Comet is still live and kicking, and is great news for those who thought that Comet may loose some of its frequencies on June 1st but as of now everything seems good and hopefully it will stay that way. Even we were under the impression that on June 1st something may happen since Comet was not replying to our emails either.
Now since the day has passed without any incident it is best for Comet Cable to get their digital transmissions off the ground and start competing with the rest of the pay television operators in Sri Lanka.
We hope Comet Cable management will confirm to us the date of their digital launch.
We hope that Comet Subscribers will make use of this forum to exchange ideas instead of concentrating on accusing and fooling other pay television operators and hopefully subscribers of other pay television operators will stay away from this forum.
Now since the day has passed without any incident it is best for Comet Cable to get their digital transmissions off the ground and start competing with the rest of the pay television operators in Sri Lanka.
We hope Comet Cable management will confirm to us the date of their digital launch.
We hope that Comet Subscribers will make use of this forum to exchange ideas instead of concentrating on accusing and fooling other pay television operators and hopefully subscribers of other pay television operators will stay away from this forum.
62 comments:
I feel sorry for rahdus...and even AMD.
Macho umbala denna nikan themichcha kukul lu wagey!!!
Kamak kamak naha owa atha arala daamu....
We expect all three providers (Comet, LBN & DTV) to do a better job than this
much better job then this i say !!1
i need to know from other comet users. have any one notice HBO quality had drop very badly. even hard to read the text on it (small ones ) ??
annon @ 1:00:00
when i checked today morning @ 8:00 am there was no drop in HBO quality.
Comet really must start doing something regarding getting some new channels but sadly i dont think that there will be any good news
Dialog has started wimax operations so i guess comet is using the frequency allocated for SLT good thing for comet that SLT guys are so lazy/inefficent
Hello Comet Subscrbers!
The problem around the cable tv market is that most providers are lazy, the customers are typical Sri Lankan madmen, and there is no ocmpetition as such. This results in all services working very slowly and lazily.
So far, only LBN and DTV have even taken a few steps forward. Comet is stagnated in the same position. It has been so for years now.
So customers of all pay television services should just stop fighting verbally and do something to improve the market.
If Comet gets its act up and running, the pay television market wll heat up and things will get better for everyone, not just comet subscribers.
So guys, do a help for everyone by persuading the Comet management to upgrade their technology, before they are crushed by the competition. Because, once Dialog TV gets tehir new channels, they will have the complete channel base of Comet plus more. Then Comet will be in real trouble.
The Frequency Problem
The TRC is likely to take up the matter soon. Because Dialog has already begun tests of their WiMAX network. SLT is still stuck with Comet hogging their frequencies.
SLT will be very angry about this. A 10 days gap between SLT's and Dialog's WiMAX launches could make a large difference. So SLT will try to start test transmissions as soon as possible.
How it can be solved
SLT will only use a few of Comet's frequencies. Comet can then upgrade to Digital. Then they can provide at least the existing 18 channels on a few frequencies using compression. Of course, picture quality will decrease, but there will still be a service. And the signal will not weaken over distance.
So subscribers of all pay television operators: Stop fighting and work together. Make Comet, LBN and DialogTV stronger and create competition. No Competition = Awful Service!
I totally agree with what TechnoGuy has said as customers what we want is a good service lets stop all this fighting and work together towards that
The SatLanka.com website is advertising Dialog TV (only outside SRI LANKA)and in that there is the Star package and Tensports and some more channels. Please check and comment.
I called the number on the site and asked about one of the packages The african one which has supersport 1 to 7 the person told me it will initially cost 85,000 for six months (which includes C-Band dish,....) and thereafter 4500/- per month rental
My god!! 4500/=?? thats a rip off neh. and newayz, i think it must be illegal. you would probably need a huge dish, hence the big cost. otherwise a c band dish plus reciever and lnb would cost roughly 20,000. and who knows about whether its a hacked decoder?
