Analogue Set-Top Box
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starhub will be imposing a $2 monthly rental fee on the above from september.
is this the 'decoder' we are currently using for our cable tv? -
what's that?
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Yes.Originally posted by dragg:starhub will be imposing a $2 monthly rental fee on the above from september.
is this the 'decoder' we are currently using for our cable tv?
I'm going to change to the digital one asap. KNN, charge me $2!!!
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EDIT: nevermind, question answered...
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cb, always the same old excuse 'increasing operational costs'.Originally posted by CoolMyth:Yes.
I'm going to change to the digital asap. KNN, charge me $2!!!
how much must we pay to change to digital? -
they are trying to make people change to digital.Originally posted by polarsnake:The 'Set-top Box' is the decoder you're talking about. I don't know about the analog part. -
Not sure, haven't really go and check.Originally posted by dragg:cb, always the same old excuse 'increasing operational costs'.
how much must we pay to change to digital?
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they are very smart. soccer season starting tomorrow.
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Haiz, why no one entertain me??
Anyways, I'm not subscriber of cable TV, also not my biz.... -
Is it, where's the news?
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Thank god I dun like soccer...Originally posted by dragg:they are very smart. soccer season starting tomorrow. -
No news, just send letter....Originally posted by Uncle_MooMoo:Is it, where's the news? -
i think 4.20 for digital set-top box.Originally posted by CoolMyth:Not sure, haven't really go and check. -
Hmm, I never recieve letter sia. So change to digital is one-time or also monthy?
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how about monthly rental charges?Originally posted by asantosa:i think 4.20 for digital set-top box. -
i got this from the straits times forum.
As a cable television monopoly in Singapore, Starhub Cable Vision (SCV) certainly knows how to exploit this to squeeze every dollar from its customers.
SCV's set-top box should be free for subscribers
In a bid to replace the analogue set-top boxes with digital set-top boxes, itself a long-overdue exercise, SCV now imposes a $2 rental charge on its analogue set.
The digital set don't come free either. It is charged at $4.
The set-top box is an essential device to tune in to SCV cable programmes. It is not an optional device where a SCV customer can choose whether or not to take it from SCV, or purchase one from the electronics market.
The set-top box is therefore an essential component of the SCV's customer service package. It's like a hotel room without water supply. It simply doesn't make sense if customers are charged for the use of water.
SCV set-top boxes should not be charged at any price. It should be free! -
Actually can make ur own one....
with the appropriate materials.. -
it is ridiculous to charge $2 per month.
they probably took the cue from banks that charge $2 for maintaining an account.
seems like everybody wants to increase prices to boost profit.
in the end the consumer suffers.
who's next? -
The GLCs are playing musical chair started with DeeBeeAss.
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Paiseh, I got $8 because I have 2 blackboxes.
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then star world switch to different cable provider on jan 4 how leh??
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actually a lot of things can make our own one...Originally posted by alexkusu:Actually can make ur own one....
with the appropriate materials..
with the appropruiate materials..
as if we dont know... 
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i extracted this from the straits times forum.
We refer to the ST Online Forum letter by Henry Lim Li Shun on Sept 30 (SCV's set-top box should be free for subscribers) and thank him for his feedback.
Rental fee for set-up box covers maintenance costs
We would like to assure him that StarHub imposed the subscription charge for our analogue set-top box only after careful consideration.
We would like to clarify that the $2 rental fee for analogue set-top boxes is to recover the increased maintenance and repair costs associated with the continued delivery of our analogue cable TV service.
StarHub is one of the few remaining operators in the world to continue to operate both an analogue and digital service, as we want to give our customers the benefit of choice.
To maintain both our existing analogue and digital platforms, a rate adjustment was needed in order to ensure that the quality of our services on both these platforms are not compromised.
In addition, most manufacturers have stopped producing analogue set-top boxes and their spare parts.
In order to maintain the analogue service, we have to source for these components via alternative suppliers which are invariably more expensive.
Even though StarHub is the sole pay TV provider in Singapore, there are many alternative sources of news and entertainment in Singapore, including seven free-to-air channels.
StarHub has never considered itself a monopoly in the entertainment business and has always endeavoured to weigh the value of what it offers.
It wants to provide an attractive package of programmes at a price that will appeal to sufficient numbers of customers in order to earn a fair return on its investments.
It is a common practice for cable TV operators around the world to charge subscribers a small fee for the rental and usage of the set-top boxes, as there are costs involved in maintaining these units.
In the region, Malaysian pay-TV subscribers who subscribe to the services of the largest pay-TV operator in Malaysia pay upfront to purchase a decoder to view the programmes on the operator's Direct-To-Home satellite platform.
In Hong Kong, customers of the two major pay-TV operators pay a deposit and monthly rental fee for the set-top box, which is loaned to the customers.
This same practice is also adopted in Thailand. It is noteworthy that these costs exclude the monthly subscription charges that customers pay to receive the pay-TV services.
StarHub Digital Cable aims to provide customers with affordable access to its cable TV services. Hence, customers of StarHub Digital Cable are not required to purchase the analogue or digital set-top boxes or pay a deposit fee to use them.
Until September 1999, our customers were billed a monthly rental fee of $3 for the analogue set-top boxes.
This fee was subsequently waived, as we had then achieved some cost-savings in the provision of our cable TV services and we wanted to pass on the cost-savings to all our customers to provide them with greater value.
However, due to the increased costs of maintaining the analogue and digital operating systems, we are now unable to continue to waive the monthly rental charge.
Please be assured that the rental fee for our analogue set-top box was reinstated only after careful deliberation.
Additionally, the rental fee of $2 for an analogue set-top box is now a third less than what was charged previously.
We seek Mr Lim's kind understanding on this matter and hope to receive his continued support. -
extracted from CNA online
SINGAPORE : StarHub has posted sterling results for its third quarter.
It reported a net profit of S$65.1 million for the three months to September, reversing the year ago loss of S$1.4 million.
The results beat market expectations.
Revenue grew 17 percent to S$398 million.
The turnaround came as StarHub added new mobile phone subscribers and recorded good sales growth.
Going forward, StarHub expects its full-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ammortisation to come in at around 31 percent of total service revenue.
The telco has also raised its guidance for the full year.
It now expects full-year operating revenue to grow at a percentage rate in the mid-teens, above the previous forecast of low-teens.
StarHub has declared a third-quarter dividend of 2.5 Singapore cents a share, which will be paid on November 25.
Going forward, the telco says a new service launch, higher promotion expenses during the holiday season, and costs incurred from recent industry wide policy changes will hurt profit margins.
But it expects to see continued strong earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation.
Said its chief executive Terry Clontz, "The strength of our EBITA margin is very good if you look at the third quarter. Our EBITA margin in the fourth quarter is likely to come in between 30 and 31 percent. So for the full year, that will give us about 31 percent EBITA margin.
"But keep in mind that that additional promotional activity for i-mode and for our normal festive offers is investing in the future, so we make smart investments to acquire customers and to grow revenue best." - CNA /ct -
i am sure the recent soccer price increase and the analogue rental contributes greatly.