DStv decoder, dish and installation price cut

[Creag]

Fear sets in! The minnows take another score!

 

[Smiley_lauf]

Sob, I just saw an advert for a triple play package from Virgin on TopTV, 18 pounds a month for 65 channels, up to 10Mbps data and telephone. Are we being ripped here or what?!!

Squid, this is what we are all complaining about--see a large number of threads under the ADSL section of this forum. (this country is full of mono-craps, and each of the companies are in bed with each other--also known as 'price-fixing' consortiums).

 

[AnimateX]

I for one am glad that Multichoice is finally going to hurt a little. It turns me on in that masochistic kind of way, and I really don't feel guilty for it.

Retribution for all the bad service endured that could fill a whole journal over the years with multiple issues regarding their guides, programming, website, decoders, broadcasts and customer service or rather.. lack thereof.

I wish TopTV would release an on-line guide soon, I realise that we can look up some of the channels on the web but many are not listed. If I find their programming no worse than DSTV's then Multichoice can shove their products so far up their... let's just say, "where no one has gone before!"

 

[squid66]

I went through the channels and put this list together. There were 3 kid and 3 God channels I didnt bother to add. Hope it helps.

CHANNEL DESCRIPTION
100 TOP Movies
101 TOP Movies + 2hrs
102 TOP Movies + 24hrs
110 FOX FX
111 Showtime
112 Silver (Cinema Noveau)
113 MGM
120 Hi Nolly (Nigerian)
121 Zee Cinema (Bollywood)
150 Top One
155 Top Crime
160 SABC 1
161 SABC 2
162 SABC 3
170 eTV
179 Star (like E! Entertainment)
180 FOX Entertainment
181 FOX Retro
190 BET (Black Entertainment TV y'all)
196 RTPi (Italian)
201 Setanta Africa (Sport)
220 Eurosport News
225 Fuel TV (alternative sports)
300 Top Explore
301 Top History
302 Discovery Science
303 Discovery ID (Criminal Investigation)
310 Natura
319 Mindset Learn
400 BBC World
401 Al Jazeera
402 France 24
405 FOX News
406 Current TV
410 MSNBC
451 FLN (Fine Living Network)
452 FTV
453 Discovery T&L (Travel and Leisure)

Music + Video
501 Kiss
502 Kerrang
503 Q
504 Magic
505 Smash Hits
506 Nigezie
508 C Music TV (classical, cinema, chillout)
509 Classica

Music Only
520 60's
521 70's
522 80's
523 90's
524 Blues
525 Bass Breaks n Beats
526 Classical Calm
527 Classical Greats
528 Classic RnB and Soul
529 Classic Rock
530 Cool Jazz
531 Dancefloor Fillers
532 Groove (Disco Funk)
533 Harder Than Hell
534 Hip Hop
535 Indie Classics
536 Jazz Classics
537 Reggae
538 Rock Anthems
539 Total Hits - UK
540 Urban
541 World Carnival
542 SA Gospel
543 SA Traditional
544 SA Modern

 

[LancelotSA]

I went through the channels and put this list together. There were 3 kid and 3 God channels I didnt bother to add. Hope it helps.

This post would be far more useful in a TopTV thread....

 

[AnimateX]

Thanks squid66 I actually meant that you can find guides for some of the channels but not others, but this helps too.

I agree though, we should shift this to a TopTV thread.

 

[Shads]

I agree with da sentiments! Dstv don't care about existing customers! They should be trying to keep us!

 

[tommy57]

Go get Screwed MULTICRAP.... Top TV all the way.

 

[Kosmik]

6-7 week lead time on installations according to Pep (decoders hidden behind counter).

Rubbish.

Check the other threads , many people have it installed already as well as getting installations within a week.

 

[boggom]

If I were a DSTV client I'd be cheesed off big time... For years they've been milking their clients with no choice and high prices, now suddenly with competition here they have more options (and prices) to choose from.
Scary thing is - if TopTV doesn't make it (not that I think they won't) Multichoice is sure to put their prices up again and take away the choice again. Eish..
Also on the lead times on TopTV, my brother has the first installation in George, he waited 4 days from the day he bought the decoder to ready installed (the installer didn't have dishes as yet).

 

[Tns]

anyone know what the difference is between decoders?

 

[Kosmik]

anyone know what the difference is between decoders?

Mainly the encoding I beleive. I think DSTV still uses Mpeg2 and Top is a Mpeg4 decoder? Could be wrong though.

 

[Rouxenator]

Yes, DSTV is on MPEG2 and TopTV is on MPEG4. I am not sure about the CA module in TopTV but DSTV uses Irdeto 2 and TopTV does not.

 

[NetDude]

Competition is the best "thing" ever invented... Sadly, most of us can't do without Supersport.

 

[madlala]

Yes, DSTV is on MPEG2 and TopTV is on MPEG4. I am not sure about the CA module in TopTV but DSTV uses Irdeto 2 and TopTV does not.

Toptv Picture quality is so Lovely and Clear, used MC HDPVR, the sd channels from MC are nothing comparing To TTV, Oh My Word, Indeed My PVR Is My TopTv Platform