I didn't mention astro is a joint venture in my previous post

I said UK's freesat is a joint venture that astro and our government could emulate to provide non-luxurious free satellite TV to the rakyat
search the net, freesat is created in UK, read and understand about it more

did I blame government in my previous post?

barking up the wrong tree? where did it come from?

please don't put your words in other people's mouth, read carefully other people's post

we have already paid the government, now is their turn to provide us with free lunch, they should provide us alternative free satellite TV since they have already tax us for watching luxurious astro

This post has been edited by neb: Feb 15 2011, 11:26 AM

Your term frog in the well, is very rude and silly, u got all facts wrong and barking for nothing ! Can I say those who support RM20 HD fees are the frogs in the well ? I wonder then who are those who oppose Valentine Day !!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Feb 15 2011, 11:32 AM

You say UK Freestat is a joint venture. So Freestat can provide free TV.

You say Astro is not a joint venture. So Astro no need to provide free TV

Since you say our government should emulate UK but they did not, then go bark at the government.

To complaining about Astro not providing free TV is barking up the wrong tree.

Still gone get it?

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Added on February 15, 2011, 11:39 amI say:
Astro is not a necessity unlike car.
Astro is a luxury item.
Can not afford luxury item but expect luxury to be free is day dreaming.


The big picture.
Astro got how many channel? 30?
Free to Air got how many channel? 300? 400? 500?
Do not have "frog in well" mentality and fight over RM20 for 9 HD channels.
Open your eyes and fight for 300 free FTA channel.




This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Feb 15 2011, 11:39 AM

Re present "hot" topic here, cld everyone just take 1 step back & look at the "whole picture"? At facts & reality in Life & the World?

Pls dun argue 4sake of arguing. Pls dun "play with words"...

I feel sure everyone wants the best 4their $$$. True?

Using the word "should" ( I see everyone using it AND not "must") is appropriate in all arguments put forward here. The Govt should...Astro should...etc.

Unfortunately, we kenot "DEMAND". We can wish for; we can hope for ... Maybe one day in the future? If we stand united & work towards the country's progress, wealth & maturity...??

Thank you... PEACE.

i found that byond decoder only have 3 buttons..my college using this byond decoder but college authority not provide us remote my question is how to change the channel and select OK using the decoder??

You can on/off(standby), ch+ & ch- using button at the decoder. No need OK button.
Purchase your own remote will be a better solution

now it is in byond menu(i guess) and how to exit the menu

You need remote Press 'back' or big blue button.
Check this thread how to purchase the remote http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1460421

If may ask. Why is HBO HD still broadcasting those old movie instead of the likes of Percy Jackson The lightning Thieves, Clash of Titan etc.

When I checked the official HBO website, their schedule are full of very decent movies unlike ours. Aren't we paying for it too?

Umm...pls check HBOAsia.com rather than HBO.com

I'm a bit of a noob bout those FTA channels..but can anyone just enlighten me of the countries that have those FTA channels that we dont? I mean I wanna know which government allows it legally without any restrictions? I mean South East Asia countries and not those in Europe or the US?

This post has been edited by dxjb: Feb 15 2011, 06:15 PM

My friend been to Indonesia say they are all over the places. Heck, even those with house the size of tiny toilet have one. So television program wise, we are poorer than the Indo maid you employed.

Welcome...... super

I understand what ur saying coz I've been to Indonesia too..but may I ask 'those houses with the size of tiny toilet', did they get the FTA channels legally or illegally? Seriously I just want to know, coz if they get it illegally, then I see no difference between our government and theirs..thats why I want to know which SEA government actually gives their citizens the legal rights to have those FTA channels without any restrictions..

FTA channels are legal, but our law does not permit us use a large dish to recieve those. In asia I know Singapore and Malaysia does not allow such big dishes.Basically for personal gains .

This post has been edited by smileguy: Feb 15 2011, 06:50 PM

it seems that The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Combodia have no restriction to own satellite equipments

sabah sarawak just like the rest of malaysia states, people are forbidden unrestrictive ownership of satellite equipments, but people there do it anyway knowing no one is enforcing the law

this is a list of satellites hovering on the equator belt, if their beam footprint cover your area, then you could receive these satellite TV channels with cheap satellite equipment
http://www.lyngsat.com/asia.html

if you need to know more about satellite TV, I am sure a lot of local kids are happy to provide more info to you

This post has been edited by neb: Feb 15 2011, 07:16 PM

Hi all,

Concerning Astro Byond PVR ... If the program I want to record daily or weekly does not have a "Series Link " , is there a way to manually schedule it ? For example , WWE Raw have no series link. In Astro Max we can add manual schedule recording. Can we do this in Byond PVR ? Thanks.

I understand the part that FTA Channels are legal..maybe my term was wrong..instead of saying what country legalise FTA channels, I rephrase it by saying, which country in SEA has no law regarding FTA channels and satellite dishes..?

So basically, law in Malaysia and Singapore forbids their people from owning satellite dishes and viewing FTA channels right? So in The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Combodia, it's up to their people's initiative to install those satellite dishes if the want to watch the FTA channels right?

So what I'm seeing is that it's our law that is the problem maker in us not getting FTA channels through our own satellite dishes..the law is governed by the 1MALAYSIA government who protects astro so that they could include service tax and other charges for their own personal income..Astro are in with this deal as long as they remain a strong satellite TV provider in Malaysia even though 8 other licenses have been given out..now i'm seeing the picture..and personally if the government says they ban FTA channels because the cannot censor or control the content of those channels, i think that is bulls***..

Another thing that got me thinking..I think this 6% service tax that the gov impose on Astro subscribers is just a gimmick to stir up the rakyat who in turn blame astro..seriously just read some of the comments of the people on Astro FB and some have no idea that the service tax is from the government....anyways, the gov will either suddenly abolish that ruling once the next general election is announced so that they can 'gain some votes' from those who think astro discriminated them..they will feel the gov came to their help hence a vote is gained..

or the service tax is another way of them raking in some money to use for the general election..that money we pay will be given back to us as sagu hati from the government..either way, I think and i hope that the 6% service tax will go before or after the GE..

Just my opinion..

This post has been edited by dxjb: Feb 15 2011, 09:33 PM

Malaysia only allowed satellite dish for astro while in Singapore, no dish allowed at all. Normally FTA channel can be receive via terrestrial VHF/UHF in respective country. Using satellite dish added the ability to receive regional FTA channel, eg. Bali TV (only cover Bali area using terrestrial) & FTA channels for other country as well. For example, in Malaysia we can point our dish to Palapa D satellite to receive many Indonesian FTA channels, because we are in the footprint of Palapa D.


8 other licenses is for pay tv operator. Astro is still the sole pay tv satellite operator in Malaysia.
Personally I think the biggest hiccup for other pay tv operator is content. Astro hold many exclusive right for most demanded channels. This 'exclusive right' is not right.