dear all,

since astro is hvg a promo for 2nd decoder, was wondering, is it possible for subscibers to subscribe for 2nd decoder at RM 50, then use it at different location, i.e. 1st decoder at landed, 2nd decoder at condo?

anyone tried?

thanks

legally, of course not... and furthermore... all astro installers are now astro's own people... even less hope...

unless you can find some technicians willing to do so...

Lets them fix at 1 location 1st. Then move it urself.

i am also thinking if i can move the second decoder to my new condo..
my condo is using centralized astro signal.. there is already a cable link to each unit.. (no extra installation needed)
can i just watch astro using the second decoder?
the second decoder comes with new smart card?

Both decoder come with independent smartcard. Your 2nd decoder won't be able to support HD channel unless it's supported by the centralized dish.

usually they only install 2nd decoder and use existing dish ...

This post has been edited by thx: Jan 15 2013, 09:15 PM

got offer 3rd decoder?

if i'm not mistaken .. u can add 3rd and more with rm50 each ...
but need to reconfirm ..

i am using 3rd decoder and yes its rm50, i m not sure for 4th? anyone.

as long as you got the extra dish then by all means

Just wonder their will detect or not if install in difference location and distance more than 50km

they cannot detect

Ic ic , then good just need pay extra instalment dish fee, hehe

yes... u must pay to buy extra dish n install it at another house

If the 2nd (extra) dish come with a different type of LNB.
You might need to access the decoder's installation page.
Last time i tried to do the setting for a different type of LNB,
....need to change the base frequency parameter in the decoder but unable to change it.
was able to do this with the older decoder, but with the new decoder - it look like there is no way to chage the base frequency setting.

What is a LNB (see picture below):


This post has been edited by tanhks: Jan 20 2013, 09:01 AM

so i have to consult the condo management if the centralized dish supports HD?

Yes.. as not all condo centralized dish support HD services..

thanks bro. i tot problem due to coax cable i bought. watching live sports on SD really sad la...

can i know if they provide satellite dish for applications (2nd, 3rd, 4th...)

2nd/3rd decoder can straight use on condo? (IF condo using centralized dish)

so basically, if i sign up for an astro account at home in penang, then after that move the setup myself to a condo in kl where there's a centralised dish is possible?

can i use 2nd decoder at diffren location with old dish(60cm)...?

can, why cannot

.. but the agreement is use THAT smartcard with THAT supplied decoder only, dont swap card / swap decoder because they have logs and can track if ure smartcard or decoder information is not tally via satellite

ok tq...

but beyond dish 65cm(black) but the old dish 60cm(white) can support HD channel???

im not expert in that matter, u can ask the installer .. they're giving free whole set wat y ignoring?

I hooked up old 60cm dish to my byond, HD channels are doing just fine

o....ok..ok..
tq..

Guys, astro iptv for residential still using the dish or not??

I know its possible to have 2nd decoder at different location no matter the distance using the dish.. My q's can we have at diff location if using iptv as well??

i just subscribe for 2nd decoder n want to use it at different location..i hope the installer willing to give another dish n install it at my current location..

u must buy the extra dish...around rm200 i think

a few sellers in lyn are selling brand new 65cm dish for RM80, use the forum search

This post has been edited by neb: Aug 18 2013, 06:19 PM

For pvr???

And the package also follow the main line right? What about if main line change package or cancel a/c?

All follow main line... If cancel then bye bye

hi all,

just want a confirmation, if i subscribe for 2nd decoder, i will get 1 decoder, 1 smartcard and 1 beyond piring hitam rite? or i just get a decoder with smart card only?

my 1st decoder at kedah and if i want to take the 2nd decoder to kl, can i use the same account for 2nd decoder?

can astro trace it? it is illegal or legal? is they any contact person that doing astro installation other than astro own people?

thank you and sorry for my bad english...

This post has been edited by oxychucky: Sep 20 2013, 06:12 PM

If you register for multiroom it comes with one dish and a decoder with smart card.
if you are using pvr they will take your dish that comes with multiroom and exchange your dual lnb with quad lnb
But if you want to install in other place you nego with installer and ask him to activate it and give you the dish.
if you want to install at somewhere 5km within your house I think he will most probably do it
Technically it works but it is illegal.
if the person doesn't do it you can call the kedai elektrik to install for you at a cost.
they can trace old decoders but I'm not so sure about byond decoders.

have u installed your second decoder?
the installer willing to install it at another location for you?

if yes, can pm me his contact? i willing to pay extra 100 for him.
thanks.

p/s : my another location is just 2km.

This post has been edited by Ryan Soo: Sep 22 2013, 03:03 AM

for those who install 2nd decoder at another location(without astro knowing), did Astro randomly send their ppl to do spot check?

Is there any minimum contract period for second decorder....any successful cases diff location

Ya. Want to know also.... 2nd decoder in another location.... Can?

