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Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Phyde: 1:21pm On May 28, 2024
GentleBosss:
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Is the night bundle unlimited?
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Bbr2(m): 2:18pm On May 29, 2024
Bbr2:
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Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 7:04am On May 31, 2024
Dollywood:
Cable TV is better. With streaming you’d experience inconsistent viewing experience caused by internet connection which will ultimately lead to buffering and most times low quality streaming where the video quality drops from 760p to 240p. Even with your data you won’t enjoy your favorite TV shows and matches all the time because of that. And might end up spending more on data.
Go look Bush!

Iptv is the new normal.
Inconsistency ki u
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 7:45am On May 31, 2024
Bullfallo:
not 4k oh. Like 5 hours.
5 hours for just TV in one day?

Is it where you earn your living?

And which program did you watch for straight 5 hours uninterrupted by power supply or you bought fuel for TV
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m):
OvertheTop:
I agree with you on your point for SINGLEs. BUT
to be Realistic. if its a Family, Kids watch TV more than you can think. from 3 pm after school till 9 pm at night
that is alot of Streaming Time

Verdict: too Expensive compared to fixed Amount for a month of cable tv
So children returns from schools to watch or focus on TV?

May that is your own experience but mine is different.


They return, eat and sleep, wake up to do assignments, then play amongst themselves in their mum shop until it is evening when they return to the house to resume eating whatever is in in sight and before long sleep returns to their eyes


As a matter of fact, my family sleeps as from 9pm

Saturdays, they follow their mum to her shop with loads of schools works and they remind ther unless I'm at home

Sundays, church, and social events if there is any after service, food, TV and then sleep and more plays before retiring to another rounds of sleep


The total time my TV is in use in a month cannot be up to 20 hours

I don't sit in front of TV for 2 hours straight unless it is war movies like, 13 hours, secret soldiers of benghazi, outpost and the like


I have gone to aliexpress.com and picked an Android 13 iptv box for less than 40k


Iptv remains the cheapest... Same data I use in my phones will be deployed


3k for 20g Airtel
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Dollywood(m): 7:57pm On May 31, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
Go look Bush!

Iptv is the new normal.
Inconsistency ki u
Why are you spitting on me? Look at my face, you’ve been whipping your saliva on my face you dingbat
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by ZEPHYREN(m): 7:58pm On Jun 01, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
So children returns from schools to watch or focus on TV?

May that is your own experience but mine is differentme the exact IPTV box you bought

They return, eat and sleep, wake up to do assignments, then play amongst themselves in their mum shop until it is evening when they return to the house to resume eating whatever is in in sight and before long sleep returns to their eyes


Hi there friend! Could you help me with the exact IPTV box you bought please?

As a matter of fact, my family sleeps as from 9pm

Saturdays, they follow their mum to her shop with loads of schools works and they remind ther unless I'm at home

Sundays, church, and social events if there is any after service, food, TV and then sleep and more plays before retiring to another rounds of sleep


The total time my TV is in use in a month cannot be up to 20 hours

I don't sit in front of TV for 2 hours straight unless it is war movies like, 13 hours, secret soldiers of benghazi, outpost and the like


I have gone to aliexpress.com and picked an Android 13 iptv box for less than 40k


Iptv remains the cheapest... Same data I use in my phones will be deployed


3k for 20g Airtel
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by ZEPHYREN(m): 7:59pm On Jun 01, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
So children returns from schools to watch or focus on TV?

May that is your own experience but mine is different.


They return, eat and sleep, wake up to do assignments, then play amongst themselves in their mum shop until it is evening when they return to the house to resume eating whatever is in in sight and before long sleep returns to their eyes


As a matter of fact, my family sleeps as from 9pm

Saturdays, they follow their mum to her shop with loads of schools works and they remind ther unless I'm at home

Sundays, church, and social events if there is any after service, food, TV and then sleep and more plays before retiring to another rounds of sleep


The total time my TV is in use in a month cannot be up to 20 hours

I don't sit in front of TV for 2 hours straight unless it is war movies like, 13 hours, secret soldiers of benghazi, outpost and the like


I have gone to aliexpress.com and picked an Android 13 iptv box for less than 40k


Iptv remains the cheapest... Same data I use in my phones will be deployed


3k for 20g Airtel
Hi there friend! Could you help me with the exact IPTV box you bought please?
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by jmaine: 12:03am On Jun 04, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
5 hours for just TV in one day?

Is it where you earn your living?

