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Old 13-08-2013, 23:41
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Seems most of the conversation here is about AJS which is fair enough, what you get and for the price is fantastic! I can see why many have gone for this. I have the app on my iPhones and iPad though my only concerns are pixelation, then also the app crashing a fair bit, only happening on iPad though and can't think why.

Anyway, I have Premier League Pass too and as much as I want this service to be good, much like the way the website is set out, the responses from the company, along with the time they are taking to get the App out there for the service to be enjoyed on iPhone and iPad, I'm beginning to have second thoughts about the service. Does anyone know anything about when this will be available?
You're not alone, kosmos! I've already gone with PLP and am too hoping that they get it right on the night. I think my son might sign up for one though so if he goes with AJS then we may be able to mix and match.

The trouble with PLP at the moment is that there's not much to go on and AJS can be seen to be actively working on stuff. So all credit to AJS for that. I didn't need the other sports and I liked the simple approach of PLP together with the fact that it is on-demand so if I'm 15 minutes late then it's not going to matter. I too have had problems with the AJS app but I think the update is likely to be out soon. PLP should have theirs out there by now as these things are rarely 100% right on first release.

I understand that PLP are seriously looking into a 4.5Mbps stream which would be good but I still think that this is all a bit down to the wire. Fingers crossed .

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Old 14-08-2013, 00:47
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Do you need an address in Egypt or one of the other regions to subscribe to AJS?

Has anyone used the service with the browser in a Samsung Smart tv?
No, you don't need an Egyptian address. If it requests one, google McDonalds or something like that. None of us have connections to Egypt so don't worry about it
If the Samsung TV browser supports flash, it might/should work... You'll have to check that out yourself. You can contact AJS customer services if you're need more detailed info about their streaming method/browser support.

Does AJS iPad app support HDMI adapter? Many video app doesn't support it and as far as I have tried iPad app is full of bugs and airplay Is not even working. Adapter cost ~40€ so don't want to rush and buy it.
There's really not much point in using the AJS app at the moment. People are getting widely varying results, and support for your cable could change (one way or the other) as the app is revised in the future. However Airplay will almost certainly supported.
No one knows anything for sure until the updated app is released. If you want to get any form of cable, I'd recommend getting one that will enable you to connect your Mac/PC to your TV.
One the new app is released, I recommend you contact AJS customer support, and ask them if your cable will be supported. That will be the fastet way to get a response.

Does anyone know anything about when this will be available?
They've said it will be before the season starts... All you can do is wait and check their website. They're probably not going to tell people specifics before announcing/releasing it so you'll probably know before the people on this forum. Please let us know and feedback on its performance when you get it.



I understand that PLP are seriously looking into a 4.5Mbps stream which would be good but I still think that this is all a bit down to the wire. Fingers crossed .
From what I've read, they need pushing in the right directing to upgrade to 4500kbps. i recommend you write.email this telling them that you're disappointed with the quality. This MD said they will consider upgrading the stream quality if the get enough request from subscribers.
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Old 14-08-2013, 00:51
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I have spoken to AJS today and bad news. They confirmed Ipad app will not support Airplay when its updated this week. It's been submitted to apple so should be here any day now.

I did ask about iPhone and AirPlay but no reply.
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Old 14-08-2013, 00:57
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From what I've read, they need pushing in the right directing to upgrade to 4500kbps. i recommend you write.email this telling them that you're disappointed with the quality. This MD said they will consider upgrading the stream quality if the get enough request from subscribers.
Yes, already done that a couple of times. I don't want to put my head too far above the parapet though in case they spot where I live!

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Old 14-08-2013, 03:25
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I have spoken to AJS today and bad news. They confirmed Ipad app will not support Airplay when its updated this week. It's been submitted to apple so should be here any day now.

I did ask about iPhone and AirPlay but no reply.
This is bad news. For those interested, You can"force" airplay if you jailbreak your iPhone or iPad, but it's disappointing that it's not going to be a standard feature of the app.
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Old 14-08-2013, 07:18
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This is bad news. For those interested, You can"force" airplay if you jailbreak your iPhone or iPad, but it's disappointing that it's not going to be a standard feature of the app.
how can you force airplay?
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Old 14-08-2013, 09:28
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Yes, already done that a couple of times. I don't want to put my head too far above the parapet though in case they spot where I live!

Graham
If you email from a Gmail address there's no IP X-data from the sender so there's no way they will know where you are unlike a lot of Email providers.
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Old 14-08-2013, 09:28
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I have spoken to AJS today and bad news. They confirmed Ipad app will not support Airplay when its updated this week. It's been submitted to apple so should be here any day now.

I did ask about iPhone and AirPlay but no reply.
If you have a new(ish) Mac - you could also Airplay direct from your Mac to your TV. You'd also get the benefit of the full aspect ratio of your TV vs the slightly constrained version from your iPad.

Of course - most people dont have macs - so this may not be a very useful solution.


