DStv limiting concurrent streams from March 2022

bokka1 said:
I stream DSTV to my TV in my braai room, my wife watches DSTV exclusively on her cellphone.
I am a legitimate user of the service and now I am the one that will not be able to use the service I pay a lot of money for each month.
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Same here. We have multiple smart tv's in the house so it makes more sense to stream than having to route antenna cables and buy remotes and receivers for each tv. I think more and more people that pay for premium are starting to prefer streaming these days than having to deal with decoder issues, the notorious "no signal" errors, those "authorized" dstv installers etc.
 
hjst45 said:
Same here. We have multiple smart tv's in the house so it makes more sense to stream than having to route antenna cables and buy remotes and receivers for each tv. I think more and more people that pay for premium are starting to prefer streaming these days than having to deal with decoder issues, the notorious "no signal" errors, those "authorized" dstv installers etc.
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Streaming is convenient no doubt but those damn cables are still way, way more reliable with regards to DStv.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
LOL why would they pay me, I have said here before that I cancelled about 2 years ago after more than 25 years. Just because we did not watch sport that much anymore.
The problem is, everyone come here with these great alternatives, but nobody is honest about what you actually get. You will see the IPTV guys, but a quick search will let you know it is constant problems, buffering etc. Many suggest subscriptions and is quick to say SPORT, but what sport?

DSTV give you
Basically all the important rugby, local, international. 7's, you name it, they show it.
Soccer, yes everything you would want
Cricket. yes everything you would want
Olympics yes full coverage
F1
MotoGP
Athletics everything important
Golf, Tennis everything important
WWE?
UFC and most big Boxing matches
Dakar
Tour de France
Superbowl

This is just a bit of the sport part, not even the rest.
I would like someone to give us a price what it will cost to stream just the above legally through other means that are problem free, then we can compare apples with apples. If IPTV was so great, everyone would use it, just do a google search.

Yes everyone does not watch all that sport, I for one would just like the rugby, F1, MotoGP, Dakar, Tour de France and Olympics. So what would just that cost to stream? Then again the wife like cricket and Tennis, so must add that, maybe something else for other in the family.
OOOh I forgot, DSTV has everything.

What they offer is well priced. The few things my family watched was not worth it anymore. Still nothing wrong with their price for what they offer.
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This is very true - hence being pissed off that they are crippling the offering (refer smart TV post above)
 
Gudnews said:
Streaming is convenient no doubt but those damn cables are still way, way more reliable with regards to DStv.
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I found watching F1 last year via a Mi Box and DSTV Now, was crisper than an HDMI cable off the Explora decoder.

Only image more superior was F1TVPro app on the Mi Box which was proper 1080p!

Explora decoder output is average in my opinion.
 
FlashSA said:
I found watching F1 last year via a Mi Box and DSTV Now, was crisper than an HDMI cable off the Explora decoder.

Only image more superior was F1TVPro app on the Mi Box which was proper 1080p!

Explora decoder output is average in my opinion.
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Internet goes down or degrades much more regularly than satellite
 
FlashSA said:
I found watching F1 last year via a Mi Box and DSTV Now, was crisper than an HDMI cable off the Explora decoder.

Explora decoder output is average in my opinion.
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I could see that, DStv hardware doesn't exactly scream cutting edge.
 
killerbyte said:
Naspers is going to have a fun time...
China is looking ready to have an economic collapse, which will devalue Tencent dramatically.
DSTV is going to lose 10-20% of its subscriber base.
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Naspers hasn't got anything to do with DSTV since March 2019
 
Fortunately, since you already have access to broadband, this is but a minor inconvenience.
 
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