{"id":502888,"date":"2023-08-02T16:12:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=502888"},"modified":"2023-08-03T06:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T04:13:30","slug":"dstvs-fix-for-one-device-streaming-limit-complaints-extra-stream-price-and-limits-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/502888-dstvs-fix-for-one-device-streaming-limit-complaints-extra-stream-price-and-limits-explained.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv Extra Stream \u2014\u00a0price and limits explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DStv now allows satellite subscribers to add an Extra Mobile Stream to their subscription at a fraction of the cost of a standalone subscription.<\/p>\n<p>The bolt-on feature is similar to how customers with decoders can add an additional independent viewing environment with XtraView.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Extra Stream feature is mobile-only. It can only be used on smartphones, laptops, or tablets \u2014 not TVs.<\/p>\n<p>With an Extra Mobile Stream, subscribers can concurrently stream on two devices instead of one. This is in addition to all the decoder feeds for which they pay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can stream on two mobile devices at the same time, or stream on one TV and one mobile device,&#8221; DStv <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.co.za\/mydstv\/help\/faqs\/services\/extra-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>explains in an FAQ on its website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Viewing via your decoders, and the ability to add decoders using XtraView, remains unchanged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The content you can watch will match that of your subscription.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If your subscription is disconnected for any reason, your Extra Stream is also disconnected,&#8221; DStv said.<\/p>\n<p>Each DStv package may only add one Extra Stream, which can be bolted onto the account using the self-service option on DStv&#8217;s website, or by contacting DStv via its call centre, social media, or service centre.<\/p>\n<p>The price of this feature will vary based on the package you have and the time of the month when you subscribe.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your billing date falls on the end of the month and you only subscribe on the 15th, your first subscription will cost around half the regular price.<\/p>\n<p>The prices for a full month are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Premium \u2014 <strong>R199<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Compact Plus \u2014 <strong>R149<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Compact \u2014 <strong>R99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Family \u2014 <strong>R79<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Access \u2014 <strong>R49<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the extra stream, DStv has also increased the maximum number of registered devices on an account from four to 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Extra Stream has no impact on the offline viewing feature.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Also available on DStv streaming packages<\/h2>\n<p>Those with DStv streaming-only packages can also add an Extra Mobile Stream to their product.<\/p>\n<p>If they choose to use the feature from signing up, they will get it at a discounted price, as shown below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Premium \u2014 <strong>R100 <\/strong>(total cost R799)<\/li>\n<li>Compact Plus \u2014 <strong>R110 <\/strong>(total cost R579)<\/li>\n<li>Compact \u2014 <strong>R80 <\/strong>(total cost R449)<\/li>\n<li>Family \u2014 <strong>R50 <\/strong>(total cost R319)<\/li>\n<li>Access \u2014 <strong>R30 <\/strong>(total cost R129)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cancelling and re-adding the extra stream at a later stage will mean subscribers pay the same regular price as those with a satellite package.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/502736-south-africa-going-after-netflix-and-disney.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Africa going after Netflix and Disney+<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is how much DStv&#8217;s new Extra Stream feature costs and what it offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341042,"featured_media":464421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,88320,88318,88200,77214,35],"class_list":["post-502888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-dstv-extra-stream","tag-dstv-satellite","tag-dstv-stream","tag-dstv-streaming","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502888"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":502964,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502888\/revisions\/502964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}