Hi Joseph,
Can one do a manual scan on Gotv/Startime decoder? IF YOU CAN, then you should be able to get signet channels (around 5** Mhz).
Hey Skunks,
Lets be honest, with a GoTV/StarTimes decoder, the only FTA (currently in Kenya) is KBC TV. I have never understood why all the local channels that make profit through commercials aren't yet classified as FTA. That's a huge rip-off!
I did a small comparison on the FTAs from the 5 African Countries that GoTV support (My interest lies solemnly on FTA channels)
Here's what I found out (from the GoTV website):
NIGERIA
NTA+ (FTA), Silverbird (FTA), AIT (FTA), Channels (FTA), MiTV (FTA), Lagos TV (FTA)
KENYA
KBCTV (FTA)NAMIBIAZNBC (FTA)UGANDA (FTA)Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (FTA)
ZAMBIAZNBC (FTA)With the above analysis, only Nigeria enjoys more than 5 FTA channels, which means the rest of the countries that have GoTV are stuck with their National Channels if one fails to pay for the monthly subscription. I'M NOT A TV FAN, OR EVEN HAVE AN UNDERSTAND ON HOW CHANNELS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FTAs, but I thought all local channels that make a penny through ads should be FTAs.Your thoughts folks?Regards,Joseph.
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:13 PM, maina <dmaishe@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nooooo..NOPE..KBC only unless your GOTV is different from what most of us
> have.!!
>
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> i agree with @skunk.... all those FTA channels are available even when
>> you are late for your payment.
>>
>> Also, I am not too sure but I believe the GOtv plus package comes with
>> close to ten extra channels ....
>>
>> kungfu
>> Sony entertainment channel
>> CNN
>> Islam TV
>> natGeo
>> ssBlitz
>> mtvBase
>>
>> that along with the ones you identified plus others add up to close to
>> 10 that i know of
>>
>>
>> On 12/28/12, skunk me <skunksme@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Chege <compulinekenya@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> guys think 850 is a reap off only 5 channels for 250/= difference
>> >> namely truemovies,natgeo,blackblet,cnn, supersport blitz....
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> ...plus when the analog is switched off does it mean the common
>> >> mwanachi
>> >> will not access at all to news ...that's free inform and a right to
>> >> every mwanachi...those who have old folks at mashambani ..imagine
>> >> denying
>> >> the citizen news and kbc..
>> >>
>> > This is propaganda!!, When analogue is switched off "mwananchi" will
>> > still
>> > have access because he will have bought DVB-T2.
>> > All local FTA (over 10 channels) are being aired by KBC under Signet
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Leonard Kore
>> >> <leonardkore@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> interesting
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Peter Osotsi
>> >>> <peter.osotsi@gmail.com>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> There are at least 2 or 3 FTA's on GoTV, check the list. Intergrating
>> >>>> your connections is simple though I did that in my free time, I use
>> >>>> my
>> >>>> free
>> >>>> time to experiment. Probably you could you could also start by using
>> >>>> your
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