I’ve used the MotoWorld app, last 2 years. Works OK, but I’m worried about the ethics, as well as the reliability (potentially related). The package I bought had the “Supermotocross” rounds and the MX des Nations as well, which was cool.
The “official” app is even more expensive, and didn’t used to work in Australia. (One season worked with VPN, but then they added the requirement for “location services” switched on.
I’ve also paid for the Moto GP app, as I’m a huge fan. This is another overpriced, under performing, app, and I won’t be subscribing this year.
I haven’t been watching the WSBK, or European MX (GPs) as they are more $$ for more Apps.
Think I’ll try Kayo this year. Does anyone know how the SX coverage is? (Fox/Kayo used to not broadcast every round for some sort of contractual reason. Fox/Kayo was the reason the official app didn’t work in Aus, as well.)
Any other suggestions for getting my timely and reliable fix of 2 wheeled action?
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I was using Motoworld for SX last year, for some reason I moved over to the official Supermotocross App for SMX 3 races. It worked fine.
Did not realise the $30 odd I paid for the SMX, would sign me up for an auto renewal for the entire 2024 season at a cost of around $270aud!
So I have now paid for 2024, though that includes all SX, MX and they Hybrid race finals. Hopefully the stream works well!
Same, but in panic I cancelled the auto renew.
Will Kayo be airing the motos live?
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I'm fairly certain the only way we can watch sx and mx is on the official app, It wasn't on Foxtel or Kayo at all last year..
I used to run the motoworld as well for outdoors but was pretty aware that they could just say naaah not showin it and there wouldn't be much I could've done..
I did get double stung by the auto renew this year but they refunded the second amount after I emailed them
I’ve been paying the extortionist price for the international supercross stream for about five years now. Last year is the first time it worked as expected, without regular faults.
In this day and age there’s simply no excuse for it being so ridiculously overpriced, but if you want to watch live and can afford it, it’s the best current option, even though the cost hurts.
I'm still trying to get the bastards to refund the 2nd charging for the 2024 season!
They took my money in October, then, another $277+ AUD in early December.
I've sent them Multiple E mails, after the first charging, then, before the 2nd, and now, for the month after they took the money again.
And No response.
Gold class price.
No service.
$A277 for AMA (that’s for MX as well right? But not Des Nations?)
$A230 for Moto GP, that freezes and pixilates occasionally. And is generally a clunky app.
And I still can’t watch the MXGP, or WSBK.
I remember when the cost of those two annual subscriptions alone would have bought a brand new YZ80.
(yes. I’m old)
I’m surprised Jett doesn’t have his own TV station there..
I'm just a tight arse so I log onto twitch to see if someone is streaming it .....if not I wait till its uploaded on YouTube. I was contemplating buying the video pass but worried it'll be a dud in Aust...
I used supermotocross.tv last year, I was super impressed after hassles with motoworld.
Used the official one last year and it was great.
Price hurts but being able to watch it like and playback old races etc is nice.
Also has the Race Day live which is good to have on when working in the shed etc.
Was holding out for a discount code this year like they did last year but doesn't look like one is going to happen.
I also used supermotomegacrosstv this season and it was decent...the resolution was pretty meh but was totally watchable.
That said it was expensive af, so for the 2024 season I'm not sure what I'll be doing yet.
Australia is utterly shithouse for cost of living right now...mostly because we are just plainly getting ripped off by corporates taking advantage of every and any worldwide news situation to jack prices and goverments past and present to gutless to implement any form of fiscal policy....anyways almost getting into non-moto territory with this post.
TLDR: smxtv was good if you can justify the cost.
im trying to buy the SMX Video pass and it just gets stuck on 'checking your browser'. Anyone else had this happen?
The smx app has worked well for me in Nz , it’s pricey tho
if anyone want a link to a free stream send me a pm
I personally use Peacock. I think I pay with a US PayPal account I had created and linked to my regular debit card.
i have the app sideloaded on my TV. Works with a DNS (i have a lifetime Getflix account from years ago when it was easy to switch region on Netflix). No meed for VPN despite having access to VPN.
The races for next month show up in ‘Live & Upcoming’ sports. Also shows correct date and time for watching it in Australia for some reason. My last payment was $9.23 for the month. Month before that was $9.55. So its pretty cheap. And the spp looks great on the TV IMO.
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Outside of MX circles the two brothers are still widely pretty unknown, though did get a little bit of national television time on some of the biggest Breakfast and Evening news services after Jett won nearly everything he touched on a 450.
But even then they were 3-5 minute slots, nothing to in-depth.
If they achieved just 1/10th of what they did year in say Tennis, Cricket, Swimming or one of the other crap boring sports we do well down under they would be all over the news 24/7
Even if it was MotoGP or F1 they would get 100x the exposure.
Outside of Moto, Toby Price would be a more well known name in Australia.
I’ve got a mate who videos the screen on a camcorder. We get to my place and wack it in the o’l JVC VCR and Bobs ya uncle.
Yeah I've had that glitch with Chrome on a Mac. Can get around it by typing www.supermotocross.tv/home/ into the browser.
What au time does it start?
Well, I finally got my 2nd payment they took for the 2024 season, refunded, yesterday.
It took a month, and around 12 Emails to them - all Not responded to - to get my money back. Fuggers!
I quickly checked, to make sure they did not remove my payments / subscription altogether , it's the sort of thing I'd half expect of such a useless company. But, happily they didn't.
I'll go for a morning ride, then come back home in time for the race, unless I'm having too much fun, or, axe myself. I'm never that concerned with watching it as it happens, not when I've My Own riding that I can do.
250$ just for sx ....
Went with motoworldtv.com
Be wary bowl , there'll be those that will 'chip' you for going with a "Pirate Streamer".
I'm not - I can't see how MotoWorld could exist, for a (seemingly) long time and at quite professional level, being a 'pirate' thing.
When Feld seem to ping so many other SX related things in near an instant, I can't see how it, MotoWorld, is not making payments to them.
Me, I'll pay for the official version, as ozberg wrote, you get a lot, for less than a Fish and Chip feed and a Schooner, but I get / got p**sed off when they double charge me, and, at times, have had really crap streaming quality - the first year was really 'iffy'. .
Though, I would like it to be a lower cost, especially when you see some markets get it so, so much cheaper.
I ve used moto worl mxgp and it was great
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Last year I paid for mxgp tv and bloody live button world rarely work on my phone.
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I watch on the official site here in the UK
The price stings a little (150 quid),but for all SX ,Nationals and SMX I can see the value
I have to watch after the event due to time differences,thats my Sunday mornings sorted for the forseeable
Im just buzzing for the return of racing
I used motoworld last year and had issues with it buffering, it's the only streaming service I have that does it. Had to make sure no one else in the house was connected to the internet to get it to work. Going with the official stream this year, hopefully I don't have the same issue
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