As far as I'm concerned now that digital TV has come along with its new channels Foxtel/Austar is practically irrelevant.
I have had Foxtel in the past and since I moved and never reconnected I have missed it it. Until digital came along with One HD (Foxsports equivalent), Prime 2 (TV1 equivalent) etc. There isn't much that I want Foxtel for. There is no way I would fork out $40-$50 a month to get the few channels I would actually watch (History, National Geograhic)
Long live Digital TV