yep. there was a big story about this on bbc radio 5. plenty of folk having big problems getting rid. they even advised listeners to go to the citizens advice.

letters written to setanta explaining why you're cancelling your subscription.

Not to pee on ya bonefire but the only person that does streaming of NRL is from the UK so you will still only get one game a week.

sad but true

Really? Not sure where you watch it.

just cancel your direct debit, should be enough for them to get the message that you wish to cancel the subscription.

I stopped paying Setanta by accident and only discovered when the channel stopped working. They then sent me a letter demanding payment, which I forgot about. Not that I was going to pay, mind, as it seemed they had been overcharging me so as we were even as far as I was concerned.

That was until the other week when they wrote to me again, only this time offering me a discount to re-subscribe. I assumed they must be used to people just cutting off payment as a way of leaving.

Michael.

Between Foxsports and Channel Nine you can watch all games live in Oz unless there are two games on at the same time in which case you get a choice which to watch.
Or Chan Nine who has two games on Friday nights shows the Qld games first in Qld and the interstate game second and vice a versa down South.

Beyond that and the continual replays all week you have the
Footy Show on Thursday and Sunday
Fox Rugby League show
Fox NRL Tactics
Toyota Cup
Barefoot League
2 x Super League games (one live)

More than enough even for an addict.

I assume they have the broadcast rights but pay per game so if they knock it down to 1 game then they save money. Otherwise what are they saving by not broadcasting? They don't do any production on them because they use the programmes as supplied by Nine or Fox and they show essentially at dead time in the early morning.

I don't subscribe to Setanta as I find their coverage embarrassing at times (Rugby and Football). If you were to ring them and say you were cancelling with immediate effect due to them cutting their coverage of NRL I reckon they'd offer it to you half price until normal service resumes.

thanks for the support guys...

as for coverage of the magners league, thats a crock because NRL programming (with current summer timings in Aus) is:
friday: 8:30am
saturday: 8:30am
Sunday: 3:30am
monday:8:30am

No other sport they show would surely clash, not to mention the fact that teleshopping is being shown at this time on a subscription channel!

It says that a response should take up to 5 days, will be interesting to see what they come back with. Last time I tried to cancell at the end of the NRL season I was offered half price until March.

Can't believe they have Teleshopping on next Friday! Email has been sent.

we have RL on every night on TV including :

mon - 5 hours
tuesday - 1/2 hour
wednesday - 1hour
thursday - 2hours
friday - 5 hours + replay
sat - 6 hours
sunday - 6 hours including a choice between SL on 9 and a live NRL game on fox at the same time

thanks Dally, as an ex-pat I am aware of how much RL is shown on television back home through fox, 9 and abc.

now, what is your point?

Invitation to treat is one of the most irritating concepts in Law I have come across. You can make an invitiation to treat for anything in the form of an advertisement and you don't have to actually offer it. Strange.

I just called to cancel my subscription and their customer services team has called me back. I gave them my reasons are cancelling and they try to persuade me to stay by telling me about their Magners league coverage.

When I told them I was a rugby league fan and not a fan of rugby union and that it was their coverage of Australian rugby league that attracted me to them they began telling me about their AFL coverage.

Eventually they offered me £9.99 a month. The only caveat to this was that my 12 month contract would restart tying me to them at that price. £9.99 a month is excellent value in the range of sports that Setanta show however I declined because of the 12 month tie in.

They very quickly offered me £6.50 per month for the next three months with no 12 month contract. That's a great deal and it allows me to reassess my subscription with them at the end of the three months

Sorry.......did I get something right

Make sure you get the offer in writing.

Ive only just got Setanta for the first time two weeks ago for the NRL. It will be binned after my minimum subscription period expires if two or more games a week aren't been televised by then.

Yeah I did the same last August and got the same re-subscribe letter in January.

I binned them last year and after it took 4 phone calls and 2 letters i'll never be joining them again.

i didnt quote you so how youve worked out you were the target of that beats me.

though clearly prior comments that nines coverage is better than fox shows youve been away for too long

never mind complaining to setanta lets do something to get it back on sky. it really gets my back up not been able to watch nrl any more when i pay over £50 a month to sky. and there is no way on gods earth i would pay an extra tenner a month to setanta, i have seen a few of there broadcasts and quite simply they are CRAP

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Their NRL coverage is good. It's basically the same build up and in match commentary as the Aussies and the SOO is excellent.

I've just phoned them and got a cheaper deal.

£9.99 for 12 months with my multi room coming free for 3 months before going to £2.49 per month.

The only problem is that the guy on the phone claimed that they are in contract talks with 9 and Fox and that they are 75% sure of sorting a contract in the next few weeks for the NRL. As I am a massive US sports fan, the Setanta sports package is a good one for me becayse of ESPN America. However, I would urge all NRL fans who have setanta to contact them and at least express your disspleasure at the current lack of games. At least this way they will realise how popular the NRL is, and they may pull their fingers out and get the contract sorted.

Yet again I understand, but what was the point of listing how much coverage the game gets in Aus?

Your bias against Nine leads you to beleive that the production of fox is superior... only a muppet would suggest that the production of fox along with their ordinary commentary team makes it for better watching.

Surely He Must Score!