MTN DSTV mobile subscription

If you are on the MTN network and need to subscribe to DSTV mobile, you can easily do this at home as long as your geographical location is supported by the dstv service.

Basic things needed prior to subscription
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- Mobile internet access
- DVB-H capability
- MTN sim with sufficient credit

Mobile internet access:
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You mobile phone must already be able to browse the web in order to be able to subscribe to the mobile tv service since request are normally made by gprs using the settings configured on your phone. SO if your phone can browse and access the mtn website, then you can subscribe to the service.

Mobile tv capability:
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Does your phone support mobile tv service? It would have to in order to be able to decode tv signals available on your network. The basic requirement for not is being DVB-h complaint and good Nokia phones for these are Nokia 5330 and N96. Some other phones too are supported.

Active MTN sim card
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Your phone should also be active on the MTN network in order to subscribe. It should have sufficient credit suitable for the plan you want to subscribe to. When you then make the subscription, the bill would be debited to your airtime balance automatically.

How to subscribe to the DSTV mobile service
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- Go to the Mobile tv application and scan for channels
- When required, choose Subscriptions > Purchase
- Read and accept the terms and conditions of service
- Select a package of your choice
- Wait for request to be sent via GPRS
- If successful, you will receive the activation keys and will be able to watch live mobile dstv on your phone