Best way to watch Moto GP?
Best way to watch Moto GP?
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IAN1967

Original Poster:

339 posts

200 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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I'm sure this has been asked before but couldn't find anything.

I've always watched Moto GP on BT Sport, via sky box which made recording etc easy, but subscription lapsed last year and before I sign up for it again is the Moto GP video pass worth it?

Think BT sport is £24/month and the Moto GP pass is £170 odd for the year, so Moto GP is cheaper but is it better all round?

Thanks


Turn7

25,753 posts

251 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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Ive just renewed my Dorna videopass, 119 Euros.....

alpertonian

173 posts

113 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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I've always waited for the highlights on Quest, but not seen any confirmation yet that they have it for this year.

The Road Crew

4,272 posts

190 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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Gp pass is better imho.

Races are online much quicker, you can catch up on all the practice sessions etc. It works worldwide, important for me as I travel a lot and cannot always watch live. You can cast the app to smart tvs or watch on laptops etc.

Buy it thru a vpn and save a few quid over the UK price as well.

I'm a sadist and miss KH's commentary from BT but other than that it's all good.

Turn7

25,753 posts

251 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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Also get tonnes of classic gp's to watch as well.....

hiccy18

4,188 posts

97 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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I choose Videopass too but have no idea how the commentary and additional aspects of the show compares with other sources. What I would say is I like being able to watch it live or on demand and I'm not paying for other crap I don't want e.g. football. I guess whether or not it's "the best" is down to what you're looking for.

Incidentally yes by using VPN you can get it cheaper as Dorna offer different packages for different countries. The UK package includes live timing I think, which I don't have.

vonhosen

40,597 posts

247 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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Best way to watch Moto GP?


At the circuit!










Well you did ask

Rubin215

4,201 posts

186 months

Thursday 18th March 2021
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vonhosen said:
Best way to watch Moto GP?


At the circuit!










Well you did ask
Surely the correct smartarse answer is "with your eyes" isn't it...?

IAN1967

Original Poster:

339 posts

200 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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Thanks for all the replies, look like I won’t be going back to BT Sport

To the guys who mention VPN’s which do you go for, not being very tech savvy I had to google it to see what it was

snagzie

651 posts

90 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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I've not tried this yet, but apparently idonesian channel https://www.trans7.co.id/ broadcasts the race live, and in English.


edit - direct link :https://www.trans7.co.id/live-streaming

you might have to reload the page after getting an ad, but its HD and no VPN required

Edited by snagzie on Friday 19th March 07:15

hiccy18

4,188 posts

97 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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IAN1967 said:
Thanks for all the replies, look like I won’t be going back to BT Sport

To the guys who mention VPN’s which do you go for, not being very tech savvy I had to google it to see what it was
https://www.tunnelbear.com/ is piss easy to use and the first gig a month is free.

Biker 1

8,597 posts

149 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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snagzie said:
I've not tried this yet, but apparently idonesian channel https://www.trans7.co.id/ broadcasts the race live, and in English.


edit - direct link :https://www.trans7.co.id/live-streaming

you might have to reload the page after getting an ad, but its HD and no VPN required

Edited by snagzie on Friday 19th March 07:15
I just had a look - some pretty weird ads!!
Probably best to check their schedule next week.

poo at Paul's

14,620 posts

205 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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Biker 1 said:
I just had a look - some pretty weird ads!!
Probably best to check their schedule next week.
Top tip, click "Tatup" not "Buka"......or is it the other way round? lol

Fundoreen

4,180 posts

113 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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Is the motogp not free on BT internet anymore? If you had BT a few years back they threw in the BT sport channel.

Biker 1

8,597 posts

149 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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Fundoreen said:
Is the motogp not free on BT internet anymore? If you had BT a few years back they threw in the BT sport channel.
I think I'm paying £10/month on one of their 'deals'.

Wonderman

3,053 posts

225 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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Fundoreen said:
Is the motogp not free on BT internet anymore? If you had BT a few years back they threw in the BT sport channel.
No, in theory was initially free, then £5pm and some renewal promotions that didn't actually freeze it at that or reduce the price so binned them off. Looks like ~£20-£25pm on current promos (vs my straight Broadband deal bought elsewhere).

Note small print in current BT deals too "The monthly price shown for BT Broadband, BT Sport (including TV and Sport add-ons) will increase each year from March 2022 by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation published in January each year plus 3.9%."

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

76 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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If you do not want to pay there are numerous streaming services out there, none of which I will list for obvious reasons.

But you will have to accept some things, notably the bandwidth being stretched by other things notably football or big cricket matches, as suddenly at say 1pm thousands will be using the service.

Also the quality is often not that great, meaning it can be worthwhile using foreign language steams to get better quality as less will be watching. I usually watch the Oz Fox telecast, as it is in English, and uses the Dorna feed anyway, so no nobbers form BT to deal with.

Yes this is not strictly the best idea for quality, but if you prefer to keep your money for other things and have no issue doing it, it is freely available to anyone.

Simes205

5,025 posts

258 months

Friday 19th March 2021
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LukeBrown66 said:
If you do not want to pay there are numerous streaming services out there, none of which I will list for obvious reasons.

But you will have to accept some things, notably the bandwidth being stretched by other things notably football or big cricket matches, as suddenly at say 1pm thousands will be using the service.

Also the quality is often not that great, meaning it can be worthwhile using foreign language steams to get better quality as less will be watching. I usually watch the Oz Fox telecast, as it is in English, and uses the Dorna feed anyway, so no nobbers form BT to deal with.

Yes this is not strictly the best idea for quality, but if you prefer to keep your money for other things and have no issue doing it, it is freely available to anyone.
This.
Get it all set up, lights turn to green stream dies and then you spend 10 minutes finding a new one then give up.
Stick to Quest highlights which in many cases is the full race.

Wonderman

3,053 posts

225 months

Monday 29th March 2021
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Simes205 said:
This.
Get it all set up, lights turn to green stream dies and then you spend 10 minutes finding a new one then give up.
Stick to Quest highlights which in many cases is the full race.
Is Quest doing it this year couldn't find it in google-foo failure frown

barryrs

5,044 posts

253 months

Monday 29th March 2021
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IIRC highlights are on ITV4 tonight.