here r a few important points which related to differentr aspects of dth usage and which differ according to different company poilicies of dth companies
TOP UP DURATION(ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION)
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can take atop up and cannot discontinue it for 30 days. 30 days r counted from day u activated that top up irrespective of ur account being active or suspended in the time period. also if u have second ,third or fourth connection on same id, u will get all the top up channels activated on primary box on all second,third and fourth connection. charges of top up r deducted on daily basis. like if suppose a toip up costs rs 30, rs 1 will b deducted on daily basis
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel there is no specific time limit for taking a top up, u can activate a top up anytime and deactivate it anytime. however top up chgarges r deducted upfront for first month, i.e. if rs 30 is price of top up, that money ill b deducted as soon as u take the top up. now if u weant to deactivate top up bfore 30 days, u will get the money back for days u have noit used the top up like if activated a top up on 11th and deactivated it on 15th, excluding 5 days for which u have used the top up, for rest days money will b refunded. like tata sky here too , 30 days r calculated from date u activated the top up irrespective of account being active or suspended. if u have second ,third or fourth box on same cust id then still for each box top up needs to b raken seperately
DISH TV
In dish tv top up money is deducted on daily basis and 30 days min time is compulsory for a top up(there r some top ups for which 90 days subscription is compulsory). 30 days is calculated on basis of active days u use the top up, that is if u activate a top up on 5th of july and ur account goes suspoended on 13th and u activate ur account again oin 21st, then ur top up duration has been for 9 days, u need to keep the top up for more 21 days in active state. for second, third and fourth connection u will get the top up channels activated on primary box
SECONDARY/THIRD/FOURTH BOX ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can actiavet or deactivate ur second, third or fourth box as many times as u want. no terms or conditions
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel second ,third or fourth box can only b deactivated once iun 6 months
BOX LOCK FACILITY
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can avail once a year subscription holiday if u r going for a short holiday , in this u get 5 to 15 days locking of ur subscription incuding protection of money. rs 20 is charged for taking this service
if u r want ur subscription /boxes to b locked for longer duration u may take safe custody service in which u can lock ur boxes/subscription for upto 90 days. this service is free but plz note taking safe custody will mean that u will loose any free scheme or special scheme running against ur account which will b deactivated while in ''once a subscription holiday'', free schemes remains safe.
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel, u can lock ur boxes once in 6 months for maximum of 90 days. no charges for the facility
[/b]SERVICE CHARGES
TATA SKY
RS 125
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
RS 200
CHARGES R EXTRA FOR CHANGE OF EQUIPMENTS LIKE STB OR LNB
WARRANTY IN TATA SKY IS FOR I YR, NO CHARGE ILL B APPLIED FOR AN Y ESERVICE OR EQUIPMENT CHANGE FOR THIS PERIOD
IN AIRTEL DIGITAL TV, U WILL GET 6 MONTHS SERVICE WARRANTY, IN THIS PERIOD NO SERVICE OR EQUIPMENT CHANGE CHARGES WILL B LEVIED. AFTER 6 MONTHS TILL 12TH MONTH, SERVICE CHARGE WILL B LEVIED BUT NO EQUIPMENT CHARGES IF CHANGED WILL B LEVIED
DISH TV
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TOP UP DURATION(ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION)
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can take atop up and cannot discontinue it for 30 days. 30 days r counted from day u activated that top up irrespective of ur account being active or suspended in the time period. also if u have second ,third or fourth connection on same id, u will get all the top up channels activated on primary box on all second,third and fourth connection. charges of top up r deducted on daily basis. like if suppose a toip up costs rs 30, rs 1 will b deducted on daily basis
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel there is no specific time limit for taking a top up, u can activate a top up anytime and deactivate it anytime. however top up chgarges r deducted upfront for first month, i.e. if rs 30 is price of top up, that money ill b deducted as soon as u take the top up. now if u weant to deactivate top up bfore 30 days, u will get the money back for days u have noit used the top up like if activated a top up on 11th and deactivated it on 15th, excluding 5 days for which u have used the top up, for rest days money will b refunded. like tata sky here too , 30 days r calculated from date u activated the top up irrespective of account being active or suspended. if u have second ,third or fourth box on same cust id then still for each box top up needs to b raken seperately
DISH TV
In dish tv top up money is deducted on daily basis and 30 days min time is compulsory for a top up(there r some top ups for which 90 days subscription is compulsory). 30 days is calculated on basis of active days u use the top up, that is if u activate a top up on 5th of july and ur account goes suspoended on 13th and u activate ur account again oin 21st, then ur top up duration has been for 9 days, u need to keep the top up for more 21 days in active state. for second, third and fourth connection u will get the top up channels activated on primary box
SECONDARY/THIRD/FOURTH BOX ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can actiavet or deactivate ur second, third or fourth box as many times as u want. no terms or conditions
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel second ,third or fourth box can only b deactivated once iun 6 months
BOX LOCK FACILITY
TATA SKY
in tata sky u can avail once a year subscription holiday if u r going for a short holiday , in this u get 5 to 15 days locking of ur subscription incuding protection of money. rs 20 is charged for taking this service
if u r want ur subscription /boxes to b locked for longer duration u may take safe custody service in which u can lock ur boxes/subscription for upto 90 days. this service is free but plz note taking safe custody will mean that u will loose any free scheme or special scheme running against ur account which will b deactivated while in ''once a subscription holiday'', free schemes remains safe.
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
in airtel, u can lock ur boxes once in 6 months for maximum of 90 days. no charges for the facility
[/b]SERVICE CHARGES
TATA SKY
RS 125
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
RS 200
CHARGES R EXTRA FOR CHANGE OF EQUIPMENTS LIKE STB OR LNB
WARRANTY IN TATA SKY IS FOR I YR, NO CHARGE ILL B APPLIED FOR AN Y ESERVICE OR EQUIPMENT CHANGE FOR THIS PERIOD
IN AIRTEL DIGITAL TV, U WILL GET 6 MONTHS SERVICE WARRANTY, IN THIS PERIOD NO SERVICE OR EQUIPMENT CHANGE CHARGES WILL B LEVIED. AFTER 6 MONTHS TILL 12TH MONTH, SERVICE CHARGE WILL B LEVIED BUT NO EQUIPMENT CHARGES IF CHANGED WILL B LEVIED
DISH TV
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members inform me about the information about these topics terms of other dth, it will b updated here
PLZ GIVE INFO ABOUT THESE TOPICS OF TERMS FOLLOWED BY DISH TV, VIDEOCON D2H, SUN DIRECT AND RELIANCE DIGITAL TV