At the moment I'm using the building dish with 1 LNB directly into the decoder and I do get signal and channel 100 but nothing else. Someone to install dstv for me, have moved many times. I just purchased the DSTV Explora decoder today and I already have the DSTV HD PVR decoder. Is it possible to do a self install at home? I have 2 cables coming into the home from the dish.
LG's 65UK6100PVA 65' UHD Smart Digital TV has a built-in digital satellite receiver. DStv is easily the best direct-to-the-home satellite broadcast service in Africa. It is wildly popular across Africa, south of the Sahara, especially in English-speaking countries. Not only does DStv license the best content from across Africa and the rest of the world, but it also invests massively in its own productions. This makes the service a very attractive offer to those who seek sports, entertainment and timely news. Some would say DStv is a premium service targetted at the rich and middle-class due to its pricing. It is thus understandable that some across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria, Lesotho, Ghana, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Namibia and other parts of Africa would seek free options, especially how to install Free Channels on DStv decoders.
Install Free Channels on DStv HD Decoders The premise of free channels on DStv decoders is that there are other broadcast services sharing the same satellites with DStv. DStv South Africa broadcasts from Intelsat 20 at 68.5°E and DStv Africa makes use of Eutelsat 36B at 36.0°E. There are hundreds of free-to-air channels on both satellites.
As of 2018, it is not possible to enable these free-to-air channels on DStv HD decoders. DStv has not enabled this option on newer models of their decoders, unlike. According to DStv’s website, It is not possible to access public channels from your DStv decoders as this will cause security issues.
You can, however, enjoy a handful of free channels in South Africa: • Dish on TV – Channel 100 • People’s Weather – Channel 180 • VOOV TV – Channel 196 In South Africa, some 12 free-to-air channels and other types of channels, (including SABC1, SABC2, SABC3, etv HD, eExtra, Soweto TV, bayTV, KZN TV, tTV, CapeTV, Gau TV) can be unlocked, for R29 per month. But of course, you are not here to pay.
You want free channels. Free Streaming on DStv Now The service is an Internet streaming service intended for DStv subscribers to enjoy their subscription on smartphones and tablets but has recently been through Apple TV, Android TV, as well as apps on select Samsung and LG smart TVs. It is possible to enjoy some limited TV programming free-of-charge, on DStv Now, without an active subscription. Some 7 live TV channels, as well as dozens of on-demand TV shows, sports, movies etc, are available on the DStv Catchup section of DStv Now. You can read about DStv Now here.
Free Service on OpenView HD in South Africa Restricted to South Africa, offers some 16 TV channels and 11 radio channels, completely free-of-charge. These include: • 101 SABC 1 • 102 SABC 2 • 103 SABC 3 • 104 eHD • 105 eExtra • 106 eMovies • 107 eMovies Extra • 109 eBella • 110 Star Life • 115 Kwese Free Sport • 116 Trace Sports Stars • 121 BBC World News • 130 eToonz • 134 DBE Mindset • 135 DaVinci Learning • 140 Glow TV • 151 Kruiskyk OpenView shares the same satellite with DStv South Africa. Thus once the decoder is purchased from any of the retailers in South Africa, the service needs to be activated via SMS and then connected to the existing satellite dish. The dish does not need to be adjusted. It should work once connected and activated. With the exception of the Openview HD promo and Kruiskyk TV plus the 11 radio channels, the Openview channels though free-to-view, are encrypted and would only work on OpenView decoders.