Any installer contact in kl area?

u have the num? alrd install? can pm me the num?

pm here tooo

Hi guys, my case is a bit messy. My house is having 2 dishs & 2 decoders. 1 account is opened by my parent & the other account is owned by me. We are paying separate packages now - ya very expensive! If I subscribe to this 2nd decoder, can the channel be controlled separately? Long time when such promo is offered, the 2nd decoder can't control the channel viewing - not sure if I got this wrong.
Btw, if I get this promo RM50 decoder, I plan to cancel my parent's account. This will save more than RM30 monthly. After cancellation, will Astro get back the old decoder/dish?

can pm me as well? i want 2nd decoder in diff location. thx

i also need.. pm the number to me please. TQ

Nope, but have to keep it quite from astro knowledge.

According from my bro-in-law, none. Currently he already have install 3rd decoder. 1 at his house KL, 1 my parent kampong & 1 for his parent kampong.

But have 1 hassle if the 2nd or 3rd account have problem (i.e decoder, dish, card issue), the report must came out from main account. And if want to swap decoder, dish or whatsoever must be done at main account location.

Therfore it is possible to have 2nd decoder at different location. How about the dish? Own purchase or from ass tro?

Try look at garage sales....

If im not wrong, Multiroom have 24 Month COntract period. Im also have multi room with use at different district.

Pls PM me too if got installer can install the dish and decoder at a diff location. Thank you .

can PM me as well, i just need to install new satellite dish only. thank!

any successful case in 2014? i wanna install 2nd decoder to my sister house which is 3km away from my house. PM for more detail. i just afraid after catch by Astro... they will penalty me some fees..

hi... i also looking for that.... anyone know can do that pls pM thanks

yeah.need help also with the installation of second decoder at diff location.ive called astro recently and they've confirmed that there are no multiroom services provided for diff address.therefore, in my understanding,it is illegal rite?so how to install the second one?need third-party installer is it?

So what is the conclusion? does it works? I also wish to know...

max 3 decoders in an account. second decoder is just by activation code.
I have old 60cm dish if anyone's interested.

This post has been edited by numbbell: Jun 7 2014, 03:02 AM

so i tried this method, all very gung ho

i install multiroom in my kampung, they come and change my existing one with pvr and install another in my room. i wasnt there when they install. they also change the dish.

the 2nd set they install in my room,connect to another dish, which belongs to my sister, unused, and thus it is old byond set not pvr.

i changed the pvr to my room to test it with byond dish and it works perfectly so i say hey lets take this back to my apartment in another state

i have a beyond set in my apartment, what im gonna do is plug in this pvr set to my dish and if it works im gonna terminate my astro in my apartment and use the one with multiroom i registered in kampung, but sadly it is not working

there are two port for cables, in my room at kampung i plug in the cable at the top port and it works perfectly, but here in my apartment, this happen. i can't turn it on anybody got a way to solve this?

you must use dual LNB and connect it (both) to your decoder



I subscribed 2nd decoder 1 i put in at sarawak and 1 at malacca. it works for me.

This post has been edited by fBi_teCh: Jun 11 2014, 10:00 AM

Can pm me the Astro installer as well?
Thanks.

You just swap the cable. Try and error. I've tried this before. Need to swap the coxial cable top with bottom vice versa. If you just use single cable then you'll not be able to record any channel.

For my case
a) Second decoder worked in another state
b) My decoder is using lan cable (subscribed under IPTV/Time), so I need to change the setting so that it will get signal from coaxial cable. The steps are something like, turn off the power, turn it own while holding on power button or volume up or down button, then u will see a page asking you to get signal from LAN cable or disc (please verify with your astro installer)
c) just buy a coaxial cable splitter so that you will have two cables for your decoder. Or you can modify the cable yourself. However, you might not able to record one HD channel and tune to another channel.

So I'm planning to do this multiroom as well

House A in Penang has pvr. Planning to multiroom to this account but questions
1- so they will change the dish in house A?
2- assuming I have the black dish in kl house can I just plug and play the decoder after they install? What's the deal with the dual lnb?

Anyone has any points to this?

They will change to 4 LNB.. since u are using PVR, I assume now u r using 2 LNB. Once they install at House A, u can just bring it to KL plug and play. I did mine.. main account in KL, bring back two decoder to penang.. working fine

I just checked my kl house doesn't have the black dish. I'd have to change to black one before I can use Eh?

I think the normal one should be working fine. but maybe u can change for better transmission
can check at the garage sales.. many people offer service to install the dish

i have 2 houses... sometimes stay here or there ....


currently astro beyond in location A. How do i access astro at location B when i stay there? i can take the card over but how to get the dish and decoder installed at location B?

