sandwichsaint Posted 28 July, 2011 Posted 28 July, 2011 Once and for all, and possibly with a poll too, 'Is Saints player any good'? As an 'exiled' / occasional fan I would love to see the extended highlights of games I miss etc and it appears that all the decent content on the OS is only available via the Saints player. On the surface I am the ideal candidate to subscribe yet every time the club put a juicy offer to me the siren voices of Saints Web loom large; it's a load of rubbish / it crashes on match days / they give you commentary of B'moth v Carlisle / the commentators are gimps (or yam yams) / etc / etc Is Saints player worth a few pennies a day or is it complete rubbish ... I need to be told, now!
Liquidshokk Posted 28 July, 2011 Posted 28 July, 2011 It's 3.99 a month. Even with the faults you list (which I rarely experience) it's worth it
HK_Phoey Posted 28 July, 2011 Posted 28 July, 2011 As another Expat, I think it is well worth the money. Been particularly impressed with the amount of content going up in the closed season. Seem to remember last year there wasnt so much. Will get a few more live games this season on the telly here but for me still worth the investment.
Breeny Posted 28 July, 2011 Posted 28 July, 2011 If you cant get to the games it a no brainier...go for it.
CanadaSaint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 After some really annoying hiccups like those you describe, they got their act together and the service improved. Worth the money for sure IMO.
Cascadia Saint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 It's great. It used to be a bit glitchy, but it's worked perfectly for me for ages and ages now. You get to listen to live commentary on match day, you get player and manager interviews, highlights and goals. And its about 8 bucks a month. That's two beers... Do it!
welshsaint92 Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Yes,100%! I can only get to about 10 games a season so for me its a no brainer.
welshsaint92 Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 And that way you dont have to watch Steve Claridge on Football League Show.
Rut Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 If you can't get to the games and don't live in the Radio Solent region then go for it. The commentary is Solent's which I ain't a massive fan of but it's a damn sight better than nothing. The main prob with them is they often turn the crowd noise DOWN which sucks - but as I said - better than nothing. Saints game on the radio and choice of Prem game to have on the TV with the sound turned down - it's what 10am on Sat mornings were made for. Roll on the new season.
theyin Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 And that way you dont have to watch Steve Claridge on Football League Show. That, kind sir has just about sold it to me
HK_Phoey Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Having said that the lastest video of the West Brom game is a bit annoying, obviously the editing guy has got a new toy. Ended up turning the sound of as the boing noise everytime they cut to a new clip got bloody annoying. Sure the novelty will wear off though and we will get back to a proper commentary on highlights
SaintBobby Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 It's a very ropey service, but well worth getting. I listen to about 15 away games a season on it.
Ex Ringwood Saint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Can you use it on mobile devices ie IPAD etc? what with the lack of flippin Flash and all? Tempted this season.....
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 It's 3.99 a month. Even with the faults you list (which I rarely experience) it's worth it Have you not had the e-mail yet? Dear Andy We are currently working on improvements to Saints Player that will give you a much higher quality viewing and match day experience. Key improvements include: Upgraded near HD video quality CoveritLive live chat For the new season it is necessary to increase the price of your subscription slightly. As of 29/08/2011 your subscription will start to be billed at £4.29 per month. That is an increase of just 30p per month. I think it's still worth it, moreso my nipper who's always checking it out.
jamesfp1 Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Works on android for the videos but not the live commentary
Barry the Badger Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Won't work on IOS but will on Android as James said above. I don't use the commentary but the video highlights plus interviews/news are excellent.
Ampersound Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Yes it's worth getting particularly if u are outside of solents radio coverage. Highlights are normally better than the footie league show and interviews are longer too.
saintscottofthenortham Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 I'm happy with my subscription. Get some good content.
Saint Garrett Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Been a live saver not living in the area to pick up Solent!
View From The Top Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Been a live saver not living in the area to pick up Solent! The Tune In Radio app solves that problem.
