House, we are easily deceived in Nigeria, can you imagine that the whole lots of promises by startimes television that they offer a dishless decoder is fake, most areas in Lagos are not getting good reception, the E star channel nener see the light of the day and to make the matter worse, I called their customer care and they told me to come and buy a special antenna from them for 3k. I must confess no interesting thing abt them. I feel sell my own if I get buyer

hi there. my startimes is working perfectly.

Me too

@barryjay and emokhai which area do you live mine is Alagbado but may I ask you is there any nigeria movie channel like africa magic on your own

i'm thinking of getting one pls can u let me your experience with it and ur variuos advice.

austinooo:

House, we are easily deceived in Nigeria, can you imagine that the whole lots of promises by startimes television that they offer a dishless decoder is fake,

are you required to purchase a dish for the decoder

I called their customer care and they told me to come and buy a special antenna from them for 3k. I must confess no interesting thing abt them. I feel sell my own if I get buyer

Is the antenna a dish?

most areas in Lagos are not getting good reception,

Because they are using a mast same as NTA, AIT, etc, the farther away you are from the mast the poorer reception so you may need an external antenna. If you are close to a local tv station, the internal antenna that comes with your telly is okay for reception, but if farther away you are then an antenna is required.

startimes television

Startimes Television is using DTT technology, which is the latest being adopted worldwide even the local stations are expected to switch over to the new standard by end of 2012.

for those that are using it and working perfectly,kindly tell us your location.

It is ok, if you cant get good reception then get an outside antenna it'll work! its cool if u ask me!

For 1k per month its ok. I live at shogunle and I use my existing external antenna. The signal is clear. Its bot the best you get but for the price thats probably ok. If you are feeling like a big boy DSTV is there for 95k per month. High quality for high value.

It works weeeelllllllllllllllll for me. Its just a surprise some of u aren't getting better reception. I have about 41 channels. Some of them are:
1. Al Jazeera 11. MTV base
2. Setanta Africa 12. BET
3. Channels Television (Local) 13. France24
4. Discovery World
5. NTA Entertainment
6. NTA News24
7. NTA Sports
8. BBC
7. MGM
8. e
9. Vox Africa (Sandwiches programs and african movies )
10.E-Star (Sand wiches local mocvies+Soaps+Comedies+entertainments+naijajams+interviews with players in the local entertainment industry)

well, all your views are correct but just dont know why you people refused to tell me your location. If my man can rely on his external antenna, I wonder what Alagbado people will use. Be objective pls

I really don't know why you people keep replying outside the box.Autinooo has simply asked you people a simple question yet you reply in a different way.

All he needs from you people is
1) Do you receive a good reception with your Startimes decoder?
2)Where exactly is your location?
3)For those of you that have it,do you have stations like Afican Magic/Supersport?etc

@Stevo,you need not be harsh.Atleast,he already has one but he is only trying to find possible way out to get better reception.

If there is anyone who lives around Alagbado,Sango Otta,Abule-Egba,Ogba and probably Ifo that uses the so-called decoder should tell the how what the reception looks like.

I believe with that,you would have answered and solve the problem therein.

I rest my case!

Okay, okay, Afrogem, I'll take it one by one.

1) Do you receive a good reception with your Startimes decoder?
Answer: Yes

2)Where exactly is your location?
Answer: Ikoyi. My friend in Surulere also gets good reception.

3)For those of you that have it,do you have stations like Afican Magic/Supersport?etc
Answer: No; they have stations like E-Star (Sand wiches local mocvies+Soaps+Comedies+entertainments+naijajams+interviews with players in the local entertainment industry) and VoxAfrica shows African movies occasionally. For the sports, there is Setanta Africa and one other Sports station i cant remember for now.

Conclusively, it is advisable one confirms reception strenght from pple using it around his vicinity befrore embarking on its puchase.

some other channels I can remember for now are:
1. JCTV
2.C
3.TBN
4.MITV(Local)
6.Galaxy (Local)
7. CCTV News
8. Animaux (Animal Documentary)
9.Trace Tropical
10.Real Star
11.Nicheledeon
12.Kids TV
e.t.c

I live in Shomolu/Yaba and its CRYSTAL CLEAR !!

As someone earlier said, you can use your external Antenna. It will work better. If you dont understand how to connect it, simply ask someone who does and you'll be better off.

I live in Alakuko, that is after Alagbado and it works well though I have to use an normal external antenna with it.

Thanks for your contributions, I can now receive a clear signal from my startimes. I was made to buy a good external antenna(3k) before I started getting signals. (I was angry about my post because I was made to understand before I bought it even from this forum that it works without dish but only with indoor antenna) Also, their much promised entertainment channel has come on air Friday. I was made to understand that they transmit from Yaba and that effort are being made to boost the signal. If you want it, consider your location and the cost of the antenna in addition to the decoder, anyway, I can now get what I bargained for

@Austinooo, Congrat and keep enjoying your best Tv programmes.@All,thanks for your contributions.


Good luck!

From the Begining

austinooo:

House, we are easily deceived in Nigeria, can you imagine that the whole lots of promises by startimes television that they offer a dishless decoder is fake, most areas in Lagos are not getting good reception, the E star channel nener see the light of the day and to make the matter worse, I called their customer care and they told me to come and buy a special antenna from them for 3k. I must confess no interesting thing abt them. I feel sell my own if I get buyer

And NOW

austinooo:

Thanks for your contributions, I can now receive a clear signal from my startimes. I was made to buy a good external antenna(3k) before I started getting signals. (I was angry about my post because I was made to understand before I bought it even from this forum that it works without dish but only with indoor antenna) Also, their much promised entertainment channel has come on air Friday. I was made to understand that they transmit from Yaba and that effort are being made to boost the signal. If you want it, consider your location and the cost of the antenna in addition to the decoder, anyway, I can now get what I bargained for

@All
Hurray, Hurray Star Tv has one satified customer in Austinooo. Kudos to Nairaland who provided the platform for the interaction.

so how much is this decoder? and can one receive its signal somewhere in kwara state

I simply advise, you make use of your xternal area, am pretty sure it will work. Just connect the cord at the back of your tv, to the RF at the back of your decoder, thats all. make sure you get the right direction for a better signal!

Flodel:

so how much is this decoder? and can one receive its signal somewhere in kwara state

@Flodel,
The Star Tv decoder is sold for 9k. It uses normal Tv antenna (not dish) to receive stations(now 42) like BBC, Aljazeerah, MGM Movies, BET, Etv Mtv, NTAe, NTAk etc. It has not come to kwara state yet.

hi, pls i can only get 18 channels on this startimes and that was even after i used an external antenna, do they have just 18 channels?

if not, how can i get the rest?

try to rotate your antenna and ensure you get a good signal, then perform an automatic search all the stations will come out. i experienced it too

Im Currently Getting 33 Channels With The Internal Antenna. But I Cant Get Some Channels Like Hotel Channel, Child Smile, Trace Tropical, Vox Africa, Zoom TV, JCTV. These Channels Is Listed As Currently Available Channels.
Can Some Give Hints On How To Get These Channels. I Live Around Oworonshoki

I live in OGBA, will i have a good reception there, Where can i buy it, or do i have to go to NTA's station, any distributor close to my domain, thanks

Please can anybody tell me the startime contact phone number ? i want to buy my own.

Am impressed with the quality of info being produced on this platform. I had to read thru all to understand what the startimes stuff is all about. I hope to get one too and fix on one of my TVs and compare with DSTV. Cheers.

@ raphaelk, you can reach Startimes on 07042703887.

Thanks a million bobotune, i`m so greatful

any star times distributor in benin?

startimes, starcrap!