Telkom LIT Android media box - Tips/Tricks/Apps thread

shearder said:
I wonder if there will be a new comer to take its place
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The box is still being made in China, when and if new stocks will arrive and the peasants told about them, or a "newer" "better" model has been decided on by the powers that be. We do not know. So wandering is only going to get you lost at this stage.
 
Rouxenator said:
They don't seem to sell these any more. Discontinued?
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dennis.se.foon said:
Menlyn staff told me that the LIT box has been discontinued
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shearder said:
I wonder if there will be a new comer to take its place
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The LIT box is definitely NOT discontinued ....

I'm unsure why some of the stores are saying this - but it's not true at all. Yes, there may not be stock at the branches - but's certainly alive, active and kicking.

There will be no new or improved box either
 
Dolby said:
The LIT box is definitely NOT discontinued ....

I'm unsure why some of the stores are saying this - but it's not true at all. Yes, there may not be stock at the branches - but's certainly alive, active and kicking.

There will be no new or improved box either
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Good to know!!
 
#Gary said:
Hi does Showmax work on the Lit Box?
I am getting the following error, Unable to connect. Please check your internet connection and try again.(AND1005)
I do have 10mbps Fiber line
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I had that cleared cache and data, went into the showmax site and cleared all device and re added the lit box.

Works now
 
Checkers Hyper sells an Android TV Operating System box very similar to the Lit and Skyworth box for R1299 - saw a lot of the boxes on the shelf. In the same section as the decoders and other tech stuff. It is branded AIWA.

Think I saw it at Tafelberg Meubels as well.
 
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joshuatree said:
Checkers Hyper sells an Android TV Operating System box very similar to the Lit and Skyworth box for R1299 - saw a lot of the boxes on the shelf. In the same section as the decoders and other tech stuff. It is branded AIWA.

Think I saw it at Tafelberg Meubels as well.
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Are they Google certified?
 
joshuatree said:
Checkers Hyper sells an Android TV Operating System box very similar to the Lit and Skyworth box for R1299 -
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A few things to bear in mind when looking at Android TV systems :

Android 8.x
Netflix Certification
Google Certification
S905X or higher chipset

If it ticks all of these, it may be a decent alternative
 
Anybody else getting these from DStv Now?

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Icemanbrfc said:
Anybody else getting these from DStv Now?

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I get it too. I just wait for the menu, select live TV, pick what I want to watch and it starts playing. Watched the soccer and now watching the cricket on DStv Now.
 
Got it yesterday but its working today.
But I found this

Type: news-article
Article ImageUPDATE: DStv Now experiences another crash after previously blaming it on systems upgrade
DStv Now. (Photo supplied)
5/11/19, 10:07 AMPublished Date: 5/11/19, 10:07 AM

UPDATE: 12 May - 16:33


On Sunday afternoon DStv Now once again experienced issues with an "Error 500" message appearing on screens.


DStv on Twitter posted the following message: "We're sorry for the inconvenience. Our technical teams are aware of performance issues on DStv Now and have been working round the clock to resolve. This is due to the Optimization that’s currently being done to improve the overall viewing experience.(sic)"

SEE SCREENGRAB HERE:

DStv Error 500
Cape Town – MultiChoice says the latest hours-long crash of its DStv Now streaming service was the result of a systems upgrade that failed when it was made live.

Thursday’s DStv Now blackout was the second in four weeks since many DStv subscribers in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa couldn't watch the 8th season premiere episode of HBO's Game of Thrones live on MultiChoice's video streaming service when it crashed on Monday 15 April after they stayed up and woke up wanting to watch it at 03:00.

On Thursday night DStv subscribers who wanted to watch the first season finale of The Bachelor South Africa on M-Net (DStv 101) and soccer on SuperSport couldn't do so, getting a black screen saying "Error 500 - There is a problem with the page you requested".

READ MORE: DStv Now streaming app crashes during 'The Bachelor SA' finale

It was eventually fixed later on Thursday night after several hours but after MultiChoice's non-service outraged many M-Net and sports viewers who complained not just about the technical breakdown and bad customer experience but also the lack of DStv customer communication.

Richard Boorman, MultiChoice Connected Video head of communications responded to a media enquiry on Friday afternoon and told Channel24 that "we're currently busy with a full post-mortem to determine the exact cause, but broadly the cause was a systems update which we'd tested ahead of deployment without any issues arising, but unfortunately in the live environment it failed".

Asked if it was the same problem or connected to the DStv Now outage that messed up the Game of Thrones live viewing on 15 April he said that it " isn't related to the incident four weeks ago".

"We're acutely aware of how our customers rely on DStv Now, and we're working flat out to ensure these type of incidents don’t happen. We apologise to everyone affected. Clearly, we will incorporate the lessons learned from these incidents when developing new services to avoid any kind of recurrence," said Boorman.
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ooogz said:
Got it yesterday but its working today.
But I found this

Type: news-article
Article ImageUPDATE: DStv Now experiences another crash after previously blaming it on systems upgrade
DStv Now. (Photo supplied)
5/11/19, 10:07 AMPublished Date: 5/11/19, 10:07 AM

UPDATE: 12 May - 16:33


On Sunday afternoon DStv Now once again experienced issues with an "Error 500" message appearing on screens.


DStv on Twitter posted the following message: "We're sorry for the inconvenience. Our technical teams are aware of performance issues on DStv Now and have been working round the clock to resolve. This is due to the Optimization that’s currently being done to improve the overall viewing experience.(sic)"

SEE SCREENGRAB HERE:

DStv Error 500
Cape Town – MultiChoice says the latest hours-long crash of its DStv Now streaming service was the result of a systems upgrade that failed when it was made live.

Thursday’s DStv Now blackout was the second in four weeks since many DStv subscribers in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa couldn't watch the 8th season premiere episode of HBO's Game of Thrones live on MultiChoice's video streaming service when it crashed on Monday 15 April after they stayed up and woke up wanting to watch it at 03:00.

On Thursday night DStv subscribers who wanted to watch the first season finale of The Bachelor South Africa on M-Net (DStv 101) and soccer on SuperSport couldn't do so, getting a black screen saying "Error 500 - There is a problem with the page you requested".

READ MORE: DStv Now streaming app crashes during 'The Bachelor SA' finale

It was eventually fixed later on Thursday night after several hours but after MultiChoice's non-service outraged many M-Net and sports viewers who complained not just about the technical breakdown and bad customer experience but also the lack of DStv customer communication.

Richard Boorman, MultiChoice Connected Video head of communications responded to a media enquiry on Friday afternoon and told Channel24 that "we're currently busy with a full post-mortem to determine the exact cause, but broadly the cause was a systems update which we'd tested ahead of deployment without any issues arising, but unfortunately in the live environment it failed".

Asked if it was the same problem or connected to the DStv Now outage that messed up the Game of Thrones live viewing on 15 April he said that it " isn't related to the incident four weeks ago".

"We're acutely aware of how our customers rely on DStv Now, and we're working flat out to ensure these type of incidents don’t happen. We apologise to everyone affected. Clearly, we will incorporate the lessons learned from these incidents when developing new services to avoid any kind of recurrence," said Boorman.
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Welcome to Africa, thank goodness for NetFlix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube, they tend to not suffer "local" issues.
 
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