MultiChoice says DStv password crackdown is working

[Bradley Prior]

MultiChoice says DStv password crackdown is working

MultiChoice's efforts to reduce password sharing on its DStv streaming platform have been a major success.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Inb4 It only cost me R699 yesterday at the pub so watch the Boks vs Arg game because I could not use my friends password

 

[BBSA]

Inb4 It only cost me R699 yesterday at the pub so watch the Boks vs Arg game because I could not use my friends password

 

[backstreetboy]

I'm sure many people stopped their subscriptions.

 

[R13...]

I think mybb should have insisted that DStv share the numbers.

 

[Kola-CT]

Just find a few subscribers in other load shedding areas and get their passwords, watch what you want on DSTV while their power is off.

If you pick well you should have access around the clock, still no need to subscribe at all.

 

[TheChamp]

I think mybb should have insisted that DStv share the numbers.

There were many leeches for sure and some could have ended up subscribing but I am sure two or three more subscribers would be deemed a resounding success by Multichoice

 

[gregmcc]

A great success, they have one more subscriber.

 

[backstreetboy]

I think mybb should have insisted that DStv share the numbers.

The numbers are already out there.

DStv Premium and Compact bleeds subscribers as MultiChoice hikes prices every year

MultiChoice keeps increasing the price of its DStv Premium and Compact Plus services and it keeps losing customers.

mybroadband.co.za

 

[Potionpopit]

I pay nearly R1000.00 a month for a Premium subscription plus 'Dual View.'
When there is load shedding only one of us can stream on a tablet or computer.
Do you call this service?
This is a blatant rip-off.
While I understand the business model of password sharing, surely DSTV can find another way to enable my 'Dual View' subscription to be watched, after all, this is 'Technology'.

 

[backstreetboy]

I pay nearly R1000.00 a month for a Premium subscription plus 'Dual View.'
When there is load shedding only one of us can stream on a tablet or computer.
Do you call this service?
This is a blatant rip-off.
While I understand the business model of password sharing, surely DSTV can find another way to enable my 'Dual View' subscription to be watched, after all, this is 'Technology'.

Vote with your wallet and cancel the subscription.

 

[BBSA]

I pay nearly R1000.00 a month for a Premium subscription plus 'Dual View.'
When there is load shedding only one of us can stream on a tablet or computer.
Do you call this service?
This is a blatant rip-off.
While I understand the business model of password sharing, surely DSTV can find another way to enable my 'Dual View' subscription to be watched, after all, this is 'Technology'.

Just cancel and move on with your live.

 

[R13...]

I pay nearly R1000.00 a month for a Premium subscription plus 'Dual View.'
When there is load shedding only one of us can stream on a tablet or computer.
Do you call this service?
This is a blatant rip-off.
While I understand the business model of password sharing, surely DSTV can find another way to enable my 'Dual View' subscription to be watched, after all, this is 'Technology'.

They presumably expect all of you to congrate around a tiny screen, lol

 

[Vegeta]

Streamed many concurrent connections for the rugby. Those who can circumvent the measure will still... They're just hurting their paying customers.

 

[backstreetboy]

Streamed many concurrent connections for the rugby. Those who can circumvent the measure will still... They're just hurting their paying customers.

IPTV?

 

[Vegeta]

They're also encouraging piracy. But they're too stubborn to realise

 

[SilverCode]

“After we limited the number of [concurrent] streams, we have seen an uptick in the take-up of DStv as some of those people who were given passwords [of existing subscribers] came on board,” said Shiburi

I'm curious to know how they determined this. Is there a questionnaire you answer when you sign up as to why you signed up, or are DSTv just painting new signups with a brush that most suits their narrative?

 

[Fuzzbox]

You are scaring premium customers away at the same time.
That's definitely working too.

People paid for Premium which came with 2 streams.
You changed the rules but not the PRICE.

 

[Syphonx]

If it was so successful then why did they cut the price a few months later....

 

[stefan9]

Screwing the customers and calling it a success. There is a reason why none of the mayor streaming players will implement such a draconian measure...