The One With AstroNoMore? 

I'm damn sure you guys have watch TV-adverts such as XXX plans, SMS & Talk Plan or Two Greats Prepaid Plans in one simcard etcetra etcetra etcetra what so ever..

Hmmm.. that's Malaysian Telco service providers current situation.. where consumers have their power to choose which services they like the best.. therefore, telco services keep competing each other to lower their charges, in order to attract more users..

In the other hand, it has been nearly 6 months since we subscribe to Astro, a Malaysian one and only satelite based pay TV. It can't be denied that having the Astro is a must for us, especially since our Condo management couldn't provide a centralized UHF antenna for our convenience. Therefore, without Astro we could only watch just 2 (blur still..) channels. We're paying for their cheapest package.. However starting from last month we have to pay extra RM5 per month for Astro services..

Unlike telco services, Astro price hike is just like petrol-price case.. simply irreplaceble.. a damn consequence of monopoly..

Within a month after Astro announced their price hike, there comes MiTV, announced they will launch a new pay TV based on IP streaming incrypted into Ultra High Frequencies, no additional satelite dish needed.. It'll provide at least 50 channels with (hopefully) cheaper price.. Good news eh? for us, maybe not as good as it sounds since :

MiTV needs a UHF antenna, one of many things that our stupid Condo management couldn't provide..




We are bounded to Astro a 2-year-subsciption (since we got the dish and the decoder for free).. Unsubcription prior from that will cost us RM500 penalty..

Anyway, I'm still looking forward on this healthy competition.. Don't let those capitalists rule our future.. Let us rule their future..