Goodbye Dstv

[Frosty]

Only if DStv has one central streaming service cheaper than the sum of my existing services, with the same benefits, i.e. multiple users being able to stream content at the same time, will I think about it.

[MilkManMike]

Hi guys. So i have signed up for IPTV with IPTV WOD, pretty impressed with the offering etc, but I’m battling to find a decent IOS app that has good tv guide features, and also allows casting to chromecast/airplay. Most I have tried are very bad, or require a paid version to open the option for airplay/Casting. 
 

VLC works well for casting, but it’s not ideal for searching channels etc. What iOS would you guys recomend.

[Duane_Bosch]

On 6/7/2023 at 8:40 PM, MilkManMike said:

Hi guys. So i have signed up for IPTV with IPTV WOD

Is IPTV legal? Not pointing fingers or any of that just a question.

[Fruity]

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/504336-goodbye-dstv-media-box-and-smart-tv-price-showdown.html

[Frosty]

1 hour ago, WeekendWarrior80 said:

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/504336-goodbye-dstv-media-box-and-smart-tv-price-showdown.html

Not sure which one to pick.

[nathrix]

“MultiChoice goes technically insolvent“
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/540825-multichoice-goes-technically-insolvent.html

[Frosty]

duplicate

 

Edited June 14 by Frosty

[DJR]

"Multichoice went bankrupt from arrogance". 

(A comment I saw yesterday and which I thought had quite a bit of truth to it.)

I have not missed them even a tiny little bit for the last 4 years  since I literally threw their decoder out in the trash.

Edit: I pressed the "Haha" button.

Edited June 14 by DJR

[mazambaan]

40 minutes ago, DJR said:

"Multichoice went bankrupt from arrogance". 

(A comment I saw yesterday and which I thought had quite a bit of truth to it.)

I have not missed them even a tiny little bit for the last 4 years  since I literally threw their decoder out in the trash.

Edit: I pressed the "Haha" button.

100% this. I started trying to sort out streaming my Premium account and ended up cancelling due to the irritating (polite) service.

[Fruity]

So, from Premium Package DStv, we downgraded to the Family Package and subscribed to Netflix - after a bit we then subscribed to Disney+. Our DStv is now cancelled and we're now left with Netflix and Disney+ (not that I have a problem with either of those streaming services), I'm not a big TV person unless there's a series or movie that I really want to watch, my Mrs says there's not much that she misses from DStv and that there's enough on Netflix to keep her going and our little one seems to be entertained ever so slightly with what's on Disney+ and with what's suitable for her on Netflix.

Edited August 31 by Fruity

[dave303e]

One we have been enjoying lately is to use a vpn to an Aussie server and then Channel nine now, which is the Aussie tv channel. You can stream for free. It has a lot of good stuff including "The Block". You can also stream SA vs Aus Rugby there free...

[Frosty]

Speaking of Aus, I used Stan Sports for the Rugby World Cup last year. R109 per month (if I remember correctly) which allowed all the rugby plus movies and series. The ironic bit was that the feed was Supersport, with SA commentators (at least for the matches involving the Bokke).

[ChrisF]

On 6/14/2024 at 6:42 AM, DJR said:

"Multichoice went bankrupt from arrogance". 

(A comment I saw yesterday and which I thought had quite a bit of truth to it.)

I have not missed them even a tiny little bit for the last 4 years  since I literally threw their decoder out in the trash.

Edit: I pressed the "Haha" button.

 

News feed on 2 September had an article about the dstv board paying themselves some nice fat bonusses - https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=a10f306b277335a1JmltdHM9MTcyNTMyMTYwMCZpZ3VpZD0xMzU5Mjc0OS0wYjJlLTZkYjQtMmQ1MS0zNDg5MGFiMDZjNWImaW5zaWQ9NTIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=13592749-0b2e-6db4-2d51-34890ab06c5b&psq=board+bonusses+multichoice&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9teWJyb2FkYmFuZC5jby56YS9uZXdzL2Jyb2FkY2FzdGluZy81NTgzNDUtbXVsdGljaG9pY2UtdW5kZXItZmlyZS1mb3ItcGF5aW5nLWV4ZWN1dGl2ZXMtcjEyNy1taWxsaW9uLmh0bWw&ntb=1

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Glad their bonus's never came from my pocket. A couple of weeks ago I finally climbed up onto my roof and removed the old skottel dish and dumped it in the trash. They won't ever be seeing me again.

[ChrisF]

40 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

Glad their bonus's never came from my pocket. A couple of weeks ago I finally climbed up onto my roof and removed the old skottel dish and dumped it in the trash. They won't ever be seeing me again.

 

TIP - for those considering switching to OpenView .... they now use the old skottel and same configuration (no longer need to aim it North).

 

The current OpenView decoders even has the option the "watch (stream) on demand" the current movies ... with a ton of adds ...

[Jehosefat]

1 hour ago, ChrisF said:

they now use the old skottel and same configuration (no longer need to aim it North).

Huh? Don't all satellite dishes need to be pointed pretty much North? Seeing as all geosynchronous satellites need to orbit above the equator.