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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 7,081 Location: Kenya
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Excetra1 wrote:Startimes seems to be agressively marketing their products. Even my local electrician is stocking their decoders Where can I buy genuine settop box at around 3k as they are saying here? http://www.nation.co.ke/...8/-/bkkq8mz/-/index.html
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Excetra1 wrote:Startimes seems to be agressively marketing their products. Even my local electrician is stocking their decoders For lovers of documentaries,Startimes Viasat EXplorer channel is the ultimate!.If you add Nature,Animaux,NatGeo Gold and Discovery world,i think DSTV comes second.....considering the hardware and bouquet pricing,DSTV has a serious competitor.I have to swallow my word. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Njung'e wrote:Excetra1 wrote:Startimes seems to be agressively marketing their products. Even my local electrician is stocking their decoders For lovers of documentaries,Startimes Viasat EXplorer channel is the ultimate!.If you add Nature,Animaux,NatGeo Gold and Discovery world,i think DSTV comes second.....considering the hardware and bouquet pricing,DSTV has a serious competitor.I have to swallow my word. Everyone in tao is carrying their paperbags. Si they have sold!1999 plus a package is very affordable to everybody. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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essyk wrote:Njung'e wrote:Excetra1 wrote:Startimes seems to be agressively marketing their products. Even my local electrician is stocking their decoders For lovers of documentaries,Startimes Viasat EXplorer channel is the ultimate!.If you add Nature,Animaux,NatGeo Gold and Discovery world,i think DSTV comes second.....considering the hardware and bouquet pricing,DSTV has a serious competitor.I have to swallow my word. Everyone in tao is carrying their paperbags. Si they have sold!1999 plus a package is very affordable to everybody. I guess I'll stick with the exploitative DStv for a while and watch from the sidelines first lest I'm left with a useless decoder after the provider folds as has been the case.
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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2012 wrote:essyk wrote:Njung'e wrote:Excetra1 wrote:Startimes seems to be agressively marketing their products. Even my local electrician is stocking their decoders For lovers of documentaries,Startimes Viasat EXplorer channel is the ultimate!.If you add Nature,Animaux,NatGeo Gold and Discovery world,i think DSTV comes second.....considering the hardware and bouquet pricing,DSTV has a serious competitor.I have to swallow my word. Everyone in tao is carrying their paperbags. Si they have sold!1999 plus a package is very affordable to everybody. I guess I'll stick with the exploitative DStv for a while and watch from the sidelines first lest I'm left with a useless decoder after the provider folds as has been the case. ..I dont think they will fold @2012 there using a different kind of approach as compared to the GTV guys its not always about EPL soccer which is extremely expensive to get rights to air,people wouldnt mind watching other things esp documentaries etc plus the migration to digital tv will give them a large number of subscribers,countries like India have cable tv which is way cheap,as little as 100 rupees a month for selected channels ,if they get it right,work with the monthly subscriptions they can expand gradually netting in more customers and increasing the products they have on their bouquets... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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I've had DST for about 20 months now and I think they are now repeating ALL the programmes on my favourite channels; viz - DiscWorld, NatGeo Wild; NatG; FOOD; BBC Ent; Universal; Action....
I'm not into sports.
So, I guess I will move to one of these new guys... Zuku or StarTimes
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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maka wrote:..I dont think they will fold @2012 there using a different kind of approach as compared to the GTV guys
I'm not even thinking of GTV, I was thinking more of SmartTV. I'm a wait and see Kenya and not a pioneer or early adopter when it comes to electronics and vehicles. I know DStv are pointing a finger at me laughing all the way to the bank but that's temporary. Now how's StarTimes customer service and picture quality?
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Customer care.Good!!.Timely response to mails and they make follow-ups on phone.Picture quality.Not in the league of DSTV but still fairly good Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Njung'e wrote:Customer care.Good!!.Timely response to mails and they make follow-ups on phone.Picture quality.Not in the league of DSTV but still fairly good I think location matters.Mine is so clear and guess what, I don't have an external. Just what I wanted. I am shocked the local channels have become much clearer than before. I think I should grab more for guys in shags. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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essyk wrote:
I think I should grab more for guys in shags.
Before you do that,confirm with CC if there is a signal presence huko kwenu mashinani. BTW,i have been to a community where startimes did a 6 day marketing and sales blitzkrieg this past week (That's how i got hooked up.On day one,the marketing team run out of the decoders and had to raid their nearest dealers where they collected a further 24 pieces.This were snapped inside one hour).I estimate they got over 1K customers,majority of them,formerly with DSTV.....Looks tough. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/8/2007 Posts: 625 Location: Nairobi
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Njung'e wrote:essyk wrote:
I think I should grab more for guys in shags.
Before you do that,confirm with CC if there is a signal presence huko kwenu mashinani. BTW,i have been to a community where startimes did a 6 day marketing and sales blitzkrieg this past week (That's how i got hooked up.On day one,the marketing team run out of the decoders and had to raid their nearest dealers where they collected a further 24 pieces.This were snapped inside one hour).I estimate they got over 1K customers,majority of them,formerly with DSTV.....Looks tough. Still no soccer? The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/25/2012 Posts: 1,826
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Nobby wrote:Njung'e wrote:essyk wrote:
I think I should grab more for guys in shags.
Before you do that,confirm with CC if there is a signal presence huko kwenu mashinani. BTW,i have been to a community where startimes did a 6 day marketing and sales blitzkrieg this past week (That's how i got hooked up.On day one,the marketing team run out of the decoders and had to raid their nearest dealers where they collected a further 24 pieces.This were snapped inside one hour).I estimate they got over 1K customers,majority of them,formerly with DSTV.....Looks tough. Still no soccer? they show the French, Dutch, Mexican, mls, Scottish, belgian and other leagues where commentary is in some foreign language I don't understand  . plus the single weekend epl match Kiss tv and UBC air, plus repeats of the major epl games.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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I must be the only kenyan who doesn't watch soccer. I'd rather chew bitter herbs than watch soccer. Discovery,Nat Geo,Foreign News,Cartoons,such, grab my interest. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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essyk,i am with you on this.i would rather clean the toilets in muthurwa than watch soccer.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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mawinder wrote:essyk,i am with you on this.i would rather clean the toilets in muthurwa than watch soccer. phew!I finally found my twin. Was about to ask what the white card stands for in another thread but knew I would draw the wrath of soccer fans. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/25/2012 Posts: 1,826
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essyk wrote:mawinder wrote:essyk,i am with you on this.i would rather clean the toilets in muthurwa than watch soccer. phew!I finally found my twin. Was about to ask what the white card stands for in another thread but knew I would draw the wrath of soccer fans. the white card is very important in soccer, its used when one team concedes defeat
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/11/2007 Posts: 1,680 Location: nairobi
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Quote:the white card is very important in soccer, its used when one team concedes defeat 
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/12/2009 Posts: 236 Location: Nairobi
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..and now you can trade in your SmartTV decoder for the StarTimes decoder...
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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essyk wrote:I must be the only kenyan who doesn't watch soccer.
I'd rather chew bitter herbs than watch soccer.
Discovery,Nat Geo,Foreign News,Cartoons,such, grab my interest. Make that three of us! That's why I have given up on DSTV... ACtually, I haven't renewed mus sub this month so far and we aren't missing it... Happy to see that even the kids aren't missing ANY TV.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2012 Posts: 3,855 Location: Othumo
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I pay DSTV PVR through the nose for me to watch soccer and love it. cant stomatch missing epl, ucl. resistance to change! Thieves
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