DSTV and local news

212POSTS

4 years ago

Hi聽 I will need to get DSTV connected to our house. Who does one deal with in Tamarin?聽 And where to purchase a DSTV decoder?聽 Does one then also need the satellite dish?聽 Do televisions in homes automatically pick up the local island channels?聽 I gather the news channels are all in French?聽 What are ( if any ) , the English options of keeping up to date with local island news?聽 Thank you

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Anou86 ViP

1047POSTS

4 years ago

Hi Tashwilmot,

The company representing DSTV is found in Tamarin itself, try giving them a call :

DStvMauritius
OUR OFFICE - Head Office
Avenue des Marsouins, Morcellement Salt Pan,
Tamarin
Open 9h to 17h Monday to Friday
PHONE: 460 2022
EMAIL:dstvcustomerservice@vitiro.org

As for local channels, not sure if you need to buy a decoder. News in english ae broadcasted in the evening at 20:30 on MBC channel 3 (15 minutes resume). The other news are in french, creole and hindi at different times of the day on the different channels.

Have a nice day,
Anou

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tashwilmot Serial expat

212POSTS

4 years ago

Many thanks Anou

Ceresiet Serial expat

380POSTS

4 years ago

Tash before you buy a decoder and pay monthly subscriptions for Mauritian TV, you can watch them online on several apps first to help you decide

[Keep in mind that Netflix, Amazon Prime, Britbox etc all work on a Smart TV with just a fibre internet connection (no TV Aerial or Satellite Dish required).
Even without a Smart tv one can make use of an Android TV box, Google Chromecast, or play through a laptop to the TV鈥檚 HDMI port.]

(most of these apps work fine once you are in Mauritius but require a VPN to work overseas)

MBC TV

my.t TV

my.t TV from Google Play Store

APK

Roku

MBC TV