It's been a problem for byond since day one. My decoder behave like this since I got it.

From what has been happening I won't be surprised to see Disney and Cartoon Network vanish from Astro and replaced with in-house nonsense.

I'm not saying that it will happen in the future bro, I'm just saying that I won't be surprised if it happens.

My reason for not being surprised is this: Astro has dropped high profile channels from it's lineup before. Sumore Astro is not interested in bringing in Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang Asia (that's what the CS told me in my last call to them, it was among the list of channels I requested). And regarding that new Disney channel, there's no news of them being interested to bring it in either. And of course the BBC channels other than BBC World News. If they cannot bother to commit to have the full channel line-up, would they even bother to maintain current line-up?

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 22 2010, 01:42 PM

We'll see how many subscribers they'll have then

Dxjb not the only one. I know I'll definitely be cancelling my Astro as well if they remove the channels.

Damn, I just cancelled my HSBC credit card

Astro, you disappoint me. You show endless flow of vapid mind-numbing useless ultraviolence like ultraman and digimon (small letters... that's my perception of those programs) instead of mind-expanding programming like Humf and Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies. Pull yourself together and start showing more meaningful programs... or face the consequences.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 22 2010, 05:38 PM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/17/kids_on_demand/

Spoiler warning: Includes screenshot of questionable material...

US permits. Check out DirecTV and DishTV's TV Guide. You'll be laughing at all the double entendre titles on the channel guides.

Ceria sometimes have good shows like Fifi and the Flowertots, Tots TV and Roary the Racing Car. However, most of the time...

HD equipment already available in Malaysia for years...

Did you read their plans? HSBB will only be available in area with high GDP contribution. Not whole country will get it. That's already digging own grave there...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 22 2010, 09:23 PM

One thing for sure, we don't know how they define "High GDP contribution"

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 22 2010, 09:31 PM

Not sure. They won't even answer phone now.

Hope it's true. But if it's 5 local in-house channels, what use is it?

Agreed.

Close and open new thread?

Well, that's not what someone else posted earlier...

The Astro CS just got back to me and they said that they're "upgrading" the fun package by "adding new content" to Playhouse Disney Asia. I bet that they're preparing to "inject" their own content into the channel?

Astro, I want new channels damnit, don't mess with existing channels! I know how to check Singapore guides, if I start finding differences you will not hear the end of this!

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 23 2010, 10:42 PM

I hope so. But you must remember that just because Measat-3A has it doesn't mean Astro will bring it in. Boomerang is also on Measat 3, and Astro still dun have the channel.

But hope Astro does add. I also want Mythbusters in HD! Please Astro! I am willing to pay if bringing in the channel increase the HD add-on price from RM20 to RM30.

Unless Astro pulls AXN HD out of thin air like they did with ESPN HD (read: form the channel themselves). Currently that channel only available in Japan and Portugal, and apparently were specifically formed for the country only. And if Astro is not bothered to keep AXN Beyond permanently, will they even want to form AXN HD?

Thing is, we can only get Asia feed. I think it's up to the NGC Asia office to source the program from which NGC they see fit.

Agreed. Always take Wiki with grain of salt.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 25 2010, 10:24 AM

That changes the game. But it comes back to this: if Astro don't bother to bring in AXN Beyond, will they bother to bring in AXN HD? Unless AXN HD allows them to deliver the 10 HD channels claimed in their Press Release by end of year (meaning, they need it so that they can have genap 10 HD channels by year end), chances are we will not see it.

I have the demo on my PS3 :3

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 25 2010, 03:03 PM

I'll take it for the IPTV alone, but they don't cover Klang yet

I know about Hypp TV. It doesn't have the BBC channels like TM-IPTV.

That I agree. Too bad their management prefer to listen to their marketing people instead of the public.

I saw two problems with MiTV. First one is poor coverage. Only major cities and expansion is very slow. They could have just piggyback on existing streamyx connection for instant coverage, but back in 2005 even the best streamyx speed is s#@te and pure IPTV like DETV's is not feasible. And instead of using other conventional methods (ie encrypted DVB-T stream, DVB-T with PayTV scrambling extension already exist back then), they go use some weird proprietary IPTV-over-UHF system. But the second one is the main reason of failure: they want you to buy the decoder for a whopping RM650 in addition to the RM50/mth sub. They made the mistake of thinking they can act like Astro when Astro first launched. If they had rented out the decoder for a low deposit fee like DETV is doing (one time deposit of RM100 refundable when decoder is returned upon subscription termination), they would have had a better chance of survival.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 25 2010, 03:42 PM

Awesome. Looks like another one of our prayers are answered. Guess I'll be keeping my Byond after all...

Someone should start Thread 4.0

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 26 2010, 10:02 AM

If April Fools joke, we complain to MCMC...

That makes 6. #7 will most likely be the second in house channel (ASSP HD is the first. It will be the third if you count in ESPN HD tho).

Three times better.

SD channels, however...

The former failed to expand. The latter think they can sell their decoders at unbelievable price just because they're new (read: bad planning and wrong assumptions).

And btw, TM-IPTV and DETV are not the only competitors. We also have FineTV which is also unbelievable - few in-house channels only sumore want RM200++? What? (yes, I've never heard of them either until I saw it in Wiki)

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 26 2010, 07:22 PM

Wondering tho, if that's the case, why are we the only one having ESPN HD in Asia? Starhub and Indovision would have also snapped it up in a heartbeat.

Hope so too. Right now I'm already convinced to keep my byond... if it's a trap, I will go back to cancelling mode...

From what I've read in the discussions so far, this appears to be the case. Which to me is both frustrating and stupid. What's wrong with just giving in and just letting them show what they want to show and charge their price? We are the paying customers. You relay their price to us, we pay. End of story. Is that so hard?

Also, if they show something people don't like, just tell the complaining person to not watch the show again. Why let one person spoil the fun for all the subscribers?

But now, TM almost has the entire BBC lineup, and I'm sure BBCE will move there and complete the line up in the future. I would have signed up for both, but TM is not available in my area, and their HyppTV service lacks the channels.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 12:55 PM

This stinks...

Go back into cancel Astro mode. If you don't give use what we want, what for we keep our subscription?

Even India can have Discovery HD. Even Indonesia has Discovery HD. Even Vietnam and Cambodia. What happen to Malaysia?

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 10:53 PM

If they want to play this kind of game, I'll just stop paying my bills again.

They might as well stop advertising Byond. The service is so feeble, even India, Indonesia and even Vietnam and Cambodia has bested them in terms of content. I was going to keep the service because at least one of the four channels in my wishlist has been granted. Turns out that it was a mistake. Turns out that I made the mistake of believing that they will change...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 10:58 PM