MotoGP BT sport

[macdeb]

Hello, I have been watching MotoGP with BT sport and have to say I think the coverage is excellent, but. The charges now are now stupid from BT package so does anyone use the MotoGP pass and watch on line? If so how best to go about it (broadband/tv etc)

[jimi]

I am doing this for this season. BT Sport is all about the football which isn't my thing.

[RemaL]

lots of threads over the past few months and years.

The Live streaming Via Moto GP I found when I paid for it in 2016 was horrendous. Laggy and poor quality and that was with very good fiber Broadband I have

so personally I would not entertain it

[Freakuk]

I bought a pass for the last few rounds of 2017 as I was on holiday so wanted to watch the races live. The coverage is the same as BT Sport (it's the same live feed) and you get access to everything but personally I like the BT coverage so I won't be switching to MotoGP coverage.

[obscene]

RemaL said:

The Live streaming Via Moto GP I found when I paid for it in 2016 was horrendous. Laggy and poor quality and that was with very good fiber Broadband I have

And here I was thinking it was my abysmally slow BT connection making it lag! I'd still rather pay my money towards MotoGP than subsidise football. I would say it's worth the money for the off season stuff/older races but I'd be lying as I only watch the usual race weekend when it's on. They did up the quality from 720p to 1080 last year not that my internet is fast enough to even stream 720.

[Jazoli]

Does anyone have anything positive to say about Video pass? I'm also sick and tired of paying BT for a channel I only watch from March to October, what I have to spend from Oct-Mar will pay for the full Video pass package for the year.

I've been loathe to get rid of BT as I record everything then watch when I want, which you can't do if you stream from dodgy sources.

[macdeb]

Well, I've just signed up with 'Plusnet' much better speeds, with YouView tv and record. They also have an option for BT Sport (MotoGP) which can be added or taken away at will at £5 month so only use when season on. I am sick of being a 'BT' cashpoint and should be now be getting the same services but with quicker speeds at half BT price. Result. Obviously I'll get the BT don't leave us call and I know just what I'm gonna tell 'em.

Edited by macdeb on Tuesday 2nd January 14:08

[Jazoli]

macdeb said:

I've just signed up with 'Plusnet' much better speeds,

You hope, they were by far the worst for me, great to begin with then a decline into a hardly usable 1mb/s at peak times

[Biker 1]

I thought Plusnet was a subsidiary of BT(???) My daughter had it & the router was identical to a BT Homehub, but finished in white....
Anyway, the trouble I have with Moto GP on BT Sport, is fast motion: I have the Android app which beams it to my Chromecast. I think it is the first generation Crhomecast that can't cope. I'm buggered if I'm going to upgrade to a BT TV box, as I will then need to pay extra for HD, which is bizarrely included free in the app......

[Johno]

I’ve been using MotoGP.com for 5 Seasons now, it’s excellent for us.

In fairness we’ve been living in France, Singapore and the Netherlands and broadband speeds are better in all of them where we’ve lived than anything I seem to see in the UK.

Reasons for using MotoGP.com

Can catch up whenever I want to, all sessions, any round, any time or place
No need to set recording on sky boxes etc.
Access to all races and all sessions by iPad etc. Have therefore watched races when on holiday all over the world, no need to wait to get home
I’m not paying to subsidise a bunch of crap I don’t want to watch, my money goes to supporting the series.
Commentary is OK, pitlane updates, not bad and it’s certainly better than Heuwen is these days.

Quality is very good, we watch 1080 or 720 and it’s not a spinning circle waste of a day.

We’re also signed up to WSB.com and would do the same for BSB if they did it.

[Gavia]

I’ve found a brilliant K*di thingy that basically copies all the MotoGP feeds onto their app(?) more or less as soon as the race is finished. It’s also got every race, quali, warm up and test session for every level of the MotoGP paddock.

It works perfectly for me, as I rarely watch it live.