And which program did you watch for straight 5 hours uninterrupted by power supply or you bought fuel for TV
You are obviously not a family man. Don't use your reality to judge others.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 4:44pm On Jun 04, 2024
jmaine:
You are obviously not a family man. Don't use your reality to judge others.
If I am not a family man may God punish me for lying but if I am a man, formally married with three young kids to my Name may God punish you

Amen
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 4:49pm On Jun 04, 2024
ZEPHYREN:
Hi there friend! Could you help me with the exact IPTV box you bought please?
This is the one in my cart. Once I make payment it will be delivered in three weeks.


I hope to make payment by weekend

Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by jmaine: 7:01pm On Jun 04, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
If I am not a family man may God punish me for lying but if I am a man, formally married with three young kids to my Name may God punish you

Amen
You are too lousy to be a family man. conduct yourself properly...

And by the way, your prayers is a pure waste of post. Do better...
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 11:27am On Jun 05, 2024
jmaine:
You are too lousy to be a family man. conduct yourself properly...

And by the way, your prayers is a pure waste of post. Do better...
Simply because I won't buy the lie that children watch tvs from 3 to 9pm?

Or that steaming that even South Africans that own Dstv is now moving to is more expensive for somebody with life outside TV?


Or that I should belive that somebody with brain wakes up by 5, dutifully, to put on TV and it remains on till 12 midnight... For every single day because he owns a large family all of whom lives in the same house and surround a single television without school or work for anyone amongst them?


The tv that was for my kids, I sent to my mums house.. They should be trained to be in tv and not about TVs


Why on earth shoukd an intelligent person pride himself on raising children that spend their lives in front of TV watching other kids makes money?

Only because that person is foolish

TV is for entertainment
It is not and should not be your hobby let alone something that takes more than 2/3 of 24 hours of your life everyday....( 5 to 12 midnight)



Steaming is the new normal. It is gathering momentum, presently whether your job is tied to the survival of dstv is inconsequential.. Look for alternative now while you still can
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by jmaine: 1:19pm On Jun 05, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
Simply because I won't buy the lie that children watch tvs from 3 to 9pm?

Or that steaming that even South Africans that own Dstv is now moving to is more expensive for somebody with life outside TV?


Or that I should belive that somebody with brain wakes up by 5, dutifully, to put on TV and it remains on till 12 midnight... For every single day because he owns a large family all of whom lives in the same house and surround a single television without school or work for anyone amongst them?


The tv that was for my kids, I sent to my mums house.. They should be trained to be in tv and not about TVs


Why on earth shoukd an intelligent person pride himself on raising children that spend their lives in front of TV watching other kids makes money?

Only because that person is foolish

TV is for entertainment
It is not and should not be your hobby let alone something that takes more than 2/3 of 24 hours of your life everyday....( 5 to 12 midnight)



Steaming is the new normal. It is gathering momentum, presently whether your job is tied to the survival of dstv is inconsequential.. Look for alternative now while you still can
Like I said don't use your reality to gauge others, I and wife work full time. During weekdays, My TV is on at least 9 hours a day, during weekends or holidays, my TV is on for at least 16 - 19 hours a day. All family taking turns to enjoy their programs, and during weekends, My kids have a huge chunk of the time.

On this thread, you have been barking and hounding everyone who dare insinuates that streaming may not augur well for them due to TV hours, especially those with families.

Some of us have uninterrupted power supply, so watching TV does not come with a timetable, especially with adults.

Allow folks weigh their Pros and Cons and decide what works for them. The best you can do is respectfully allay their worries and fears than haranguing them and their opinions.

Your family and your ways is NOT LAW. Stay humble. How much you dey make self wey person no go hear word. Na wao.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Phyde: 8:12am On Jun 06, 2024
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Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by eepeepook: 1:34am On Jun 08, 2024
Rich4god:
For more than 2 years I have been consistently subscribing to DSTV, from last year march till last month, I was on price lock on 9k for compact. No doubt I was actually enjoying dstv especially premier league football.

So my subscription expired last week and I checked the new price for compact, it was 15k+. Geskiya I said I can't be subscribing again. The money is too much. Thanks almost 180k per year.

So yesterday, I was at home, was now playing around with my TV apps, what I saw really amazed me.

There are plenty apps that shows children movies, another ones shows action films, though old, but they are interesting. There is an afroland TV that shows Nigerian movies. This afroland shows live France 24 news. There is Plex TV that shows live channels and still have movies too.

