My solution is to get an Android box. I have an LG C1. I love the TV quality however I'm frustrated by the tech support. I have the same DStv problem having to resort to the same solution (stop and play).
My frustration started with F1 TV. There's no F1 TV app on their OS and there doesn't...
I use both MTN and Telkom. MTN has never been as difficult to deal with as Telkom. Telkom makes it easy to believe that their entire model is to lock the customer in to capitalize on as much as possible.
Telkom failed me on 3 occasions.
The First:
About a year I got myself a Telkom 5GB LIT contract which came with a Huawei P10 Lite.
What I was told I would get:
Free Unlimited Instant Messaging/IM (Whatsapp, Viber etc).
Unlimited Video and Music Streaming
I loved it! Sounded great for the...