The Tata Sky Thread

faustus77 · 15th October 2015, 21:39

Hi everybody.
Yes, their quality is deteriorating and they keep increasing their tariff.
How can they increase their rates for the 30 days for which you have prepaid?
If you take out a monthly railway pass and during that time the railways increase the prices they dont reduce the validity of it. This is what TS has done last month.
I wrote on their FB home page and exchanged emails to no avail.
Want to change. What is the feedback on Dish or Videocon?
1 more point. Has anybody noticed that this year the disruption due to rain was more.
Regards

mayankk · 15th October 2015, 22:19

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Originally Posted by mayankk

Problem with this.
If you drop Mega HD, you have to pay 2k extra for HD access.
I took Grand sports, and it says 34 HD channels, but if i want to SEE them, another 2k. So basically, that comes to 7500 again, which is the mega hd fees.
Geez, these guys are ridiculous!

I screamed at them in their facebook wall. Basically, with all hidden charges, the total came to the same as mega HD. This was for Grand Sports plus second TV plus HD access plus star world premiere. Just two hundred bucks under.
So they switched my package to megaHD.

Oxy · 16th October 2015, 14:57

I purchased Tata Sky back in 2012, subscribed for their mega south biannual pack for 10k. In 2014 when the renewal due date came up, they told me the biannual recharge option has been binned, and now I need to recharge annually for the mega pack @ Rs.6900 per year.

I promptly shifted this connection to my parent's home (who are happy without HD, all they need are a few regional and devotional channels), and switched to Videocon D2H. They had a add on called "HD Globe" at that time (costing some Rs.170 per month) that allowed you to view all HD channels. So I got their basic south pack plus HD Globe add on (Costed me some Rs.340 per month).

This year when the recharge due date came up in April, I saw they have binned the HD Globe, added some HD Access fee and increased the tariffs of all the packs. But to my surprise, since I was an existing customer subscribed to HD Globe, I could recharge it. And they gave me an option to recharge it for 5 years. So I went ahead and got the HD Globe and their basic south pack recharged till 2020.

So now I pay some Rs.330-335 per month, don't pay anything for HD Access, and get all the channels I, my wife and my in-laws want to watch. Their bare basic pack of course does not come with sports channels, but the HD Globe gives me Star Sports HD 1 and 2, Sony Six HD and Ten HD.

The only drawback is that since the HD Globe is discontinued, I won't get any new HD channels. Eg. AXN HD, Sony Pix HD, Colors Infinity etc.

So far I cannot ask for more, but this honeymoon period will end in April 2020.

This is what I have currently:

Base Pack: http://www.videocond2h.com/wsc/south_silver_pack.aspx

HD Globe: https://www.komparify.com/regions/in...-globe-add-on-

I would like to whole heartedly recommend Videocon to any troubled soul on Tata Sky. Just recharge for 5 years at once and protect yourself from all the price hike crap (they even give you 200 days free if you recharge for 5 years). Even reception during rains is considerably better than Tata Sky.

Blue_V · 27th October 2015, 11:15

Im thinking of shifting to videocon. At the max willing to spend Rs.400 pm, will that be be sufficient to get StarMovies, Star Sports, NatGeo, Pogo, Udaya TV all in the same pack?

faustus77 · 28th October 2015, 23:39

Hi everybody.
Seems Tata Sky is becoming worse.
My post of 15/10 mentioned that even when I had prepaid they raised their prices. 6 days before due date I received SMS to pay 810 for 30 days and 2 days later a SMS to pay 815.
Incidentally a month back I was paying 790 and a few months back it was 730.
All the hikes without any improvement in their srevice or any additional channels.
I too am thinking of switching to Videocon. Anybody here their customer? Please respond
Thanks and regards

Saanil · 29th October 2015, 11:09

A few weeks back, I recharged my TATA SKY account with close to Rs 11k for 1 year. Please note that this includes two tata sky connections I have at my house. Looking at the per month cost for each connection, it does not look expensive. Please correct me if I am calculating incorrectly.

HydroFuel · 28th November 2015, 15:54

I am having HD+ with recording facility.
From yesterday afternoon when it was switched on it started to download the software and continued for 5 hours. It would go on upto 90 percent and agains restart from 0 and upto 90. This was going on for 5 hours. Some numbers were changing on left top corner of the screen. Then I switched off the Box. After restart again same thing would happen. Once it started at at default channel 100 and when i changed channel it hanged after few minutes. Sometimes even channel 100 would get hanged. Today again the software downloading message came.
After complaining yesterday the technician visited today. The download message again came while he was there. The remote operations were not responded with.
The technician said the set top box needs to be replaced. Charges Rupees 870 or something like that. When I asked what is that USB port in front (another usb port is there at rear side having wifi dongle) near the card he said it has no use yet. When i asked whether it is for diagnostic he said no.
Has anybody experienced it. I had this set top box for last many years. Purchased when inaugural offer for Rs2000 was going on many years back.
Is there any other solution? please help.