Then I discovered that Al Jazeera, channels TV and some other news channels shows live on YouTube. Worst of it all is that, on YouTube there are some personal channels that have full videos on movies both foreign and locals, with very recent cartoons.

Then I said let me test the cast option. Lo and behold, when man city match started, I used a stream app to watch football on my phone then I now casted it to TV. O boy, everything clear.

I watched Man city, Tottenham and Chelsea matches.

When I was leaving the house after Chelsea match, I checked my data, despite connecting it to my TV since morning, I didn't blow up to 4g.

So if I used that my 9k I was using to subscribe to DSTV compact and buy Airtel 22g for 5k, I will be on unlimited streaming till month end.

Watch at you own space.

In addition, some of these documentaries that is been shown on nat geographic gold and wild, discovery channel, investigation ID, there episodes are there on YouTube. All you need is to search for it.

My brothers and sisters....

Bye bye to DSTV and other paid TV.


In addition, there is a radio app on the smart TV that brings to you plenty radio channels both home and abroad. What I haven't confirmed is if it's live or pre recorded.
Ogbeni, month don end. What is your conclusion?
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 6:57am On Jun 08, 2024
jmaine:
Like I said don't use your reality to gauge others, I and wife work full time. During weekdays, My TV is on at least 9 hours a day, during weekends or holidays, my TV is on for at least 16 - 19 hours a day. All family taking turns to enjoy their programs, and during weekends, My kids have a huge chunk of the time.

On this thread, you have been barking and hounding everyone who dare insinuates that streaming may not augur well for them due to TV hours, especially those with families.

Some of us have uninterrupted power supply, so watching TV does not come with a timetable, especially with adults.

Allow folks weigh their Pros and Cons and decide what works for them. The best you can do is respectfully allay their worries and fears than haranguing them and their opinions.

Your family and your ways is NOT LAW. Stay humble. How much you dey make self wey person no go hear word. Na wao.
Oga, it is not how much you dey make but the lies you people tried to sell as fact


One of you, as ignorant as he is, told a lie that the size of tb has a role to play in data consumption, all this funny story just to acre people from the new normal that in five years will be the standards TV experience


I ask that fellow how TV sermoned the size of already produced movies made in diiferent formats, no reply because that mine of argument is a silly as it can be.


You and your family can spend 8th hours or even half of your 24 hours in front of tb or queue to take turns to watch programs... That is your reality... Since you make lots and loads of money..
Hey more TVs for them so they don't have to take turns waiting in queues for that is a waste of irrecoverable resources called time....


I don't know how shutting down lies and half truth equates barking.


TV size is inconsequential. Production companies produce programs in different video formats... From SD to HD and so on... Nothing changes it... Techno, Samsung or ios.. The sizes are fixed



Since you have light 24 hours everyday, hallelujah! Nigeria is getting there...


Dstv called my firmed just yesterday.. Subscription.. Blllaaaaaa


He asked the lady if they can do it on credit so he can lay later.. Lady says no... So why are you calling me?.... When I dey subscribe na you dey remind me or I no dey see your decoder for my house say e no dey work?

My family is not at home and I shoukd be paying you people free money.. Let them use their phone to watch anything you need to watch and ended the call


For months my TV has never been on.... All news I get on my phone... This android box is what is returning me to my TV
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Rich4god(op): 9:16am On Jun 08, 2024
eepeepook:
Ogbeni, month don end. What is your conclusion?
Since the day I created this thread till date, I have used 55gb worth of data. This also includes my wife data usage for watching netflix. It will be good to also add that I contacted someone here who set up IPTV for me, so am also watching some very interesting channels on my smartTV.

So my conclusion... If you have smart TV and your family is the type that dont always stay at home, its far cheaper to use data to stream than to pay for cable TV. But if you are always at home and watches TV 247, then cable TV will be better.

Total cost from opening of this thread till date... Airtel 40gb for 5k *2 = 10k.... Though I still have abt 30gb left. Mind you that my wife mostly watch netflix, so even if I paid for cable TV, at least 10gb would have been used by her to watch netflix. Before the increase by DSTV, I was on price lock of 9k on compact. Now compact is 15700. So technically am saving roughly 7k/month.

Now the choice is yours to make.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 12:33pm On Jun 09, 2024
Rich4god:
Since the day I created this thread till date, I have used 55gb worth of data. This also includes my wife data usage for watching netflix. It will be good to also add that I contacted someone here who set up IPTV for me, so am also watching some very interesting channels on my smartTV.