DTV karayo me maseth aluth channel denne na DTV blog eke ewun sihina mawa mawa inne ada dey heta dey kiyala paw un tika kaluperuma kiyana eka eke inna modayo tikawa hodata andanawa eka eka dawas kiya kiya paw ane futher todayla
DTV decoders have been updated with new software through sattellite. Now they have Electonic Programming Guide for 7 days.
Within few days DTV will have about 15 more channels. comet cable still stuck with 18 channels launched years ago with outdated technology. Oka dapan baddata Hah hah haaa
Poor comet customers do yourselves a favour. Throw away your comet expired decoders and buy DTV, LBN or DishTV.
Kawada comet eka wahanawa kiwwe?
a ne paw .. wahuwada?
COMET has a future...! Its sure!
I think Dtv and some outdated persons realy want to close Multivision///..
Any one else!
DTV ponna rala bala gena innawa new channels denakan damma denne naaaaaaaaaaaa....commet digitel wenawa lagadima september wena kota channels gana 90k wenawa eta passe DTV ponnayo tika mokada karanne
comet digital ada nowe heta.
Hithawath DTV ayyala tika wetha,
Aney ai apita arinnama hadanney? eka sarayak kiwwa..june 01st wahanawa kiyala..kohoma hari ithin a dawasath panna..thaamath wada..habai parana widihatamai. ara avurudu 10 kalin patan gaththa thaakshanama thamai...moanawa wunath apitath nagee hitinna tika kalak denna...apey lokko tika, tikak naaki nisa..wadak palak karanna tikak kal yanawa..habai wadey hondata kerei...
Meeta asarana comet
These lazy comet customers should be ass-raped for not asking for new channels for 10 years and for being satisfied with outdated technology.
Poor Comet cutomers paw aney
Ow aney hari paw 6 months worth of television 2006 june to december
we did ask for new channels but since there were no alternatives like now there was nowhere to go when they didnt provide
Aiyo!
Comet does not have 7 Day EPG. Comet does not have a future. Dialog TV has a very big future. Soon they will get all of Comet channels and more!
Aiyo! Shouting here is not going to save the sinking ship. Even the government will ignore you.
RUHUNA MULTIVISION 2001 IS A LOSER
COMET SUBSCRIBERS ARE LOSERS
GET LBN OR DIALOG TV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OR YOU WILL SINK WITH THE SHIT SHIP!
MULTIVISON - Wrong Name
NO VISION
OLD VISION
PUS VISION
OUTDATED VISION
Much much more!
DONT GO DISHTV. DONT GO TATA SKY (OR YOU WILL GO TA-TA!). GO LBN. DO DIALOG. DONT STAY WITH THE GREATEST SHIT ON EARTH.
EVEN THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WILL HAVE TONS OF BETTER PAY TELEVISION FEATURES THAN COMET. COMET SUCKS.
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NO MORE COMET!
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GO AWAY COMET!
FUCK OFF!
LEAVE SRI LANKA AND GO TO HELL WHERE YOU BELONG!
cometsucks.... you asshole. comet doesnt need a seven day epg. IT HAS A ONE MONTH PROGRAMME GUIDE posted to its customers a WEEK BEFORE THE NEW MONTH STARTS!!! unlike you dtv fellows who have to put your tv on for everything, and wait till the epg loads, comet customers can read their programme guide at whatever time they want.
neomal de silva.. you dont seem like a person who even has a tv. let a lone cable, or even a piece of cable.....
DTV is already testing new channels
you asshole,
you are in the wrong blog...you don't see test channels in comet
11 new channels activated on DTV lineup
THis is for all the comet comapny guys who are posting coments here instead of scolding others why dont you post a clear report about the situation at comet. as a comet customer i will really appreciate "ANY" info from comet
DTV is testing 18 new channels. SLT is to start their IPTV in six months.
