What is wrong with Kayo?

[roy11 3,797]

26 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Hoping anyone out there knows, just got back from some time away and went to catch up on the footy I missed. When I went to watch the Casey games they are gone.

Has Kayo lost the VFL? There is a local footy link, but it is Sydney games and I am in Brisbane.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/725460/vfl-streaming-watch-every-game-live-and-free-in-2022

[Left Foot Snap 2,382]

3 hours ago, roy11 said:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/725460/vfl-streaming-watch-every-game-live-and-free-in-2022

Thanks Roy, I saw that the AFL were showing it but didn't realise Kayo was no longer. It's great to be free for everyone but I liked the comfort and ease of watching on the TV. Have to have Kayo anyway in Brisbane or you miss too many games.

[binman 42,262]

1 hour ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Thanks Roy, I saw that the AFL were showing it but didn't realise Kayo was no longer. It's great to be free for everyone but I liked the comfort and ease of watching on the TV. Have to have Kayo anyway in Brisbane or you miss too many games.

I think 7 have a vfl match of the week, and I'd it will be on catch up (7plus)

[kryton101 393]

On 1/3/2022 at 4:10 PM, Darkhorse72 said:

The most annoying feature of kayo is when you join the telecast after it has started (usually out doing kids stuff) and it puts the bloody score at the top of the screen.  I have to block that part of the screen with my hand so I don't see it.  Does the same with the big bash games. 

Otherwise best thing for me in WA, can see every game on the big tv and not have to pay for all that other Foxtel crap. 

 

 

 

I think you can turn that off - no spoilers setting?

[binman 42,262]

21 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

I think you can turn that off - no spoilers setting?

Yep, you can.

On kayo dropping our and dl8nf weird stuff, my assumption is it related to internet connectivity issues eg someone in the house starts a video chat.

Some apps and services cope better with drops in internet speed I think - perhaps more sophisticated system architecture?

 

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

No issues on android here 🤷‍♂️

[Diamond_Jim 12,426]

Slightly related but I thought I would download the AFL app onto my Nvidia Shield so I could watch the VFL live stream on my TV.

Notice comes up that The "Telstra" AFL app is not available for download to my device.

So it looks like Telstra are forcing us onto phones and the like to watch the VFL etc.

You have to love the media carve up !!

[defmay 0]

On 02/01/2022 at 21:55, Dr. Gonzo said:

Do you use the phones 4G/5G or your home wifi? If it's the home wifi there could be interference with the wifi signal. If you have 2.4ghz and 5ghz options for your home wifi try the 5ghz one as it usually has less interference from home appliances such as microwaves etc

Hi mate. My phone never has issues with Kayo. But my laptop drops out during play a lot. The Wifi then disconnects. I'm not sure if Kayo could "cause" the internet to go down, it wouldn't seem like it. But I don't recall the internet dropping out while doing anything else

[layzie 33,581]

On 13/07/2024 at 18:44, defmay said:

Hi mate. My phone never has issues with Kayo. But my laptop drops out during play a lot. The Wifi then disconnects. I'm not sure if Kayo could "cause" the internet to go down, it wouldn't seem like it. But I don't recall the internet dropping out while doing anything else

Very strange, I usually have it the other way round with phone dropping out and laptop steady. 

 

[sue 9,074]

Generally Kayo works OK but a few times it has frozen and nothing can be done until I reload Kayo in the browser I am using (on a Mac).  Nothing else is putting pressure on my Wifi at the time. A problem at their end I am pretty sure.

[ManDee 7,124]

Have issues with kayo, sometimes will not load selected program, log out and on several times then it works. Very laggy, no problems with Netflix of anything else. Seems to hang every time f1 goes to ad break. If there was any other way to watch AFL and F1 I would use it. (and pay)

[whatwhat say what 22,427]

the quality of the stream is fine thru telstra tv, mediocre and variable thru apple tv, but on browser is abysmal to the point where you literally can't see what is happening as it's all pixels

it says you need high speed to watch; clearly my 100mbps doesn't cut the mustard for the broadcast of games live nor on delay but MAN do the ads look crisp

[Matt Demon 1,415]

I must be one of the lucky one's, I use the App on a Samsung TV, the TV goes straight into a data point so internet speed is quick. I've had Kayo for years and never had any issues. 

[2021 166]

Mine is fine on the app on a LG C2 or LG C1 tv, as long as I watch the game live. Otherwise the quality can suffer.

[BLWNBA 874]

41 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Have issues with kayo, sometimes will not load selected program, log out and on several times then it works. Very laggy, no problems with Netflix of anything else. Seems to hang every time f1 goes to ad break. If there was any other way to watch AFL and F1 I would use it. (and pay)

I have the same issues with the F1. Strangely, I only ever seem to have issues with the stream when it's the F1 - including poor syncing of audio to stream or heavily jittery frames. 

[BLWNBA 874]

1 minute ago, 2021 said:

Mine is fine on the app on a LG C2 or LG C1 tv, as long as I watch the game live. Otherwise the quality can suffer.

I could be wrong on this, but I recall reading that replays are compressed and aren't displayed in true HD. 

[Jibroni 4,963]

37 minutes ago, Matt Demon said:

I must be one of the lucky one's, I use the App on a Samsung TV, the TV goes straight into a data point so internet speed is quick. I've had Kayo for years and never had any issues. 

Same here.

Pardon the pun but the issues may depend on what brand of "Smart" TV you own.

[2021 166]

1 minute ago, BLWNBA said:

I could be wrong on this, but I recall reading that replays are compressed and aren't displayed in true HD. 

Sounds about right

[2021 166]

2 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Same here.

Pardon the pun but the issues may depend on what brand of "Smart" TV you own.

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