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| Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Joey82(m): 11:41am On Mar 29, 2012 |
Ok, I used to go watch football at viewing centres until the curfews were imposed. To watch the UEFA champion's league, I had to make an audacious subscription of over 10k. Two weeks after, I travelled for a two weeks course, on my return, the channels were already scrambled. I felt like i dashed out my hard earned money. Granted there are no competitors but this exploitative monopoly is killing. Even PHCN that is supposed to be old school is now operating on prepaid pay as you use basis. Cant there be any action to stop this exploitation. Me thinks the relevant bodies should look into this. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by emmysam2: 12:45pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Dude, hold your peace before you get hypertension. DSTV is a scam in Nigeria. And to tell you the truth, it is the government of Nigeria that is collude with DSTV to defraud Nigerians. In Many other countries (west africa) subscription by service providers are pay-as-you-go. Why is it that government agencies set up to regulate these activities arent up to their duties? Its because they are so corrupt and rather engage in colluding with these service provides to milk Nigerians and get their monthly kick-backs. Is it not recently ( after numerous complains) that DSTV allowed 2 or 3 channels to be aired without subscription. Most frustrating thing is that DSTV will yank you off air the very moment your subscription expires( even before.) And you know what, Hitv that would have been a good competitor is being strangulated by our Government. So long as our government officials are corrupt, we will continually be exploited by foreign business, period! 3 Likes |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Joey82(m): 12:57pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
something just have to be done, to some, 10k is no money but that is more than some one else's salary elsewhere. I hope someday soon the relevant authorities look into it same way they are investigating BA now. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by feelamong(m): 1:07pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
This is where we need govt to really talk to these DSTV guys.... but can t we have naija enterprenuers that would bring in Pay per view TV services...its all over the world. I choose the sports events i want to watch and only pay that one.. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by ndcide(m): 3:09pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
seriously is there no way we can make DSTV do this. this dstv thing is not good at all. dstv we need pay per view. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Okijajuju1(m): 3:40pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Cheap ass Nigerians!! So you want to make DSTV pay as you go!! EVIL MEN!! You want to ruin them abi?!! You want to run them down!! Like someone pointed out, let them bring in pay-per-view, but NEWS FLASH!! You still need a valid subscription to even view a PAY-PER-VIEW station not to talk of the additional charge to view the station. . . Why are Nigerians so cheap?! 10,000 Naira is less than 50 dollars per month. do you know that if DSTV were pay as you go, many decoders would be on only on Match days, Big Brother eviction saturdays, Naija sings and Idols eviction days and such. Which means some decoders would be on for only 3months in an entire year!! Do you think that the channels DSTV brings you are free to air?! Nigerians know how to suggest to others how to run their businesses and even try to bring in the government to strong arm these business owners into doing as they please. Have any of you cheap bastrads thought about how much it costs DSTV to operate in Nigeria?!! Do you know how much they pay in Taxes, T.V rights to N.C.C and co., Diesel for running their generators, insurances and salaries?! Abeg drex go far! If your money no reach DSTV, go buy strong!! Big boy is not by force. Im tired of defending business owners. . . Next thing you will ask MTN to make calls 1kobo per second. . I am tired. 2 Likes |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by sexiestharam(f): 3:43pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Joey82: something just have to be done, to some, 10k is no money but that is more than some one else's salary elsewhere.10k is no money? |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Joey82(m): 3:52pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
@okija juju if u tired of defending business owners, just keep mute and stop running ur diarrhoea infested mouth. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Nobody: 3:53pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
I dont know what the heck is... Go and get Free-To-Air and make annual payment to watch the league... Shikena |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by cyprianjr(m): 4:01pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
I have a suggestion,before you tell your gov to check on the DSTV guys...why don't you tell the gov to give the masses steady power supply ? The last time i checked, companies like DSTV,MTN,GLO etc don't run their equipments on water,in fact some of their output locations have 2 big generators running on DIESEL 24/7-multiply this by thousands of locations..yes they make their money but do you know how stressful that shit is ? It takes a radical to do business in Nigeria.. Gbam !!! Now you are suggesting the DSTV guys should introduce pay as you watch / use ? Are you really serious ? Is this going to be like 1k per / second ? I think the DSTV guys already tried for the Nigerian Masses sef by introducing cheap plans as low as N2,800 for a month. Like someone said,you have options like Strong,HiTv,Startimes etc. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Okijajuju1(m): 4:02pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Joey82: @okija juju Shut the fhuck up you cheap arse douche bag!! I just exposed the foolishness your cries and you are talking bollocks in the name of trying to save face. . Fhucking go for the cheap options avaliable toyou if your minimum wage cant afford DSTV subscription!! Na by force to own cable?! |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Okijajuju1(m): 4:04pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
