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watching on Ifollow

Siho

Level: Jamie Brooks
(53 Apps, 13 Gls)
I've jusr forked out £5 to watch the match, but when I go to ifollow match centre, it's telling me to buy a subscription

Is thins normal?

does anyone have email details for ifollow support - there is nothing on the website.

it's so f#cking annoying
 
They did get back to me eventually...


"When our UK customer are abroad, they must use it a billing details from their current region.
I'm sorry about that"

and I have to email ifollow@efl.com to get money back

pathetic.
 
It really is poor.
Very frustrating, contemplated paying for second half with another account, but what can we do? They have a monopoly, and I am just some little person with no power to do anything
 
Have sent an email.

Listening on ifollow, would love to be watching second half.

Happy we're now up, but this has pissed me off
 
Set up new account when abroad with new password and weirdly I find it only works for me on Google chrome. Also I found going via the app was more reliable
 
Sorry to bump this thread, i have purchased a pass for tomorrows game vs Bolton, if i sign in on my PS4 can i watch it on my tv or does it have to be on a tablet?
 
I'll say this - iFollow may be rubbish for UK residents hoping to catch a game when on their hols……

…..but for expats, it is one of the greatest innovations of the 21st Century!

I've been able to watch every Saturday game this season (and snuck a few looks between meetings of the Burton game as well), and have had zero video or audio drops (assuming you don't count the Nick Harris manglings).

'Fraid I don't know about the PS4 though. Have watched games on my laptop & iPad, but haven't tried that yet.
 
Good for me too. They have in introduced replays of incidents, goals etc this season but will play them over the live action which is a bit annoying. Overall I have no complaints about the service.
COYY
 
tonyw said:
I'll say this - iFollow may be rubbish for UK residents hoping to catch a game when on their hols……

…..but for expats, it is one of the greatest innovations of the 21st Century!

I've been able to watch every Saturday game this season (and snuck a few looks between meetings of the Burton game as well), and have had zero video or audio drops (assuming you don't count the Nick Harris manglings).

'Fraid I don't know about the PS4 though. Have watched games on my laptop & iPad, but haven't tried that yet.
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I would not be without it ! Here in Spain its very good, even via the WIFI. Better with the commentary this season. Rosy and Co make my Saturday afternoon here especially when we win! I feel still very much in touch with the Club even though I have not been to a home or away game now for 6 years after being a North Stander Season ticket holder for ever! :(

OUFCX
 
It really is a shame that the system is not set up to allow those who are temporarily abroad not watch. I cannot see any reason why someone who is out of the country, for whatever reason, is stopped from watching a match at a time. I daresay some smart a**e will talk about VPNs and other means of defrauding but, just how many would go that far? We were happy to pay to watch the game on Saturday at the price of €6.00 but were prevented because we have an account in the UK. So what? We also have two season tickets so have paid upfront to watch the game live, why not take our money for more club income?
More annoying, we could have walked into half a dozen bars and watched the Premiershit for free.
 
Manorlounger said:
It really is a shame that the system is not set up to allow those who are temporarily abroad not watch. I cannot see any reason why someone who is out of the country, for whatever reason, is stopped from watching a match at a time. I daresay some smart a**e will talk about VPNs and other means of defrauding but, just how many would go that far? We were happy to pay to watch the game on Saturday at the price of €6.00 but were prevented because we have an account in the UK. So what? We also have two season tickets so have paid upfront to watch the game live, why not take our money for more club income?
More annoying, we could have walked into half a dozen bars and watched the Premiershit for free.
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You raise a very valid point about having paid to watch the game live, yet being unable to even pay extra to watch it while temporarily abroad. There are plenty of grey areas with on demand culture making its way into football, and from experience they won’t be in a hurry to iron out the creases. Football, much like music (my industry of profession) is too arrogant and complacent to believe it needs to move forward, let alone with urgency and purpose. It’ll likely just sit and stagnate for a good while yet, resting on its laurels until someone else comes along and sorts out the problems down the line. This is what happened when Apple - a hardware manufacturer - had to invent the iPod and in turn iTunes to save the music industry’s bacon, because one day people realised you could just rip the music files from CDs and spread them around. The music industry could’ve owned its own hardware and delivery platforms, but was lazy and let someone else figure it out right as the whole thing wobbled on the brink of collapse. It then did it again with Spotify - a software company - who figured out that they could essentially take the existing method of iTunes and turn it into an open library in return for a monthly subscription. Again, the industry itself could’ve done that, but was lazy and complacent, run by buffoons who were too busy dining out and flying first class on the company card to do their jobs. Football operates the same way.

I’ve rambled. Anyhow, there is certainly something in what you say, not only in the sense that there’s no real reason for a one off stream from abroad to be so unobtainable or problematic, but that if the technology exists then there should be something in the fact that people who have paid for a seat but can’t attend have the right to access that match. It won’t be cut and dried, but even if it were, don’t bank on the powers that be to look for the solution, let alone find and implement it. They’ll wait for someone else to do that, but only when they’re should deep in s**t.
 
tonyw said:
I'll say this - iFollow may be rubbish for UK residents hoping to catch a game when on their hols……

…..but for expats, it is one of the greatest innovations of the 21st Century!

I've been able to watch every Saturday game this season (and snuck a few looks between meetings of the Burton game as well), and have had zero video or audio drops (assuming you don't count the Nick Harris manglings).

