DStv Guides

Will your CCTV keep recording during load shedding? What must be on backup power, how to size a UPS and how to test your system.

CCTV not showing on your phone? Check the recorder, CGNAT, port forwarding, upload speed and load-shedding router issues, step by step.

Apple TV buffering on your Wi-Fi? Find out whether it is your line or your Wi-Fi, then fix it with a cable, better placement or a mesh system.

Keep your smart home working during load shedding: back up the router and hub, choose local-control devices and set safe power-return behaviour.

Is it legal to install CCTV at home in South Africa? POPIA, signage, audio recording, neighbours and by-laws explained. Not legal advice.

Can you install a DStv dish in a complex, estate or rental? Who must approve it, how to ask in writing and what to do if the answer is no.

What is a DStv Smart LNB, how does it work and does your Explora need one? A plain-English guide to UniCable, outputs and where it will not work.

Protect your DStv dish, LNB and decoder from Highveld lightning and load-shedding surges: surge protection, earthing, storm habits and insurance tips.

How many decoders can you connect with DStv Extra View? Installer guides report up to three, with rules about the primary decoder and the LNB.

Can you take your DStv dish and decoder when you move house? What to move, what to replace, how to book an installer and what to tell DStv.