DSTV: Drifta, Walka

Humberto

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  1. What is the role of WiFi in a Drifta?
  2. Can you watch the Walka anywhere? How does it pick up a signal?
 
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
 
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? :p
 
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Do Premium subscribers have to pay any monthly subscription? Their website is ambiguous on this. It states:

Access to M-Net Mobile and the first subscription is at no cost to DStv Premium subscribers. Thereafter, a maximum of three (3) additional subscriptions can be purchased at R49.00 per month.

However, M-Net Mobile is just one of the channels available on the device.
 
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.
 
Must you present your ID when buying a Walka, or is a valid TV license sufficient?
 
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.
 
Do Premium subscribers have to pay any monthly subscription? Their website is ambiguous on this. It states:



However, M-Net Mobile is just one of the channels available on the device.

It means that when you have more than one drifta device, you will only be charged for those driftas being added to your premium subscription.
 
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