'Fraid I don't know about the PS4 though. Have watched games on my laptop & iPad, but haven't tried that yet.
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Interesting that you’ve had no dropouts. I having frequent, but very short (2-3s) hangs in the video which are very annoying. My bandwidth is fine and it happens on multiple devices, so I presumed it was something with the service. I’ll have to look into it further.
 
I watch ifollow here in sw france most weeks ... when im not stuck in the cellar only ever had one drop out but that,was an internet problem I find it very good. Used to use english bank account without a problem ...now use foreign account due to exchange rate etc
 
Londonroader1 said:
I would not be without it ! Here in Spain its very good, even via the WIFI. Better with the commentary this season. Rosy and Co make my Saturday afternoon here especially when we win! I feel still very much in touch with the Club even though I have not been to a home or away game now for 6 years after being a North Stander Season ticket holder for ever! :(

OUFCX
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6 years?!...I'll have a cider please.
 
RyanioBirdio said:
You raise a very valid point about having paid to watch the game live, yet being unable to even pay extra to watch it while temporarily abroad. There are plenty of grey areas with on demand culture making its way into football, and from experience they won’t be in a hurry to iron out the creases. Football, much like music (my industry of profession) is too arrogant and complacent to believe it needs to move forward, let alone with urgency and purpose. It’ll likely just sit and stagnate for a good while yet, resting on its laurels until someone else comes along and sorts out the problems down the line. This is what happened when Apple - a hardware manufacturer - had to invent the iPod and in turn iTunes to save the music industry’s bacon, because one day people realised you could just rip the music files from CDs and spread them around. The music industry could’ve owned its own hardware and delivery platforms, but was lazy and let someone else figure it out right as the whole thing wobbled on the brink of collapse. It then did it again with Spotify - a software company - who figured out that they could essentially take the existing method of iTunes and turn it into an open library in return for a monthly subscription. Again, the industry itself could’ve done that, but was lazy and complacent, run by buffoons who were too busy dining out and flying first class on the company card to do their jobs. Football operates the same way.

I’ve rambled. Anyhow, there is certainly something in what you say, not only in the sense that there’s no real reason for a one off stream from abroad to be so unobtainable or problematic, but that if the technology exists then there should be something in the fact that people who have paid for a seat but can’t attend have the right to access that match. It won’t be cut and dried, but even if it were, don’t bank on the powers that be to look for the solution, let alone find and implement it. They’ll wait for someone else to do that, but only when they’re should deep in s**t.
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Expanding my thought process on the season ticket/streaming subject is spot on. Would make perfect sense for the club as they can increase income and, potentially, lock in another subscriber. We go to quite a few away games but still have an annual/season subscription to iFollow, in essence paying over the top for what we actually use.
I was about to suggest having a word with Chris Williams about taking the idea forward but, knowing what a low tech system is already in use and, knowing that there would be a very low probability of finance, it would go nowhere.
Video quality from the club is low as it stands, the whole shebang falling on Chris' head - quite literally a one man show.
Just wish I had the tech know how myself, would really give me an incentive to retire and apply myself to something that might be worthwhile!
 
Manorlounger said:
Expanding my thought process on the season ticket/streaming subject is spot on. Would make perfect sense for the club as they can increase income and, potentially, lock in another subscriber. We go to quite a few away games but still have an annual/season subscription to iFollow, in essence paying over the top for what we actually use.
I was about to suggest having a word with Chris Williams about taking the idea forward but, knowing what a low tech system is already in use and, knowing that there would be a very low probability of finance, it would go nowhere.
Video quality from the club is low as it stands, the whole shebang falling on Chris' head - quite literally a one man show.
Just wish I had the tech know how myself, would really give me an incentive to retire and apply myself to something that might be worthwhile!
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Email from Chris Williams this morning, he's on the case with the EFL. Should, hopefully, see at least a change to the wording on the website to make it clearer as to who, what and when etc can watch/purchase a match pass.
 
I'd rather have people on seats than offer incentives to those prepared to pay premium prices to watch the game online.

The club and ifollow databases will be owned by different companies and will need permission from each individual to share between the companies. This will present a load of problems... I have at least 2 fan numbers possibly more and my email address is linked to at least two other fan numbers.

Call me a Luddite but I don't think it is good for football to be encouraging the 'Spotifysation' of football entertainment where artists receive a pittance compared to the record companies that use and abuse them.

Football will be shite to watch on telly without a crowd present whatever price you pay.
 
Robie said:
I'd rather have people on seats than offer incentives to those prepared to pay premium prices to watch the game online.

The club and ifollow databases will be owned by different companies and will need permission from each individual to share between the companies. This will present a load of problems... I have at least 2 fan numbers possibly more and my email address is linked to at least two other fan numbers.

Call me a Luddite but I don't think it is good for football to be encouraging the 'Spotifysation' of football entertainment where artists receive a pittance compared to the record companies that use and abuse them.

Football will be shite to watch on telly without a crowd present whatever price you pay.
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Again, a good argument and yes, agree, if we all stayed home it would be a very tame affair but, I think it's why many of us buy a season ticket in the first place, the atmosphere of the day out and the collective spirit.
Further update from Chris that really means any further discussion is pointless, the Saturday games are protected and will not be available to stream. Tuesday games are it, for the time being.
 
Turn any goal notifications off if you have any! Mine was a few seconds behind in the Burton game. Not quite the same watching ‘live’ when you know what’s going to happen.
 
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