HydroFuel · 2nd December 2015, 15:01

Bump.
Any input please.

naveenroy · 2nd December 2015, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by HydroFuel

The technician said the set top box needs to be replaced. Charges Rupees 870 or something like that. When I asked what is that USB port in front (another usb port is there at rear side having wifi dongle) near the card he said it has no use yet. When i asked whether it is for diagnostic he said no.
Has anybody experienced it. I had this set top box for last many years. Purchased when inaugural offer for Rs2000 was going on many years back.
Is there any other solution? please help.

I think I have the same box - the first HD+ box. I am not having any such issues - though I have a vague feeling that I will be getting the same error soon - so that they can force us to move to the newer boxes.

Zappo · 2nd December 2015, 16:25

All those recommending Videocon D2H, I used to do that as well. In fact I was closely tracking videocon as I planned to shiftover once my Tata Sky subscription ended. Videocon was a way cheaper and Tata Sky looked like a loot business. However something changed just before my TataSky ran out of its last subscription.

Suddenly TataSky started adding HD and near HD channels at a breakneck speed. Everyday a new HD channel would get added and it went to the extent that I knew the price will go up for sure but did not mind as long as it was reasonable increase. On the parallel Videocon suddenly changed their packages and the new prices suddenly took away all the price advantages that they had over their rivals. Suddenly their costs started adding up to more than what I was paying for TataSky for the same set of channels.

So the idea to shift was promptly burried. Today TataSky remains a pretty well stocked in terms of channels bouquet and also its prices.

naut · 2nd December 2015, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by HydroFuel

I am having HD+ with recording facility.
Has anybody experienced it. I had this set top box for last many years. Purchased when inaugural offer for Rs2000 was going on many years back.
Is there any other solution? please help.

I have Tata Sky HD DVR @ Home (bought in 2012). No such messages observed yet.

v_2rahjo · 25th December 2015, 10:35

Need some help. My Tata Sky HD+ remote needs to be replaced. Should I contact Tata Sky support or buy it from Amazon for Rs 250/-

sagarpadaki · 25th December 2015, 11:14

AFAIK Tata sky replaces remotes for free of cost. Give them a call and check

abhi3284 · 26th December 2015, 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by v_2rahjo

Need some help. My Tata Sky HD+ remote needs to be replaced. Should I contact Tata Sky support or buy it from Amazon for Rs 250/-

I just replaced by TS HD Remote by calling TS CC. They charged 200 /- for it. Rather deduct it from your Account Balance.

v_2rahjo · 27th December 2015, 01:39

I Called up Tata Sky and they informed the same. The HD+ remote is for Rs375/- and they will deduct the same from my account. They even mentioned that I can give Rs375 to the delivery guy and he will top my account with that balance so that my annual package does not get reduced by a few days

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15th October 2015, 21:39	#616
faustus77 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mumbai Posts: 467 Thanked: 189 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread Hi everybody. Yes, their quality is deteriorating and they keep increasing their tariff. How can they increase their rates for the 30 days for which you have prepaid? If you take out a monthly railway pass and during that time the railways increase the prices they dont reduce the validity of it. This is what TS has done last month. I wrote on their FB home page and exchanged emails to no avail. Want to change. What is the feedback on Dish or Videocon? 1 more point. Has anybody noticed that this year the disruption due to rain was more. Regards
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16th October 2015, 14:57	#618
Oxy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 293 Thanked: 675 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread I purchased Tata Sky back in 2012, subscribed for their mega south biannual pack for 10k. In 2014 when the renewal due date came up, they told me the biannual recharge option has been binned, and now I need to recharge annually for the mega pack @ Rs.6900 per year. I promptly shifted this connection to my parent's home (who are happy without HD, all they need are a few regional and devotional channels), and switched to Videocon D2H. They had a add on called "HD Globe" at that time (costing some Rs.170 per month) that allowed you to view all HD channels. So I got their basic south pack plus HD Globe add on (Costed me some Rs.340 per month). This year when the recharge due date came up in April, I saw they have binned the HD Globe, added some HD Access fee and increased the tariffs of all the packs. But to my surprise, since I was an existing customer subscribed to HD Globe, I could recharge it. And they gave me an option to recharge it for 5 years. So I went ahead and got the HD Globe and their basic south pack recharged till 2020. So now I pay some Rs.330-335 per month, don't pay anything for HD Access, and get all the channels I, my wife and my in-laws want to watch. Their bare basic pack of course does not come with sports channels, but the HD Globe gives me Star Sports HD 1 and 2, Sony Six HD and Ten HD. The only drawback is that since the HD Globe is discontinued, I won't get any new HD channels. Eg. AXN HD, Sony Pix HD, Colors Infinity etc. So far I cannot ask for more, but this honeymoon period will end in April 2020. This is what I have currently: Base Pack: http://www.videocond2h.com/wsc/south_silver_pack.aspx HD Globe: https://www.komparify.com/regions/in...-globe-add-on- I would like to whole heartedly recommend Videocon to any troubled soul on Tata Sky. Just recharge for 5 years at once and protect yourself from all the price hike crap (they even give you 200 days free if you recharge for 5 years). Even reception during rains is considerably better than Tata Sky.
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27th October 2015, 11:15	#619
Blue_V BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 67 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread Im thinking of shifting to videocon. At the max willing to spend Rs.400 pm, will that be be sufficient to get StarMovies, Star Sports, NatGeo, Pogo, Udaya TV all in the same pack?
	() Thanks

