So many hype about TV3 HD till no one notice that FOX Sports 2 HD(ch829) & FOX Sports 3 HD(ch830) has start on Astro...

Question is permanent or temporary only?

Based on Astro Official Website, it said that FOX Sports 2 HD is Astro Go Exclusive channel and FOX Sports 3 HD is not mentioned. (Updated on Oct 27 2017, 12:09 PM)

Source: http://whatson.astro.com.my/channels
http://whatson.astro.com.my/channels/fox-sports-2-hd

Dammit i miss a lot of racing in F2 F3 HD😠😠👊👊

Confirmed Channel 830 is in HD
But seems like "fake" HD only I mean not so sharp like others HD channels...

After more than 3 year.
Just proud to astro bcz upgrade/add to HD feed(at no additional cost).
Btw, why astro not put this channel on Measat 3b satellite. Still depends on lame satellite.
Note: astro put FOX Sports 2 & 3 HD on 12xxxMHz

Other cartoon still just get 16:9 feed only.
Hope they can add Aniplus HD, K+ HD, Comedy Central HD & DW by year end.

Sayonara Animax HD, CN HD, Disney HD etc.
This channel won't get upgrade to HD feed soon.

This post has been edited by Anime in HD: Oct 27 2017, 08:58 PM

Slow slow astro style..
So others channels that u list.. Few more years.. Maybe near when Ansa broadcast operations..

haha would be nice if FXSP 1-3 arranged nicely so that I wont mixed up with ASSP 1-4 when I want 2 view the TV guide

I have said this for a while.. Astro sports channels number arrangement is so messed up. Skysports in the UK have twice re-arranged their sports channels slots to cater to their new additional channels yet during which time astro have done nowt.. Imagine it isn't such a difficult thing to do yet they keep adding to the mess instead of cleaning it up

Hahaha.. Think I told u ur source rite? I'm enjoying my 2nd year now

Probably be waiting for Eurosport HD version to be added, then. Also, it would be nice if they bring Eurosports News (HD) too, since Fox Sports News was axed months back.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Oct 28 2017, 05:18 PM

Eh... I want to know also
PM me...

Haha good

The following probably what happened at MCMC and ASTRO discussion. (cerita berikut hanya rekaan semata-mata kecuali berita dari thestar )

ASTRO : Dei boss, takde orang nak beli package tv satellite aku sekarang.
MCMC : Apasal pula
ASTRO : Channel satellite dari negara lain lebih bagus dari channel aku yang offer pada si bodoh yang beli. Diorang punya siaran satellite percuma tu, HD and 4K lagi.
MCMC : Tak jadi ni, macam mana kita orang nak cuci otak rakyat kita nanti? Nanti boss kita marah. Pasal tak dapat charge rakyat mahal dan rompak gst dari mereka.
ASTRO : Betul betul. nanti keuntungan aku kurang dan aku terpaksa bayar cukai syarikat yang sikit.
MCMC : Lagi tak jadi, dah dah...aku akan uruskan.......

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017...tellite-dishes/
MCMC issues warning over illegal satellite dishes
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communi­cations and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has warned the public not to use or possess illegal satellite dishes.

It said the use of illegal satellite dishes has a direct financial impact on the country’s broadcasting industry as the broadcast content is received directly from another source.

“Any usage of uncertified equipment such as illegal satellite dish and non-standard products has implications such as safety to consumers and disruption to the quality of telecommunication services.

“Consumers can also easily be exposed to inappropriate content such as pornography and retrograde ideologies that can be detrimental to the moral fabric of society.

“MCMC will continue working with law enforcement agencies to monitor the situation,” it said in a statement.

On Oct 4, two fishermen in Taiping, Perak, were fined RM4,000 in default two months’ jail for owning and using illegal satellite television equipment at home.

“Although the issue is not widespread, it is still a violation of the law,” it said.

MCMC urges members of the public who have any information regarding illegal ownership or use of illegal satellite dishes to alert it so that action can be taken.

Offenders will be prosecuted under the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000 and under Section 239 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

Ownership and use of illegal satellite dishes is an offence under Section 239 of the Communications and Multimedia Act, which carries a maximum RM100,000 fine, up to two years’ jail, or both upon conviction.

Under the Customs Act, offenders face a fine not less than 10 times the value of the seized items and not more than 20 times the value of the seized items or can be jailed up to three years, if convicted.

Astro is Feeling the heat of competition...

Less people subscribing & more are canceling

Thus using MCMC as tool..

Also I think there's also political & ideology issues too... Foreign uncensored content can "bring negative" impacts to Malaysia landscape

They have to scare the public once in a while... If not "have to" scare the public, then it's a "must" to scare the public once in a while.
They cannot go quiet about that for a long time, cuz the public may think it is totally okay to install/possess other satellite dishes as time goes by.

Let's go deep about law.

