If you are in Newport and weighing up whether to leave Sky or Virgin Media, the sensible move is to test the thing before paying for it. The Newport trial runs 24 hours, needs no card, and works on the telly you already have. That is long enough to check Newport County in the EFL, plus the Champions League and the rest of the European nights.
Local viewing guide
Newport is a rugby town as much as a football one. Rodney Parade is unusual in hosting both Newport County's football and the Dragons' United Rugby Championship rugby on the same pitch, which tells you a good deal about how the two codes sit together here. County's support is steady and local, and being in the lower divisions means a large share of their fixtures are not shown on standard domestic packages. Add Wales internationals at the Principality Stadium a short run up the road and you have a household calendar that spans two sports and multiple broadcasters. That is the specific thing worth checking on a trial rather than assuming it comes bundled.
Newport has decent coverage across the city and out towards Caerleon and Cwmbran, with the usual thinning heading into the more rural parts of Monmouthshire towards Chepstow. The city has substantial terraced and rented housing stock where a fixed installation is often impractical, alongside newer estates. The distinctive local factor is the two-code question. With County's football and the Dragons' rugby sharing Rodney Parade, and Wales internationals a short run up the road, a household here follows two sports across different broadcasters. That is the combination worth confirming during the 24 hours, because it is precisely the pairing conventional packages leave incomplete.
Start with the games you would be raging to miss. Around Newport that means Newport County in the EFL. Open the guide, pull up the channel, and watch at kick-off when half of Wales is streaming the same thing. Short of being at Rodney Parade, this is how most of the parish ends up watching it.
Connection check
On connection: well served by Openreach fibre. You want roughly 10 Mbps for HD and 25 Mbps for 4K. Sky Sports carries most EFL fixtures. If you are not sure what you are on, run a speed test while someone else in the house is streaming, because that is the number that matters.
Setup
The usual worry in Newport is the setup rather than the price. There is no dish, no engineer visit and no new box to buy. It runs on the smart telly, Firestick or Android box already in the room, and a real person walks you through it on WhatsApp while you do it.
Send your name and WhatsApp number. No card, no account to create.
We send your login back on WhatsApp, usually within a few minutes.
A real person walks you through the setup on whatever telly or box you already own.
You watch for 24 hours and decide. Nothing renews, because there is nothing on file.
No. The 24-hour trial never asks for card details. You send your name and WhatsApp number, we send a login back, and you watch. Decide against it and nothing happens, because there is nothing on file to charge.
No engineer and no hardware. The setup happens on WhatsApp, usually in under ten minutes, using the device you already own. Plenty of Newport customers do it themselves while we talk them through it.
The library includes the EFL coverage, so if a Newport County game falls inside your 24 hours you can check it on your own telly. Rights and fixtures move around between seasons, so testing it on a real match night is the only honest way to know.
About 10 Mbps for HD and 25 Mbps for 4K. Well served by Openreach fibre. Test during the evening peak rather than the middle of the day, because that is when the line is under load.
The login simply stops working. Nothing renews, because we hold no payment details for Newport customers or anyone else. To continue, The Taster costs £85 once and covers 10 months, or The Owner costs £255 once for lifetime access on one device. Both carry a 90-day money-back promise.
The same free trial applies wherever you are. If one of these is closer, start there.
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Twenty-four hours, no card, and a real person on WhatsApp if you get stuck. If it does not hold up on your line in Newport, you have lost nothing.
Channel and event availability changes over time, so nothing here guarantees any given match. Use the trial to check your own must-have channels before paying. If you continue, The Taster is £85 once for 10 months and The Owner is £255 once for lifetime access, both with a 90-day money-back promise.
