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"Olympics on 7" App (36 Channels) - Telstra Mobile Customers Get Free Premium Access (Save $19.95)

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"Olympics on 7" App (36 Channels) - Telstra Mobile Customers Get Free Premium Access (Save $19.95)
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spackbace on 01/07/2016 - 12:29 telstra.com.au (6284 clicks)
Last edited 01/08/2016 - 12:35 by 2 other users

iPhone App
Android App

How to get premium access

  • Download the app from the App Store or Google Play
  • Select premium content (indicated with a padlock)
  • Confirm that you're a Telstra Mobile customer
  • Sign-up for an account via the app with your Facebook or Gmail login.
  • Finalise your Telstra free offer. You can do this automatically by being connected to the Telstra Mobile Network (you must turn off Wi-Fi to do this) on your mobile service. Alternatively, you can also login with your Telstra ID.
  • Enjoy free premium content on your mobile device or online here.

As a Telstra Mobile customer you can enjoy free premium access to every magic moment of Seven’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on the ‘Olympics on 7’ App, available in August.

With ‘Olympics on 7’ premium access you’ll get:

  • Up to 36 dedicated channels
  • Live video streaming of every competition session from Rio 2016
  • Over 3000 hours of competition available in full and on-demand
  • Supplementary feeds for Golf and Sailing
  • 24/7 streaming of the Olympic Games News Channel
  • Highlights from every session
  • Interactive medal tally

  • The ‘Olympics on 7’ app is free to download for all Australians from the App Store or Google Play from August 1st to August 21st 2016.

  • Premium access is available to all Australians for a one-off fee of $19.95.

  • Telstra Mobile customers get premium access for free and will not be charged the one-off fee.

  • Data charges apply.

  • By providing your details, you are permitting us to contact you in relation to the Olympics on 7 App, until you unsubscribe from the updates. Please read our privacy statement before submitting your personal information to Telstra, for details of how we collect, secure, use and disclose your personal information.

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  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2016 - 12:32
    +5

    It doesn't specifically exclude prepaid users…this could be good!

    • Tejas57 on 05/08/2016 - 07:07
      +2

      works on prepaid. did mine this morning.

  • RAM010 on 01/07/2016 - 12:32
    +12

    Will there be exclusive coverage of the pollution and corruption? :P

  • Jessie Ryder on 01/07/2016 - 12:32
    +9

    SD and it uses data, pass…..

  • tassieeagle on 01/07/2016 - 12:33
    +17

    Sweet 36 channels of swimming!

    • howbazaar on 01/07/2016 - 12:51
      +2

      Haha, I actually hope the programming isn't as polarised as the normal TV broadcast due to all those channels.

  • Trantor on 01/07/2016 - 12:45
    +6

    telstra broadband costumers should be able to get it free too!

    • noz on 01/07/2016 - 13:53
      +13

      telstra broadband costumers should be able to get it free too!

      that's one hell of a dress-up party.

    • twocsies on 01/07/2016 - 22:02
      +1

      Finally there is a use for mobile SIM card that comes in my bundle. Worst thing about Telstra is how you can't get the top tier Internet speeds without useless things like a landline and a SIM card. Maybe now I can watch some figure skating and get my money's worth.

  • WizardofOZ on 01/07/2016 - 12:50
    +1

    Good find OP. App hasn't been released yet. You can only sign up to a reminder for when it is released

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2016 - 12:51
    +2

    Is there ways i can watch it on my desktop?

    • BlinkyBill on 01/07/2016 - 13:11

      Use an Android Emulator like AndyOS (or many others)

    • lysp on 01/07/2016 - 13:19

      Or use a network sniffer and sniff out the URL from the app.

    • cornucopia on 01/07/2016 - 13:26
      +2

      Rather than installing an Android OS on your desktop, which can be tedious, install Screen Stream Mirroring (SSM) on your Android and mirror on your desktop using a Media Player like VLC, no additional hardware is required, not even a cable! SSM has an annoying demo version but the full version costs peanuts so go for that, VLC is free. I use this setup to mirror from a Galaxy Tab S to a Windows 7 desktop and it works well .. :-) .. !!

      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.sc…

      • klaw81 on 01/07/2016 - 14:03
        +2

        Thanks for the tip - I will try that out. Could be handy for several things.

        By the way, the paid version with no ads is $6.50 and can be found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.sc…

      • dajackal on 01/07/2016 - 14:24

        Do you know of any apps that allow screen sharing and remote control via PC?

