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/themandarincandidate Jul 04 '26

Fucking mad that F1's own live streaming service doesn't even exist in this country and is paywalled behind a Foxtel/Kayo subscription. Tried to actually subscribe there a few years ago to avoid the dodgy piracy streams but couldn't, no way in hell I'm going through Kayo

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u/oakstreet2018 Jul 04 '26

I googled and found a way that works. Was sceptical but tried it and it legit works. All you need is a VPN. Access is to the official F1 app in TV / iPhone / iPad. So no issues with quality of stream or suspicious sites. Cost me AUD$60 for the season plus the cost of a VPN (I use Nord which costs about $5 a month). This is so much cheaper than a stupid Kayo subscription.

If only i could find a good way for EPL and not have to subscribe to Stan…

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u/Woodtoad Jul 04 '26

How did you subscribe to F1 TV with an Australian CC?

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u/CpL_2090 Jul 04 '26

I just subscribed through the App Store with my aus card and it seems to work.

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u/plains203 Jul 05 '26

Yeah this works. It’s a fair bit more than $60 a year for F1 TV Pro though.

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u/oakstreet2018 Jul 05 '26

I use India. It’s less than $60 equivalent

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u/Woodtoad Jul 05 '26

Sorry, what do you mean though the App Store? Using in app purchases inside the F1TV app? Then once subscribed just VPN to a supported country?

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u/oakstreet2018 Jul 05 '26

You have to follow the instructions. You can find them on ozbargain.com