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

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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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.

pls PM me the installer that can install the 2nd decoder at different location

For Multiroom, no.
Of course they won't allow customers to do so, because Astro will lose a lot money if customers uses this method.

You can bring the second decoder to other location of course, but it will be in your own risk.
Basically, don't tell Astro that you're bringing the decoder to other location so that they won't be suspicious on you.

Yea...

You can, but only with the Astro decoder receives the channels via satellite, not IPTV. It is possible if your mom house's primary fibre broadband provider is under TM Unifi (not Maxis Fibre or TIME Fibre). Is your mom's area can subscribe to TM Unifi? If can, then most probably it will work if you do it correctly, which hybrid mode will be available, which you can switch between IP Mode (internet protocol) to Satellite mode easily. You can just bring the second decoder from your mom's house to your condo, and then connect the satellite cable to begin.

Or, if your area is under Maxis, which means your area can only subscribe to Maxis Fibre but cannot subscribe to Unifi, then you can give up hope already because hybrid mode will not be available.

But this can be a little tricky because you are staying in a condo, may I know:

1) is your condo allow you to use own satellite dish or using centralized dish? If using centralized dish, is your condo able to supports Astro HD channels?
2) Currently do you have Astro installed? Is it B.yond HD or PVR decoder?

This one is very easy and you can do it yourself and you don't need a technician to do it. Basically this is just Plug 'N Play, and you may need to configure some settings (which you can do it yourself too), which is you'll need to switch your Astro decoder's operation mode from IP Mode (internet protocol) to Satellite mode so that the decoder will receive the channels by using your satellite dish (or your condo's centralized dish) instead of IPTV mode. It is easy, just press the Yellow button on your remote like this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0nKlG_L2o


If the 24 months contract has over for the 2nd decoder, you may terminate it if you want to. Otherwise, they will imposed you expensive penalty fees if you terminate within contract.

Oh since you said your decoder have hybrid mode, then got chance....

You might need to change the Satellite Settings.

Home>Settings>Installation settings>(Enter PIN, default PIN is 0000)>Satellite Settings

Can your condo unit connect either 1 or 2 satellite ports?

If two ports, have you connected both cables to your Astro decoder? If yes, make sure the Input Source as "LNB" (not SatCR) then press ok, then ok again. Check if got signal for both Tuner 1 and Tuner 2. If got, press ok to finish the setup process.

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If one port only, try change Input Source to "DCSS" then press ok, then ok again. Check if u got signal for either Tuner 1 or Tuner 2, then press ok to finish setup. Then check out HD channels to see if you can watch it such as AXN HD ch721.

If Tuner 1 shows signal, but you can't watch any channels, try remove the cable from SAT 1 then connect it to SAT 2, then check again.

If still no signal, then you need to buy RG6 cable signal splitter to split your 1 satellite cable into 2 for you to connect 2 cables to your PVR decoder to SAT 1 and SAT 2 ports respectively.That splitter isn't expensive, you can get it maybe less than RM20 at hardware shops. This method is not officially accepted but this is the only way to receive it. If you use this method, your Input Source setting must be LNB, not SatCR or DCSS.

Don't give up setting up this. Since hybrid mode is available, you will able to watch it on your condo. You just need to change some settings. Depends on what kind of centralised system used in your condo because it varies with different condo, so some can just plug n play, some need to change satellite settings first.

This post has been edited by joshhd: Sep 18 2016, 04:03 AM

As what you describe, yes the small icon appears to be a satellite dish symbol at top left corner means it wants you to check your satellite connection.

You said you're able to get signal when you connect either one of the port. May I know what is the Input Source setting? Is it "LNB", "SatCR" or "DCSS"?

To make sure you set the settings right, try contact your condo management office whether can support PVR or not, and whether to use LNB or DCSS as Input Source.

In your case, IPTV function can be only work at your mum house because the Maxis router is logged in to the internet account, which your Astro decoder rely on the internet account to authenticate and receive the channels. It is assumed that one Internet account is tied into the Astro account, other Internet account cannot open that Astro account, not to mention in different location. That's why I say, if you want to bring the decoder to other location, only satellite mode is possible.

You said your Maxis router. Is it at your mum house or your condo, which also subscribe to Maxis Fibre? If you subscribe to standalone Maxis Fibre account, it doesn't means you can access to Astro IPTV services. Because "Maxis Fibre" and "Astro IPTV with Maxis Fibre" is two different things.

It shouldn't be an issue. If you experience any "issue" after you connect to WiFi for your other 2 Astro boxes located at other locations, do share with us immediately. Thanks.

True also... Those installers just accept whatever working orders from Astro.
Whether the owner want it to be installed/set-up, I don't think the installer will bother.

It doesn't really "addressing" the issue at all...

In legally, yes Multihome helps, but for me it doesn't help much by offering some promos and discounts such as 10% off that lasts for only 1 year. Primary subscription must be already subscribed to Astro for minimum 2 years, and spend minimum RM130 between primary and Multihome account, plus you must sign up auto debit to be eligible for this offer. Contract 24 months will be apply somemore.

For Multiroom, primary subscription got to spend minimum RM80 to be eligible for Multiroom, so you just pay 50% of your primary subscription will do. If primary subscription is RM100/month, just pay flat rate of RM53 per month will do. Contract is the same as usual, 12 months for HD box, 24 months for PVR box.

Illegally, Multiroom helps a lot and it gives so much savings in the long term by adding RM50 (excl. GST) from primary subscription, and it lasts forever (not 1 year). Get second STB, bring it to another location and watch Astro like you usually do. There are people doing this to save money though... Thanks to its monopoly business, Astro is simply expensive.

Also, the Multihome account will not mirror the primary account's package subscription, so package subscription for Multihome account is different than the primary one. And, it is compulsory that the Multihome account must subscribe to HD service.

So, do you still consider Multihome, helpful?

My advice? Add Multiroom subscription, then take the second STB to another place without letting Astro know. That's it.

Yes. But even if you do it, nobody cares la... Why would you be punished by the law by this?

Lol, this topic was meant to discuss about it... "Astro 2nd decoder, different location"...

Nah don't be surprised about it. There are quite an amount of people doing this too.

Some even like this, primary subscription is in KL, but Multiroom (second STB) take to Melacca... 😂
Cuz it's satellite, man... Just align and point the dish correctly to the sky then can already, all around Malaysia...

It can be done, but you need to be familiar with the devices and equipment you have.

What model Astro box you want to move to 2nd hse? Is it HD box or PVR box?

Does your new hse has satellite dish installed? Is it 1 cable or 2 cables from your dish?

If you're a handy person and you know how to install satellite dish, you can actually set it up by yourself without depending on installers.

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jul 8 2017, 07:40 PM

The 2nd Astro box works the same like normal Astro boxes, so it should work with your condo's centralise dish. For HD box, basically just plug and play, then can watch dy.

SatCR is workable even for centralise dish systems?? Since you got contacts, hope you can get more info about this from them, especially on how it works.