TStv Subscription packages & fees, Decoder price, Decoder features & Full channel list

Cable and digital television is not a new thing in Nigeria. In fact, cable TV has been existing for little over two decades now.

But in all those previous years, at least a decade, up until now, their has been no true satisfaction as, subscription rates are surging higher and you still get charged regardless, whether or not you use the subscription. TStv, a pay-as-you-use cable TV, is here to change all that.

In this post, you will find out the price for the TStv decoder, TStv decoder features, where to buy TStv decoders, TStv subscription packages and fees, as well as the full channel listing on TStv and more.

What is TStv

TELCOM Satellite television, TStv, is a Direct-to-Home (DTH) Cable TV provider in Nigeria, that will commence operations in Nigeria from October 1st, 2017 which happens to be Nigeria's independence day.

According to the owner of TStv, Bright Echefu, TStv will be distributed on ABS-3A Satellite which is located at a prime video neighborhood of 3 degrees West (3°W) with little interference. TStv was birthed by a partnership between ABS, an European based television and Telecom satellite.

Unlike DStv and Gotv, TStv will be the first cable TV in Nigeria to offer pay-as-you-use. With this, TStv subscribers can only pay for what they consume. So, if you'r low on budget and you feel like just subscribing to watch football for the weekend, you have the power to do so now with TStv. Also as a TStv user, you will be able to 'pause' your subscriptions for up to seven days in a month.

So, please follow me through this post as I breakdown the benefits of TStv decoder, how much the TStv decoder will cost, TStv subscription packages & fees, TStv full channel list and TStv decoder features.

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Benefits of TStv

TStv comes with a number of benefits that distinguishes it from other cable TV operators currently available in Nigeria, and a few that are similar.

The highlight of TStv is that it comes with a feature called pay-as-you-use. As mentioned above, TStv subscribers can opt to pay for just what they consume. As a TStv subscriber, you will also be able to 'pause'  your subscription for a duration of seven days every month. This will be the first from any Nigerian cable TV provider.

TStv provides users with up to 20GB of data every month, that can be used over Wi-Fi for internet connectivity. With this data, TStv users can browse the internet and gain access to websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. You will also be able to top up the data when it gets exhausted before the stipulated date and time.

TStv comes with over 13 sports channels, some of which will broadcast live football matches from the top leagues across the world including English Premier League, Spanish Primera League (LaLiga), German Bundesliga, Italian Seria A, French League 1 and so on.

This is quite cool because you wouldn't have to pay huge amount of money to watch football matches live, especially the widely watched English Premier league.

TStv comes with video call conferencing which enables you make video calls with friends and family that are also using the TStv decoder via an Internet Protocol (IP).

TStv decoder provides you with 50GB of storage space which you can use to record and save various content ranging from Sports, Movies, Documentaries and lots more, offline, to watch later. TStv also gives users access to unlimited external recording to save even more content with the use of an external hard disk.

TStv gives users access to over 200 channels that cuts across Movies, Sports, Documentary, News, Music, General entertainment, Kids, Religious, Events, Health, Fashion, and Lifestyle channels.

TStv also offers channels in High Definition (HD), as well as Standard Definition.

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TStv Channel list

There are over 200 TStv channels you can watch ranging from Sports, News, Entertainment Documentary & More. Here is a comprehensive list of channels offered on TStv.

TStv Sports Channels

• Star Sports
• beIN Sports 2HD-10HD
• beIN Sports MAX 4HD
• beIN Sports NBA
• beIN Sports Global
• beIN Sports MAX (bein Sports 1-10)
• Fox Sports
• Fox Sports 2HD
• Euro Sports News
• Euro Sports 2
• Kwese Free Sports
• Kwese ESPN
• MS Extreme
• TS Sports 4 HD
• TS Sports 2
• TS Sports 3
• Yolo Sports HD
• Kombat Sports

TStv News Channels

• BBC America
• CNBC
• Aljazeera
• BBC Radio 2
• TVC News
• United States of America Embassy
• Sky News
• Arewa24
• AIT
• Core TV News
• France 24
• CCTV News
• Channels TV
• Bloomberg TV
• DW
• Fox News
• TRT World
• Press TV
• NTA
• Arise News
• TV360 Nigeria

