Showtime vs Orbit

grasshopper · #1 (**permalink**) 18th August 2008, 11:27 AM

Hi all,

I'm looking at subscribing to a pay tv package through du over the next couple of months and was wondering what the difference in content is between Showtime and Orbit and specifically, which of the two has better NBA and Premier League coverage (I'd ask about Australian rules football too, but I have a suspicion that each is bad as the other!).

Thanks!

alli · #2 (**permalink**) 18th August 2008, 11:52 AM

Dont use du for the love of god!

it took them 2 months to install my tv.... they didn't come when they said they would.... Didn't ring us, to tell us or anything
Worst customer service I have ever experienced

bubbles · #3 (**permalink**) 18th August 2008, 12:33 PM

If you wan tsport. Showtime is the one to go for.

I will be downgrading from showtime to orbit in the next month. Perhaps even just go on du basic package. Television here is pretty crap. Lots of reruns, and I am talking morning, afternoon and evening ... And there is not really much to watch. We used to watch a lot of tv back home. Now were just downloading stuff. Much easier on the schedule.

grasshopper · #4 (**permalink**) 18th August 2008, 12:46 PM

Thanks! I think for most of my tv-tv, i.e. series, movies etc I'll rely on downloads. I was mainly looking at the pay tv for the sport and news.

Sam75 · #5 (**permalink**) 18th August 2008, 02:46 PM

Showsports has AFL. Saw a live game the other day - Bombers v Crows. Think there is a highlights show on Monday evenings.

apollo99 · #6 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 04:53 AM

Hi, guys. You were talking about series and movie downloads. With a lot of torrent downloads banned, what specific sites do you use for downloading? Thanks.

bubbles · #7 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 06:17 AM

Apollo99. There are various sites. Rapidshare for one, and you get full speed downloads. you do however have to pay a fee for membership. But its negligible for what and how much you download.

I personally use torrents because they're easy to find. there are a few sites still open. Just do a search for torrent search engines. I am not gonna post the links here, cause I am a paranoid git.

And don't want them to block it.

Iron Horse · #8 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 03:57 PM

You'll be in a bit of a dilemma between the two because with one package you'll receive plenty of EPL, Cricket, and Aussie Rules. The other will have the NBA. I have Showtime and just live with the repeats. The Orbit package isn't bad, but I don't believe you'll see the amount of sports you may desire. It's a flip of the coin. Best of luck.