What about Comet? Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa.
poor comet puthey
Get a refund from comet and buy DTV or LBN.
oya dena 18, nikan balanney wenney testing kaaley witharai....eka nisa hondata bala ganna....balaa gena hondata mathaka thiya ganna...naththan ikamanata amathaka wei....
We never worried about refunds as we had uniterupted service from inception. It is you guys (DTV)who had a majour worry few months back.
ai mathaka nadda 6/6/6 onwards..shoke kaaley ney? begging time...crying time...
sorry about the spelling of uninterupted...mata echchara english baha ayyo
DTV is the best
DTV is the best
DTV is the best
"Anonymous said...
11 new channels activated on DTV lineup
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:59:00 AM"
1.TENSPORTS
2.HALLMARK
3.E5
4.ABC
monawada machan ithuru 7?
Heenada?
dan ekath naha lu...
Paw aney me comet mallila hawa tika dawasakin no comet
The guy doing the hotels in Commet told me that that The Forin Guy has been saked for robbin the company.Can any one confirm this news.
If you are talking about James scobie i think thats a lie he is the ceo of comet and activley trying to sell off comet to sombody but nobody is buying due to the complex legal issues with regard to ownership of comet
James scobie works for the australian company which currently owns comet so i think what the guy told you is bullshit probably trying keep the comet customers from going anywhere else
I know this Neomal fellow
can you beleive he is only 14 years. and he is causing trouble in this blog.
neomal, go away and lease us alone. or you and i can meet up and we can fight it out. i dont think you know who i am at anyrate.
aiyo! dialog is getting many new channels soon. they will soon have an overwhelming choice.
poor comet is stuck with the same old shit!
aiyo! comet should go to hell
DTV NEW Channels ADA NEMEY HETA
I feel pity for these poor frustrated jealous comet cutomers.
As a comet customer i have tell you that i am not frusrated or jealous. i've used comet for 7 years and enjoyed it tremendously especially last year when the football world cup was on and only comet was broadcasting.
Now the time has come to move on i will be getting a DTV connection when the new channels are introduced but only if it contains star package & Ten sports
I will be getting DTV for 8900/- not the 17,000 ppl paid earlier as a consumer this makes me very happy
i am just a customer i dont own comet so i dont get any money if they do well or not.i dont get jealous or frusrated either i just get the best deal in town.
Get a life there are better things to do then promotting the biggest profit making company in SL for free
DTV NEW Channels HETA NEMEY ADA
Aiyo!
dialog got new channels. comet's top channel ten sports is no longer top for comet. now dialog has it for cheaper price, more value (why pay 1500 for 18 channels when you get over 30 for 1600?).
dont know what comet idiots will think of next. they will surely find another excuse against dialog, but unfortunately nothingthe foolish customers say and do will save them. nothing the coemt management says or does will save them either, becuase comet management never says or does anything!
AIYO!
Paww, these DTV bloggers can't stand the fact that commet did not shut down on june 1st. Now they are frustrated and running riot in this blog. and it shows in this blog how frustrated they are, or else why would they come to this blog. SO guys just ignore them dont distrub them let them get rid of their frustration and anger in this blog. have pitty on them. Paw machan.
Why do dtv guys coming here? It's like keeping your ugly wife at home & admiring the neighbor's wife !! Please talk about Comet on this site
The writing is on the wall for comet called them and asked about new channels the answer was new channels "within 2 or 3 months" and big surprise no exact date
what a joke do these guys think their customers are numbskulls so for me its bye bye comet and helloo DTV
I really feel sorry for guys who are working there but it will be a good riddance of James scobie this guys salaray package is more than 100,000 aussie dollars a year what a crook. he is also misleading shareholders of the company that currently owns comet telling them that he is very hard at work looking for a buyer but in fact living the good life here
looks like that guy envy james scobie ( who ever he is) machan why are you bothered howmuch he gets, and we are not interested in those things. and if you have choosed DTV to commet please do so you dont have to advertise here. Or is Dialog paying you to do so. so dont suck dialogs bum. Just beat it kid.
