Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Reliance Big TV, yesterday announced a new DTH plan to lure the subscribers in the country. The struggling DTH arm is claiming to offer up to 500 channels which also includes HD channels free for one year. Customers across the country can pre-book a new Big TV set-top box starting today through the company’s official website. However, do make a note that the offer can be availed depending on the stock availability. “Reliance Big TV is going to mark the beginning of a new dawn in the way Indians have been accessing entertainment on their TV sets,” director of Reliance Big TV, Vijender Singh, said in a statement.

Reliance Big TV stated that the company has come up with this offer to make a mark in the Indian DTH industry and also to fulfil the Indian government’s Digital India initiative. Under this new offer, the company will be providing its latest HD HEVC set-top box, which also offers an additional set of features such as YouTube, recording of TV shows, schedule program recording and so on.
But there are some catches with this offer though, like every other offer from other companies. Here are the five things you should know about the Reliance Big TV’s free DTH service offer.
1) Customers Have to Pay an Upfront Amount of Rs 1,999
A customer who’s looking to avail this offer has to pay an upfront amount of Rs 499 while booking the STB from the company’s website. But this amount is to just confirm the booking. Once the STB arrives on your doorstep, you have to make an additional payment of Rs 1,500 on receipt. An installation charge of Rs 250 will also be applicable.
