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Question of the Day: What's the most interesting small town you've visited in South Africa?
DSTV: Drifta, Walka
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isie
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it streams the video/audio over wifi
watch almost anywhere(if signal is available check coverage map) it picks up signal via he dvb-h signal *think of it as the new uhf/vhf spectrum
Smurfatefrog
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Just to add
1. You dont need to physically connect the USB cable to laptop/phone
2. Only in the major cities, JHB, CT, DBN, PTA & maybe PE, EL & BFN, as isie said, check coverage map
1. You dont need to physically connect the USB cable to laptop/phone
2. Only in the major cities, JHB, CT, DBN, PTA & maybe PE, EL & BFN, as isie said, check coverage map
I have a Drifta, its a POS IMO.
Had constant problems with it: bad reception, needed to hack my tablet to get it to work on it, constantly need to reset the bloody thing, needed to phone the call center multiple times to get it to work- stops working for no reason and they need to reset it from their side, terrible resolution, On Android the app wants an internet connection before it works (seriously annoying if you have network problems), the desktop software sucks.
Also Mono-choice didn't send me the first bill then proceeded to cut off my service and then wanted me to pay a R50 reconnection fee for a POS that doesn't work 90% of the time.
Anyone want to buy it?
Had constant problems with it: bad reception, needed to hack my tablet to get it to work on it, constantly need to reset the bloody thing, needed to phone the call center multiple times to get it to work- stops working for no reason and they need to reset it from their side, terrible resolution, On Android the app wants an internet connection before it works (seriously annoying if you have network problems), the desktop software sucks.
Also Mono-choice didn't send me the first bill then proceeded to cut off my service and then wanted me to pay a R50 reconnection fee for a POS that doesn't work 90% of the time.
Anyone want to buy it?
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Fatality07
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I have had a walka and it is amazing. Drifter generally looks **** esp on a pc/laptop.
GreGorGy
BULLSFAN
Walka 7 gets better reception than the drifta. At home, no drifta signal at all but Walka gets it. The Wifi on the drifta is so that it can connect in many ways. My daughter generally uses the drifta at her mom's house and it is plugged into her Mac there. However, when I "borrow" it, I would watch via Wifi on my phone.
isie
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if you on premium you get subscription for free on 1 drifta device
Smurfatefrog
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Only premium subscribers get the M-Net channel, if you pay the R49 a month you dont get it
GreGorGy
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I was asked for ID no, so that they could dial in to check my TV license - ymmv.
GreGorGy managed to get one with money and an ID on him but no TV license, so perhaps they'll give me one if I have an ID and TV license but no money.
The_Ogre
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Godspeed
http://www.dstvmobile.com/south-africa/drifta-usb/
Doesn't mention anythign about TV licenses. I bought mine at Game and they didn't mention anything.
GreGorGy
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Luck of the draw I suppose. I was at Makro and they had some chick doing a promo on the walka. Before she could sell it, they said they had to check my TV License. But thinking back, when I went to HyperCheckers Home for the drifta, the lady just grabbed it from the shelf and gave it to me.
Fatality07
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I needed my ID to checkup on my tv licence so depends on the store i guess
so depends on the store i guessIt means that when you have more than one drifta device, you will only be charged for those driftas being added to your premium subscription.