cyprianjr: I have a suggestion,before you tell your gov to check on the DSTV guys...why don't you tell the gov to give the masses steady power supply ? The last time i checked, companies like DSTV,MTN,GLO etc don't run their equipments on water,in fact some of their output locations have 2 big generators running on DIESEL 24/7-multiply this by thousands of locations..yes they make their money but do you know how stressful that shit is ? It takes a radical to do business in Nigeria.. Gbam !!! Biko tell them o!!! Nigerians and awoof !! MTN data plan too expensive, everything too expensive, government should force them to do this and do that!! As if its free to do business in Nigeria!! |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Joey82(m): 4:09pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
emmysam2: In Many other countries (west africa) subscription by service providers are pay-as-you-go. Why is it that government agencies set up to regulate these activities arent up to their duties? ! @okija juju, didnt u read from the above post that its pay as u go for many countries in west africa? y should our situation in nigeria always different? answer this u phucked a55 |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by bjcisse: 4:10pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Seriously guys, some of us are not really thinking towards this direction. If this task is really too small for the authority to look at this for now, come soem business guys oversea should please tap into this business, a lot of opportunity in that area of cable television business here. I learnt this guys pay CNN some huge cash to allow them sole ONLY company to air CNN in Africa also, cant confirm this but seems no other cable company show CNN in Nigeria. This service should simply be pay as you watch TV, or they should bring the cost this service down to the minimum. Why would anyone pay 10k per month to watch cable which equivalent is around 720hr/30days but hardly turn his/her TV on for 100hrs in a month. What happen to the rest 620hr airtime you pay to watch TV. Apart from most people who subscribe spend most of their time at work, you hardly get power from PHCN. This is a business any idiot can make hundred of millions. In internet business, there is pay as you use. There is even day and night plan. This guys just need competition to hit them somewhere nice and they will bend if not, if i was in their shoe myself, you will pay 15k, to watch UEFA :d because i need to make all i could before competition start to hit me. @ the guy talking about 10k less than $50 and calling Nigerians cheap, if you not a DSTV staff then you cant be Nigeria. So anyway, the 10k you just mention cheaply could feed some family for one or two weeks in some part of Nigeria. If telephone can be pay as you use and internet is also pay as you use, there is no reason why cable tv should not able pay as you watch. I remember when BB came out and we started to subscribe for the service, i remember i usually pay 6.5k per month but now ask yourself how much you pay? it is simple, you can have pay as you watch and have unlimited for some certain group pf people. For instance, you have prepaid and postpaid for telephone. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by bjcisse: 4:10pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Seriously guys, some of us are not really thinking towards this direction. If this task is really too small for the authority to look at this for now, come soem business guys oversea should please tap into this business, a lot of opportunity in that area of cable television business here. I learnt this guys pay CNN some huge cash to allow them sole ONLY company to air CNN in Africa also, cant confirm this but seems no other cable company show CNN in Nigeria. This service should simply be pay as you watch TV, or they should bring the cost this service down to the minimum. Why would anyone pay 10k per month to watch cable which equivalent is around 720hr/30days but hardly turn his/her TV on for 100hrs in a month. What happen to the rest 620hr airtime you pay to watch TV. Apart from most people who subscribe spend most of their time at work, you hardly get power from PHCN. This is a business any idiot can make hundred of millions. In internet business, there is pay as you use. There is even day and night plan. This guys just need competition to hit them somewhere nice and they will bend if not, if i was in their shoe myself, you will pay 15k, to watch UEFA :d because i need to make all i could before competition start to hit me. @ the guy talking about 10k less than $50 and calling Nigerians cheap, if you not a DSTV staff then you cant be Nigeria. So anyway, the 10k you just mention cheaply could feed some family for one or two weeks in some part of Nigeria. If telephone can be pay as you use and internet is also pay as you use, there is no reason why cable tv should not able pay as you watch. I remember when BB came out and we started to subscribe for the service, i remember i usually pay 6.5k per month but now ask yourself how much you pay? it is simple, you can have pay as you watch and have unlimited for some certain group pf people. For instance, you have prepaid and postpaid for telephone. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by camary(m): 4:10pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Okija_juju: Cheap ass Nigerians!! Ediiioooooottttt,what a write-up coming from a Nigerian. If DSTV is spending so much on the bolded, they would have packed their loads and go. This was how their MTN counterpart defrauded Nigerians on no-per second billing until GLO came onboard. Must i pay for what i didn't use? Its fraudulent as far as i'm concerned and should not be encouraged. Why didn't the GSM providers depletes our credits in our handsets even when not in use. Please, you this [b]okija juju shrine, i dont know what you call yourself, you can make your contributions without abusing th OP or Nigerians. