a season Ticket Holder see the Hull game in their account yet. I had issues with receiving the ode to my registered Email address so Danny would email separately. Saturdays game is not show as available on my account yet, wondering if it's a problem with my account or they haven't made the game available yet.

I don't know where you look. but under 'packages' it is still available to purchase


edit: nothing under purchased packages either

You can see the same as me

In the past when I've purchased using the code it doesn't have the fact that the game is available to purchase, that's why I'm curious to see if anyone has anything different. Want to avoid trying to get the game avaiable last minute, but thanks for your response

I see the same

My guess (hope) is that I-follow will allow Season ticket Holders to log into the match at 2pm tomorrow.  Doesn't leave much scope though for sorting out problems...

...assuming the game goes ahead.  Gonna be a tough match methinks  ::)

Danny was sending you poems? How lovely :)

Tomorrow is the first game with no codes, but you'll need to make sure your account for iFollow is the same as your club account with the ticket office.

Latest on iFollow

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/latest-ifollow-information-update/

it's literally just been added in the last hour or two

Was watching them warming up now it's gone off. Anyone else having problems?

I had no sound but it's just come on

Working for me, had three different camera angles so far, a treat!

Panicked a bit earlier as BT has gone down until tomorrow evening so have had to use iPad on 4G which is not very strong. So far so good with no buffering,yet.

Without me re-reading the thread, can any of you tech wizards explain to me how I can get the ifollow picture streamed on to my TV from my iPad?

Thanks!!

It cannot be done. I explored all avenues against Wovers with no success.

I dont use ipads, but do they have HDMI ports? If so plus a HDMI cable into that and into the TV.. Sorted.. works for me

Laptop and kids Xbox hdmi cable to TV works.
If I watch on my iPad though I get no buffering but do when watch on TV.

Watching through the app on iPad  is the only way I’ve been able to watch without buffering.
After the first couple Of games I gave up trying anything else.
Ipad has been fine though it wouldn’t be if there were 2 or 3 of us tryin* to crowd round it.

I have been credited with a pass on Ifollow for Oxford Saturday, without paying for it. Would this be because an away game which I paid for was called off earlier in the season?

For those that have had issues this doesn't help but this service has been fantastic for me.

never had an issue with streaming or audio and I have watched every game this season (probably the only negative) when usually I would only be able to get to say 10-15 home games and one or two select away fixtures per season.

It helps having options at weekends restricted but I love the idea of watching town from home especially away games. nothing will be beat the cg but I would the idea of driving to crewe again on a tuesday night in comparison is huge.

Yeah i'm of the same opinion.

I just take myself off to a different room to the wife with my laptop (screen probably just about big enough for me) and enjoy my 2.5 hour break on a Saturday win, lose or draw. Pick and choose my midweek games

Its not perfect, but for £10 I think i'm getting a decent service. Never any issues with streaming (occasional sound issues, but I don't pay much attention to what commentators say anyway)

I'm still waiting for my free Ifollow pass that I won earlier this week on the EFL rewards app. Hoping it arrives in time so I don't have to inadvertently give Oxford any money.

I've only watched home games.
If i subscribe for tomorrows game will i be subjected to 'their' stupid commentary?

No - You will get bbc radio wilts comms

Thank u molepar

Im still waiting for mine mate, you aren’t the only one

as above, but if for some reason you are heading pox you can select the 'settings cog' and switch in 'audio options'.

though I think it's defaulted to BBC wilts for me last few games

TBF I had massive problems (i.e. just didn't work) for the first couple of games but since then it's been pretty good, bar some buffering issues occasionally. Oh and we don't seem to be scoring as much, but I complained about that and iFollow support said there was nothing they could do about that, it was "not our department" apparently. Bloody jobsworths!

PICNIC.

 :nod:

One of my all time favourite acronyms :)

I like PEBKAC.

Never heard of those before!

I have used that too :)

They'll probably send it Saturday 7pm!

I prefer IBM*, much more subtle  ;)



*Not to be confused with IBS or IDS  :D

UYB*



* Up yer bum! :)

Catchy, I like it...ooo err matron! :D

Bumpity bump.
Question regarding Ifollow. I currently watch via a firestick(Amazon silk) on the internet page. Picture is good but judders when the camera moves during the matches. Is this the norm or would I be better off watching another way?

I found it reasonably OK using a laptop. Not super smooth TV quality, but not bad.

