Changing telly in Stoke-on-Trent normally means signing first and finding out second. We do it the other way round. Twenty-four hours on your own telly, no card, no account, a real person on WhatsApp if the setup gives trouble, and Stoke City and Port Vale in the EFL, plus the Champions League and the rest of the European nights waiting to be tested.
Local viewing guide
Stoke-on-Trent is genuinely two clubs in one city, with the Potteries derby between Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium and Port Vale at Vale Park dividing families across the six towns. Both have spent recent years outside the top flight, which means a great many of the fixtures that matter most here are in divisions that receive far less broadcast coverage than the Premier League. That is the central issue for anyone choosing telly in this city. A household can pay for a full package built around top-flight weekends and still find that neither of their clubs appears on it for weeks at a time, which is exactly the mismatch a trial is good at exposing quickly.
Stoke-on-Trent is genuinely six towns rather than one city, spread across Hanley, Burslem, Longton and the rest, with Newcastle-under-Lyme adjoining, and infrastructure varies more across that spread than in a conventional single-centre city. Housing is largely terraced and semi-detached with a significant rented share. Coverage is reasonable and improving. The specific test here follows from the football: both local clubs have spent recent years outside the top flight, and those divisions receive far less broadcast coverage. The honest check is whether the fixtures your club is actually playing this season appear, rather than whether the service carries the Premier League, which tells you very little locally.
In Staffordshire, the fixtures that decide whether a service is worth keeping are Stoke City and Port Vale in the EFL. Check those first. Load the guide, find the game, and see whether the picture holds at kick-off rather than taking anyone's word for it. The Potteries derby between Stoke City and Port Vale is the sort of fixture worth planning the trial around.
Connection check
On connection: good fibre coverage across the six towns. 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
Before changing anything in Stoke-on-Trent, work out what you would actually miss. For most homes it comes down to one competition and a handful of channels. Find those in the guide on the first evening, watch Stoke City if the fixture falls right, and judge it on that rather than on a feature list.
Message us your name and a WhatsApp number. Nothing else, and no card.
Your login comes back in the same chat, normally in a few minutes.
We stay with you while you set it up on your own telly, Firestick or box.
Watch for a full day, then decide. There is nothing on file, so nothing renews.
No. Nothing is taken up front and no payment details are stored anywhere. That is deliberate, because it is the only way a trial in Stoke-on-Trent can genuinely cost you nothing.
No. That is one of the main reasons people in Stoke-on-Trent switch. No dish on the wall, no installation window to wait in, and no new box to pay for on top of the subscription.
The library includes the EFL coverage, so if a Stoke City 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. Good fibre coverage across the six towns. Test during the evening peak rather than the middle of the day, because that is when the line is under load.
Nothing automatic. There is no card on file, so nothing renews and nothing is charged. If you want to carry on, The Taster is £85 once for 10 months and The Owner is £255 once for lifetime access on one device, both with 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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No card. Nothing to cancel.
No card, no account, no contract. Give it 24 hours against a real fixture in Stoke-on-Trent and decide from there.
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.
