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What's the best Free to Air Decoder available
sikitu
#1 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 11:29:31 AM
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I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help
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#2 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 12:15:52 PM
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sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help


DSTV fora mere US $ 100 per month!
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#3 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 6:45:01 PM
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sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help

Buy a digital tv...dispose the current one!
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#4 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 6:52:30 PM
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Boris Boyka wrote:
sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help

Buy a digital tv...dispose the current one!


And then wait for the one from safaricom where you will pay per view.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:53:42 PM
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I bought a GoTv decoder and the "charger" is already faulty and replaced at 500/=.
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#6 Posted : Thursday, April 02, 2015 11:03:03 PM
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jerry wrote:
I bought a GoTv decoder and the "charger" is already faulty and replaced at 500/=.


I hear a lot of advertisement about Bamba TV, personally I've been using Zuku which is good as it comes with the internet in the same package.
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#7 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2015 1:12:35 PM
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sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help


DVB-T2 or DVB-S2?
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#8 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2015 2:15:07 PM
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Rankaz13 wrote:
sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help


DVB-T2 or DVB-S2?

@Rankaz13,I doubt the person asking knows the difference?I also only know DVB-T2,weka link..where can decoders for that pan-African thing be obtained?I noticed Citizen and NTV are missing from the basic GoTv menu..
Chaka
#9 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2015 2:22:18 PM
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I would have imagined that CAK would have specified only one transmission standard?This reminds me of the different analogue era standards i,e PAL,NTSC,SECAM but KE had PAL..
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#10 Posted : Friday, April 03, 2015 7:14:48 PM
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I use the StarTimes free to air one for 3,299/- it even gets the Bamba channels.
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Rankaz13
#11 Posted : Saturday, April 04, 2015 9:01:57 PM
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DVBS2 = Satellite

DVB-T2 = Terrestrial.
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jerry
#12 Posted : Sunday, April 05, 2015 7:21:02 PM
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Rankaz13 wrote:
DVBS2 = Satellite

DVB-T2 = Terrestrial.

My DVB-T2 is now ok.
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shenzitype
#13 Posted : Sunday, April 05, 2015 7:52:48 PM
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I bought GoTvkenya the 2, 600 set top box to be paid in 1400 and a further 1200 all one-off.

so far am getting the kawaida FTA but only accessing Signet channels. NO Bamba Tv n NO Pang channels.

Looking back I wouldn't go for that deal since you really don't get access to the all FTA channels.
Rankaz13
#14 Posted : Sunday, April 05, 2015 9:36:58 PM
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Chaka wrote:
Rankaz13 wrote:
sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help


DVB-T2 or DVB-S2?

@Rankaz13,I doubt the person asking knows the difference?I also only know DVB-T2,weka link..where can decoders for that pan-African thing be obtained?I noticed Citizen and NTV are missing from the basic GoTv menu..


Here's a link to the approved DVB-T2 STBs and integrated TVs:

http://digitalkenya.go.k...es/content/DigFeb_4.pdf
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#15 Posted : Sunday, April 05, 2015 11:03:17 PM
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shenzitype wrote:
I bought GoTvkenya the 2, 600 set top box to be paid in 1400 and a further 1200 all one-off.

so far am getting the kawaida FTA but only accessing Signet channels. NO Bamba Tv n NO Pang channels.

Looking back I wouldn't go for that deal since you really don't get access to the all FTA channels.


like someone said up there,i propose you buy a digital tv. mine gets all the adn, pang, bamba,signet quite a range. the samsung digital led 40inch about 47k.

the above FTAs have no cartoons and sports so my dstv access will do for the kids.

the old set you can sell or donate to relas in shagz
Rankaz13
#16 Posted : Monday, April 06, 2015 8:30:21 AM
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Ngogoyo wrote:
shenzitype wrote:
I bought GoTvkenya the 2, 600 set top box to be paid in 1400 and a further 1200 all one-off.

so far am getting the kawaida FTA but only accessing Signet channels. NO Bamba Tv n NO Pang channels.

Looking back I wouldn't go for that deal since you really don't get access to the all FTA channels.


like someone said up there,i propose you buy a digital tv. mine gets all the adn, pang, bamba,signet quite a range. the samsung digital led 40inch about 47k.

the above FTAs have no cartoons and sports so my dstv access will do for the kids.

the old set you can sell or donate to relas in shagz


Or better (and cheaper) still, a stand-alone FTA STB.
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Chaka
#17 Posted : Monday, April 06, 2015 6:51:25 PM
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Ngogoyo wrote:
shenzitype wrote:
I bought GoTvkenya the 2, 600 set top box to be paid in 1400 and a further 1200 all one-off.

so far am getting the kawaida FTA but only accessing Signet channels. NO Bamba Tv n NO Pang channels.

Looking back I wouldn't go for that deal since you really don't get access to the all FTA channels.


like someone said up there,i propose you buy a digital tv. mine gets all the adn, pang, bamba,signet quite a range. the samsung digital led 40inch about 47k.

the above FTAs have no cartoons and sports so my dstv access will do for the kids.

the old set you can sell or donate to relas in shagz


What series and model # is that Samsung TV?
Ngogoyo
#18 Posted : Monday, April 06, 2015 7:08:26 PM
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Chaka wrote:
Ngogoyo wrote:
shenzitype wrote:
I bought GoTvkenya the 2, 600 set top box to be paid in 1400 and a further 1200 all one-off.

so far am getting the kawaida FTA but only accessing Signet channels. NO Bamba Tv n NO Pang channels.

Looking back I wouldn't go for that deal since you really don't get access to the all FTA channels.


like someone said up there,i propose you buy a digital tv. mine gets all the adn, pang, bamba,signet quite a range. the samsung digital led 40inch about 47k.

the above FTAs have no cartoons and sports so my dstv access will do for the kids.

the old set you can sell or donate to relas in shagz


What series and model # is that Samsung TV?


UA40H5003AKXKE. samsung 40inch led series 5
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#19 Posted : Wednesday, April 08, 2015 10:00:13 AM
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Chaka wrote:
Rankaz13 wrote:
sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help


DVB-T2 or DVB-S2?

@Rankaz13,I doubt the person asking knows the difference?I also only know DVB-T2,weka link..where can decoders for that pan-African thing be obtained?I noticed Citizen and NTV are missing from the basic GoTv menu..


@Chaka you swallowed the NTV/KTN/CITIZEN lie - hook, line and sinker!

PANG is a signal carrier, not a broadcaster, nor a decoder retailer. Same applies to SIGNET.

If you go to the CCK website, you will find the full list of 60+ decoder dealers who are selling type-approved gadgets in Kenya. BAMBA, GoTV, & STARTIMES are just 3 out of the 60+

personally, I've been using a Jolini which I bought somewhere in an "exhibition" along Moi Avenue.

It receives all Free-To-Air channels, including BAMBA! I like the fact that it has a High Definition output (HDMI) and that a recording function [PVR]. It also plays movies and music from flash discs.

Caveman
#20 Posted : Wednesday, April 08, 2015 10:14:45 AM
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sikitu wrote:
I need to buy a free to air decoder, but am confused which one to buy.They are too many in the market..Any idea...Pls help

Jolini FTA allows you access to SIGNET, PANG, ADN and BAMBA. It is full HD and has PVR functionality. There are a few people who bought bamba and are now buying Jolini. What could be the reason?
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