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This message was authored by: Shashie

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On Sky Arena channel & Sky Tennis channel they show matches all day from Louis Armstrong & Arthur Ashe Courts. If you want to watch from start then I guess you'd have to set a recording for the channel (not great when my box is almost full). The other 13 or so courts are streamed live & can't be paused or watched from start - so annoying. So missing prime. 

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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Me, too. Work is so stressful now, tennis is my one joy and relaxation. Prime had its faults but was amazing compared to this. I can't believe the sales agent didn't tell me I'd lose all my programs. 

 

Does anyone know if I can cancel the upgrade within 14 days?

This message was authored by: Sally+Forth

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Me too. I miss the tennis on Prime. Easy to navigate live and upcoming matches.  Equally easy to find completed matches to stream. Sky Sports now have tennis until 2027

This message was authored by: Shashie

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You can cancel within cooling off period or you can push back the installation of Sky Q via my Sky app. I did that a few times so I could watch impt things on Sky+HD box that i had saved. 

This message was authored by: Shashie

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Such a poorly delivered US Open Tennis service:

 

1) No on demand viewing service. Why are there no matches being shown on catch up once the live stream finished? I want to come in from work and be able to select a match that was on earlier in the day. On Prime this was easy. It listed all the matches played thus far &, once you selected your desired match, you could  watch either from start or live if match still ongoing. 

2) Can't pause, FF or RW matches when using Red Button

 

3) Why can't I watch a tennis stream from the start like I have done for years when watching tennis on Prime? Instead, when pressing the match option for one of the tennis streams shown on Red Button,  it just takes you live to wherever it is in the Match. Why would I want that? I want to see a match from the start and FF/rewind/pause as I need.

 

4) Clunky poorly designed Red Button service.  Bizarrely pressing the Red Button takes you to this small window on R on the screen displaying tennis player rankings. After many trial & error attempts, it was only here in Sky threads that I learned you have to press Backup to get the courts option. If watching a stream, then to return to the courts option you press Select then Backup. 

 

5) The current live match scores are shown on the tiles when browsing the court stream options on the Red Button. Thanks Sky for spoiling the entire match for me.  Maybe I've recorded on my Sky Q box, the night matches shown overnight on the Sky Arena & Tennis channels & not watched the recordings yet!!

 

6) The Sky Action Channel on 407 was of very poor picture quality last night. The Fritz vs Johnson match picture was fuzzy and sort of "Sizzling". Atrocious quality. 

7) The Sky Tennis Channel on 408 had poor sound. When watching Coco Gauff vs Laura Siegmaund last night, I could barely hear the commentators as the background noise was so loud. It sounded like they were playing with a high speed train constantly zipping through!!

 

Sky - please urgently amend the above issues. 

Sharon McDill

This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

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@Shashie wrote:

You can cancel within cooling off period


Sky will not revert users to Sky+ (which is now an end-of-life platform) so a cancellation is just that.

 

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This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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But I can still cancel Sky Sports and go ahead with the SkyQ upgrade, or will they charge me?

This message was authored by: Stenic69

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Shashie, agree with every word of your post.  👍

 

If it's the Greatest Show on Earth Sky, how about you give the viewers the greatest user experience on earth to watch it instead of prioritising quantity over quality?

 

So dissappointing. 🙄

 

 

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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I agree 100%. I'm self-employed so work 7 days a week. My one joy right now other than my dog is tennis! It was also annoying when watching Wimbledon coverage, McEnroe (and others) announcing every single score for BBC matches I had recorded ruined the experience. 

This message was authored by: Stenic69

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McEnroe is the absolute worst for tellimg scores from other matches!

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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Right??!! I thought it was just me. It's like he can't wait when a score comes in. I wish they would say **spoiler alert** like they do in movie reviews 😂

This message was authored by: Stenic69

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Not just you....i just dont see the need for other scores to be given out during commentary...watching the Draper match right now and im getting told about how the other Brits are doing. We can all find out in seconds should we want to know...this is 2023. Pet hate of mine!

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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AGREED! I think we are soulmates 😂

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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@darrenly2020 wrote:

how can you watch all of the us open tennis matches with sky

ive added sky sports to get the arena but you can not choise the matches you want to watch only what is on


John Isner was playing his last ever match, but by all means, devote 2 of the 3 channels available on TV to Andy. Are Sky Sports and Sky Main event the same channel??? Because all I've been able to watch for 4 hours is British men, or on Sky Action, only women. Am I missing some channels?

This message was authored by: Snoopy2

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Am I correct that there is ONLY ONE channel broadcasting the night matches tonight instead of 3? They've spent the last half hour blathering on about the women coming back after having babies (again) and watching them exercise, etc, when there is a top 10 men's match on right now. 😔

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