Reliance Communication to launch DTH services from Aug 15

[unni]

Cable and DTH viewers are set to get a wider choice, with Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications expected to start nationwide commercial operations of its DTH service from August 15. ‘Big Digital TV DTH’, a subsidiary of RCOM, is betting big on the huge potential of home entertainment in the Indian households. It is estimated that India has over 124 million TV households, with roughly 80 million using the conventional cable delivery platform.

The company has already completed trial runs across 2,400 towns and the service is currently available for customers of other Reliance ADAG group companies for Rs 1,000.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/15081620.htm

I also read in a Malayalam newspaper that DishTV has lowered tariffs. Let the competition tighten.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Yep, i was really frustated with my cable wala and decided to get DishTv.

Though of reading some reviews of Dishtv and came across http://broadbandforum.in/ and read that Reliance, Airtel, Videocon are all coming up with DTH in next 1-2 months.....so i decided to wait

[din]

Any chance of internet via these kinda services ? Or thats not feasible technically ? Just curious ...

[ThinkFree]

Originally Posted by Sukhdeep Singh

Yep, i was really frustated with my cable wala and decided to get DishTv.

Expect even more frustration with Reliance.

Originally Posted by din

Any chance of internet via these kinda services ? Or thats not feasible technically ? Just curious ...

Though broadband can be offered through DTH, but no operator interested in that.

[unni]

Originally Posted by din

Any chance of internet via these kinda services ? Or thats not feasible technically ? Just curious ...

Once DishTV moves from their current satellite to the new one, they may provide internet. I remember reading about it in July. Here are 2 links: http://www.business-standard.com/ind...?autono=323131
http://www.financialexpress.com/news...ellite/333239/

[roshan1236a]

Even in DTH services the bil is too high.
I have no ESPN& STAR SPORTS when the matches are goin on.
but when there is no matchs we will get espn

[naveen_reloaded]

Reliance is said to launch this service with mpeg4 format na? Am i right?

If they give more channels and better quality for bigger screen... I think i would move to reliance...

[iinfi]

Originally Posted by roshan1236a

Even in DTH services the bil is too high.
I have no ESPN& STAR SPORTS when the matches are goin on.
but when there is no matchs we will get espn

wat r u talking?? is it so?? then i m not going to these DTH providers. only during this Euro there was some problem with TATA Sky. otherwise i v not heard of such a problem.

Originally Posted by din

Any chance of internet via these kinda services ? Or thats not feasible technically ? Just curious ...

i really dont know how they are going to provide internet through satellite. To the best of my knowledge satellites have limited bandwidth and unlike fiber optic cables satellite is costlier.
when you watch TV information is broadcast and same information is sent to millions of viewers.
incase of internet each user will view different stuff and bandwidth required is several times higher.
am i wrong??


added:
call to big tv helpline still has the same answer "when we launch we will let you know thru relevant media channels. quack quack quack "

[ThinkFree]

Originally Posted by naveen_reloaded

Reliance is said to launch this service with mpeg4 format na? Am i right?

If they give more channels and better quality for bigger screen... I think i would move to reliance...

The video quality of all the new entrants will be better than existing players.

[shashank_re]

^^Nothing like that.They will use MPEG4 to transmit more channels per transponder and not for better quality.
From the Big TV reviews that i have read,many couldnt find any difference b/n TataSky and BigTV picture quality.

[myhotdog]

it confirms they launching on 15th august









take a look at big tv ad
http://www.stillking.com/site/web/en...pe=2&play=233&

[naveen_reloaded]

I read a news in broadband.in in which they said that bigtv will include hd channels also... And also the quality will be much more better than existing players....

[shashank_re]

Yep Bigt TV will offer 5HD channels

[iinfi]

Originally Posted by shashank_re

Yep Bigt TV will offer 5HD channels

wat r those?? any idea?

[shashank_re]

No details on HD channels but 1 channel of it will be Nat Geo HD for sure.

[myhotdog]

what will b the price ?

[ThinkFree]

^^Don't worry, it will be the cheapest in terms of charges as well as service and would force others as well to provide services at throw-away prices.

[gary4gar]

Originally Posted by ThinkFree

^^Don't worry, it will be the cheapest in terms of charges as well as service and would force others as well to provide services at throw-away prices.

Reliance plans do, what it did you mobile phone. take a mobile in Rs500/-


now, next get a DTH connection and get LCD free

Penetration pricing at its nest

[sakumar79]

^^^ More likely it will be get a LCD TV and get a DTH connection free for one year...

Arun

[narangz]

I hope this is not another hoax.

Puhleeeeeezzzzz. *Praying*

[iinfi]

^^
i cant wait till aug 15th EOD for Big TV.
i will order dish tv first thing on 16th !!

[narangz]

^^ Still no ads. from Reliance. I am worried. This 15 Aug thingy looks like another hoax launch

[desiibond]

Thank god. I am waiting for the new players with HD capability to come in. Mycurrent cable TV sucks. pathetic quality and frequence swapping of channels. Have to call everytime to watch F1 or soccer and get star sports and espn transmitted.

[ax3]

great .... many competitors = profitable 2 customers ........

[shashank_re]

Still their CC is saying they dont have any idea about the commercial launch!
Height of craziness!!

[narangz]

^^ Yes!!! That is insane. I am waiting for Big TV since December 07. I can't wait more. Fed up of just 35 channels on cable

[Mangal Pandey]

yeah but they were supposed to launch it on feb. 2008, under the name of Blue Magic.

[cool_techie_tvm]

Any updates on the launch?

[narangz]

Another hoax

[gary4gar]

Some random pictures of Big TV (Reliance DTH service) i found on internet









From pics the STB looks HD ready and there is a romour that Big tv will carry 5HD channels.