I’m still trying to work out how to get the football sorted and then I’ll be killing everything from Sky and BT very soon.

[Jazoli]

Gavia said:

I’ve found a brilliant K*di thingy that basically copies all the MotoGP feeds onto their app(?) more or less as soon as the race is finished. It’s also got every race, quali, warm up and test session for every level of the MotoGP paddock.

It works perfectly for me, as I rarely watch it live.

I’m still trying to work out how to get the football sorted and then I’ll be killing everything from Sky and BT very soon.

You have my number, let me know what it is as its frowned upon on here to circumvent payTV

[TwoStrokeNut]

Biker 1 said:

I thought Plusnet was a subsidiary of BT(???) My daughter had it & the router was identical to a BT Homehub, but finished in white....
Anyway, the trouble I have with Moto GP on BT Sport, is fast motion: I have the Android app which beams it to my Chromecast. I think it is the first generation Crhomecast that can't cope. I'm buggered if I'm going to upgrade to a BT TV box, as I will then need to pay extra for HD, which is bizarrely included free in the app......

They are, but the service is downgraded. I didn't believe this after many years with BT Fibre, but Plusnet have been pretty pants.

Lots of traffic shaping, crippled uploads speeds too and unreliable for the first 2 / 3 months. At least I got a refund back then. You also get the old BT traditional three month in price rise. Just ask to leave and they will knock it on the head.

[2ndclasscitizen]

+1 for the Videopass. I have the odd issue with it when trying to watch live (dropouts and quality reduction), but found that it was only when I jumped on right before the race. If you get it going early it seems to settle down and is quite stable.

[Biker 1]

TwoStrokeNut said:

They are, but the service is downgraded. I didn't believe this after many years with BT Fibre, but Plusnet have been pretty pants.

Lots of traffic shaping, crippled uploads speeds too and unreliable for the first 2 / 3 months. At least I got a refund back then. You also get the old BT traditional three month in price rise. Just ask to leave and they will knock it on the head.

Plusnet - 'We'll do you proud!'

[chunder27]

I refuse to pay for any product that basically exists to pay extortionate amounts for football rights, and as for Dorna charging what they do for a largely Spanish centric channel, well you chuff right off, I have heard bad stories about the feed quality on the Dorna pay site so wont be doing that, 25 Euros for off season! Christ they must think people are stupid, no wait they are!

The only good thing is they got rid of Nick Harris, the worst commentator I have ever heard in my life. So hopefully they get someone decent. A man who was in the paddock for 30 + years and still couldnt pronounce names properly. Pathetic

So I watch all my MotoGP footage on Nigerian streams and am proud to admit it

Yes the quality is sometimes a bit poor and not very HD quality

But without a box I can't be arsed to fiddle with I am happy doing it this way, don't miss a thing and don't pay a penny.

[steve-5snwi]

Isn't BT sport free with the BT Broadband when you sign up ?

[macdeb]

steve-5snwi said:

Isn't BT sport free with the BT Broadband when you sign up ?

It was £2 and a bargain, however after being a loyal customer for 5 years I now find myself paying £51 ( with a pending rise this month) for something available for much less elsewhere. Yes, I started on a great deal (£22) but after that ended the price crept further and further upwards of which I expected but to the present level. I asked what could be done and they offered me £1 a month off £12 off a yearly bill of £612, with a rise this month, yeah right. So I've voted with my feet (and money) didn't want to but,,,,,, They are all over you like a rash at first and I probably expect the same in a year or two, the way of the world I suppose nowadays Even so, doesn't make it right and think they should encourage people to stay.

Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 3rd January 15:31

Edited by macdeb on Wednesday 3rd January 15:33

[tight fart]

Virgin will add it to there tv package for free!!

[abw280]

I signed up with EE mobile recently (sim only) part of the package included free mobile access to BT sports. You can't watch on your TV, however you can view on a mobile device. I've got one of those new massive i-pads so it suits me.