28th October 2015, 23:39	#620
faustus77 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mumbai Posts: 467 Thanked: 189 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread Hi everybody. Seems Tata Sky is becoming worse. My post of 15/10 mentioned that even when I had prepaid they raised their prices. 6 days before due date I received SMS to pay 810 for 30 days and 2 days later a SMS to pay 815. Incidentally a month back I was paying 790 and a few months back it was 730. All the hikes without any improvement in their srevice or any additional channels. I too am thinking of switching to Videocon. Anybody here their customer? Please respond Thanks and regards
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29th October 2015, 11:09	#621
Saanil BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 450 Thanked: 407 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread A few weeks back, I recharged my TATA SKY account with close to Rs 11k for 1 year. Please note that this includes two tata sky connections I have at my house. Looking at the per month cost for each connection, it does not look expensive. Please correct me if I am calculating incorrectly.
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28th November 2015, 15:54	#622
HydroFuel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Virar(Near Mumbai) Posts: 86 Thanked: 18 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread I am having HD+ with recording facility. From yesterday afternoon when it was switched on it started to download the software and continued for 5 hours. It would go on upto 90 percent and agains restart from 0 and upto 90. This was going on for 5 hours. Some numbers were changing on left top corner of the screen. Then I switched off the Box. After restart again same thing would happen. Once it started at at default channel 100 and when i changed channel it hanged after few minutes. Sometimes even channel 100 would get hanged. Today again the software downloading message came. After complaining yesterday the technician visited today. The download message again came while he was there. The remote operations were not responded with. The technician said the set top box needs to be replaced. Charges Rupees 870 or something like that. When I asked what is that USB port in front (another usb port is there at rear side having wifi dongle) near the card he said it has no use yet. When i asked whether it is for diagnostic he said no. Has anybody experienced it. I had this set top box for last many years. Purchased when inaugural offer for Rs2000 was going on many years back. Is there any other solution? please help.
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2nd December 2015, 15:01	#623
HydroFuel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Virar(Near Mumbai) Posts: 86 Thanked: 18 Times	Bump. Any input please.
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2nd December 2015, 16:25	#625
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,908 Thanked: 2,746 Times	re: The Tata Sky Thread All those recommending Videocon D2H, I used to do that as well. In fact I was closely tracking videocon as I planned to shiftover once my Tata Sky subscription ended. Videocon was a way cheaper and Tata Sky looked like a loot business. However something changed just before my TataSky ran out of its last subscription. Suddenly TataSky started adding HD and near HD channels at a breakneck speed. Everyday a new HD channel would get added and it went to the extent that I knew the price will go up for sure but did not mind as long as it was reasonable increase. On the parallel Videocon suddenly changed their packages and the new prices suddenly took away all the price advantages that they had over their rivals. Suddenly their costs started adding up to more than what I was paying for TataSky for the same set of channels. So the idea to shift was promptly burried. Today TataSky remains a pretty well stocked in terms of channels bouquet and also its prices.
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25th December 2015, 10:35	#627
v_2rahjo BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 98 Thanked: 21 Times	Need some help. My Tata Sky HD+ remote needs to be replaced. Should I contact Tata Sky support or buy it from Amazon for Rs 250/-
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25th December 2015, 11:14	#628
sagarpadaki Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,470 Thanked: 6,860 Times	AFAIK Tata sky replaces remotes for free of cost. Give them a call and check
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27th December 2015, 01:39	#630
v_2rahjo BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 98 Thanked: 21 Times	I Called up Tata Sky and they informed the same. The HD+ remote is for Rs375/- and they will deduct the same from my account. They even mentioned that I can give Rs375 to the delivery guy and he will top my account with that balance so that my annual package does not get reduced by a few days
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