        • Diji1 on 01/07/2016 - 16:29

          VNC

        • ParkG on 02/07/2016 - 09:17

          Splashtop is what you are looking for

    • andyken on 01/07/2016 - 21:58
      +1

      download bluestack, easy to use and you can play the games too

  • nanonoise on 01/07/2016 - 13:10
    +8

    Can't wait to watch the 100metre mug and run event!

    • cornucopia on 01/07/2016 - 13:28
      +6

      … beach sprinting at Copa Cabana, running after the guys with your backpack, wallet and mobile .. :-( .. !!

      • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 07:49
        +1

        and the stolen goods relay.

    • mp3police on 01/07/2016 - 14:14
      +1

      I enjoyed this comment.

    • PVA on 01/07/2016 - 22:34
      +1

      a Gold medal comment.

    • daydream on 06/07/2016 - 00:22

      Could be more entertaining than many of the official events

  • Brianqpr on 01/07/2016 - 13:12
    +1

    Any olympic events I watch will be overseas broadcasts (probably BBC) using a VPN. Anything to avoid Seven's dreadful coverage.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2016 - 13:49

      If they've got 36 channels. I'm guessing they're pooling coverage with other broadcasters like bbc & NBC (?)

      • FloatingPoint on 01/07/2016 - 14:19

        Most content will be feed from Olympic Broadcasting Services.

        • cornucopia on 02/07/2016 - 09:25

          = the Olympic Mafia .. :-( .. !!

        • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2016 - 18:46

          I believe that's the video only and each station has their own commentary.

      • Brianqpr on 01/07/2016 - 14:35
        +5

        Good point. I was basing my views on previous coverage which would rather provide live coverage of an Aussie coming 7th in Taekwondo than one of the main events featuring the biggest international stars.

        • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 11:55

          This is whats shits me about olympic coverage in oz. For a multinational country why cant we get like tiered brodcasting? First tier is any event where there is an australian involved. Any medal events.

          Second tier. Any event where a superstar of lesser popular events is in except medal events.

          Third tier is the rest.

          There are so many events that can be covered. Why focus on just a few and repeat at nauseum? Do that after the olympics. Not during.

        • PainToad on 02/07/2016 - 16:50

          @xoom:

          multinational country

          Huh? That is a complete oxymoron. We are one country. We may have many cultures. But we are still one country, not many.

          Australian athletes should always get priority on an Australian broadcast.

        • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 17:11

          @PainToad:

          what i meant was this is a country filled with various nationalities or ethnicity. who wether anyone here in australia likes it or not still like to follow their sports people from their home land.

          but when you get channel 7 repeat the same event over and over when they could be showing other events.

          which is why I suggested having more that one broadcaster televise the olympics so they can cover more events.

          I thought australia was a sporting nation. we love our rugby league, rugby union, soccer, cricket, swimming and tennis. we love a contest.

          but hey I guess I'm not australian enough not wanting to see <insert swimmers name> win the gold medal to the umpteenth time.

        • PainToad on 02/07/2016 - 17:34

          @xoom:

          If these people want to move to this great country, but not support our athletes, then they can buy a VPN and watch their home countries stream.

        • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 17:51

          @PainToad:

          so. support australian athletes or nothing? can't support both?

          what happened to the australian sporting spirit? always loving the contest. doesnt matter who is in it.

          I am not saying we shouldn't cover all event where an australian athlete is in. all I am saying is when no australians are in an event show them anyway. hence why i suggested other channels get rights to show other events.

          this way more events get coverage.

          but hey. go the green and gold. keep showing the same event over and over and over.

    • sane on 01/07/2016 - 14:58
      +2

      Has anyone found what the BBC are doing by way of coverage yet?

      For 2012 they were by far the best provider, but given that this is not on home turf I don't know if they will hit the same standard.

      Edit : Found a reference to them doing "24 HD streams", same as 2012. Provided that streams properly, it will be the best bet.

      • Brianqpr on 01/07/2016 - 15:02
        +2

        Yes they were excellent in 2012 and I pretty much exclusively watched their coverage. Not sure what they are doing this time.

    • sween64 on 01/07/2016 - 20:10

      Do BBC have a desktop website or mobile app?

      • tyank232 on 18/07/2016 - 17:44

        BBC IPLAYER APP

  • cvas on 01/07/2016 - 13:15

    Is it metered on Telstra mobile?

    • almck123 on 01/07/2016 - 13:32
      +2

      "Data charges apply." From their website.

    • Ramrunner on 02/07/2016 - 18:57
      +2

      Yep, access the coverage for free but wait. hang on. We'll charge you for the data! Certainly puts a different spin on the "FREE" part….

