{"id":592851,"date":"2025-04-30T07:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T05:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=592851"},"modified":"2025-04-30T07:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T05:56:11","slug":"dstv-premium-for-over-r4400-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/592851-dstv-premium-for-over-r4400-cheaper.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv Premium for over R4,400 cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DStv Premium subscribers can save thousands of rands on their monthly subscription fees by signing up for a two-year contract rather than paying month-to-month or by using a streaming-only package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv Premium is MultiChoice’s flagship entertainment product, offering over 135 channels \u2014 including all of its sought-after Supersport channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also includes a subscription to on-demand video streaming service Showmax, which is normally priced at R99 per month on its own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv Premium is available on either a satellite or streaming-only subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two main payment plans for DStv Premium satellite packages \u2014 a 24-month contract with locked prices or a month-to-month plan with pricing that typically increases in April each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When bought on a regular, month-to-month plan, a DStv Premium subscription costs R979 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That excludes the R125 Access Fee required to access the service’s online features and watch on an extra decoder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first year, subscriptions without the access fee will cost R11,748. With the access fee, subscribers will pay another R1,500 per year, for a total of R13,248.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a 24-month contract, DStv charges R949 per month for Premium, which works out to a saving of R30 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That will save subscribers R360 over the month-to-month option in the first year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a customer wanted to use the Access Fee features, the annual savings when using the contract over a month-to-month plan would increase to R1,860.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the month-to-month Premium and Access Fee prices should increase over the second year, while the contract’s prices will remain the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assuming the month-to-month subscription goes up by another 5.4% in MultiChoice’s next financial year, as it did in April 2025, the new fee will be about R1,032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Access Fee increased by roughly 4.2%. If that increase was applied again in April 2026, the charge would increase to R130. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That makes the monthly difference in the second year R2,556. Therefore, the total savings over the two-year contract will be roughly R4,416, most of which is contributed by the inclusion of the access fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More affordable streaming-only option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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DStv Streama media box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DStv Stream Premium is a more affordable option for those with a fast and reliable Internet connection who are willing to commit to a longer-term plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The package includes all of the features of the regular satellite plan, including a Showmax subscription and two simultaneous streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a month-to-month plan, this subscription costs R799 per month. On a 12-month contract, DStv Stream Premium will set you back R699.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the duration of the contract, that R100 saving will translate to a discount of R1,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared with the DStv Premium month-to-month package, you will be saving R280 per month or R2,800 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest downside to this option is that you cannot watch DStv broadcasts on a decoder, which limits the total simultaneous viewing environments to the streaming cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv satellite users can enjoy concurrent viewing on their main decoder and every additional decoder for which the subscriber pays an access fee, as well as two streaming devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The table below summarises all the different options for DStv Premium satellite and streaming payment plans and their costs per month and over a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payment plan<\/th>Monthly price<\/th>Access Fee<\/th>Price after one year<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
DStv Premium Stream 12-month contract<\/td>R699<\/td>n\/a<\/td>R8,388<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
DStv Premium Stream month-to-month<\/td>R799<\/td>n\/a<\/td>R9,588<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
DStv Premium satellite 24-month contract<\/td>R949<\/td>Included <\/td>R11,388<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
DStv Premium satellite month-to-month<\/td>R979<\/td>R125<\/td>No Access Fee: R11,748<\/strong>

With Access Fee: R13,248<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
DStv Premium with Ultra decoder 24-month contract (includes installation at two points)<\/td>R1,199<\/td>Included<\/td>R14,388<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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