Ok, this is off LFC normal talk but i think it prudent to share.

I am sure by now most subscribers to Astro Sports Package has received the Price Hiked of RM 12 for the 811-814 channels. To some its a huge increase and to some its nothing, but the principle of it is a price hike by a monopoly that seems to strategised it at the time when they know most ppl will have no choice but to agree... the starting of the BPL and all football seasons.

I feel it was deliberately waited for the increase to coincide with the new football season. this kinda shows we are actually the majorities of the sports package subscribers. Somehow i did something i should have done earlier, cancel the package. yep, I will have no more Astro Sports Package to watch but I feel it actually happened for a reason. I think football should be enjoyed with company or fans or friends or at least ppl with the same passion about it.

So Astro actually did us all a favor to rethink the need to actually watch sports at home. Yes we know the CL games are in the wee hours of the morning but heck, online streaming? 24 hour mamaks? etc... I think its time to see if we are really the "idiot box" generation as many of our predecessors have mentioned or we can make a change and get out there with a drink (alcoholic or not) and hoist it every time a goal, a win, a lost is shared among friends.

So my post is a tribute to Astro, thank you for making me see football in a better light and continue to do a good job in making sure more ppl watch Astro outside the comforts of their own home

To all of us! Season starts this weekend and you'll see more fans coming out of their holes to watch it outside with fellow fans. Hurrah! and YNWA!

Lets not push the blame to the footballing entities. End of the day, it is ppl like us who demand for the sport, and when theres demand, theres bound to be those who want to supply, albeit at a high price. Frankly, I wouldn't mind the price increase if we were getting the same amount of content those in the UK were. 10 EPL games running concurrently at separate channels for our viewing pleasure, HD enabled, player-by-player tracking. Now I'd pay good money for that. Rather, we get Shebby Singh and cut reception when it rains. Ffs.

Lets not push the blame to the footballing entities. End of the day, it is ppl like us who demand for the sport, and when theres demand, theres bound to be those who want to supply, albeit at a high price. Frankly, I wouldn't mind the price increase if we were getting the same amount of content those in the UK were. 10 EPL games running concurrently at separate channels for our viewing pleasure, HD enabled, player-by-player tracking. Now I'd pay good money for that. Rather, we get Shebby Singh and cut reception when it rains. Ffs.

This one piss me off the most. How the f*** they said its a problem they cannot counter when all along they knew this would happens frequently as this is Malaysia where rains is norm

is alright for the hike, especially for those family who really watch several sports game
but the problem with Astro is their quality improvement, nothing at all for these years, HD not yet implement and yet TV1 and TV2 already had it

For me I don't have much of a choice. No way am I going to a mamak at 3am every weekend just to watch football

streaming at home is still a choice 

if mamak also protest and all mamak in malaysia cancel the sport package like you guys how ?  go where  pulak ?    as some has pointed out here,  go mamak need patrol , then must order some teh tarik ,  sit2 chit chat ,  rokok must jalan also.  then sit 90 minutes there.  and u know la , astro price hike , mamak also price hike laaa , they know ppl will come to mamak now cause all cancel astro at home maaa.this is malaysia ,  1 thing price up , others also follow.  go la mamak.  enjoy the price hiked teh tarik while u are watching ur fav team play.

if mamak also protest and all mamak in malaysia cancel the sport package like you guys how ?  go where  pulak ?    as some has pointed out here,  go mamak need patrol , then must order some teh tarik ,  sit2 chit chat ,  rokok must jalan also.  then sit 90 minutes there.  and u know la , astro price hike , mamak also price hike laaa , they know ppl will come to mamak now cause all cancel astro at home maaa.this is malaysia ,  1 thing price up , others also follow.  go la mamak.  enjoy the price hiked teh tarik while u are watching ur fav team play.