ooops,no way they closed new sign ups

How to join the beta program 😆😅

https://www.astro.com.my/beta-program/home closed dy

Ahh too bad...
I thought at least can try new stuff...

The beta program caused my wifi network and router go weird and hanged!

Mine's the opposite, STB randomly disconnect and reconnect wifi despite stabil wifi.

And sometimes freeze.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Jun 4 2019, 05:43 PM

Same.
My solution.
Connect directly via Ethernet.
And those random freezes, cannot do anything.
So far report any bugs you found on their beta website.

The beta STB has its DNS server hardcoded to use Google DNS. And because I blocked 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 on the router level so that Netflix USA works properly, I encountered the random disconnect/reconnect error messages. Took me a couple of days before I found the problem, and after tweaking the firewall, the error messages disappeared.

The beta 1.1 is really slow though.

Those who are on beta and encountered errors & bugs, do provide feedback to them frequently https://www.astro.com.my/beta-program/feedback

Yes I face the same issue too.

Hi guy, did you experience signal frequently not stable around 35 - 40%? Occassionally experience 1 sec 0% signal, and then back 40% signal.

Is it stb issued or dish LNB issued? Or totally old dish problem? Got try before do slightly alignment of the dish but only manage 45% max.

By the way, the weather is good conditions.

Remember to check the condition of the cable as well, especially the F connector. Make sure it is properly tighten too.

People spend more time on mobile devices than TV, firm says
TECH NEWS
Sunday, 9 Jun 2019

10:00 AM MYT

It's finally happened: Americans now spend more time on their phones and tablets than they do watching TV.

In the United States, adults will spend an average of three hours and 43 minutes each day on their smartphones, feature phones and tablets this year, eight more minutes than they'll spend watching TV, according to a forecast by research firm eMarketer.

The change has been years in the making, as smartphones have become more ubiquitous and the ways people use their devices has shifted. Phones now let you do more than steal quick glances at social media, and streaming shows and movies on the smaller, portable screens has become commonplace.

"There is far more content today than there was even a couple of years ago," said Monica Peart, a senior forecasting director at eMarketer, referring to the growth of streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu. "All of this is driving the need or desire to be on the smartphone."

The gap between the amount of time spent on mobile devices and TV has narrowed dramatically over time. Last year, American adults spent nine minutes more watching TV than looking at their phones and tablets, eMarketer said. But TV watching used to be more dominant – just five years ago, adults spent two hours more watching TV than using mobile devices, the firm said.

The forecast follows other reports, including one by Nielsen, that indicate audiences are spending less time with traditional television. In the third quarter of 2018, Nielsen said American adults on average spent four hours and 14 minutes each day on live or time shifted TV, 11 minutes less than a year earlier. Time spent on apps and the web on smartphones and tablets in the third quarter was three hours and 14 minutes, 17 minutes more than a year earlier, Nielsen said.

The difference in time was even more pronounced for younger Americans, with people 18 to 34 spending one hour and 51 minutes on live and time-shifted TV and three hours and 25 minutes on the web or apps on smartphone and tablets in the third quarter of last year, Nielsen said.

Over time, eMarketer expects the trend to continue. In 2021, eMarketer estimates adults will spend three hours and 54 minutes on their mobile devices, compared to three hours and 22 minutes watching TV.

The eMarketer estimates did not factor in voice calls on mobile devices, but did consider most other mobile uses. On smartphones and tablets, adults spend about 30% of their time on audio-related apps that allow them to listen to radio and podcasts, eMarketer said. Social network apps take up about 24% of user's mobile time and video apps took up 19% in 2019, the firm said.

For its TV-watching data, eMarketer's report focused on time spent on TVs that were not internet connected. Time spent on other connected devices, which include Roku and Google Chromecast, were broken out into a separate category in eMarketer's forecast, representing an average of just 53 minutes of an American adult's day in 2019.

That amount of time is expected to grow to one hour and four minutes a day in 2021, the firm said.

Among the most striking statistics in the eMarketer report is the rise of digital video streaming, which is up eight minutes from last year. As more viewers cut the cord, digital video is replacing traditional TV watching time, eMarketer said. For example, this year, digital video will take up one hour and 37 minutes and will grow to one hour and 49 minutes in 2021, the research firm said.

Unlike traditional television, streaming services play into consumers' desires to pick what they want to watch on their screens from a library at any given time and to download content to view on the go.

Companies including Netflix, Amazon and Apple have invested heavily in adding shows and films for their streaming platforms, causing a boom for industries including animation. Last year, Netflix was expected to spend as much as US$13bil (RM54bil) on original or licensed content.

Consumers "are becoming more and more choosy about what they are going to watch at what time," Peart said. "It's much more of a case of choosing when and how you would like to view (shows and movies) as opposed to needing to sit there as the programmers have designed it."

Traditional television networks and studios have launched or are in the process of launching their own streaming services in a bid to capture those consumers. Disney will unveil its streaming service, Disney+, later this year starting at US$6.99 (RM29) a month. – dpa


Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2...PJl2FCrm6bIV.99

source

Yes, I got check..
Before I connect the cable to the living room.

I got spare cable connect to stb nearby outdoor dish to test the signal before use that cable connect to the living room..
Still same only achieve 40%.. Is it consider LNB issued?

By the way, my one is grey dish..

This post has been edited by JuneResources: Jun 10 2019, 09:47 AM

must be the dish alignment is off already... You need the signal meter to align the dish properly..

Yes, I got try adjust my dish alignment, but still same only achieve less than 50% signal.
Watch tv very headache, like 1 sec black screen..

maybe LNB just call any installer and change it its RM50

Just realized Ria on Go is changed recently.

so popular... astro should start selling astro go on its own!

https://www.facebook.com/Astro/videos/35945...359450028045458

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jun 14 2019, 06:01 PM