Dish TV or Triple Play ?

I read a review of Tata Sky TV which prompted me to peek at Zee’s Dish TV offering. I must admit that I have been lagging behind in using or atleast testing these two services. I was kind of lost thinking that IPTV is the way to go. But lets have a closer look. Dish TV services, both by Tata and Zee are not bad at all. Their picture quality is better than our local cable provider but not the DVD quality which they claim. Sound is as good as played on an original track CD. The choice of channels is directly proportional to the depth of your pocket 🙂 On an average the service costs Rs300/month

I am beginning to doubt about how IPTV can be offered at a price of just Rs300/Month. Airtel-Broadband’s DSL in Karantaka costs Rs250 for downloading 400MB of data. If you want the same quality of Audio and Video as that of Dish TV, I atleast want a speed of 512KBPs(with all complex compression techniques), 1MBPS recommended. Current bandwidth costs for 1MBPs line are way too high. Also, you cannot force a customer to opt for high speed expensive broadband and then push him into the bouqet of IPTV. I had requested the results of Bharti-Airtel’s pilot project on IPTV in Delhi and the request just got passed from one to another without reciving any response. This makes me wonder if the results were awful to be published ?

Traditional and Dish TV is very popular amongst Indians while IPTV may not see the same demand. Dish TV with a DVR will also let you view movies on demand, play games, record a TV serial in background while your kid watches a cricket match and will definitely be cheaper than IPTV. Maybe this is the reason why Reliance is silent on its Dish or IPTV plans and in the next few months we will know if Mittal has his midas touch on Airtel’s Triple Play 😉

18 Comments

  1. hi! we have been using dish tv since last seven months uder the package MAXI . what we were told ab the subscription tha it is free for next 6 month at the cost of initialy paid package amount. and after six month we need to pay 300/m to see all the channles, otherwise your subscription will be valid for all the free chhanels. but now what we are not getting acess to lot of free chhanls. it’s like a fraud , isn’t there any rules policy is provide with package in written / hardcopy ? so that we can claim . i too agree upon the complains made by oter user !

  2. Hi
    I have been using DishTV since last one and half year and Customet care of Dish TV has left very bad taste in my mouth. Whenever you try to call there customer care number you have to dial at least 100 times then you will be connected. You horror doesn’t end here rather it’s beginning. Their customer care staff even doesn’t have basic etiquette to talk to a customer. The moment you will say anything about any technical issue they will tell you to contact to your Dealer. Talk to dealer and they will at first ask Rs 150 as visiting charge then they will listen. Does your cable wala charge if your cable is not coming. Have you every tried to make renewal through Dealer or easy bill. Money will never reach to DishTv. I will advise all of you, Please do not subscribe for Dish TV.

  3. I shifted my house on 1st January 2008 and called on customer care for re-installation. They gave me on complain no and said that problem will be fixed with in 4 to 24 hours. I called them after 48 hours then executive told me “I AM SORRY FOR INCONVENIENCE”. for next 3 days (till 5th Morning) I called around 20 times. Sometimes they say sorry, sometimes sorry+ installation will be done till evening.

    Now on 5th jan I got another complain no with same words that problem will be fixed with in 4 to 24 hours.
    after 24 days I called them again they forwarded call to super wiser he gave one local service center number and told it will be fixed and u can talk on this number also. I called on that number executive told ” Sir your place is not under our area (phone got disconnected from her side)”. Now today is 7th Jan.
    Can some one please suggest me how to resolve this problem.
    I am very irritated now with their add “Don’t be SANTUSHT” as I am doing the same since 1st Jan.

  4. Hi Guys and Galz,

    We cannot see any Adult channel in India through DTH Services till 2025….. 🙁 as no matured person is there in the govt to take the bold step…. its a fact..

  5. I have been given such a lot of trouble by this DISHTV MY SUBSCRIPTION ENDED IN JAN 2008 hereafter I subscriped it again by ITZ card of Rs.600/- on 4th of Feb.2008 and transmission given to me on 11th of Feb, today is March 12 and they have again locked me out of transmission I really don’t know what is going on in this company.
    They are so incompetent and careless they don’t have a system it seems they lock out anyone they like and the person concern who wants to enjoy after a hard day work has to run around writing them emails or talking to them and all they do(Customerscare) is take you round the bush.

    Can someone help me !!!

    ISMAIL NOOR MOHD

  6. i deals in free to air dish and distributors of su-kam invertor. i am intersted
    in reliance paid dish. please send me your me yours terms & conditions

  7. quit nice and decent blog going on as have to read all and i found that these are in very manner

  8. good one.. i want to share the comparision between IPTV vs DTH.. do check it out myway.in/comparison_sheet.html

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