Yes. Starting August 2016, HD service (RM26.50/month) will include PVR service on top of it, which is now known as HD+PVR Service, so all customers that subscribes to HD service (regardless of new or existing customers) are eligible to have PVR service for free, including Value Packs customers. With the condition of, you have to change to PVR box. Even if you don't change, you'll be still paying RM26.50/month for HD service without PVR service even if you can enjoy PVR for free. However, Family HD (RM18.02/month) customers are not eligible.

Yes. Starting August 2016, HD service (RM26.50/month) will include PVR service on top of it, which is now known as HD+PVR Service, so all customers that subscribes to HD service (regardless of new or existing customers) are eligible to have PVR service for free, including Value Packs customers. With the condition of, you have to change to PVR box. Even if you don't change, you'll be still paying RM26.50/month for HD service without PVR service even if you can enjoy PVR for free. However, Family HD (RM18.02/month) customers are not eligible.

As for the installation fee, it depends on your package subscription. Naturally, for those that paying a lot a month, you are more likely to get free installation for upgrading to PVR. For those who pay not so much like me (under RM100), I need to pay RM150 for PVR installation fee.

To use PVR functions, your STB needs to be replaced to PVR box. The latest PVR box looks like this:


If you wonder, is there any catch? Erm, basically no. But based on what I assume, one of the reason they make PVR as a free service for HD customers is because of the OD feature. You know OD? The advertisement that keep annoy you, saying "Connect your PVR to your home Wi-Fi" and you can enjoy lots of programmes, bla bla bla... Prior to this, only for those that subscribe and have PVR box can access OD feature, and the problem is, the number of customers having PVR box is way lesser than customers subscribed to HD. That's why they want more customers to use PVR box to have access to OD feature. Solution? Make PVR service free for HD customers.

OD can somehow benefit them, because OD contains paid content as well. Let say there is a programme or PPV (pay-per-view) content interests you on OD library, but you need to pay to watch it. So the customer will tend to subscribe it, which eventually you are paying more money to Astro. 

And also, by upgrading to PVR box, the advantage for Astro is that, you are committed to stay with Astro service for the next 2 years as your 24 months contract will restart/start. Terminating Astro during this period will incur penalty charges, of course.

Change to free PVR given,
Contract re start back..
Very smart game by astro to lock in customers

I am OK for restart the contract.
But I just wondering why astro cannnot free PVR for family lite package?

I am OK for restart the contract.
But I just wondering why astro cannnot free PVR for family lite package?

In simple words, Astro wants customers to pay more money to enjoy more channels and services. As simple as that.

Imagine this, if you can "add many packages and services as you wish" on Family Lite because Family Lite is cheaper than the usual Family pack, many customers will downgrade from Family Pack to Family Lite, and then add HD or PVR or whatsoever packages they wish. This, for sure eventually customers will pay lesser, Astro's money income will decrease, naturally their APRU will be affected as well.

By not allowing customers to customize whatever packages/services they wish on Family Lite, this can make sure the customers that interested to have more channels and enjoy premium services such as HD/PVR, the customers "got to pay more money first" (which customers need to subscribe at least Family pack) in order to enjoy those privileges.

What a trick eh? Don't say Astro is stupid, because Astro is indeed very smart. They will make sure we customers won't find any "lobang" to save money in order to enjoy more.

Main point is ARPU...
They sure want to at least maintain or increase it....
Any profit oriented companies would do that...
Even telcos too.

with me astro cant add more profit , what ever they offer me , i will refuse ...

Well it depends. It's not to say you got to refuse offers offered by Astro. Some is good, some is plain money-oriented offers, some is useless ones.

Here's a word of advice. Although some offers that offered by Astro sounds like a great deal, but in another way round, Astro is expecting something in return from the customers.
The best example is the HD+PVR service. So whenever Astro offer you any kind of promotions and offers, it is better that you do some research on it, such as asking us in the forum here  So that at least we know what kind of fishy stuff is going on Astro, and give you a feedback and opinions just like other forum users do. And also, don't forget to ask for T&C from them, instead of blindly accept whatever offers offered by them.

Another example, Astro give you free preview of a particular package(s) or perhaps HD channel? Obviously they want you to get hooked up by the programme/content of the channels in the package. If you like the content on that channel, it will make you feel like want to subscribe to that package, so eventually when you subscribe it, Astro earn money... See the trick here? Hahaha...

its true , love only 2 content out of 6 ... thats the way they make money 

haha same throw 165 in total but i only watch sports on weekends feels like money wasted and not fully optimize enough argh  

What are the packages you subscribed anyway?

haha same throw 165 in total but i only watch sports on weekends feels like money wasted and not fully optimize enough argh  

As the time keep going, astro DTH licence is over-due on 28 Feb 2017.
Does astro already renew the licence? Since like no news regarding DTH licence in Malaysia..

As the time keep going, astro DTH licence is over-due on 28 Feb 2017.
Does astro already renew the licence? Since like no news regarding DTH licence in Malaysia..