i don't have time to watch tv, so don't think it is worth to get astro. The normal free channel good enough for me but the reception from normal antenna are not good in my area

so my question is, is it possible to get those free to air channel via astro decoder + dish but not getting any astro package?

i guess probably not but who knows if someone has the solution

No, you can't do that.

If you do not subscribe to any packages at all, your account is inactive and thus your smart card is not usable, meaning you can't watch even free channels unfortunately.

Maybe you can try to buy a antenna booster?

for terrestrial TV, get the biggest UHF+VHF antenna you could find, add booster for even better reception, but will cost you a few hundred bucks

or alternatively goes for astro family package which will cost you about RM40/month for 32 channels including all local TV stations' channels

This post has been edited by neb: Nov 8 2010, 03:28 PM

Last time there was a condition that astro cannot bar us from watching RTM 1& 2 though we had terminated astro which should be the way,but now since they rule the nation no such thing already once u cut u get nothing.

you could listen to free astro radio though

As I know, only Truevision at Thailand allowed you to watch all of Thai Free TV free .... The package was called as Truelife Freeview...
Just one time payment to buy their DSTV equipment and you will be given Free to air smartcard by them.... free for life if i'm not mistaken...
Astro should do that also..., but in Bolehland, you know la.....

If you are in East Malaysia, you are in luck because free to air satellite receiver are everywhere receiving transmission from everywhere.

problem with satallite channel is, the channel sucks......no dedicated sports or movie channel, the are same like tv3 or tv1 or ntv7 format but from different country lah.