Cas Rollout In The Metros

[maahkaal]

QUOTE(waterloo_sunset @ Dec 19 2006, 01:48 AM) [snapback]71188[/snapback]
Total Cost per month = Rs 299.00

Compare that to 200 bucks/month (2400 annually in advance) am currently paying for all the channels. So in actual fact am gonna be forced to fork out more for less....figures, considering the majority of the so called initiatives taken by the government defy logic. And i won't be surprised if CAS bombs again and is put on the backburner for another couple of years.
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I just don't understand this moaning against CAS . CAS should have been implemented long way back but for the cable operators and politicians nexus. metalheadnitin is spot on about this issue. The operators and politicians combined had been ripping money off the government and the broadcasters through a very smart trick that is offer all the channels for a reasonable fee to the people and under declare their connections. The support from the BJP - Shiv Sena government to these opeartors turned the cable business into a mafia organization which had reached a boiling point. And you know what , we , the consumers played a big part with in that by putting up with all that nonsense.

People need to realize that though CAS will be a bit expensive , it will bring out transparency in the cable television.There will be accountability and we will no longer have to put up with the dadagiri of local operators. Another important thing you fail to notice is through the introduction of CAS , we can start our move to the digital transmission from analogue which has to happen and the sooner the better.
You moan about the less money you used to pay before but point me one country where watching pay television is cheap. It simply is not possible.

If CAS bombs and is postponed then it would really be a big shame on the part of the government and unfortunate for us people. In the earlier days the operators and politicians might have succeeded in putting off CAS but the availability of DTH and IPTV have given the consumers a choice which i'm sure has unsettled the operators.

 

[amish]

QUOTE(waterloo_sunset @ Dec 19 2006, 01:48 AM) [snapback]71188[/snapback]
Pay channels (30 X 5) = 150
FTA Package = 72
STB rent = 45 (i chose the 250 bucks initial deposit scheme)
Service Tax (12%)- 222 X 12/100 = 32

Total Cost per month = Rs 299.00

Compare that to 200 bucks/month (2400 annually in advance) am currently paying for all the channels.
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Thats your view considering just only ur own needs.
When govt brings in some changes it has to consider
all. low tv users to heavy tv users. why should low
tv users pay 360rs (Our area its 360Rs/month)?

thats why cas is being implemented.

we are not hard TV freaks mainly use just for little
entertainment. We just need say:
3 regular shows: Star plus, sab, Sony tv
4 movie channels: hbo, sony max, star movies, star gold
3 for sports: star sports, espn, (zee or ten wherever match is)
say 2 channels for kids
and say 3 extra here and there.

plus FTA channels are enough for any additional entertainment
or news for us.

so total 15 pay channels: 15*5 = 75
FTA Package = 72
STB rent = 45 (same scheme as urs)
Govt. fixed Entertainment duty: 45 Rs (this u missed)
Service Tax (12%)- = 29

Total approx Rs 266.

almost 100Rs less a month for us.

And for ppl who just need FTA channels it becomes
so cheap (Rs 131 as per todays mumbai mirror)
as not even STB is reqed.

so even though u say CAS is bad deal there are lakhs
of ppl who think its good.

other social advantage is taxes wud actually go to hands of
govt instead of cable op chewing all up. govt will atleast
use say 10% of it in some good deeds.


P.S;
Currently Tata Sky offers almost all channels for 300Rs.
so thats good deal.(for many like us)

but only thing is initial cost of 4000Rs as compared to
just 250rs CAS, no rent after 5yrs.
and if STB blows after 1 yr warranty period, it wud cost 4000rs again.
so that makes deal very risky.

 

[mhsabir]

I am from chennai & living under CAS for last 3 years. I got A STB the time it was implemented, and the cost went up from Rs. 250 to Rs. 350 per month (This is without the Rs 5 per pay channel scheme to be introduced) . I expect it to become around Rs.250 again after this scheme is introduced in chennai from Jan 2007. But the major point here is most people here only wanted local regional channels & did not mind forgoing the other channels & hence a majority of them pay around Rs.80 per month, which they don't mind even if they do loose out the english movies, sports or hindi channels. For them it has been kind of boon

From my point of view, I am keen on this mode of CAS being implemented(5 per channel) so that my cable bill will go down from Rs.350 to Rs.250 per month.

