DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels

[Hanno Labuschagne]

DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels

DStv has removed the ability to receive around 100 free channels on its decoders, previously available through a simple setting change.

MyBroadband previously used the tweak to gain access to the channels on a decoder two years ago.

 

[DARoodt]

Wow, so anti-competitive.

 

[IamNoone]

No such thing as a free lunch, uhm free satellite TV even if it's crappy channels.

Monochoice for the win

 

[DStvNothingOn]

Second DSTV/MC article of the day what a treat.
when is the second StarLink article coming?

 

[My_King]

Good. Let them pay.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

were any of those channels showing content anyone cared about?

perhaps "free" was the only price the market was willing to pay for the tosh

 

[G.A.S]

It justified this action as part of its measures to protect its content from piracy and prevent unauthorised access to its decoders.

 

[B-1]

Remember when they let you buy their decoder its not yours.

 

[Bighit]

were any of those channels showing content anyone cared about?

perhaps "free" was the only price the market was willing to pay for the tosh

About 10-15 years ago yes, you had Botswana TV with decent movies, live English Premiership Football on Monday Nighta. You also had some Satellite Provider in Central Africa where you could watch the Fox Series Channel, Setanta Sports, cartoons etc, about 12 decent channels. Lesotho TV was brilliant as you could watch Olympics live the whole day nstead of the highlights package on SABC 3. The last couple of years, it just became rubbish with spur tv and radio stations of clothing companies.

 

[Itumeleng Ernest]

Yoh DSTV removed one of the best channels years back. The only chaneel that played house music 24/7. It was called Beats radio.

 

[RedViking]

Yoh DSTV removed one of the best channels years back. The only chaneel that played house music 24/7. It was called Beats radio.

Now it's called THE INTERNET.

 

[DXL]

ICASA failed again to prevent device locking.

Device locking is anti competitive and shown some years back. It also undermines the value the customer originally paid and thus a loss to the customer.

This needs to be brought to ICASA's attention for review.

We really suffer under ANC comrades.