DSTV CatchUp+ download errors

krugie

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Anyone else experiencing occasional problems watching CatchUp+ titles via DSTV Explora? Some titles seem to work and some only work in SD or only in HD. When I go to History it shows a HTTP Error: 504. There was a similar issue some time ago when they experienced some problems and then it got sorted but I have been getting this on and off for the last 3 days now.
 
Had it on Monday, then since last night to this morning . I don't bother with SD, so I can't comment on that. Seemed better a bit later. Download will just disconnect or timeout eventually. The FB warriors suggested I should take my decoders to an agency to test :D
 
I tried again this afternoon and am still getting it. Only tried SD to see whether it makes a difference - not by choice. :)
 
DSTV now on mob quite often fails to load listings, with error 403 displaying a round reload circle which gives the same error if pressed :D

Annoying but hey ho.
 
The 4-tuner decoders, esp when in an XV combination are busy setting new records of how many new errors and bugs can be dumped on viewers per hour at the moment.
MC is busy imploding big time at the technical level.
 
Still screwed this morning... connected my decoder to another ISP to see it that makes a difference ( 2 years ago there were issues with Afrihost's routing to the cache servers, which has been corrected) . Same problem though. Unfortunately I don't have the info to test directly against the cache servers anymore, and the guy I tested with has left the company.
 
I was also still having issues last night with live streaming CU+ on the Explora. This time the download actually started but it could not keep up with the streaming so there was constant buffering - despite the Explora speed test showing 91Mbps.
 
DSTV Now update available on playstore.. no mention of errors being fixed tho...
 
My Explora CU+ has been behaving for the last day or so...
 
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