TStv Movies Channel

• Star Movies
• Grande Movies
• Grande Comedy
• MBC action
• MBC 2HD
• African Movie channel series
• Liberty Tv
• MBC Bollywood
• Wazobia TV
• Wap Tv
• Viasat TV
• Fine Living
• Fox
• Fox Life
• Investigation Discovery
• MBC4
• Mbox HD
• PCTV
• Star Gold TV
• Nollywood TV
• Z Cinema
• E Entertainment
• Ben Bridging The Gap
• BET
• TS Novella
• TS Movies HD
• TS Series

TStv Kiddies Channel 

• Nickelodeon
• CN Cartoon Network
• Disney Channel
• Boing
• Jimjam
• Baby TV
• Panda Biggs

TStv Music Channel

• Trace Urban/Africa
• HITS TV
• MTV Base
• TLC (HD)

TStv African Channels

• Riwa Ndu TV
• TS Hausa
• TS Igbo
• TS Yoruba

TStv Religious Channels

• Dove Television
• Emmanuel TV
• Sunna TV
• Qraa TV
• Mountain of Fire And Miracle Ministeries
• EWTN
• TBN Network

TStv Documentary & Other Channels

• Discovery Channel
• Nat Geo Gold
• AD
• National Geography Channel
• Discovery Health TV
• Fashion One
• AHTV

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TStv Decoder Price  & features

If you are not entirely impressed with all the features that comes with TStv, the affordability of TStv and the cheap subscription rate it offers is enough reason to get one. When you buy TStv, it comes with a dish and a decoder, and both of them will be available for 5,000 naira. 

The TStv decoder is packed with a lot of features and extras in terms of both hardware and software. Below are some of the features that comes with the TStv decoder;

• Up to 20GB of Data for Internet connectivity.

• Back-Office End-to-End Solution that helps deliver TV, Video-On-Demand, and interactive services to end users who use LAN. Suitable for usage in schools, hospitals, hotels, communities, securities firms and so on.

• In-built fast Wi-Fi, up to 802.11ac, 1 GBit/s Ethernet and USB 3.0 interface. 

• Supports built-in Bluetooth 4.0, RF for hybrid remote controls and support of Smart Home services via Zigbee/Thread standard.

• Multichannel video recording via fast external USB 3.0 hard disks up to 50 Gigabyte capacity.

• Video calls support with other TSTV subscribers via IP.

• Unlimited external recording is also available, by plugging in your own external storage device for recording your favourite programs, for e.g.: if you plug in your own external hard drive of 1TB, you can record up to 1900 hrs of content (For Standard definition channels only).

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TStv Subscription Packages & Fees

One of the cool things about TStv is the subscription rates. For as low as 200 naira, a TStv subscriber can gain access to various channels with internet data allocation of 500 megabytes. Below is the complete list of TStv Subscription packages and prices.

TSTV BOUQUETS	PRICES	DATA ALLOCATION
TStv Monthly Bouquet	N3,000	10GB
TStv 2 weeks Bouquet	N1,500	5GB
TStv 10 days Bouquet	N1,000	3GB
TStv weekly Bouquet	N750	2GB
TStv 3 days Bouquet	N500	1GB
TStv Daily Bouquet	N200	500MB

As you can see above, each subscription rate comes with its own data cap. The data offered can be used to browse the web on connected devices via hotspot.

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Where To Buy TStv Decoder

TStv decoders will be available in major cities in Nigeria such as Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt, Ibadan, Ogun, Kano, Kaduna, Taraba, Enugu, Abia, Anambra and many more when it launches on October 1st. The price of the TStv Decoder and dish will be 5,000 naira only.

Major dealers are currently being updated on TStv's official website, so go here to see where to buy in your state. You can also sign up to become a dealer here.

So, do you feel TStv will give DStv and the likes a run for their money with all the mouth-watering features they offer? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section.

Also let us know what you think about all the features TStv is offering, how much TStv costs in your location and if you will be tempted to buy one, or two? 😃

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Correction made on 7th of October, 2017 by 10:42 a.m WAT: TStv will be distributed on ABS-3A satellite located at a prime video neighborhood of 3°W and not 30W as previously mentioned.