  • NickFritz on 01/07/2016 - 13:17
    +3

    Why did I even hope for a Windows Mobile app. :(

  • KBZ on 01/07/2016 - 13:18
    +1

    Shame Zika/Rio ruined Golfs return to the Olympics.

    • jdr on 01/07/2016 - 15:43
      -1

      "Shame Zika/Rio ruined Golfs return to the Olympics."

      I think self-serving Golf Pros have ruined Golf's return to the Olympics.

    • johnno07 on 01/07/2016 - 23:46
      +1

      Who the heck wants to watch golf at the Olympics? The various major championships throughout the year feature the world's best golfers. And the Olympics are meant to be for amateurs.

      • daydream on 06/07/2016 - 00:26

        The probably don't need football (soccer) in it for the same reason

        • PainToad on 06/07/2016 - 13:29
          -1

          Or they don't want the violent thug fans ruining the Olympics with typical riots and flares.

  • berko_max on 01/07/2016 - 13:32
    +3

    Hope it works with Chromecast so I can watch it on the TV.

    • bnk on 01/07/2016 - 22:02

      If not you can still cast your phone screen using the Google Cast app. Beware of the power usage tho :)

  • tsunamisurfer on 01/07/2016 - 13:35

    Sooo…Telstra clientele will be watching half the Olympics then?

  • guidedlight on 01/07/2016 - 13:39
    -3

    The biggest news is that Seven is charging for the olympics!!!

    • PainToad on 01/07/2016 - 14:21

      No. They're charging for extra channels.

  • giventofly on 01/07/2016 - 13:40
    +1

    Hopefully it's 'After the Olympics' ad-free.

    • Redflanders on 02/07/2016 - 09:06
      +1

      I can't bloody stand those ads. Next big show after the Olympics, after the tennis, every single bloody ad break!

      • PainToad on 02/07/2016 - 09:11
        +3

        And everyone with an internet connection downloaded these "new" shows months earlier.

  • psylence on 01/07/2016 - 13:40
    -4

    Olympics sucks these days

  • generally-speaking on 01/07/2016 - 14:12

    Cant wait to see Lexi Thompson play in the womens golf with a brazilian

    • PainToad on 01/07/2016 - 14:22
      -1

      I can't wait to see the women's volleyball team get brazilians.

  • cdaddy on 01/07/2016 - 14:35
    -1

    Gonna be the worst Olympics possibly ever, wouldnt be very suprised if very little to no world records are touched. Poor conditions, corruption got Brazil this. Also why waste my data watching it.

    • Consumer Sheep on 01/07/2016 - 18:24
      +10

      Same. I'm gonna sit this one out and wait for an even bigger sporting event where there's no corruption, the FIFA World Cup in Russia!

  • djvkool on 01/07/2016 - 15:06

    I'm just hoping that the app will work with ChromeCast

  • The Monk on 01/07/2016 - 16:11

    Think I will pass after seeing 7's atrocious olympics coverage the past few times.
    Far more worth it to get a UK VPN and watch the BBC HD streams.

    • sween64 on 01/07/2016 - 20:11

      Via a desktop website or mobile app?

  • Diji1 on 01/07/2016 - 16:32

    They charge for boredom now?

    • viperxz on 01/07/2016 - 17:09
      +1

      Not just any boredem, elite world class competitive boredom.

      Some might even call it the Olympics of boredom.

  • Berserker9 on 01/07/2016 - 17:27
    +6

    Here's an idea, just have the Olympics in Greece every four years, at least that will give them some tourist dollars. Moving it around seems corrupt and a waste of tax payers money.

  • johnno07 on 01/07/2016 - 23:48
    +1

    So if I, you know, want to watch the Olympics on my TV, in HD, and not just footage of every single Australian athlete we have… what do I do?

    • Falbium on 02/07/2016 - 00:50
      +1

      Travel to another country

    • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 17:54

      that makes you unaustralian apparently. so get out. australia is full apparently. :-)

  • Pumpkin_rrr on 02/07/2016 - 07:15

    Can I download App to my iPad and watch on my big screen via AppleTV?

    • sween64 on 02/07/2016 - 10:11
      +1

      That's what I'm hoping.

  • jiberz on 02/07/2016 - 07:51

    Last olympics I just VPN'd to the UK. Their BBC coverage was amazing, all events on demand.

    • sween64 on 02/07/2016 - 10:11

      Via a desktop website or mobile app?

      • jiberz on 02/07/2016 - 12:33
        +1

        Desktop passed to tv. I imagine they would have a mobile app this time.

        • sween64 on 02/07/2016 - 18:13

          Desktop is good. I have a NUC connected to my TV and have a PIA VPN account.

