Foxtel Now free trial: How it works

Foxtel Now offers a generous 10-day free trial for new customers looking to test-drive the platform for themselves. All you need to do is sign up and the free trial is yours. Finder walks you through the process below.

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How to sign up to Foxtel Now's free trial

1. To sign up fir Foxtel Now's free trial, simply visit the Foxtel Now website and click the "Get started" button.
   

   

2. You might be greeted with some feature deals or packages. If you like the looks of one of those immediately presented to you, click "Get bundle".
   

   Finder survey: Which streaming services are Australians of different ages always subscribed to?

   Response	75+ yrs	65-74 yrs	55-64 yrs	45-54 yrs	35-44 yrs	25-34 yrs	18-24 yrs
   Foxtel Now	13.79%	9.14%	11.05%	7.77%	8.63%	6.42%	2.06%

   Source: Finder survey by Pure Profile of 1110 Australians, December 2023

   

3. If you'd rather choose your own package, scroll down a bit further to the "Build my own" button and click that.
   

   

4. Now you can choose which packs you'd like. You need to start with the base Essentials pack, which costs $25 a month.
   

   

5. From there you can add other packs depending on your interests such as Sport, Movies, Drama Extra and if you want everything, you can get the All Packs. Each pack has a different additional monthly cost in addition to the Essentials pack. Once you're happy with your choice, hit the "Start free trial" button.
   

   

6. Enter your email address that you'll use for your account and click "Continue".
   

   

7. Enter in your personal details and you'll see your order of how much you will pay each month. You'll be direct debited from your chosen account on a monthly basis, in accordance with your monthly billing cycle. The price of your subscription will depend on how many packs you choose. Hit "Sign up and continue".
   

   

8. From there you place your order with payment details and you can then start watching Foxtel Now. Sign in on your device of choice via the website on PC and Mac and the official app on all other devices. That's it, you're now good to go.

What's included in my Foxtel Now free trial?

When you sign up to Foxtel Now, you build your subscription by selecting a number of channel packs. Each pack gives you access to specific TV channels (and the on-demand content associated with them), so you can choose based on your preferences.

Users start by selecting the entry package, the base Essentials pack, then can add premium packs into the mix, like Drama, Sport and Movies. You can even decide to subscribe to all packs. Keep in mind that the more packs you add, the more expensive your subscription will be once the trial is over.

Regardless of the number of packs you choose, the free trial will enable you to access them all. In other words, you'll have access to everything Foxtel Now has to offer for the first 10 days. Once the trial is over, you'll only be able to watch content from the packs you selected when setting up your subscription.

There will be a lot of titles facing you when you start, so to help kick off your viewing experience, Finder has a guide to the best TV shows on Foxtel Now as well as its best movies.

Foxtel Now FAQs

• What is Foxtel Now?

  Not to be confused with your traditional Foxtel subscription, Foxtel Now allows you to stream TV shows and movies via the internet, without a contract and a set-top box. It is available to anyone, regardless of whether or not they have a traditional Foxtel pay TV plan. It comes with access a generous library of on-demand content, which includes popular shows Game of Thrones, Succession, Euphoria, Westworld and The Walking Dead.

• What do I need to use Foxtel Now?

  • A compatible device on an eligible operating system. Popular compatible devices include PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, smartphones/tablets, AirPlay/Chromecast, the Foxtel Now box and Telstra TV.
  • Internet connection with a minimum speed of 3Mbps for standard definition and 7Mbps for high definition and a substantial amount of data (you can compare broadband plans here). As a guide, at the highest quality it's a maximum of 1.4GB an hour for standard definition and 3.2GB an hour for high definition shows.