Indeed, MCMC and Astro is very smart in this. Using "unregulated equipment" law to scare the public, indeed is a smart move. Cuz MCMC or SIRIM does not approve/regulate any other consumer-level satellite receiving equipment, except the ones you get from Astro.

In other words, it is legal to use Astro dish, but let say if you adjust Astro dish to aim at other satellites instead of Measat 3/3a/3b (the satellites that Astro uses), it is still somewhat consider as "legal" as there's no law says that they will catch you because your satellite dish is not facing west or look different, as if you're not pointing to Astro's satellite. Cuz after you successfully adjust it, the outlook of the dish will look different than your neighbour's Astro dishes, especially the elevation (up/down) and azimuth (left/right) of the dish.

Or how about if you use big parabolic C band dishes? That one lagi no need to say. Most parabolic dishes (that you might accidentally spot anywhere around Malaysia) including the LNBs are mostly made in China and some might be poorly manufactured ones and might get rusty if not taken good care of. Some dishes don't even have a brand on it!

Okay, now, how to watch those channels from the satellite you've aimed at? Astro set-top-boxes can only watch channels from Astro service. So how?
You use an universal satellite receiver, perform auto/manual scan, then you can watch the channels already. The thing is, MCMC or SIRIM don't (if not "don't", then it's "never") approve/regulated the use of any consumer-level universal satellite receivers, parabolic dishes and C band LNBs to the public. And this is where the "unregulated equipment" law comes in to make it illegal.

If not regulated, then why not MCMC or SIRIM make it regulated? If they regulate it and approve the use of it, it is the same thing as allowing Malaysians to use parabolic dishes, consumer cancels Astro and watch channels from other satellites to save money, Astro and government (those cronies) will lose money, local broadcasting industry will lose money, basically everything about money. So yeah, our government purposely don't want to approve and regulate the use of those equipment so that to make it illegal to install and possess other satellite dishes.

So, because of that "unregulated equipment" law, basically you can't argue much on that. It is true that generally, unregulated equipment may be dangerous and might (not necessary "will") disrupt other nearby telecommunications services. So in other words, you better be tech savvy to know what kind of equipment you use, especially on what frequencies it uses to operate basically, and use unregulated equipment at your own risk.

What could be the common unregulated equipment that we have/use everyday? The best example is power bank. Even if your power bank has a brand, how much you trust that your power bank is safe to use and it is original? If it is a knock-offs, then it is considered as an unregulated equipment. Why did you read news saying that power bank tends to explode, causing injuries to the user? Cuz most of the time, that happens because the user uses knock-offs, non-original/genuine power banks, so this kind of hazard can happen. If the product is regulated (by SIRIM and MCMC for example), this kind of explosion won't occur unless the user use it in an improper way, or isolated cases such as manufacturing issues.

But commonly, unregulated (in Malaysia context) universal satellite receivers that available out there usually don't cause any problems or hazards to users. You need to know, universal satellite receivers also sell in other countries such as US and European countries, and they have no such issues using it also. So don't need to worry much about the hazard part. MCMC is just emphasising and using the unregulated equipment law to declare that using parabolic dishes to watch channels from other satellites are illegal. Astro is already rich, but they just want to richer somemore. No need to be surprised about it.


Note: "Unregulated equipment" law refers to the "Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000 and under Section 239 of the Communications and Multimedia Act."

This post has been edited by joshhd: Oct 29 2017, 01:52 PM

Astro & MCMC people is already read your post.
No matter how easy we explain that we just get conn by them.

People can just port to NJOI/MYTV.
More have brainer will use Unifi & watch all stream TV using Android Box. I just want to say that just don't hope too much from them. And me already expect that CN HD, Discovery HD & MTV HD won't come so soon in Astro.

Feel like want to cancel all this remaining bored with crappy picture & save RM12 per month by canceling Kids pack. Now kids choice is youtube daily. With more data from telco. Astro is more to crap only. Just bcz they have BM dub that doesn't mean you give the best.

This post has been edited by Anime in HD: Oct 29 2017, 04:36 PM

So detailed info
Well said..
Basically we needs to be smart to "move" around with the law...
Lucky one is those in Sarawak... The law have no effects at all...

Conclusion is astro is being protected... All becaut of gomen interest in it...

Notice that astro delay FOX Sports 3 for 2 minute & HyppTV is not delay at all.

Sports also wanna censor meh?

inb4 beIN Sports also like that(already know someone mention LaLiga is not LIVE).
Whatever, me already buang sports pack bcz expensive. Yet astro promo best korean experience with Super Pack..

This post has been edited by Anime in HD: Oct 29 2017, 06:11 PM

More revenues Astro get, more corporate taxes gomen get. The losers = customers.

So true..
Don't forget GST collection too if astro do well..
More people subscribe to high priced package, more higher GST $$$