    • xoom on 02/07/2016 - 17:56
      +1

      this is how you cover the olympics but hey im unaustralian if i ever suggest this.

      • jiberz on 03/07/2016 - 10:02
        +1

        Australia covers the Olympic swimming only.

  • Redflanders on 02/07/2016 - 09:11

    When you Google Olympics on 7 in the results is a 7 site

    Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Channel 7 – Live Stream Online
    https://7rio2016.com.au

    I wonder if the app login will work for this so we can also watch it on our laptops?

  • Maz78 on 02/07/2016 - 17:28
    +3

    Meh, not a great deal if it doesn't include free data usage like the AFL app does..

  • mop36 on 04/07/2016 - 09:45

    id rather just have a few foxtel channels but this will have to do thanks

  • daydream on 06/07/2016 - 00:32
    +1

    They could save a lot of money at the Olympics and just have the opening and closing ceremonies with the 100m sprint and perhaps marathon (for the Rio scenery while its on) in between. 80/20 rule, would capture most of the audience ;-)

  • sunset_on_the_101 on 08/07/2016 - 12:28
    +1

    id rather FOXTEL have the Olympics, at least they know how to do sport. Channel 7 = the worst coverage of any sport ever they ruin the coverage of the Olympics every year.

    • spuderump on 26/07/2016 - 13:18
      -1

      Every year eh?

      • Sage on 06/08/2016 - 20:20

        every year that it happens.

  • spackbace on 26/07/2016 - 17:24

    Update - App is due out August 1. Live coverage starts 6th August @ 6am AEST

    https://7rio2016.com.au/

  • Big Dog on 01/08/2016 - 12:33
    -1

    So Telstra customers get "free" access but it uses up your data? Not exactly free then is it?

    Also, you need to turn off your wifi, watch via the Telstra mobile network and then remember to turn wifi back on when you're done. That's going to catch a few people out.

    Anyway, I'd prefer to watch Rob Sitch impersonating Bruce McAveny talking about Sergey Bubka… you know, the pole vaulter?

    • spackbace on 01/08/2016 - 12:36
      +2

      Turning off wifi is only required to confirm the premium pass, you can view it all over wifi.

  • spackbace on 01/08/2016 - 12:43
    +2

    https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Announcements/Olympic…

    How do I get Premium Access?

    • Download the App from the Apple App Store or Google Play or go to seven.com.au/olympics
    • When you are viewing the App or website you will notice certain content will have a padlock icon located on it. This icon represents Premium Access.
    • Select the padlocked content
    • Confirm that you’re a Telstra Mobile customer
    • Sign-up for Seven’s ‘Olympics on 7’ account via the App or website with your Facebook, or Gmail or email account..
    • Redeem your special Telstra Mobile customer offer
      • On your Mobile Device – For Personal, Business and Government
      • Ensure you’re connected to the Telstra Mobile Network (ie: you’re not connected by Wi-Fi), we’ll then automatically detect you and approve access, or
      • login with your Telstra ID (for Personal customers only)
      • On Desktop/Laptop – For Personal customers
      • login with your Telstra ID (for Personal customers only)
    • Start watching!
    • sween64 on 03/08/2016 - 20:16
      +3

      Thanks. I found current premium content at the very bottom of the homescreen: Basketball: Liz Cambage.

      • freo on 05/08/2016 - 16:36
        +1

        Thanks, Couldn't find anything premium to try this on!

  • Radio8tiv on 02/08/2016 - 08:01

    you would think that by accessing the premium content it would turn the adds off, but unfortunately that's not the case, I may us this but only occasionally

  • PainToad on 03/08/2016 - 10:38

    It's ridiculous that the softkeys don't disappear when viewing fullscreen video.

    I know Seven are in bed with Samsung (who refuse to embrace softkeys), but some people choose to use real Android phones/tablets and don't want burn in.

    • sween64 on 03/08/2016 - 20:02

      Is burn in a real issue? I thought that was relegated to Plasma screens of 10 years ago not AMOLED phone screens…

      • spackbace on 03/08/2016 - 20:31

        Have burn in on my S5, gonna hopefully get it sorted under warranty

      • PainToad on 04/08/2016 - 12:47

        AMOLED phones are prone to burn in (eventually).

        But personally, I planned on connecting my Nexus 10 to my TV with HDMI. Guess I'll use my Windows tablet instead.

        • PainToad on 05/08/2016 - 08:21

          Installed the APK on my Nexus TV. Works ok with a Bluetooth mouse and screen orientation forced to landscape.

  • baggyred on 06/08/2016 - 08:33

    I have a Telstra prepaid - but don't have that phone on me - does it send a text to confirm?

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