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by ayusman16(m): 4:17pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Na by force to use DSTV? Wonder why people should complain of scam but yet still subscribe (That's stupidity). Not satisfied. Try HiTv, Startime or that one run by AIT.  Na by force to use DSTV? Wonder why people should complain of scam but yet still subscribe (That's stupidity). Not satisfied. Try HiTv, Startime or that one run by AIT. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by rman: 4:24pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Here we go again! The cheap options are there in the market, go for it if you feel DSTV is ripping you off. HiTv once had this soccer rights and still could not compete with DSTV. We complain about DSTV and MTN knowing fully well they are the best availabale but still we expect them to be the cheapest. No one gave these companies any undue adavantage, they simply know how to do bussiness right. The last time I checked, it is a competitive market. Instead of all these whinings online, please patronise the service providers that you feel is pocket friendly. Enough of these MTN and DSTV stuff. We are not being held at gun point to patronize them. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Ofuks(m): 4:36pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
@OP You raised a good point and I agree with you absolutely. Methinks the authorities regulating the activities of most businesses in Nigeria do not even know jack about how things are done in other parts of the world or maybe they know and have been silenced by a few wads of Naira notes. If pay as you watch TV obtains in other parts of the world, it makes a lot of sense for Nigerians to enjoy it here too. Even with all our peculiar environmental challenges like persistent power outages and Boko Haram, we should not forget that the Nigerian market is the largest in Africa and that MTN, DSTV and the likes are not doing us a favour by bringing there businesses here... Some posters talked about cheap bastards and all but lets try not to deviate from the points raised by the OP...sometimes its not all about the money, its about the moral... |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by bjcisse: 4:37pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
@rman Na your fault? absolutely not. We are in a society where industries are not govern. Do as you like. Trust me, it will not remain like this forever. RichMan boosting of cable TV. Maybe you think must of us that talk here cannot afford it if they charge 20k per month. We are only demanding justification. We all understand, Nigeria is one of the world most expensive countries to do business, we are also not asking them to offer free service. Maybe you don't know the number of client paying to this guys account monthly. If they drop that 10k plan to 5k, they will still make money, not only that more people will upgrade from 2.8k to 5k, while more people will come on board. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Pa22(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Okija_juju: Cheap ass Nigerians!!Tired? Who send u work wey make u tire? Nigerians? Hå.=D .нå. =D .нå. =D .нå. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by xage(m): 4:38pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
people consume 2% average of the total time purchased especially the bachelors like us.. billing should ve been proportionate to consumption and not fixedly. it's such a corruptible billing policy the gov's should intervene |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Okijajuju1(m): 4:40pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
camary: I thought to address you first!! No insults, but its no lie that doing business in NIGERIA is cut throat. . Its also no lie that ALL businesses in Nigeria are responsible for generating their own electricity (emphasis on all). Its also no mystery that the only alternative source of generating electricity for businesses in Nigeria is Generators which dont come cheap and require a very huge sum of money for maintanance and LETS NOT FORGET, DIESEL (which isnt subsidized anymore) IS 145Naira per liter depending on avaliabilty and can rise up to 180 in some instance, this doesnt include the cost for providing their own security o!! nor does it include the money (lump sum) they pay to whatever agency regulates T.V rights in Nigeria yearly just to run, it does not include the taxes they pay to the government for services not provided o!! It does not cover the cost of insurance for their buildings, staff and equipments o!! O YES!! LEST I FORGET!! The cost of paying for the channels that they bring you, especially those that are not free-to-air. You retardedly pointed to MTN and co. . Now do you know why MTN and other subscribers were charging 50 Naira per minute when they strated (with no option of per-second billing), it was because our Nigerian Government chraged them an arm & a Leg to buy their licenses, forced them to use NITEL exchange (for which they paid Nitel per every call that went through), forced them to pay their required taxes (they didnt get tax breaks), forced them to employ Nigerians and pay them atleast minimum wage, and yet failed to provide them with the pbasic electricity for their sub-stations and equipments to run on. . Now the prices only dropped after MTN and co built their own exchange (MTN Yellow Band project) and stopped paying NITEL for bad services. Plus good healthy competition came in. Still, there is a limit to which they can reduce their charges. These companies in the end are profit aming entities not charity organisations. ECONOMICS 101. NOW DSTV in their bid to serve you better even brought out different packages