In order to continue their dominance of the satellite market in Thailand, True Visions have brought out a new set-top box called True Life Plus. According to an article in the Bangkok Post today, set-top boxes can be installed and connected with both C-band and KU-band satellite dishes. Broadcasting coverage is nationwide and viewers can watch over 200 channels. The full price for the True Life Plus box is 1,590 Baht though there are discounts available. In the advertisement above, it clearly states that you can see 240 channels and that there are no monthly fees. However, you do need to read the fine print before you rush out to buy.
Firstly, the number of channels that you will get depends largely on the size of your satellite dish. I have a large dish (1.8 meter) so I will get all 240 channels if I so wish to purchase this. If you have a 1.5 meter dish you will get 170 channels and a standard TrueVisions dish you will get only 47 channels. Click here to download a file to compare the channels. If you don’t already have a dish, you would need to pay for one to be installed. True are charging 2,050B, 3,200B and 4,200-4,500B for the three different packages depending on the size of the dish. Of course, you don’t need to pay for True to do this if you want to do it yourself. All you then have to pay is the one time cost of 1,590 Baht for the plug & play set-top box.
There are no monthly fees unless you want to pay extra for special channels supplied by True. For example football and boxing.
For more information, you can visit this page in the Thai language.
Richard Barrow,
I can’t find a list of channels offered by GMM Z on the Internet. Do you know of any site providing this info?
Also, is it safe to assume that the dish requirements shown in your article for Truevision are the same for GMM Z?
I think interest in GMM Z will pick up in the coming weeks when people realise they have sole rights to broadcast matches from the Euro Championsghip.
regards,
Ed
Richard I cannot find any infomation about the “True Life + ” settop box on the True Visions Website, and same as writer above cannot find any list of channels, what gives ??.
Kind Regards
Grant.
There is a link in the blog to download a list of channels. True’s websites are hopeless to navigate. They keep changing things around. You will find most channels are in Thai and probably not worth your effort.
Richard,
No idea how to install it. I brought the true life plus so i want to see the euro football. we already have a UBC box. Should i connect it to the tv or through UBC box? Any visual link to see how?
Sorry, I don’t have one yet but why would you want True box and Truelife. Isn’t it the same? Anyway, both would need to be hooked up to the same dish. On one of my boxes I have a in and out so I can connect two boxes with one dish.
Dear
I am from bangladesh, i need to purchase a true vision .it will work at bangladesh.
Are you sure?
Can someone please help.My home is in Chiang Saen,also have
apt. in Phayao,have True/Ubc with Dream box in my home.Want
to record programs on my home tv, so i can watch on tv
in Phayao.How can i do this.
R`gds
Joe.
You can record onto a portable disk and then take this to your other home. You would need a media player (about 3,000+ Baht) to then watch programs on the portable disk. Alternatively, upgrade your Dreambox to one with a hard-disk. Record the programs and then take the dreambox with you back to your apartment.
Richard: thanks for that,upgrading the dreambox seems
like the best option.approx. how much.
R`gds
Joe.
I’m not sure offhand the prices but if you google “dreambox thailand” you will find a couple of websites. BTW, the signal on Dreambox might be blocked in a couple of weeks and so you might want to wait and see.
truevision are trying to sell me a new ubc box at 4,500.00bht as they say the old one will not work with the
new system, this seems very expencive.I have requested information on the True plus set top box at 1,595.00 but
been inforned that it only has Thai channels, all 240!!
Can you advise.
My apartment is in Phuket.
Matt
Fox (#36) is in English and the Asean station is also English (mostly). That is all the stations out of 240 that are in English. The Gmmz box has 2 stations that are broadcast “sometimes” in English, but I have not managed to time it right to watch.
Hi Richard i believe Truevisions is switching over to the
new NDS system,so the Dreambox will become defunct on the
16th july do you have any suggestions re this.
R`gds.
Joe
hi there, can anyone help me here, i have true vision gold 4 years already but with the old box. i pay 1414 b. per month and they want me to buy a new box for 3700 b. i think this is redicilously (sorry i am not a english writer)
is there a cheeper way to get a new box?
thanks so much for your respond!
You can get the new box for free, however, if you want to record anything you have to pay about 3,500 baht, (seems to vary) for the 500GB hard disc!
thanks keith, but the free special on the new boxes (i dont need recording) ended with the end of june and now the want 3900 baht for a new one. when i called them, the say new box 3900 baht but the dont mention a box without recording opion for free. please tell me where i can get one for free. cheers, barbara
At present i am living in a hotel in Udon, if i buy a Truevision box could i plug it into the connection in my room and receive the channels.
I want to watch the football (epl)
No, you need a satellite dish as well.
The hotel has a huge dish and they get Sat. progs. but they are all in Thai, could i piggyback on to there system.
Does someone know how big the dish must be for the Dutch channel BVN, now ist gone when there are clouds. My dish is now 120 cm.
i have a dreambox DM 600 PVR S and have been told it will work in Thailand but requires a LNB feed from a satellite dish, obviously the larger 1.8M dish would be best. will Tru vision fit this size dish with the basic package of just a set top box or would i have to subscribe some how for the year………i look forward to your answer……..Cheers Gary
You will have to subscribe to True Visions. Though from what I understand you can use your own box.
I think true vision sent only football from England and not Sky Bundesliga live, isn`t it.
Hallo Ulrich,
You can buy a GMMZ Set-Top Box to watch the Deutsche Bundesliga!
Which team do you support?
Hello Richard,
I am currently living in a apartment building in Sukhumvit. I got the free true life + box and it does not work with Cable KU band as the building does not permit anyone to put their own satellite and doesnt have their own. My True Visions Gold (which i am deactivating soon) works, they said its a different system, would you say that this set-top box would work? i have GMMZ with C band and it works as well
Please advise
Also, its only about 60 channels, not all the same (240) as this box.
Can you pay for a True Vision yearly subscription using a credit card?
Hi there,
I just bought a Gmmz box in Hatyai and after following the installation procedures I don’t seem to be able to watch those free programs. According to the dealer Malaysia capable of receiving the free programs listed on GMMZ. Is there a restriction in Malaysia? There is no violation of law saying you cannot purchase box like GMMZ or others and connect via Astro’s dish. Please help?
I can’t see all the free channels on my GMM box any more. I think you have to subscribe. Happy with the TrueLife+ box as it has a lot more for free.
Just wondering how many Channels have English language or a Thai / English language option, especially the news channels?
Any advise appreciated, thanks.
Not that many. I only got the box because it was free and I already had a satellite dish doing nothing.
Hi Richard.
I have yust moved from Australia, and would like to watch Australia Network for the Australian rules football. I have searched the internet and found you can purchase your own disk antune it in
the required settings, i was told i need a dish 2.4m to 6 metres deoending on your location, i live on the outskirts of Ratchaburi, so there are no high buildings. After making enquiries in Ratchaburi i can’t find any one with a dish more than 1.8m and nobody seems to interested in installing the dish and programing the dish. I would really appreciate some advise.
Thank you
alan