anon @ 2:01
James scobie is the suddha who is the ceo of comet(where you work)
I comented here for the benifit of genuine comet customers to give them info on what to do in the future.No reliable info is coming from you guys
comet customers should be intrested in what scobie earns as this is the guy customers should put a law suit against when comet suddenly closes down in the event of SLT starting WiMax.
so anon @2:01 what are yo intrested in ? pls elaborate so i can comment on those matters
@ anon @ 02.01,
No one needs suck anyones bum. Blogs are for commenting on issues. OK, so comet blog should consist of suggestions and ideas to improve the service. Likewise all other blogs are for the same purpose. Why dont you give us an indication what is it that you expect from comet, and how you, as a customer are handling the current status? Or are you blogging for sheer boredom?
Wise up. We as customers of all DTH and cable TV providers expect a fantastic service, so lets hear what you got to say re comet.Its in a sad state!
Hey guys, we are getting stranded. We are getting the same old channels but no improvments. Hope comet will do something to improve the situation.
comet is never going to see the future!
digital is down the shit hole with their license. even if tehydo not shut down, they will be crushed by dialog tv and slt iptv.
aiyo! comet is finished for good. so are its shit customers.
Any one who wish to get new DTV connection, wait for anothr 3 months, They will give connection absolutely free of charge.
Now itself nothing is working for them, first buy one get one, then buy one for half the price. Sooooooooooon FREE Connection.
Hope they come down on the price. Is anyone is going to start DTH services in Sri Lanka. What about TVLANKA. The are giving Rupavahini FTA. Hope they start DTH then there will be a compition.
dont fight among yourselves. After all we all are cable tv customer. Cant we help each other to obtain best services from our service provider.
Why all DTV bloggers try to insult other cable tv customers. Are you all superior to them. Let Comet and LBN tv exist. It is also good for DTV customers. As long as there is competition in the market service providers will try to give a good service to their customers . Otherwise those companies cannot survuve in the long run. If COMET and LBN is not there DTV will have a monopoly and they will not care about the customers. So get together and help each other to get better service from all three cable opertaors.
Remember in all this the winner is the content provider we just make them more richer they will enitce operators to sign up exclusive and end up making thier buck much faster , look at whats happening in india and also maldives the government decides whether the content will be exclusive so there wont be any cat fights. At the end of the day the content game will be matched the only thing that will make the differance would be service and value addition lets look for that and stop behaving like children complaining all the time about who has the bigger GUN.
Yes thats right. As long as we fight among ourselves we will not get best for us. If there is something good in LBN lets fight to get it for DTV and COMET. Likewise if there are good things in DTV lets getogether and get it for COMET and LBN. We will not achieve anything by fighting and insulting each other. Lets direct that energy to get a better service from Cable TV Operators
!!!!!IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!
!!!!!Comet cusomers!!!!!!
Ultrapay the australian company which is the Holding company of Comet Cable
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=ASX:ULT
has announced that it has sold its share in the buisness for a profit of Australian $ 1.2 million
The announcement is the the top most story at this address
http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=681015&morenews=10&rating=1&newsbefore=2007-06-13
The whole announcement can be accessed only at the following page in Sydney morning Herald by downloading the PDF Document
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac?sy=smh&ss=SMH&docID=GCA00728796ULT
The PDF DOcument in full is as follows
Ultrapay Limited ACN 003 007 163
Level 11, 459 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Tel: +61 3 8610 8911 Fax: +61 3 9649 7807
ULTRAPAY LIMITED (‘UltraPay’)
(ASX: ULT)
Pay TV business sale.
12 June 2007
UltraPay today announces that it has sold its’ share in the Sri Lankan Pay TV business
indirectly held by its subsidiary Chalmway Pty Ltd
The sale will result in a A$1.2m profit on the transaction in the current half year. The
sale terms were unconditional and sale proceeds have been received.
