yeah. of course astro would want people to give them constant $$ by signing up astro normal package.

There is such saying that one needs to keep the NJOI setup box on often else the service will be suspended. Got such thug?

This post has been edited by westlife: Dec 22 2019, 07:48 PM

sharing my experience to convert my astro PVR setup box to NJOI which i think it will be very useful for anyone who wants to convert as well. it is hard to find real life personal experience sharing anymore especially the recent one.

I had been on astro tv packages for more than 3 to 4 years at least as of now. so no contract anymore. a lot of the same tvb dramas had been repeated for multiple times. time to ditch astro tv package to save rm113++ monthly (my current subscription fee).

S Family+Dy 23/11/19 - 22/12/19 86.87
S Jade Pack 23/11/19 - 22/12/19 53.00
S Discount for Jade Pack 23/11/19 - 22/12/19 -37.10
S Personal Video Recorder S 23/11/19 - 22/12/19 10.60
Total New Charges (Jumlah Caj Baru) 113.37
(my this package is actually cheaper than adding each of them ala carte together, price incl. SST)

I called in to astro general line 03 - 9543 3838 (Daily 8am - 12am) to terminate my astro tv package on 17 dec 2019. Expectly, the astro CSO asked me why i wanted to cancel, i just told her that i did not want to pay so much monthly. Suprisingly, she did not offer me any kind of promo package etc. Upon checking my account, i got rm0 balance and no more contract. She said my TV packages would be terminated on 22 Dec 2019. She said I did not need to return my equipment including the setup box everything since no more contract. (obviously no need to create any 'hope' at all in order to terminate). I think by default, they just simply do not request for equipment return. I think this may link to one has a good account with them during the stay? I never paid my bill late for the past many years. Not to mention, mine is PVR version of the setup box.

On yesterday 22 Dec 2019 around 00:10am++, my astro setup box can no longer access to any programme.

Today 23 Dec 2019, I called up the same general line to request to convert to NJOI using my existing equipment. Without any much conversation needed, the CSO said it can be done and it costs rm50. Obviously based on the experience for some, it costs rm15.90 to convert to NJOI. However, I double checked with CSO, she said it indeed cost rm15.90 only previously to convert, however the promo price had ended in August or September. Now the price to convert is rm50. Although I did not manage to get the good price of rm15.90 for the conversion, but i dun mind to pay rm50 which is a one time cost to convert to NJOI since I can watch AEC channel and subscribe XingHe channel if i want. Therefore, i proceed with the conversion. The CSO said the conversion will take 3 to 5 working days. Therefore, next week i should be able to enjoy the NJOI already. Overall, not too bad for anyone with existing unused setup box if they terminate their astro TV packages since the box can be reused without the need to pay rm405 for a new set of equipment to enjoy NJOI. rm50 vs rm405, it is still quite worth it. This saves the trouble of getting another NJOI to be installed. Importantly, save the rm113 monthly in long run is not bad. Can use the money for other things.

I read online, there were some did not even pay rm15.90 to convert but pay rm400++ to get a new set of equipment to enjoy NJOI. Obviously many years back, this conversion cannot even be done. One still need to pay hundreds to convert even using existing equipment from astro and not getting new set of equipment for NJOI (might as well install a new NJOI set).

This post has been edited by westlife: Dec 22 2019, 07:49 PM

If u convert from njoi to Astro is free.

Rm50 no choice must pay. Cannot be waiting for the unknown free promo again.

Still better than buying new set with installation.

Yeah indeed but no choice. One time thingy just wait lo.

of course not. it is digital one. follow astro schedule to record.

yup, astro lets customers keep the equipment after contracts.

they dun take it back.

if my astro box spoiled. i would rather buy a new set. but so far the box has surfed me very well. 24x7 online.

yup. but so far so good, no technical issues encountered.

To me, can reuse the unit, it is already a bonus. initially I already plan to pay rm405 to install NJOI.

after 5 working days still not yet converted. yesterday 5pm++ called them, then they said will expedite. then finally got it converted now.

as usual. seems to have free view of channels for certain period.

that's good. last time only 2 accounts. now 4 really can be shared among people.


This post has been edited by westlife: Dec 28 2019, 10:42 AM

temporarily one. Haha. if you sign up Astro and unifi TV, also can watch all channels for one month free.

Will only pay for xinghe rm20 for 30 days. But good thing about prepaid is that I can wait till got the programme I really like to watch then I pay for it. so I do not necessarily to pay rm20 monthly for that channel until there is something interests me. Haha.

Yeah. Certainly. Haha.

This post has been edited by westlife: Dec 28 2019, 10:47 AM

Same la. If u can sign in u can watch rite. If u cannot sign in, how can you watch?

Can sign in or not decides whether u can watch not the other way round.

I can confirm that if one can sign in can watch.

Any Astro decoders can be used with any Astro smartcard no matter Astro or Njoi.

I am on Astro, I can convert to njoi using my old Astro PVR box. Same for my parent house, only got njoi box, also can convert to Astro (except no PVR function).

Just get a new box is the safest.

This post has been edited by westlife: Dec 28 2019, 09:53 PM

For Astro, it is.

Last time only 2 devices allowed, and when third account tried to login, it already prompted to remove previously login devices before third account void login.

Only you can login then u can watch. And if u login and never watch also occupy one login.

In what case, they are not equal?

If u do not have any Njoi or Astro now, indeed no point to even sign up new njoi by paying the rm405.

There are Super limited channels watchable currently. For me, there is only one free channel I will watch which is aEC only. Last time free air channels no digital, using Astro box to watch them will at least get clear picture signal analog signal sucks all time. Now all goes to digital and all TVs nowadays have DVB-T2 tuners that can watch it straightaway with much better pictures. Or at most I will subscribe to XingHe for rm20 monthly.

If u are existing Astro users like me and want to convert, the rm50 one time charge is still worth it. Or wait till good offer next time which maybe they offer super Low conversion like last time at rm15.90 or lower or even free.

i would think that ur let them watch the unifi tv should be good enough. if you have 100Mbps plan and above, you get free tv packs also.

astro on the go is actually quite ok. quite smooth. but picture quality of course is also so so only.

anyone can help to check ur AEC channel now? how come it does not have sound but simply noise?

just top up rm30 on my njoi account to subscribe the xinghe channel at rm15/month. Very good. Can auto renew even.

no need to return. like my case. can convert to njoi certainly.

Sub account not sure. U need to check with Astro.

If main account, confirm the existing box can be converted to njoi. Meaning no need to reinstall new satellite disc and setup box.

Conversion fee is rm50 nett.

Conversion can be done by just giving them a call.

It will take 5 working days or more for the conversion to be done.

Do note that njoi is a limited Astro service so it does not have all channels that normal Astro package offers.

If u are like me that u do not want to pay so much monthly for paid TV and the channel u want to watch can be found inside njoi prepaid channel list then it is really worth it.

I cut down my expenses Rm113++ to now rm15 per month only. And I did not lose out much. So the saving is great for me.

This post has been edited by westlife: Jan 30 2020, 09:20 PM

Super easy to reload. Just reload online under my Astro account page.

Can just keep money inside account and let the subscription rolls automatically via the auto renewal. Technically it can works like postpaid also. Can save the credit card for easy payment also.

And Astro system update only takes 1 Sec.

The moment I purchase the ad-on with successfully payment. The next sec the channel appears on my tv. Super instant.




This post has been edited by westlife: Jan 31 2020, 12:30 AM

yes and no.

i am using PVR with njoi account yes.

no becos njoi account will have the features of recording and VOD disabled.