DSTV...ho-hum

[Lydon]

Well, they are so inept that there have been no press releases in months and their website is also way out of date. So ja, not holding out too much hope of them being capable .... if they even ever get going.

Lies They had a press release the other day. They said that ICASA are giving them trouble regarding licensing issues, hence them taking so long to get up and running.

Thanks guys.

I've checked out Compact. And to be blunt; its ballsack. Doesn't have all the channels I want.

I mainly watch the sport, movie and doucumentary channels. But Lydon; On Digital Media sounds interesting. Which channels will they offer and what will the pricing scheme be?

They haven't released a list of channels yet, but they did mention prices that are like half of DStv's current model. I'm sure it will adjust according to the channels you choose for your bouquet though. Time will tell

Just holding thumbs that the channels are great and the price per channel is reasonable.

[Mephisto_Helix]

Having a press release to bitch at ICASA doesn't help the consumers though, lol. I'm adopting a wait and see attitude ....... I've been burned too much before to hold out hope that we will get something fairly decent for a good price

[Lydon]

I'm too much of an optimist to jump on the "we hate you for taking long to launch" bandwagon

[Malphas]

I agree with Lydon. I'm an optimist. My brother recently returned from the whole two year UK working visa thing. And he said Sky there is absolutely awesome. They have something like 7 MTV channels (can you say MTV Alternative, anyone?).

Now before any naysayers dive onto the whole "we'll never get American/European quality service" bandwagon, I'll pre-empt you and say I agree.

Even if we get a watered-down Sky; it'll still be better than DSTV and its complement of retarded shows no one watches.