Tata Sky cut prices...

[rollcage]

i read it this here
*www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/ind...nega-cd-1004-satellite-receiver-software.html
man, here economies of scale works does its magic

also one can make his own Set top box using Linux box
such is a power of linux,
*mysettopbox.tv/index.html

you indeed read economics my friend.. economies of scale works out infact everydam process.

but the point is .. which one to take ?

I am fedup with my cablewala, poor quality,and no bbc, hbo, discovery,

 

[RCuber]

they givin all more channels than v r getting and still 75 bux lesser than our existing cable (Hathaway)

those idiots have stopped CNN, Zee cafe/Studio and now History and discovery r in Hindi

i had seen Tata's reception, it looks very good

BTW I use Hathway STB, I get over 150 Channels ( including paid ) and I pay only 150 Bucks .. only channel I miss is neosports.

Quality is same as in DTH , tatasky use satellite to transmit channels where as hathway use cable as the medium.

 

[shashank_re]

Dear charan what you said about privacy thing is COMPLETELY WRONG.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for them to know what channel we are watching at any moment coz STB doesnt UPLOAD anything to the satellite.So its not possible for them to target our privacy.
They can only know what channels we have subscribed to.Thats it.
At the moment its is adviced to wait till BigTV is commercially launched by then we can even expect Airtel IPTV

 

[slugger]

BTW I use Hathway STB, I get over 150 Channels ( including paid ) and I pay only 150 Bucks

150 bucks for 150 channels

u live in paradise d00d

these pepole from hathway had apparently come to our house [nobody there @ home then]. our local cable-walla has handed over his buisness to them (or joined hands)

they were insisting on taking their STB [1K 1 time payment], but said that charges would remain same . but will give 3 months free broadcast [which is actually less than our mnthly charge taking into account the 1000 buck v will pay for the STB]

so i am now thinking buy the STB use it for 3 months and then disconnect it

Actually the only reasonv have not yet switched to a STB-type distribution is because in the existing setup, v r able to split the signal between d 2 TVs

something that wont b possible with the STB

 

[nvidia]

DishTV is dead...
Thanks for the info

 

[slugger]

found BSNL's IPTV pamphlet in the house yesterday

just checked out the channel listing - not impressive [early days though]

 

[utsav]

Dear charan what you said about privacy thing is COMPLETELY WRONG.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for them to know what channel we are watching at any moment coz STB doesnt UPLOAD anything to the satellite.So its not possible for them to target our privacy.
They can only know what channels we have subscribed to.Thats it.

u r a complete noob .a device cant download if cannot upload.the STB works on that principal only.

DishTV is dead...
Thanks for the info

dishtv is not dead. havnt u seen that they r charging 1000bucks xtra 4 installation

 

[RCuber]

A Conspiracy Called Tata Sky

 

[shashank_re]

^^Hey Utsav,you mean TataSKY STB will upload log files to satellite??????

And iam sure that orangehues rewiew is written by some Dish TV employee.
But i must agree that TSky package pricing is very very costly.
They have packed so that we will force our self to take a higher amt pack and all rubbish addons.

 

[nvidia]

They are charging 1000bucks extra for "installation"?!

 

[gary4gar]

They are charging 1000bucks extra for "installation"?!

I would better install myself, than paying 1k for installation

 

[nileshgr]

I would better install myself, than paying 1k for installation

they have some testing tools which we don't have; hence we can't do the installation. its not as simple as fixing the dish, connect the cable and start the TV

There is typical angle in which the dish has to be pointed, signal test, activation, etc, etc

 

[sabret00the]

hmm...I'am getting to hear rumours that Tata Sky is reducing prices since CAS is gonna be history soon...

 

[SunnyChahal]

I use tata sky, and I can tell you this:

TATA SKY IS A HUGE SCAM. THEY LIE TO YOU AND WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE, THEY DENY WHAT EVER THEY PROMISED. DON'T EVER BE DECEIVED BY THEM. THEY SUCK TO THE CORE. I HATE TATA SKY

how can u say that?
I have 4 TATA SKY conn.s and im more than satisfied with it!!
TATA SKY rox.
only 2 things suck abt tata sky:
1.they ask for 149 p/year for some channels like neo
2.they dont have zee sports and many other zee channels which aired classic movies like ,say, 'afsana'(gr8 movie)
I dunno y they removed Zee classic and Zee Studio and Zee sports

 

[mavihs]

hey,
Zee Studio still come!!!

 

[RCuber]

I would better install myself, than paying 1k for installation

Thanks .. these words brought my memories back

I have used the regular analogue dish antennas ages ago and used to manually change the directions to receive different sets of channels. and I have to say without correct equipments .. its PITA.even if there is a deviation of 1deg you will not get the signal.

PS: every saturday I used to rush home after school to change the dish setup so that I can watch Cartoon Network all weekend .. those days will never comeback.

 

[axxo]

cant compare against SKY's quality..but subscription cost is pretty high..multiroom subscription again too high(150/TV in addition to seperate receiver)
also the regular ALERTS which puts up message box on top center of the screen quite annoying...no way to disable this.

 

[utsav]

^^Hey Utsav,you mean TataSKY STB will upload log files to satellite??????

And iam sure that orangehues rewiew is written by some Dish TV employee.
But i must agree that TSky package pricing is very very costly.
They have packed so that we will force our self to take a higher amt pack and all rubbish addons.

yes,it does

 

[nvidia]

I dunno y they removed Zee classic and Zee Studio and Zee sports

Maybe DishTV people fought with them and withdrew all the channels of Zee Network..

they have some testing tools which we don't have; hence we can't do the installation. its not as simple as fixing the dish, connect the cable and start the TV

There is typical angle in which the dish has to be pointed, signal test, activation, etc, etc

Actually its not that difficult If you have a neighbor who uses TataSky, see the angle at which its pointed and then point your dish to the same angle...

 

[nileshgr]

Maybe DishTV people fought with them and withdrew all the channels of Zee Network..


Actually its not that difficult If you have a neighbor who uses TataSky, see the angle at which its pointed and then point your dish to the same angle...

its not so easy dude. the dish has to point towards east straight at 90 deg.

also, they have an instrument which makes a sound on the amount of signal received.

more the signal, more the sound. its used to align the dish in such a way that it will make maximum sound.