Skunks If I imported a dstv HD PVR decoder would it work in Kenya ? reason is that they are seling hem locally at 35k yet they are about 14k in .co.za and Im heading there nxt week. Called Multichoice and they said it cannot work here and Im thinking technically why not ? Pls advise Kevin
Wont work, coz first we are using different satellite beams in SA & KE - you you will have to re-programme it - which they are capable of doing but wont do it - I have been down that road. ./Ok3ch On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
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If I imported a dstv HD PVR decoder would it work in Kenya ? reason is that they are seling hem locally at 35k yet they are about 14k in .co.za and Im heading there nxt week.
Called Multichoice and they said it cannot work here and Im thinking technically why not ?
Pls advise
Kevin
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MHh i have heard of this , my friend bought a decoder locally and sent it to someone in SA so the guy in SA can watch the kenyan Bouquet of channels , found it weird too On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks
If I imported a dstv HD PVR decoder would it work in Kenya ? reason is that they are seling hem locally at 35k yet they are about 14k in .co.zaand Im heading there nxt week.
Called Multichoice and they said it cannot work here and Im thinking technically why not ?
Pls advise
Kevin
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East Africa is on the W7 beam which also covers South Africa - so a decoder programmed for East can actually work in the South - but the vice versa is not necessarily true ./Ok3ch On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:28 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:
MHh i have heard of this , my friend bought a decoder locally and sent it to someone in SA so the guy in SA can watch the kenyan Bouquet of channels , found it weird too
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks
If I imported a dstv HD PVR decoder would it work in Kenya ? reason is that they are seling hem locally at 35k yet they are about 14k in .co.za and Im heading there nxt week.
Called Multichoice and they said it cannot work here and Im thinking technically why not ?
Pls advise
Kevin
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Also, note that DSTV will come with something new in 2013 allowing user to get video on demand... Don't know if it will require a new PVR or not ? But Techmtaa said a new Internet decoder is expected in March 2013 http://www.techmtaa.com/2012/11/20/dstv-to-launch-internet-connected-decoder... On 26 November 2012 14:46, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
East Africa is on the W7 beam which also covers South Africa - so a decoder programmed for East can actually work in the South - but the vice versa is not necessarily true
./Ok3ch
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:28 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:
MHh i have heard of this , my friend bought a decoder locally and sent it to someone in SA so the guy in SA can watch the kenyan Bouquet of channels , found it weird too
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
Skunks
If I imported a dstv HD PVR decoder would it work in Kenya ? reason is that they are seling hem locally at 35k yet they are about 14k in .co.za and Im heading there nxt week.
Called Multichoice and they said it cannot work here and Im thinking technically why not ?
Pls advise
Kevin
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I always wonder about the logic of DSTVs business sin Kenya. In most countries, you find that the cost of decoders is very low of free to encourage subscribers to use the service they pay month fees for. DSTV charges exorbitantly for decoders and services. In ZA, the cost of decoders and service is a fraction of what we have in Kenya. Plus it doesn't make sense to charge prices on a variable scale based on the USD rate (their rates always higher) rather than just use a fixed local currency. While I applaud them for being on the few South African companies to up their game, partly due to monopoly and lack of legislature to ensure fair play, they need to wake up to new realities. With faster internet in future, we would do away with DSTV and just go the IPTV way.
If you activate the service in SA, they will allow you to transfer it here. Brand new, you won't be able to. From a technical point of view, a decoder is just a receiver... Sent from my iPad On Nov 26, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
I always wonder about the logic of DSTVs business sin Kenya. In most countries, you find that the cost of decoders is very low of free to encourage subscribers to use the service they pay month fees for. DSTV charges exorbitantly for decoders and services.
In ZA, the cost of decoders and service is a fraction of what we have in Kenya. Plus it doesn't make sense to charge prices on a variable scale based on the USD rate (their rates always higher) rather than just use a fixed local currency. While I applaud them for being on the few South African companies to up their game, partly due to monopoly and lack of legislature to ensure fair play, they need to wake up to new realities. With faster internet in future, we would do away with DSTV and just go the IPTV way.
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My 21 cents, Brand new decoder the smart card has to be activated. What you get is the bouquet that you paid for plus the ZA free to air channels (Their KTN,KBC, Bla Bla......where some the speak their clicking language !xobito ). I guess what you are to find out is whether the SA footprint is covered in KE. You also will be required to pay for your subscription in SA. Alternatively you could get someone to give u codes for reprogramming the damn PVR to work with a smartcard for KE. I know smartcards are replaceable and are programmed to work with your decoder. Quick question though, do you think if you get a smartcard (with dstv premium) from one decoder and put it in another decoder it will work? R, T21 Cents On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:56 AM, John Doe <fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
If you activate the service in SA, they will allow you to transfer it here. Brand new, you won't be able to. From a technical point of view, a decoder is just a receiver...
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 26, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
I always wonder about the logic of DSTVs business sin Kenya. In most countries, you find that the cost of decoders is very low of free to encourage subscribers to use the service they pay month fees for. DSTV charges exorbitantly for decoders and services.
In ZA, the cost of decoders and service is a fraction of what we have in Kenya. Plus it doesn't make sense to charge prices on a variable scale based on the USD rate (their rates always higher) rather than just use a fixed local currency. While I applaud them for being on the few South African companies to up their game, partly due to monopoly and lack of legislature to ensure fair play, they need to wake up to new realities. With faster internet in future, we would do away with DSTV and just go the IPTV way.
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Smartcards and decoders are currently 'married' - I have a situation where I used to have 2 decoders in 2 locations and one smartcard and every time I move, I had to call Multichoice and give the locations. I ended up settling for 2 smartcards with 2 different accounts. That was two years back though, maybe things are changed. ./Ok3ch On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Tusker 21 <tusker212@gmail.com> wrote:
My 21 cents,
Brand new decoder the smart card has to be activated. What you get is the bouquet that you paid for plus the ZA free to air channels (Their KTN,KBC, Bla Bla......where some the speak their clicking language !xobito ). I guess what you are to find out is whether the SA footprint is covered in KE.
You also will be required to pay for your subscription in SA. Alternatively you could get someone to give u codes for reprogramming the damn PVR to work with a smartcard for KE. I know smartcards are replaceable and are programmed to work with your decoder.
Quick question though, do you think if you get a smartcard (with dstv premium) from one decoder and put it in another decoder it will work?
R,
T21 Cents
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:56 AM, John Doe <fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
If you activate the service in SA, they will allow you to transfer it here. Brand new, you won't be able to. From a technical point of view, a decoder is just a receiver...
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 26, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
I always wonder about the logic of DSTVs business sin Kenya. In most countries, you find that the cost of decoders is very low of free to encourage subscribers to use the service they pay month fees for. DSTV charges exorbitantly for decoders and services.
In ZA, the cost of decoders and service is a fraction of what we have in Kenya. Plus it doesn't make sense to charge prices on a variable scale based on the USD rate (their rates always higher) rather than just use a fixed local currency. While I applaud them for being on the few South African companies to up their game, partly due to monopoly and lack of legislature to ensure fair play, they need to wake up to new realities. With faster internet in future, we would do away with DSTV and just go the IPTV way.
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