What Is The Sky MotoGP Alternative

**Black Knight** · 14th February 2019, 09:34

I dumped Sky Sport at the end of last years MotoGP-With this years on the horizon,what are the alternatives?I am looking for a service that can access via computer then Chromcast it to my TV-While live is ok for the events that are close to home,I need a service that I can view later as I need my beauty sleep,tried watching midnight broadcasts before and missed nearly all of it.
So whats recommended fellas?-Thanks in advance.

**Dadpole** · 14th February 2019, 09:44

There is the MotoGp subscription for around 125 Euro - or the parrot and eyepatch route.

**SaferRides** · 14th February 2019, 10:41

MotoGP Fanpass is great. 50c a day. On a good TV, picture quality is better than Sky. Lots of other content also.

**pritch** · 14th February 2019, 11:42

The MotoGP subscription is good. You can watch the races anytime plus there's lots of races from earlier years, the "After the Flag" series, and various interviews etc. There is currently a "special" advertised which translates to NZ$208 and change, which is more than I remember it being, but that equates to a couple of months Sky sub so you're still ten months ahead.

There's also the MotoE series at some tracks this year, and I don't know if Sky will be on to that.

The only drawback I can recall is that the sub expires after the last race. Very shortly thereafter, so don't waste any time getting to that one.

**WALRUS** · 14th February 2019, 12:12

Most of my mates just have the MotoGP subscription.

Also, a few watch it live on Cric and some just torrent it in 1080p, no streaming woes etc etc the next day

**jasonu** · 14th February 2019, 13:02

I simply turn my TV on and there it is.

**george formby** · 14th February 2019, 18:38

I'm a motogp subscriber. It's a truck load of racing and racing history for the money. Watch the races, practice and qualifying at your leisure.

My only caveat is that despite being on fibre with a pretty hefty download speed the coverage often buffers and pixilates. No idea why.

Same applies if it's wifi through the telly, Firefox browser on a panasonic or if we connect a lap top via HDMI.

Rips my nightie no end.

Any thoughts from KB aficionados?

Sorry for the tangent BK, but being almost neighbourly you may end up with the same issue after splashing some cash.

**russd7** · 14th February 2019, 19:11

Originally Posted by george formby

I'm a motogp subscriber. It's a truck load of racing and racing history for the money. Watch the races, practice and qualifying at your leisure.

My only caveat is that despite being on fibre with a pretty hefty download speed the coverage often buffers and pixilates. No idea why.

Same applies if it's wifi through the telly, Firefox browser on a panasonic or if we connect a lap top via HDMI.

Rips my nightie no end.

Any thoughts from KB aficionados?

Sorry for the tangent BK, but being almost neighbourly you may end up with the same issue after splashing some cash.

also a subscriber, we are only on VDSL and found the best way to watch it is by screen mirroring from my phone, our Samsung tv doesn't support the MotoGP video and we tried HDMI, and chromecast and through frustration I tried the phone and whadda ya know it works a treat, tho I do drop the quality down to make it stream better

**george formby** · 14th February 2019, 19:57

Originally Posted by russd7

also a subscriber, we are only on VDSL and found the best way to watch it is by screen mirroring from my phone, our Samsung tv doesn't support the MotoGP video and we tried HDMI, and chromecast and through frustration I tried the phone and whadda ya know it works a treat, tho I do drop the quality down to make it stream better

Whoda thunk it?

Gonna be watching Assen 2018 again

, will see if the telly browser has updated, if the lappies have improved... If not I will try the phones, thank you.

**SaferRides** · 14th February 2019, 21:02

If you're going to watch it over wi-fi, you need a decent router, not the crap Huawei that Spark give you. I found the best streaming performance was an iPad through Apple TV. Everything else would drop a frame occasionally.

Haven't tried Chromecast though.

**Reckless** · 14th February 2019, 21:32

Originally Posted by SaferRides

If you're going to watch it over wi-fi, you need a decent router, not the crap Huawei that Spark give you. I found the best streaming performance was an iPad through Apple TV. Everything else would drop a frame occasionally.

Haven't tried Chromecast though.

I chromecast mine (well me and my son we share subscription) but my TV is plugged Directly into my router so the phone is only telling it where to go.
Works fine - tho the TV is not 4k just 1080P max and we are on ASDL.

**Black Knight** · 15th February 2019, 08:36

Thanks for the input folks-I am not on fibre,signal comes down copper wire into "fast" broadband via Vodafone-When watching Netflix via wifi modem,Samsung pad and Chromecast,all is fine until neighbours want to use the copper wire-I then get huge delays in start up and lots of buffering.Sky Sport will give me no hassles and at $30 a month,with ability to record and watch all other sport,I may as well stick with them judging by the prices you have quoted.Thanks again.

**Cosmik de Bris** · 15th February 2019, 11:16

Originally Posted by Black Knight

Thanks for the input folks-I am not on fibre,signal comes down copper wire into "fast" broadband via Vodafone-When watching Netflix via wifi modem,Samsung pad and Chromecast,all is fine until neighbours want to use the copper wire-I then get huge delays in start up and lots of buffering.Sky Sport will give me no hassles and at $30 a month,with ability to record and watch all other sport,I may as well stick with them judging by the prices you have quoted.Thanks again.

Are Sky screening it this year? They didn't start until quite a way into the season last year if I recall correctly. The MotoGP sub is really the best.

Cheers

**BMWST?** · 15th February 2019, 20:45

you can watch through motogp.com 1 race at a time if you ar willing to gamble sky will eventually take the coverage.I think its a deliberate ploy by sky to get a lower price