Guys, I finally placed my order for Videocon D2H today afternoon. I have booked a Zapper box (non-DVR) since I was venturing into an unknown territory and hence, wanted the risks to be minimum. Also, I have decided not to go in for Annual Packs and instead, recharge PlatinumHD pack every month.
I have asked for the installation on Saturday, September 17, between 09:00 and 14:00 hours since my
Tata Sky will last till September 16.
Total cost breakup is as follows:
2690/- Cost of HD STB and Installation Charges
less 400/- Cash back in account within 15 days
less 441/- One month Platinum HD pack free
So the effective cost for the hardware was 1849/-
The person whom I spoke to was quite knowledgeable and was able to answer all of my queries convincingly (that is my personal opinion and I have no reasons to question his credibility and ability till I experience something similar on those lines)
He also said that I need not worry about the Dish size since the Dish will come labelled as either HD or SD and hence, there is no chance of being misinformed / cheated.
He also said that the STB package will contain all the wires, i.e. HDMI, Component, etc.
There are no charges for a break in connection if you are on a vacation. The minimum period should be a month and the max period is 6 months.
Relocation Charges are 150/- to 200/- , though I would assume it's 200/- to be on the safer side.
I hope I covered everything as far as the pre-
booking part is concerned.
I plan to start a separate thread of my own once my encounters with D2H begins.
Got the Customer ID SMS'd to my Registered Mobile Number today.
Got a call from an engineer that he wants to come and deliver the STB. I gave him the directions over the phone and he reached my place in an hour, around 14:00 hrs.
I thought that he just wanted to deliver it, but then he said he had come for installation. I told him that I have given a "Special Instruction" to install the connection on September 17. He called his coordinator and agreed about September 17. Also gave me his number as well as of his coordinator so that I can call one day in advance and book an Installation slot. I requested him to show me the Zapper box so that I can see what options are available and he promptly showed it to me. Yesterday, in one of the posts I had asked whether 2.1 Channel Audio is compatible with this STB, and yes, it is indeed compatible. I am relieved now since I don't have a Home Theatre system yet and rely on my Creative 2.1 Channel Speaker system. If this facility was not on STB then there was no other option other than to listen to the audio through the
TV.
I somewhere had a hunch that the engineer will come for installation and not just to deliver the STB. So my wife and I had decided that we will try to convince him to install only on 17th, but if he insists and also if we feel that the installaton procedure will now become a formality, then we will go ahead and install it today. However, this was not the case as I requested him to install on 17th, he spoke to his coordinator and the matter was amicably sorted out.
An all round good experience, I must say.