View From The Top Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 I'm just about to head over the Channel for a few weeks so I've subscribed for a month. If it proves to be good I'll keep it.
ant Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Worth it for the extended highlights alone (you get 5 to 10 times as much footage as on the Football League Show). If you don't live in Hampshire then I imagine the Solent commentary stream will be invaluable too, plus there's a lot of behind the scenes footage and full interviews rather than snippets. The service does have minor faults but for £4.29 I don't think you can go wrong. I only subscribed last season but would really miss it if I had to cancel.
sussexsaint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 The Tune In Radio app solves that problem. I have theapp but havent used it during the season, does it not cut out when you get to match commentary like all the other online radio solents do?
hypochondriac Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 I have theapp but havent used it during the season, does it not cut out when you get to match commentary like all the other online radio solents do? Yes it does. Such a shame, I would pay a decent wedge if I could get radio commentary on my iphone.
Viking Warrior Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 definately worth it. I dont get to as many games as I would like . but i tune in to saints player listen to the game watch the highlights it puts the game into perspective especially when your read the match threads on here go for it
sussexsaint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Yes it does. Such a shame, I would pay a decent wedge if I could get radio commentary on my iphone. yep me too, was hoping the 'player' would convert to html5 sooner rather than later
bender Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Is it true that if you buy the player on one webstite, eg Brighton's player, your login works for all.
Liquidshokk Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Have you not had the e-mail yet? Dear Andy We are currently working on improvements to Saints Player that will give you a much higher quality viewing and match day experience. Key improvements include: Upgraded near HD video quality CoveritLive live chat For the new season it is necessary to increase the price of your subscription slightly. As of 29/08/2011 your subscription will start to be billed at £4.29 per month. That is an increase of just 30p per month. I think it's still worth it, moreso my nipper who's always checking it out. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?? And for that reason. I'm out. I guess the extra 30p has paid for the new Whooshes and Boings.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Yep - I'm an ST holder and so get to most games, but it gives me an extra Saints fix when I need it. Also, if I'm away on hols I can still keep in touch with news and interviews etc. What would REALLY make it great though would be live game streaming - not likely I know, but nevertheless that would be awesome.
eurosaint Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Once and for all, and possibly with a poll too, 'Is Saints player any good'? As an 'exiled' / occasional fan I would love to see the extended highlights of games I miss etc and it appears that all the decent content on the OS is only available via the Saints player. On the surface I am the ideal candidate to subscribe yet every time the club put a juicy offer to me the siren voices of Saints Web loom large; it's a load of rubbish / it crashes on match days / they give you commentary of B'moth v Carlisle / the commentators are gimps (or yam yams) / etc / etc Is Saints player worth a few pennies a day or is it complete rubbish ... I need to be told, now! If you can afford a quid a week, then get it ! Sure, some people will give you negative comments, but overall you will see every goal from Saints games, can listen to every commentary and quite a lot more on top ! No brainer IMHO.
ant Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Is it true that if you buy the player on one webstite, eg Brighton's player, your login works for all. Well it's certainly true that if you buy a Saints Player subscription you can log in to other clubs' versions so I don't see why it wouldn't work the other way around.
sandwichsaint Posted 29 July, 2011 Author Posted 29 July, 2011 Well that's pretty unanimous, I will be signing up this afternoon.
Rut Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 What would REALLY make it great though would be live game streaming - not likely I know, but nevertheless that would be awesome. I'd pay good money for that. If it's not allowed in the UK (cos of the 'no live games on TV at 3pm Sat' rule) then how about a service just for non UK based people? espn3.com is basically ESPN online. It streams tons of stuff and the quality is top notch. If the Saints games were shown in the same quality then it would be excellent. If the provider wasn't *too* fussy about locking it down to just non UK people (no geo IP checking) then I'm sure they'd be pleasantly surprised at the take up. Like you say though - not likely - shame....
Saint Malc Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 I wouldn't bother again for sure. It's probably my fault for not reading the small print but once you're locked into it you can't get out of it. I tried to stop my subscription after about 6 months and no matter how hard I tried to stop it, they kept taking the subscription until I was forced to close my bank account. What a pain in the ar$e?
ant Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 The instructions are pretty simple if you pay by Paypal - you just log into your account, find the recurring payment and cancel it.
jawillwill Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 Worth the money just to see the Yeovil highlights from last season they've put up today. That set-piece still cracks me up.
dune Posted 29 July, 2011 Posted 29 July, 2011 I mainly use it for commentary feeds, but there is also video highlights and other stuff. Well worth the money of you don't live locally.
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