Kwese TV recently shifted its focus from Direct To Home (DTH) satellite TV services to purely offering digital services. What was spared of its TV offerings is its Free To Air Kwese Free Sport, Its SVOD service Kwese iFlix and Kwese Play, its streaming box.
Kwese Play hasn’t been available in Uganda not until this year’s Black Friday that happened on the 23rd November. Kwese launched the streaming box at a discounted price of UGX 250,000. However word reaching our desk is that the its full price is $72 or around UGX 273,000 going by the current dollar rate.
What is Kwese Play?
Kwese Play is a streaming box from Kwese powered by Roku. Roku is a streaming platform that powers several TVs, set top boxes among others even Roku’s hardware that includes streaming boxes, dongles etc.
Roku has many streaming apps like Al jazeera, NBA, Bloomberg etc, some of which are free while others are paid for. Think of it as Android TV for Android or TV OS for Apple TVs.
It connects to the internet via an ethernet port or Wifi and to the TV through a HDMI port.
What is included in the Kwese Play Box/Specifications
- Kwese Play Device
- HDMI Cable
- 720/1080p Support
- Remote + Channel Shortcut Buttons
- Ethernet,USB and MicroSD ports
- 2 AAA batteries
- Power Adaptor
What you need to use the Kwese Play box
- A TV with HDMI Port
- Broadband Internet
- Internet Router
- Minimum Recommended internet speeds of 4Mbps or 10Mbps for viewing HD content,
Where to buy from
Kwese Provided a number to contact in case you want to buy the streaming box. We assume this number belongs to a supplier. Therefore you need to call +256 705 334 969 in order to buy one.