So my conclusion... If you have smart TV and your family is the type that dont always stay at home, its far cheaper to use data to stream than to pay for cable TV. But if you are always at home and watches TV 247, then cable TV will be better.

Total cost from opening of this thread till date... Airtel 40gb for 5k *2 = 10k.... Though I still have abt 30gb left. Mind you that my wife mostly watch netflix, so even if I paid for cable TV, at least 10gb would have been used by her to watch netflix. Before the increase by DSTV, I was on price lock of 9k on compact. Now compact is 15700. So technically am saving roughly 7k/month.

Now the choice is yours to make.
Airtel area gives me 20g for 3k... Meaning I won't event doesnd up to what you spend because I'm not a TV person.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 2:10pm On Jun 10, 2024
eepeepook:
They don’t want to listen.
Who?
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by jmaine: 1:54pm On Jun 17, 2024
Rich4god:
So my conclusion... If you have smart TV and your family is the type that dont always stay at home, its far cheaper to use data to stream than to pay for cable TV. But if you are always at home and watches TV 247, then cable TV will be better
End of discussion, you nailed it. Netflix is considerably cheaper than streaming IPTV content. Damn! those are real data guzzlers. I know this because I tried it myself and the repercussion is telling. The relatively safe android TV boxes lack 480P streaming capacity, the lowest streams at 720P, and 720P gulps about 1 GB of data per hour. Imagine streaming IPTV content for 10 hours per day, that's 10 GB+ per day.

Unlimited Internet is king for long streaming hours. Have that and you are good to go.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 10:26pm On Jun 17, 2024
olyrayy:
I hope you know those websites are illegal sha?
How?


So,

cnn.com is illegal or bbc.com is illegal


Almost All the tv stations have website, where you can follow them real-time so what is illegal in obliging them what they even boast of?

Channels TV boast of 1 billion views, online
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 10:36pm On Jun 17, 2024
Benpete:
For those who want to Stream iptv in their android phone or TV download iptv xtream player from play store then email m
Knowledgebankplc@gmail.com is my email..... I have downloaded iptv xtream player


Thank You
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 10:41pm On Jun 17, 2024
AgentNnamdi:
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Bro, can you please email me these links


Thank You


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Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by olyrayy(m): 8:24am On Jun 18, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
How?


So,

cnn.com is illegal or bbc.com is illegal


Almost All the tv stations have website, where you can follow them real-time so what is illegal in obliging them what they even boast of?

Channels TV boast of 1 billion views, online
Are you streaming football on CNN and BBC?
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Mightyify(m): 10:07am On Jun 18, 2024
Nodogragra4me:
Bro, can you please email me these links


Thank You


Knowledgebankplc@gmail.com


We have premium IPTV services in the country
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Nodogragra4me(m): 12:29pm On Jun 18, 2024
olyrayy:
Are you streaming football on CNN and BBC?
There are more apps on Play Store for live football than for all other streaming services.


And playstore is in America, the home of law and order..... Example is Phoenix browser that even packs the sites in shortcuts for you


There is live foot



Iptv canmot be illegal because it does exactly what phones are doing minus making calls


Iptv is android os driven platform.. Not some chinko hacks
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by Phyde: 2:50pm On Jun 18, 2024
Sometimes I get scared viewing SuperSports and other channels live matches on Kodi. If it is illegal, why can't they ban those apps on playstore?
Can someone educate me more huh
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by tunnex190: 11:14pm On Jun 23, 2024
I have been using the smart TV for a while now. And I stream almost everyday when I am at home with my family. I am currently using ssiptv player and media station x player. These are free to use apps on smart TV. But I go through a lot of stress to search every time I need to watch something. Can someone recommend the best m3u players I can use to stream these playlists? I know about Hot IPTV and SmartOne players but the trial period didn't offer some of the best features I want.
Re: I Have A Smart Tv, Never Knew I Was Wasting Money On Dstv by meum: 1:44am On Jun 24, 2024
tunnex190:
I have been using the smart TV for a while now. And I stream almost everyday when I am at home with my family. I am currently using ssiptv player and media station x player. These are free to use apps on smart TV. But I go through a lot of stress to search every time I need to watch something. Can someone recommend the best m3u players I can use to stream these playlists? I know about Hot IPTV and SmartOne players but the trial period didn't offer some of the best features I want.
If you don’t have issues with data, Get IPTV live app input the links, search for any channel, watch to confirm they are playing then add them to your favorites. Whenever you want to watch a particular channel you can go to your favorites & select any channel you want & enjoy.
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