Did you manage to use the decoder with a 2 plug LNB?

my gf's parents has astro subscription.

i plan to terminate her subscription and apply 2nd decoder because my subscription is full package(more channels).

my question is when i get the 2nd decoder, can i just goto her house and plug and play the decoder since we already have the dish and cable installed?

I just installed my new dish with the second decorder and it works!!

Hi sifus, anybody successfully setup 2 PVR using the multiroom? Do they allow? Plan to get the first PVR by upgrading to multiroom (topup RM100). Then upgrade package to super pack plus and get the second PVR free.

Once everything install. Planning to get the outdoor unit with 2LNB myself and transfer the 2nd PVR unit to another location.

legally cannot .. but u can do it ..
if your another location already have the dish (can ask the contractor to install if dont have)..
basically u just need to plug in your decoder and walaa ... that it ..

Anyone know any technician Whos willing to do this? Can pm me pls? Very technical liao Hehe...

what about the current new decoder without smartcard ? can we use the 2nd decoder (those without smartcard) at a different location ?

anyone have technician contact for install 2nd decoder to different location?

You can't watch Astro if your decoder doesnt have any smartcard... Not even mention installing to other location.

Anyone can pm the technician to install second decoder at different location.

i need the tech guy number PM pls

Hi,

Assuming I can move the 2nd decoder + smartcard from primary house (main account has HD channels) to my apartment, if the centralized dish does not support HD, I can still view SD channels in the apartment, can't I?

Hi Guyz,

Just a few question:

if want to get second decoder, they will change existing decoder to multiroom decoder? Cant use existing decoder?
So primary dish would be multiroom while secondary would be normal PVR unit where it can be used anywhere?
Then Why must we change to multiroom decoder?

Pm tech guy

Pm me the tech guy as well...

Pm the tech guy please.

I just got my 2nd decoder from kampong, now bring it to apartment. Tried the quad LNB on my neighbor's dish (black one coz my decoder is hd) but it is not working when i go to setting it says the signal is 0...no signal. But my neighbor's is ok. Don't know what's wrong. Thanks to reply.

This post has been edited by hellinme2711: Aug 24 2015, 08:08 PM

i added 2nd decoder to my house account. and brought it over to work place, paired with a 4 y/o dish. it worked well. only problem is HD channel doesn't auto adjust screen ratio according to tv screen size.

lookin to get a 3rd decoder. where can i get a used dish for cheap price or free?

changing to the new pvr wifi enabled require to change astro dish?

i undertstood that PVR need another coaxial?

PVR needs two cables due so that it can record in the background while you watch another channel. You can technically use only one cable, but if you want to record anything you need to be watching that channel

I have an extra dish (new/unused) for sale. PM me if you are still interested?

Press "home" button on your Astro remote control, Settings>Your Settings>Display>TV Settings
Make sure the option for "Conversion for 4:3 video" OR "Conversion for 16:9 video" is setted to "Fit to screen" as shown in the picture.
HD channels will appear fit entirely to your TV screen without black bars at top and bottom (known as letterbox).

Hope it helps.


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Pls pm the tech guy to me

Need some opinion here

i have a current iptv setup on maxis - if i apply for this multi room, what will the second decoder run on? wifi or dish? can i opt for the dish? i still have a dish here, the black one

so the plan is, i would like to move this current iptv setup to my new home, then get them to come over and setup a second multi room decoder, and was wondering if this needs to run on the wifi or can use the centralized satelite connection as i would then move this back to my old house for my mom to use

anyone think this is possible?

Only one receive point with a lot decoder

.

This post has been edited by NoFrill: Jul 14 2022, 12:22 AM

Please pm tech guy number.

Any tech guy available for jb?

Anybody can confirm if the 2nd Decoder promo comes in the below package?

1. 1 X Decoder
2. 1 X Remote Control
3. 1 X Byond Satellite Dish

Wow, this would be challenging to do so. I'm not sure whether it is possible to do so.
Since now you are using Astro IPTV, and you want to add multiroom subscription, definitely they will connect to your modem, not the dish. Unless if you add the 3rd decoder, then only it will use the satellite dish instead of connecting to the modem. For Astro IPTV, it only support max 2 decoders (1 primary decoder, 1 multiroom decoder) in one home.

If you want to relocate house permanently, you shall inform Astro about this, especially for Astro IPTV.

When you install multiroom, Astro installer will use back the same existing satellite dish as what you have right now at your house. Yes, thwy will provide second decoder and remote control.

If you thinking of taking the second decoder into another house, make sure the second house has satellite dish installed. Otherwise, you can purchase Astro satellite dish.

2nd decoder, different location needed! pls pm.

are u offering to share bill or what?

Hye
Now i have basic astro in my house..plan to get second decoder from my mom house n plug it to my house using same dish n use dual LNB or should i get other set of dish?i want to on both decoder...my own n second decoder

dual LNB should be enough

if 2nd decoder comes with PVR, u need quad LNB