“The profit received on the sale of the Chalmway business was at the top end of our
expectations. It is a pleasing outcome given the considerable uncertainty surrounding
the sale and the difficult environment of Sri Lanka.”, Michael Boyd, Chairman of
UltraPay Limited stated.
“The funds from this sale will provide the capital required for the London taxi mobile
payments rollout and allow us to focus on the growth of this business The technical
and commercial pilots have progressed extremely well, and we expect to be able to
rollout in volume from October.” he added.
The Company is also making progress toward the sale of the remaining holding in its
other non-core business Telcogames. The anticipated cash return from this sale
should be in excess of $1.5m.
Strong interest in the Company’s mobile payments system from a number of European,
Asian and South American countries provides further good growth opportunities for the
Company.
-ENDUltrapay
Limited ACN 003 007 163
Level 11, 459 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Tel: +61 3 8610 8911 Fax: +61 3 9649 7807
About UltraPay
UltraPay Limited (“UltraPay”) is an ASX listed company that has in the past 3
years made a significant investment in developing a very competitive solution
for the mobile card payments market. It is an international business that
generates recurring revenue by a combination of transaction and rental fees
from deployment of payments infrastructure to merchants. UltraPay is focused
on in-vehicle payment applications, and it also works with opportunities in
general mobile and retail payments.
For further information contact:
Mr. Wens Brinkman
Chief Executive Officer
Ultrapay Limited
Ph: +61 3 8610 8911
wens.brinkman@ultrapay.com.au
Admin please start a new thread on this story
Commenting further about the above
There is no mention to whom Comet has been sold to and what are the futre business plans?
Ad min can you start a new topic on this after verifying the facts
through the links i have provided
Comet customers please call these buggers and get the details of what will happen in the future
@CABLE
Thank you for that bit of 'Breaking News'.
Whoever has bought the shares would have done some kind of prior 'market assessment' and has seen some potential for Comet Cable. That person obviously expects to develop Comet further to exploit this potential. No one in his right mind would have purchased the shares just to close down the Station. This is good news for us. At least we can now expect to hear of impending changes in the near future.
The new buyer may have also negotiated with TRC for an extension of time to introduce digital technology, which would explain why the June 01st deadline passed without any fuss.
Can we find out who has bought the shares ? can it be a local or foreign company ?????
boys and girls,
first you all need to stop fighting about DTV/LBN and COMET and get your facts right.
DTV has no future, cos when Dialog and SLT starts IPTV, it will be the next generation of pay TV. LBN going Digital will be much better than IPTV, but unfortunately their cable laying requires huge investments which they cannot make. Comet do not seem to have a future as yet, but can be turned around and become as good as IPTV if someone right come to the driving seat, other than James Scobie and the Australians who took over from the previous owners through some legal case just to sell off and make a buck.
Obviously this sudda bugger is not interested about the subscribers. He wants to make some quick money and get out.
The story is that the sudda has sold or have agreed to sell to an Indian company called United Telecoms Limited (UTL).
But I hear the legal cases are still not over and TRC is still on their back to take some frequencies back. Problem for TRC is that the sudda bugger has got a restraining order agaisnt TRC from removing the frequenices. But it is temporary. Soon the frequencies will go.
But they are not SLT's frequencies. They do not belong to SLT. Currently its Multivision frequencies and once TRC takes it back, it has the authority to give to anybody who wants to do data services, wimax or whatever wireless broadband technology.
anyway, the bottomline is Comet is still having so much of problems. currently some drug dealer back in the days named Gerry Junkeer is running the show, trying to sell the name of some influential relative to stop the frequencies been taken back.
The Indian guy who has bought or going to buy, will have the time of his life!
In this backdrop, we subscribers have to decide whether to wait and see or switch to a steady service get some better service and more than 18 channels.
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