Are you ready to boost your home entertainment experience? Do you want the ability to pause, rewind, and record your favorite TV shows? or Or perhaps you want to watching on-demand movies or catching up on TV dramas? Fetch maybe is your option.
With Fetch, you can access channels from SBS, Channel 7, Channel 9, and Channel 10 to Discovery and HGTV. Additionally, you have the option to buy or rent from a selection of 9,500 movies. Fetch offers included free channels or premium channels starting at just $6.00 per month.
Wait, don’t rush to subscribe to the plan. Before using Fetch TV, you need to buy a Fetch box, either the Mini 4K or Mighty. The prices range from $199 to $449 from retailers like JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Kogan, Domayne, Joyce Mayne or The Good Guys. Sometimes you may receive additional discounts or a number of free months of premium channel packs from your internet provider when bundled with their internet plan. Meanwhile, you may opt to pay a monthly fee instead of purchasing your Fetch box outright.
Fetch Box | Price | Watch Catch-Up TV | Recording | Hard Drive |
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Fetch Mini 4K | $199.00 | No | No | No |
Fetch Mighty | $449.00 | Yes | Record up to 585 hours of TV | 1TB |
Are you aware?
Which internet providers offer Fetch TV?
Should I purchase Fetch TV from an internet provider?
The short answer is no, or at least I wouldn’t do that. I would buy it from a retailer. Let’s compare from the following aspects:
Price: The official price starts at $199, and sometimes you may get a discount, such as $139. The important thing is that when you buy it outright, you own the equipment completely. With most internet providers (except Telstra), you need to pay a monthly rental fee for the equipment indefinitely. This means that if the monthly payment is $10, it may end up costing you more if you stay longer than 17 months.
Restriction: If you buy the box from a retailer, you can use your Fetch box with any internet provider. However, if you purchase or rent the Fetch box from an internet provider, the Fetch box is not transferable to another ISP.
Of course, one thing that has a disadvantage can also have an advantage. If you want to try out Fetch TV to see if it suits you, you can pay the monthly fee. Sometimes, when you rent the Fetch box from an internet provider, you may access paid channels for free for a number of months. This is a good chance to try the new service. If it meets your needs, you can cancel your rental subscription and buy the equipment outright.