On another note - connected my Mac to my TV yesterday and played the HD stream stunned by the picture quality!
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Old 14-08-2013, 09:47
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Thanks Icebergx, much appreciated.
Cheers
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Old 14-08-2013, 09:54
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I'm going to order a hdmi cable for my daughters ipad!
it'll be handy with or without the new AJS app as its jailbroken, she can use it with Movie box.
So I'll give it a go once I sign for the month trial.
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Old 14-08-2013, 09:56
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Watched England under 21s against Scotland last night via airplay with iPhone and picture quality was good
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Old 14-08-2013, 10:11
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If you email from a Gmail address there's no IP X-data from the sender so there's no way they will know where you are unlike a lot of Email providers.
They'll know if they look up my details on their database though .

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Old 14-08-2013, 10:25
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Watched England under 21s against Scotland last night via airplay with iPhone and picture quality was good
Was the commentary in english?
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Old 14-08-2013, 10:36
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Was the commentary in english?
Yeah commentary in English picture excellent
We will just have to see if its as good on Saturday
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Old 14-08-2013, 10:53
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Subscribed to AJS and first impressions are positive!

i have managed to download the app for my windows 8 phone by changing my location to Egypt. Can i just try and log in with my details or do i need to do anything else to my phone? Don't want to risk getting banned if they realise i am trying to log in from a phone in the UK
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:16
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how can you force airplay?
If you have a jailbroken iOS device, there are a few tweaks like this onehttp://www.imore.com/airvideoenabler...apps-jailbreak
Despite an app's inability to airplay to a big screen (e.g.. the Channel 4 app) this tweak eliminates all the restrictions and "forces" airplay. There are many other tweaks that do this and some may be better than other.

On a side note, If anyone has XBMC installed on any device, you don't need an Apple TV. XBMC allows you to "airplay" to it, so it might be an easier/cheaper way to get the footy on to a big screen.

I'm going to order a hdmi cable for my daughters ipad!
it'll be handy with or without the new AJS app as its jailbroken, she can use it with Movie box.
Movie Box is amazing... but illegal... but amazing
Please don't mention service like this on here as the mods might take the thread down again.

One thing I'm (very) slightly disappointed about is that us "streamers" don't have access to the NBA channel and Fox Sports. That's a shame imo... Even though I'd probably only watch the NBA channel once or twice.

Please, if a few people could feedback on the quality during tonights International matches, that would be great. It should be a "high traffic" time so it'll be interesting to see how the streams hold up.
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:20
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Subscribed to AJS and first impressions are positive!

i have managed to download the app for my windows 8 phone by changing my location to Egypt. Can i just try and log in with my details or do i need to do anything else to my phone? Don't want to risk getting banned if they realise i am trying to log in from a phone in the UK
I just tried it yesterday and got geoblock. It seems to be that only way to use AJS on windows phone is to put SmartDNS on your router. I don't know what the hell they were thinking at Microsoft when they decided that customers will not be able to change DNS.
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:25
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Hi guys,

There seems to be alot of confusion on the matter of signing up, it is all detailed on www.watchjsc.com
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:27
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I just tried it yesterday and got geoblock. It seems to be that only way to use AJS on windows phone is to put SmartDNS on your router. I don't know what the hell they were thinking at Microsoft when they decided that customers will not be able to change DNS.
Knew it was too good to be true!

Sort of defeats the object if you have to be in the house to watch on your mobile.....cheers for the info anyway
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:31
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If you have a jailbroken iOS device, there are a few tweaks like this onehttp://www.imore.com/airvideoenabler...apps-jailbreak
Despite an app's inability to airplay to a big screen (e.g.. the Channel 4 app) this tweak eliminates all the restrictions and "forces" airplay. There are many other tweaks that do this and some may be better than other.

On a side note, If anyone has XBMC installed on any device, you don't need an Apple TV. XBMC allows you to "airplay" to it, so it might be an easier/cheaper way to get the footy on to a big screen.
There's big quality loss if you use XBMC to airplay since it doesn't use native ATV decoding.
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:33
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Is it possible to watch AJS on an iPhone away from the house not using the wifi?
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:34
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Yes connect to egyptian vpn
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Old 14-08-2013, 11:34
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Is it possible to watch AJS on an iPhone away from the house not using the wifi?
Yes, it's possible.
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Old 14-08-2013, 12:18
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Now i have signed up can somebody clarify this for me

All that I need to do from now on is log into my overplay account on my laptop and ensure my smart dns is enabled, then i log into AJS? I dont need to mess about with my dns settings because overplay does this for me? Is this correct?

OR

I can adjust the dsn settings on my router instead? Do i still need to log into overplay? Reason i am asking is that I intend to stream via either android dongle or google tv player

sorry for the questions, thanks!
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Old 14-08-2013, 12:26
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Now i have signed up can somebody clarify this for me

All that I need to do from now on is log into my overplay account on my laptop and ensure my smart dns is enabled, then i log into AJS? I dont need to mess about with my dns settings because overplay does this for me? Is this correct?

OR

I can adjust the dsn settings on my router instead? Do i still need to log into overplay? Reason i am asking is that I intend to stream via either android dongle or google tv player

sorry for the questions, thanks!
You don't need to worry about it, if your IP changes, then you will be automatically forwarded to smartdns page when trying to go to AJS.

But if you are using the app, then you need to check it. But I dont think theres any harm done if you log in and get the geoblock message first (in case you don't always care to check it). I've done it before many times, and they obviously don't care where you're from.
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