If you are talking IPTV, my mates was often juddery when he used it.

Problem is, there are so many things in play to diagnose things properly over a forum. Even wifi performance can kill quality.

I pay for the Ifollow stream. Not IPTV. Both games had same issue so far. Not a smooth picture when movement from camera. Internet speed is fast. Just wondering if watching via another source is smoother. I do like viewing via my TV so not overly fussed as it's not too bad.

I've not watched any this season so I'll leave it to others to comment on service quality so far on their setup.

personally I run laptop->TV bits hdmi. not tried his firestick

I watch via by iPad. Very occasional picture degradation, but overall pretty faultless.

It’s my Vodafone broadband which is the problem at the moment - all the tourists are putting a strain on it. That should ease in a couple of weeks.

It's fine on my laptop and works well cast to the telly from a Chrome tab through the Shield. My old IPTV stream was juddery though.

It's fine on my wife's laptop that I otherwise fucking hate because it has a mind of its fucking own. The cunt.

Thanks all.
Maybe it doesn't like the website via firestick much. I'll look at other options to get it on my TV screen.

I was trying to get follow on my smart tv but couldn't get it to connect, tried through Apple TV too , ended up watching on the iPad which was fine as nobody else in the house wanted to watch Swindon v Tranmere. I know right?

Someone should shoot the donkey in charge of fucking replays

I second this. Wholeheartedly.

Bit harsh on the wife, that.

Looks like iFollow are covering Tuesday's Boycott game, match pass available for £10.

Don't think I'll be investing l!.

I couldn't manage to get video yesterday for more than a few seconds, which meant I ended the game in a worse mood than if we'd lost  :soapy tit wank:

I could only get the option of audio on my laptop, despite trying three different browsers and clearing cache/cookies. If I cleared cache on my phone then I could get video very briefly, before it cut out and said I didn't have permission. All this was using Nord.

I don't suppose anyone more technical would have a clue why, or if there's a way to resolve this? I've had issues before but always manage to get it to work in the end.

Cheers.

they may well have blocked the Nord VPN you are using. other than trying different countries under nord I'm not sure what else you can do.

I tried Nord ages ago and couldn't find a working solution

Yeah, I was thinking that was most likely. The only thing that gave me doubt was that I'm sure others on here use Nord and I didn't see anyone else complaining.

Yeah I use Nord, it doesn't always work first time. I usually switch between Sweden and Norway.

I have a UK friend who also uses Nord and got booted out once or twice after parting with his tenner.  On his usual desktop (or laptop).   He's set up a different account on the STFC website to his usual one.  He uses his mother's overseas bank ac to pay (and pays her back).  He also sets Nord to the country of the overseas bank account.  He's a complete tech dinosaur.  He hasn't any idea which component or combination of components works.

Wow thats complicated, my friend uses his UK bank account (you dont need an overseas account) which works fine and uses Express VPN with the American location without any issues at all.

get a revolut card (when it's free( and save on fees if you are posting in Euro/USD/Swedish krona, etc

I've been SwedentillIdie this season, although I did try Oz when it wasn't working on Saturday. I'll try changing more in future, cheers.

Do any of you lovely people know how soon after a match the full replay is available? I'm working Saturday and can't keep wrangling half-days. Just need to avoid phone calls, whatapp, radio and internet until I can watch it.

Not until Sunday morning I don't think. Not sure what time though, sorry.

I understand this to be true although I have never watched in, pretty sure its about 9am Sundaybut could be wrong.

I wonder how many use the "Amazon Firesticks" to watch Town games😀

Bugger. Thank you, gents.

Just had a thought for watching the STFC games when i'm on my hols over in Erdogan land for Easter and the 2 weeks after. Are they all available to buy if abroad still?

Yep, unless the game is on Sky I believe.

Yep, you’ll be able too.

Most people go on holiday to relax, mind, not stress themselves out.

Thanks


Haha. Don't worry I'll be doing plenty of relaxing regardless of our results. :)

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-city-bristol-rovers-efl-7185398 See the EFL are meeting to discuss potentially ending the 3pm TV blackout

Sent from my XQ-AD51

They should find a company willing to pay decent money to show lower league football, I'm sure someone other than Sky would be willing, and not show only chumpionship games, but a spread from all divisions, but I suppose would they get viewing figures for Exeter v barrow for e.g.

There must be companies like Channel 4 or 5 for e.g. that would be willing.