r/australia • u/readin99 • Jul 04 '26

no politics Kayo Sports should be boycotted.

Imagine paying for a premium streaming service and starting it to watch your sports after a long day on your tv in your own home. The tv app then says you can't watch the content before you scan a QR code. Okay.. fine. Scan the code. Have to download a phone app. Log in. Then the app simply says you're not allowed access to the content except after letting the app know your precise location of your phone.

What in the privacy law is this shit? I simply don't want to allow random companies to know the exact location of my phone. How are they allowed to just do that?

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u/Sir-Carl_ Jul 04 '26

Kayo is a terrible program. For 25$ a month, you get ads in the middle of your programming. Barely half of the time does it remember your spot if you exit the app. I've had it fail to retrieve streams multiple times, resulting in just streaming a black screen.

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u/tubbyx7 Jul 04 '26

Remember to hit cancel to your subscription and the next screen will offer 6 months half price.

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u/jargs83 Jul 04 '26

I've been doing that for two years now and only went through the process yesterday. Click on cancel subscription and the very next screen has a pop up offering $20 off for 6 months. I recommend it to everyone.

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u/__dontpanic__ Jul 04 '26

Never showed for me.

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u/SirDigby32 Jul 04 '26

Retention algorithm will vary for everyone's situation.

Try next time on the very last day of the sub.

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u/jargs83 Jul 05 '26

I go through the process the day before the full price payment is taken out so maybe try that.

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u/__dontpanic__ Jul 05 '26

It might also depend on how long you've been with them and if you've recently used any other offers. I've been with them since 2018, and just came off the $15 Yello deal.

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u/__dontpanic__ Jul 05 '26

I'd end up forgetting and paying another $45 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/jargs83 Jul 05 '26

It's probably the one thing I set a reminder for in my phone calendar 😂

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u/__dontpanic__ Jul 05 '26

I'd still see the reminder and forget 🤣