for subscribers to buy!! one is even as low as 2500 naira per month!! (in respones to calling me an Ediooot) YOU ARE A FACTORY FITTED BASTARD SON OF AN INBRED MOTHER IF YOU STILL WANT LOWER TARIFFS OR PAY AS YOU GO!! If you cant afford a Maybach, a Nissan is also a car but not as luxurious. . Cut your coat according to your size. The best things in life are not free!! I have worked/schooled in atleast two west african countries (Ghana and Gambia) and services are not pay-as-you-go. Such a marketing strategy is not applicable to Cable T.V anywhere in the world. Someone suggested pay-per-view and I reminded him/her that Pay-per-view still required an active subscription. E.g, you own a SKY DIGIBOX in the U.K, channels like BBC, Channel 4, CNN and MTV e.t.c come standard with your monthly subscription, but for you to watch PLAYBOY T.V and SKY BOX OFFICE you pay with your credit card an extra fee (aside from your subscription) for those channels to be viewable. . . GET IT!!! You are a cheap bastard and thats a fact!! Joey82:[quote author=camary] I see your problem!! Your minimum wage earning arse cant afford DSTV so Im not surprised you have never been to Seme-border in Badagry let alone an airport. . . How sad!! If only you have ever left the confines of you palour, you would realize that there in no where in the world where cable is pay-as-you-watch. . . |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by cyprianjr(m): 4:40pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
MTN will tell you,if you don't like us..go,na you go still come back willingly ( with your own leg )... Why ? Well because there might be competition out there but not all services are the same. DSTV is in a class of its own and we all know it. @OP pls kindly permit to digress a little here  ,here are some suggestions which i think DSTV ought to address :*DSTV should bring in more movie stations especially 24/7 horror / thriller channel  *DSTV should provide some kind of swapping of old decoders with the new HD PVR decoders and add money to it instead of buying the new HD PVR decoder from the scratch. Wetin i wan use the old decoder dey do,use am play table tennis ? When there are lots of people who want that same old decoders from their offices and they keep turning them down telling them it's not available. NOTE : DSTV color was getting dull but i can see the latest update fixed that,nice 1 DSTV. Abeg start BBA already jo !!!! 1 Like |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Gentleboby: 4:41pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
tolukosimi: I dont know what the heck is... Go and get Free-To-Air and make annual payment to watch the league... ShikenaFree-to-air would have been better option but DSTV bribed NCC to fight all free to air signal coverage that appear in Nigeria even now it is very difficult for individual or federal government to give free to air channels to the people of Nigeria because of the regulated body that benefited from the bribery, compare to Ghana and many other country its easy for pay TV as well as free to air. If it is possible for DSTV to move JOY TV satellite from Ghana to where the signal will not appear in Nigeria they will offer the money. But one day Nigerian will free like UK,Indian etc |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by showreals(m): 4:53pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Okija_juju: Cheap ass Nigerians!! Guy Chop knuckle gbam, When you run your own biz do pay per view, or pay per ****  |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Abuse: 5:03pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Don't worry guys after we deal with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic fraud of collecting more than times 2 return tickect to London compared to Ghana, then we shall face the evil doings of DSTV. Imagine Nigerian's paying for services they don't even have light to watch. In fact i would ensure we push for this cheating to stop before they commence their Bigbrother Africa. This proves to be the best National Assembly so far. Just watch as events unfold. 1 Like |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Nobody: 5:03pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
  Okija dudu!gat me rolling on da floor, laffing my fhocking arse off. fluency is ur second name ur command and use of english is unbeatable (save for some lil typographical errors) i dont like ur user name sha! it frightens me. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by DECOtech(m): 5:17pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
I support pay as you go for DSTV oh! them don chhop us enough. |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by Nobody: 5:19pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
I totally agree quite objective |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by emmysam2: 5:21pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
camary: Good point. I was about to bring this this up. Nigeria is one of the largest market in the world, No service provider can run at a lost. These people just come here and milk out with the excuse that what is obtainable elsewhere is not possible in Nigeria. I remember paying 7k plus then to buy V-mobile line. (i know people that paid as much as 30k for same lines. The excuse then was that it was impossible to sell lines cheaper. Last time i check, same lines are going for N200 or even less. For your info, go to some countries in Africa, Blackberries are given out as free items when you shop in many shopping malls. Its only in Nigeria that everything is impossible. It bothers me when people justify unnecessary exploitations. 1 Like |
| Re: Shouldnt DSTV Subscription Be On Pay As You Use Basis? by DAVIDAREMITA: 5:30pm On Mar 29, 2012 |
Okija juju is nothing but a born bastard.....you insults your fellow nigerians becos of SA company....you are a big fool...a fool at your age is a fool forever....i dont no why seun allow dirty idiots like you to have an account on NL.... |
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