I dont think they can even near uk free sat,they may give thier family pack foc and some selected like tutor tv,astro ceria, etc !UK free sat deserves respect thats what free means!

LOL... Agree with you!

if u don''t return the card, they will charge rm80 to your account. just return it to any astro branch

haha if i m TS,,,i long time throw the assthrow parts in the dust bin long time ago dy...no questions asked

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Jan 11 2012, 07:02 PM

Wanted to terminate astro and subscribe to unifi but astro wah lai toi and channel 314 having an iron grip on mom. Only those 2 channels are watched but need to pay for whole dynasty package. no such thing for unifi, you pay for individual channel.

haha yeah...how i wish we can pay 4 the 1 separate channel instead of the whole crappy packages...i want STAR WORLD HD but i dont want the rest of the other variety channels which is y it sucks especially when channel V got suddenly removed 4 no particular reason

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Jan 12 2012, 11:17 AM

LOL, Ikr, i terminated a lot of things last December

Astro
TM
Maxis

And their cheque are coming in, yesterday received RM149 from TM, waiting for astro RM89 and maxis not yet send, im pretty sure there a deposit or prorated payment that they hutang me.

the b option, how to modify?

Can modify, but it's illegal and not free, but way cheaper than having Astro.

How to modify

u mean like dream box??

that's the only way that I know, is there any other way?

Full astro w/o HD Channel..free Truevision Thaicom5, free indovision SES7..can recieve NSS-6, ST1 Taiwan..and more satelite..
buy Multimedia player like Openbox and c-line..
Latest Openbox S12 HD PVR...

are this legal?

You become very rich already, u save a lot...

Ku-band wave length is 1.67-2.5cm equal length of rain drop that is why Ku-band signal can be easily absorbed by rain fall.

C-band is weather proof, because C-band wave length is 3.75-7.5cm and it will not be absorb by rain fall.
Now a day, the newer generation of satellite have more powerful C-band signal and can be received on 90 cm dish.
Wondering will astro start using C-band and let us have 90 cm dish so that no more "service not available" during heavy rain fall.

http://www.lyngsat.com/Measat-3.html

This post has been edited by tanhks: Mar 10 2013, 07:18 AM

Agreed. Let's look at the difference:

UK Freesat:
- Bring your own decoder- can pick and choose brand, functionality etc. Buying a decoder is like buying a TV set- you walk into a electronics shop and pick it up from a display of several units.
- No need smart card
- Can even receive other countries' channels, and is actually LEGAL to do so because of EU program sharing law.

Assteruk "free" sat:
- Only assteruk decoder allowed. Assteruk will only supply very limited type of decoders. Dun like the brand? too bad.
- Still need smart card.
- Lock down to only assteruk signal.

Imo, it's not really free if you're forced to use assteruk's decoder and can only receive own country channels. To me, the definition of free is beyond "don't need monthly subscription". It means letting the consumer choose what decoder they want and what they want to watch with no restrictions.

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For me, I return the smart card but get to keep the dish and decoder. Apparently the contract states that if you have kept to the contract until past the contract end date, and then terminate, the decoder and dish is yours to keep. But the smart card must be returned no matter what. I recommend going to Assteruk building in person and giving it back by hand, and then take photo and name of person who received the card. I return the card by mail, but keep details and double check to see if card reached them, and in the end they still try to sue me for "not returning smart card". I placed one angry phone call to the lawyer who sent the letter, one angry phone call to Assteruk CS, and repeat the details given to both of them. They shut up from then on, but I already swear I'm never ever getting assteruk's service ever again.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jul 12 2012, 03:41 PM

Leave the decoder and dish because later you might decide to subscribe again.
But need to return the smart card, better go to a Astro branch near you instead of send the card by post.

http://support.astro.com.my/LocateBranches.aspx

i want to terminate astro beyond....was told must pay penalty due to 2 yrs contract. when sign-up that time promoter din say anything abt contract also.

so must return the card? what abt the decoder?

Well, to be fair, the two years contract thing is written in the form T&C. So sign the form and you agree to the two years lock in. Sadly, many people don't read the T&C or think about it deeply before signing.

Decoder and dish you can sell as besi buruk, or keep as bitter memory to remind yourself how horrible their customer support is. But yes, card, you must return.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jul 31 2012, 12:31 PM