By right, the moment you receive the message that the movie purchase is successful, that's where 48 hours countdown begin.

Astro First never have such thing as "Rent now, watch later".
Wait till weekend only watch? Just straightaway make that transaction on the day you want to watch.

Why ya? What movie you plan to rent?

10 seconds....? You compared with SPOTV to which source?

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jun 24 2024, 08:56 PM

You can still subscribe to Disney+ Hotstar Premium 3 months add-on at RM54.90 (incl. tax), and you will be billed RM18.30 monthly.
You will be getting the Premium tier too (not the Basic tier).

You can subscribe it via My Astro https://myastro.astro.com.my/

Meanwhile on "Unifi TV Ver 2" thread, someone revealed that HBO GO is (confirm?) changing to Max on Jan 2025.
And when asked about the source, he claimed it is from "Astro staff"...

Reference: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=109974845

Mamak becomes crowded because of football season
https://www.facebook.com/Astro/posts/pfbid0...dL7dGjgroqaD18l

Astro Malaysia shares fall to five-week low after 1Q results
https://www.facebook.com/theedgemalaysia/po...N1oHFAfNf1Te9bl

Could a slew of “sell” call be tell-tale sign that Astro Malaysia’s ‘sunset biz’ is beyond reconciliation?
https://www.facebook.com/focusmalaysia.my/p...HkB1dJV61wk82Xl

So?

If you want to walk-in to terminate Astro, you can only visit to Astro Exclusive Partners branch.
In the whole Malaysia, there's only 20 branches you can do that (refer image below, circled in red).

The rest like Astro Premium Kiosk, Astro Experience Store, and Astro Authorised Retailer, ALL of them cannot do termination one. Only Astro Exclusive Partners can.

CORRECTION: Just got the confirmation that AEP branches can no longer perform account termination.
That is not true. It's a mistake from their website. You can ignore that.


CORRECTION: Astro only allows calling customer service to terminate service, no more walk in at any branches.

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jul 1 2024, 01:10 PM

Which Astro Exclusive Partners (AEP) that you went to, and what is the reason it got rejected?

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jun 28 2024, 10:20 PM

I can't confirm whether is this only happening at Molek, JB branch, or they've changed their policy on AEP nationwide (which I'm not aware of)...
Which AEP branch do u plan to walk in to do the termination?
You can call that AEP branch and ask first, or just straightaway walk in and ask, then let us know on the outcome.

The one you quoted on the spoiler, is 2023 version. You can refer to the Apr 2024 version here: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...#entry109501353

there's no equivalent package to replace the Superpack 1, am I right?
There is an equivalent package for your Super Pack 1. That would be Platinum Lite Pack.

First of all, what is it that you're looking for? And why you're thinking of switching to the new packs?

If you're happy with the current Super Pack 1, then I suggest you just stick with it.
To me, their new packs offered today aren't "brings more value to the money" also.

According to Disney+ Hotstar FAQ, now they say it supports Dolby Vision, 5.1 sound & Dolby Atmos on selected content.
https://help.hotstar.com/my/en/support/solu...-in-4K-Ultra-HD

Can elaborate what is your AV setup? Using HDMI cable only (ARC), no optical audio cable whatsoever? The HDMI Audio setting on your Shield, have you configured it as Bitstream or something?

Most importantly, does this inconsistent Atmos audio option issue happen on other streaming apps like Netflix?
Try use the Disney+ Hotstar app on both your LG TV and Nvidia Shield and compare/observe.

If other apps like Netflix has no issue but only Disney+ Hotstar app has this issue, then it's likely that it's a bug from the app, then you'll need to contact Disney+ Hotstar customer service...

NOTICE: Account termination cannot be done through walk-in at any branch.
Astro no longer allow customers to walk to their branch to do account termination, hence must only do it through contacting customer service hotline 0395433838.

I remember very clearly that they used to allow customer to do it by walking in to AEP branch, but now they don't allow it anymore.
And this really caught me off guard

ctu2 You can try call the customer service...
If somehow you're been asked to provide your contact number so that they can give you a callback (within 72 hours?), you must expect and be mentally prepared that nobody is going to call you back ya.

If you wondered why...? Well, there are hundreds of reasons why, which I know you can guess why. But if you want to give them chance to call you back, I won't stop you.

Anyone here previously who wanted to terminate Astro and used to request for callback, do share your experience here too, whether they really managed to call you back or not, and if yes, how long it takes, and so on...

Mind sharing why you're thinking of terminating Astro?

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jul 1 2024, 01:26 PM

Anyone notice that 8TV channel now on Astro are so blurry?
Last time it wasn't like this....

*image not mine, it's taken from Astro Malaysia Info Fans

Yes, 8TV channel is still in SD quality, but if you compare with other SD channels like TV3 (CH103) or CCM (CH321), the SD quality is still better than 8TV.

Hmm okay. Let's see...

Tbh I'm grateful that this time they're not that "smart" to propose the solution of arranging a technician to come over to my house to replace a new Ultra Box, just because of this blurry 8TV channel issue.

This post has been edited by joshhd: Jul 2 2024, 11:30 PM

This Awesome TV channel on Astro, I think they broke the record of making the most numbers of U-turns of all time in the history of Astro
Now they say it will cease, few days later suddenly tak jadi cease, then many weeks later, repeat same thing again.

Until they really cease the channel and no U-turns after that, then only I'll believe this.
So for now, I'll assume that I did not see this at all.

Nope, I still see that Awesome TV, is still up and running as usual.
It's another false alarm then.

Tracker of Awesome TV channel cessation "attempts"

Astro
18 Jan 2021 - Launch on Astro

04 Oct 2023 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 18 Oct 2023
16 Oct 2023 - Announced that it will NOT be suspended on 18 Oct 2023
18 Oct 2023 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
18 Mar 2024 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 31 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
02 July 2024 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 4 July 2024. No announcement made by either parties.
04 July 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen


MYTV Broadcasting
28 July 2020 - Launch on MYTV Broadcasting

19 Oct 2023 - Announced that will be suspended on 2 Nov 2023
20 Oct 2023 - Awesome TV says they should’ve been allowed to broadcast until August 2025
02 Nov 2023 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen & announced that will NOT be suspended until further notice on the same day
16 Mar 2024 - Announced that will be suspended on 19 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024 - Announced that it will NOT be suspended on 19 Mar 2024
19 Mar 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
24 May 2024 - Announced that will be suspended on 26 May 2024
26 May 2024 - For the 1st time, it was successfully suspended from broadcast on MYTV Broadcasting
29 May 2024 - Resumed broadcast from suspension at 6:05pm