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A dish that survives storms
Because it was aligned on quality, not just strength.
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DStv installation
DStv installation, done once and done properly
A DStv installation is only as good as the dish alignment behind it. We mount securely, align precisely with a signal meter, cable neatly and hand over a system that survives the first storm.
Aligned with a meter
Often same-day
Neat cabling
Most bad DStv installs fail on the same two things
The first is alignment. A satellite dish has to point at a specific object 36 000 kilometres above the equator, and the tolerance is small. Aligned by eye it will work — on a clear day, in good weather. Aligned properly with a signal meter, optimised for both signal strength and signal quality, it will keep working through a Highveld thunderstorm.
The second is the cabling and weatherproofing. The connector at the LNB sits outdoors permanently, in sun and rain, for years. If it is not weatherproofed properly, water gets in, the copper corrodes, and in eighteen months you have a signal fault that nobody can explain.
We do both properly, because doing them badly is how a cheap installation becomes an expensive one. And we do the rest — the mounting, the routing, the decoder setup and the activation — so that you end up with a working television rather than a box of equipment.
The detail
What a proper DStv installation includes
Rather more than bolting a dish to a wall.
Site survey and dish positioning
The dish needs a clear line of sight to the satellite. Trees grow, neighbours build, and a position that worked five years ago may not work now. We check before we mount.
Secure mounting
Into the correct substrate, with the correct fixings, on a bracket that will not move in wind. A dish that shifts by two degrees is a dish that stops working.
Precise alignment with a signal meter
Signal strength and signal quality are two different readings and both need to be right. We optimise for both, which is what gives you resilience in bad weather.
Quality LNB and cabling
The LNB is the component that fails most on a DStv installation. Fitting a good one, and weatherproofing its connector properly, is the difference between five years of service and eighteen months.
Neat, weatherproofed cable routing
Clipped, protected from UV, sealed where it enters the building, and routed so that it does not become a rainwater channel into your wall.
Decoder setup, activation and handover
The decoder connected, the smartcard paired, the channels scanned, the remote paired and the system demonstrated to you before we leave.
What you get
What you get
A working system, not a pile of equipment.
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Weatherproofed connections
The single most common cause of failure, prevented.
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Cabling you are not embarrassed by
Clipped, routed and hidden where possible.
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A decoder that is actually working
Activated, scanned, paired and demonstrated.
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Extra View and multi-room if you want it
Planned properly from the start, not retro-fitted.
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One visit for TV and DStv
Mount the television and install the DStv together.
Included
Every DStv installation includes
Standard, not optional extras.
Line-of-sight surveyBefore anything is mounted
Signal meter alignmentStrength and quality both optimised
Weatherproofed LNB connectionProperly sealed, not taped hopefully
UV-rated cable and clippingBecause Highveld sun destroys cheap coax
Decoder activation and channel scanEverything working before we leave
Full handover and demonstrationYou will know how to use it
Our process
From booking to first channel
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Tell us what you need
New installation? Extra decoder? Moving house? Each is a different job.
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We survey and position the dish
Line of sight comes before everything else.
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We mount, align and cable
Signal meter, proper fixings, weatherproofed connections.
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We set up, activate and hand over
Channels scanned, remote paired, system demonstrated.
By area
DStv installation in your part of Gauteng
Every area has its own page, with local suburbs, a map and the specific thing that tends to go wrong there.
Johannesburg · Sandton · Randburg · Roodepoort · Fourways · Bryanston · Morningside · Woodmead · Sunninghill · Pretoria · Pretoria East · Centurion · Midrand · Kempton Park · Germiston · Alberton · Benoni · Brakpan & Springs · East Rand · Krugersdorp
FAQ
DStv installation — your questions answered
The things people actually ask us on the phone, answered straight.
Not sure what is wrong?
WhatsApp us the make, the screen size and a short video of what the TV is doing. We can usually narrow the fault down before a technician is even dispatched.
WhatsApp 063 866 0971How long does a DStv installation take?
A straightforward single-decoder installation typically takes two to three hours, including the survey, mounting, alignment, cabling and setup. Extra View installations and multi-room setups take longer because there is more cable to run and more to configure.
Do you supply the dish and decoder?
We can supply and install the dish, bracket, LNB and cabling. Decoders and subscriptions are handled through MultiChoice, and we will set up and activate whatever decoder you have or acquire.
Can you install DStv in a complex or estate?
Yes. Many complexes have rules about where dishes may be mounted, and some have a communal dish with a distribution system. We work within whatever the body corporate requires, and we will tell you upfront if there is a restriction that affects the job.
Why does my DStv break up when it rains?
Rain fade — heavy rain absorbing the satellite signal. Every installation suffers it to some degree, but a properly aligned dish with a healthy LNB rides out far more of it than a marginal one. If yours breaks up in light rain, the alignment or the LNB needs attention.
Can you install the TV and the DStv at the same time?
Yes, and it is much the most sensible approach. One visit, one callout, and the cabling for both gets planned and concealed together rather than one being retro-fitted around the other.
Do you do same-day DStv installations?
Often, where our schedule allows and you are in an area we are working in. Phone early in the day for the best chance, and we will give you an honest answer rather than an optimistic one.
Book a TV technician
Get DStv installed properly
Tell us where you are and what you need. We will quote the dish, the mounting, the cabling and the setup together.
DStv installation across Johannesburg, Pretoria and the wider Gauteng
Contact
Speak to a TV technician, not a call centre
- Call us
- 0861 995 085Open 24 hours · 7 days a week
- 063 866 0971Send a short video of the fault — it speeds everything up.
- Where we work
- Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sandton, Centurion, Midrand, the East Rand and the West RandSee every area we cover →