Will you boycott DSTV?

Will you boycott DSTV over the planned reduction of concurrent streams?

  • Yes

    Votes: 225 31.8%

  • No

    Votes: 89 12.6%

  • I'm not a subscriber

    Votes: 374 52.9%

  • Other

    Votes: 19 2.7%
  • Total voters
    707
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
You do realize that if the people wake up and dstv go down, that you will not be watching EVERY SINGLE SUPERSPORT CHANNEL anymore
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Did you not read my post? I get about 7k channels and don't even need any SS channels as I'm able to tune straight into the channels that supply SS directly with their sports content ie SKY, BT, NBC, BBC, ITV, etc, etc so once DSTV disappears it won't affect my viewing at all!
 
On the fence here (sport, documentaries etc), but DSTV are tilting me to the yes side.
 
Other - I am not aware of this, however, I am a subscriber but cancelled recently as we just had a subscription for basic package and were not using it at all. Netflix & Amazon prime gives us decent coverage.
 
I cancelled this month.

Sadly DSTV is killing rugby for the next generation. The die hards will continue to pay until they well... die. But casual rugby fans like myself who used to subscribe to dstv will now watch way less rugby. My 7 y/o son will watch even less.
 
The only reason I'm keeping Showmax is for PSL. Are there any other options for PSL apart from Showmax/DSTV? If so, I will gladly cancel my Showmax. Customer service is also terrible. They charged me twice for upgrading from mobile to Pro.
 
I don't have DSTV, and I use a family account to stream.
To be honest, the last time we streamed anything on DSTV was the final F1 GP of the year in 2021. Nothing since then.
And I won't need to stream that as I took out an F1TV subscription.
That leaves golf, cricket and rugby to be taken care of in time.
 
Donojac said:
No I will not boycott DSTV. They have every right to curb the freeloaders. DSTV remains one of the most affordable methods of entertainment in South Africa. Only one person in my household stream at the moment at any time.
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Well hello bot.
 
Jacovdm40 said:
Irrespective of what dstv is willing to offer, I will not become a subscriber. There are to many loopholes in their system. So no I won't boycott them, but I will also not support them.
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It's virtually one and the same.
 
OhYeah84 said:
I don't have DSTV, and I use a family account to stream.
To be honest, the last time we streamed anything on DSTV was the final F1 GP of the year in 2021. Nothing since then.
And I won't need to stream that as I took out an F1TV subscription.
That leaves golf, cricket and rugby to be taken care of in time.
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We got F1 tv.
Just got ESPN+ as well. It has all the PGA golf, there were 34 feeds for the players championship.
They have cricket, but only for everything that India plays including IPL, then New Zealand, Ireland and the West Indies. Plus ICC tournaments.

So you’ll only see SA play in ICC tournaments or against one of those teams in test cricket etc.
Right now Aus vs. Pakistan is not on, but India vs Sri Lanka is, and Eng vs West Indies as well.

Don’t see any rugby yet, but ESPN are still negotiating with Sanzar for rights.
 
Pegasus said:
We got F1 tv.
Just got ESPN+ as well. It has all the PGA golf, there were 34 feeds for the players championship.
They have cricket, but only for everything that India plays including IPL, then New Zealand, Ireland and the West Indies. Plus ICC tournaments.

So you’ll only see SA play in ICC tournaments or against one of those teams in test cricket etc.
Right now Aus vs. Pakistan is not on, but India vs Sri Lanka is, and Eng vs West Indies as well.

Don’t see any rugby yet, but ESPN are still negotiating with Sanzar for rights.
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Is ESPN+ available in RSA now? How much does it cost per month as I might then look into it.
 
OhYeah84 said:
Is ESPN+ available in RSA now? How much does it cost per month as I might then look into it.
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Have to use a VPN.
Just paid $6.99 for the first month to try it out.

There are various other options. Its also bundled with Disney+ and Hulu.

Disney+ are apparently officially coming to SA in June 2022.
I don't know if they'll bundle ESPN and Hulu with it, but I will probably take that bunble when it arrives, so I'll go month to month until then,
 
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Pegasus said:
Have to use a VPN.
Just paid $6.99 for the first month to try it out.

There are various other options. Its also bundled with Disney+ and Hulu.

Disney+ are apparently officially coming to SA in June 2022.
I don't know if they'll bundle ESPN and Hulu with it, but I will probably take that bunble when it arrives, so I'll go month to month until then,
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Lekker man, thanks!
 
KopiteZA said:
I'm actually using TiviMate for my IPTV service needs but blerrie hell am I struggling with buffering! Hoping someone here can recommend a good service.
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Im using an iptv service that have no buffering if you using the correct isp, you can message me will Sent you details they have full Supersport with a TV guide and about +- 3 days catchup on some Supersport channels as well as kyknet catchup
 
moms said:
Im using an iptv service that have no buffering if you using the correct isp, you can message me will Sent you details they have full Supersport with a TV guide and about +- 3 days catchup on some Supersport channels as well as kyknet catchup
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PM sent
 
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