Last
year, I was forced to switch to Airtel DTH and give up my Tata Play connection.
I was quite happy with my Tata Play (earlier, Tata Sky) connection and used to
consider myself their loyal customer. I kept delaying switching to Airtel for more
than a year and when I switched to it, I did not hope for any better service.
But I was shocked to find Airtel much better than Tata Play!
The very
first thing I noticed with Airtel DTH’s set up box was that if I switched off my
TV/DTH, or if power cut happens, and DTH is back after a while, the TV started
from the channel I was watching last! It was a great convenience and I liked it. It
was only the beginning.
I noticed
that the picture quality was much better on Airtel as compared to Tata DTH,
although I discounted this by thinking perhaps because its machine was new for my TV.
The next
great, or perhaps the greatest advantage I found with Airtel DTH was that it
did not charge “extra” fee for HD channels. Tata Play/Sky used to charge a
fixed monthly fee (perhaps Rs 150) just to watch any HD channel, even if only
one. HD channels are costlier than SD channels anyway, and I did not understand why
they needed to charge fixed monthly fee merely to enable HD quality. Airtel does not
charge anything extra, and I am free to choose any number of HD channels along
with other SD channels. The price difference between SD and HD channels is also
very low, mostly Rs 5, for each channel. And this has enabled me to subscribe to
many HD channels in my ala-carte list, and it greatly enhanced my TV viewing experience.
To
summarize, I like Airtel DTH much more than my previous Tata Play DTH and I
recommend Airtel DTH highly to everyone.
- Rahul
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