Just to show what people with STB in chennai are paying right now(This is before the 5 per channel scheme) . It is approx 120(FTA + taxes) + whatever package u choose in following link of SCV Network MSO

http://www.sunnetwork.in/cas.htm

 

[waterloo_sunset]

Thats your view considering just only ur own needs.[/b]
And that is exactly what it was meant to be. Everything was goin well until the stupid gov. decided to step in and mess it up. I just needed a place to rant.

I feel that consumers should be given the choice to either go in for CAS if they feel they can bring down their monthly bill(like in ur case), or continue playing a flat fee for all the channels if they feel it doesn't make economic sense(for people like me whos monthly bill is gonna rocket from 200 to over 350).

The way i see it. It's like, currently am paying 200 bucks for an unlimited cable internet connection and my usage is around 5GB a month. Now the government jumps in, does away with the unlimited plan and forces me to buy/rent a router and shift to a limited plan whereby i'll have to pay a min 72 bucks a month for 200MB and Re1/MB after that. Now this may be great for light users like you who just browse the net for an hour a day, check their mail n stuff. But heavy users like me end up getting screwed.(remember how we keep whining abt isp's focussing on light users?)

Anyway, i've been negotiating with Tata Sky for the past couple of days and they are willing to cut me a deal if i can gather 10 ppl which i already have. They'll give a discount of 550 bucks on the initial 2990 and wait, there's more. In addition each of us will get an electric kettle, a mobile handset and another mystery gift(ooooh!)

I mean, id rather get DTH and at least be assured of true digital broadcast and good service. People who think CAS is gonna bring about a revolution are in for a rude shock. The situation is the same as last time. They are not prepared, there are not enough STB's and you'll still be tied to your operator which can't be a good thing. And lastly, digital cable(which is what the govt is claiming) requires a lot of upgradation at the operator's end and new wiring which costs money and knowing these guys and the way they function, they'll take shortcuts and you won't know what you'll end up getting (still have painful memories from last time when i fell for it). So do yourselves a favour and stay away from CAS. Wait for IPTV(which can't be far away) if DTH is not ur cup of tea.

 

[anirudh]

If the telephone line goes dead, will IPTV work then ?

 

[amish]

depends on where the problem is.if wire is cut or u have not paid bill, obviously nothing will work.but if its prob with just tel exchange then broadband and iptv shud work.in short as long as connectivity to IPTV center, i.e. adsl link is up. it shud work.

 

[mhsabir]

QUOTE(mhsabir @ Dec 23 2006, 06:35 PM) [snapback]71488[/snapback]
From my point of view, I am keen on this mode of CAS being implemented(5 per channel) so that my cable bill will go down from Rs.350 to Rs.250 per month.
http://www.sunnetwork.in/cas.htm[/b]

My cable bill is going to remain same because -

My cable guy came to me offering the package list. Sahara One, SAB, Pogo, Zee Music,Zee Smile have become pay from now it seems. Plus a few channels B4U Movies, ZEE Classic, Zee Action, Zee Premier, Neo Sports & Neo Sports Plus , which never used to beam through our guy are now coming. I have gone ahead and taken those . Hence my bill remains same . However for same cost , what I was paying last 1-2 years, I will be getting channels relevant to me compared to the irrelevant regional ones

 

[Crazysah]

You are ony lucky person! On Tata Sky.. we don't even get Neo Sports or Neo Sports Plus! I really badly want Neo Sports Plus!BTW - No more cable!!!

 

[vighnesh27]

there was no cable black out in my area :lol:

 

[smartbuddy_82]

Even I am getting regular cable till now, no blackout, who cares, I pay 200/month for all channels so would love to continue like this only....