Watch TV on the go with Dialog MyTV
So I was going through some of the old unread feeds in my Google Reader and came across this post by Mayooresan on Dialog’s MyTV service. Had heard of MyTV, but didn’t have a time to try this out earlier.
I started off by sending an SMS saying ‘MYTV’ (w/o quotes) to 678. It replied me back with a link to download the MyTV app. Actually it was a link to an apk file, so you have to have ticked the Unknown Sources option in Applications Settings. (I’m talking about the android app here.)
The MyTV app lists the available TV channels divided into several categories. The choice of channels isn’t commendable, but it included many of my personal favorites.
Simply select the channel you wish to play. If you haven’t subscribed to the particular package that channel belongs to already, it presents you with an options screen. The gold package, which lets you watch many local channels and a few int’l ones like Al Jazeera, costs Rs 3.33 per day or Rs 100 per month (plus taxes, of course). Once you subscribe to a package, you can watch any channel that belongs to the package before its expiration.
To activate the Platinum package, you need to have activated the Gold package first. You can also pay in a per-channel basis for the channels in this Platinum pack.
A comprehensive list of the available channels and their charges can be found here.
No data charges!
You won’t be charged for the data you stream, contrary to what Mayu says in his post. I verified this from two different sources. All it costs you is what you pay to activate the relevant packages.
Be wary though, the packages automatically renew after they’re expired. If you don’t want this to happen, make sure you manually unsubscribe from each package in Settings before logging out.
A little more than 1MB had been downloaded per minute during the streaming. The quality isn’t spectacular, but I guess it’s optimized for the mobile network, so that’s okay.
Here’s a low-quality, no-sound video of Cartoon Network being played on MyTV. Was too bored to create a better quality one. 
Mayu has uploaded his own vid in his post.
Is that good when you’re in a HSDPA coverage? I mean is the stream continuous, without interruptions?
Indranama
February 19, 2012 at 10:37 pm
I watched for about 20-30 mins and didn’t have a single interruption. Once in a while it said that it’s unable to start the channel, but trying again seemed to work. Anyway that happened only when trying to connect to the channel, not during the streaming.
thameera
February 19, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Is Mobile TV time unlimited for that price? Also, no limitations?
If so, then it’s quite cheap. Perhaps too good to be truth to me!
Binku
February 19, 2012 at 11:55 pm
Yes, unlimited for that price. Cheap indeed.
thameera
February 20, 2012 at 9:13 am
Wow, that’s pretty neat!
Chavie
February 20, 2012 at 7:17 am
Yeah, all because there are no data streaming charges.
thameera
February 20, 2012 at 9:17 am
Going to check if they have star sports to watch F1 races
. Did you try getting the stream to a Desktop display using hdmi cable?
ThilinaG
February 29, 2012 at 11:53 am
The only sport channel they have is CSN I guess. And the quality of the stream isn’t good enough to be viewed on desktop.
thameera
February 29, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Ilike
Hakeem
March 13, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Hi, did customer care agent told you about there are no other fees? Cos the web site faq says different.
See; http://www.dialog.lk/faq/how-will-i-get-charged/
” If you activate MyTV service, Rs. 300 rental will be charged monthly and you have unlimited access (no usage charge) to all streaming content hosted by Dialog.
If not a MyTV user, no monthly rental charge and standard usage charges (per kilobyte charge as per the activated data package) will apply for all streaming content. ”
I couldn’t decide which to believe. We are talking about Dialog Telekom after all nuh
Its impossible that they have offered something this cheap 
Nayana sri
April 18, 2012 at 2:56 am
Hmm, that faq doesn’t mention about daily packages. I confirmed from a person in Dialog that if you subscribe to the daily packages you’re charged only that daily fee and you won’t be charged for the streaming content.
thameera
April 18, 2012 at 8:13 pm