When Simba TV merged with Kampala Siti Cable Ltd (KSCL) and TVNXT in 2018, they aimed to come up with interesting internet offerings alongside free TV using digital TV decoders.
Simba Television Network is a part of the Sun Rise Africa Investment Limited, with a diverse portfolio of assets in media, packaging, entertainment, technology-enabled services, infrastructure development, and education.
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This is a less known Digital TV and Internet Service provider (ISP) in Uganda. Nonetheless, we shall do delve into the details of their TV and internet packages for both their Simba Fiber and Simba TV package and what users get with each.
Simba TV
Simba Television is one of Africa’s Multi-System Operator (MSO). With many digital head ends and a network of more than 6,000 km of optical fiber and coaxial cable, it provides its cable services in Africa’s key cities and the adjoining areas, reaching out to thousands of viewers.
For UGX 75,000, one gets the decoder, installation and 1 free month of viewing using Simba TV. However, the Digital Cable TV provider doesn’t specify the number of channels that come bundled for a flat monthly subscription fee at UGX 15,000.
Digital Cable TV Network
Simba Digital Cable Television aims to offer value-added features to consumers like Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), create favorite channel lists, Parental Control to block unwanted channels and multilingual functions for channels offered in more than one language. It is also offering local city channels covering local events that are of interest to viewers only in that city. All you need to do is install the Simba Digital Set-Top-Box (STB) on your TV, Go Digital now. Simba Cable TV Networks with over 100 channels.
Digital TV Packages
- Subscribe at UGX 85,000/- per month
- HD Decorder at UGX. 180,000/- only
- If you pay 6-month in advance and get one month free.
The packages comes with a plethora of channels including; series & soaps, Hindi Movies, Religion, Music General, Adventure, Children, Hindi / English News, English Movies, Entertainment African and English Religion.
Simba Fiber Data packages
This connection requires running fiber cable as the last mile to a client’s premises. The aim is to offer High-speed fiber optic internet at best price plans. It offers 3 plans including; Silver, Gold, and Platinum as detailed in the table below;
| Simba Silver | Simba Platinum | Simba Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeds | up to 5 Mbps | up to 10 Mbps | up to 10 Mbps |
| Data Plan | Unlimited data | 35 GB Data | Unlimited data |
| Cost/month (UGX) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 150,000 |
| Uptime | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Connection Fee (UGX) | 50,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Offers | Pay 12 month advance and get 2 month free | 1. IPTV- watch all 180 channels of Simba Tv 2. Pay 12month advance and get 1 month free | 1. IPTV- watch all 180 channels of Simba Tv 2. Pay 12month advance and get 1 month free |
| Payment Option | Airtel Mobile Money, Payway | Airtel Mobile Money | Airtel Mobile Money |
As you can see, all data packages come with shared internet bundles that can go up to 5 Mbps or 10 Mbps depending on the subscription. It should be noted that users can convert these into a dedicated leased line package, which means a customer doesn’t need to share the data resources with other subscribers. You will need to contact the company and to get prices for their dedicated leased line connections.
We spoke to a Simba Fiber subscriber and his review of their services was just as expected as typical to most Ugandan ISPs. He said, “I have Simba and it’s terrible. One minute it’s at 10mbps next minute it’s down to 96kbps and their customer service is suspect at best”. The last statement comes as no suprise given than the company’s customer care email is a Gmail address a move that doesn’t inspire confidence with corporate clients.
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