How To Activate & Reset Dstv Decoder After Subscriotion Payment

As you may already know, DStv have grown to be among the most used cable TV network in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana etc. This multichoice owned company have its headquarter in South Africa but yet leads in many other countries in the continent. In this post I will show you in detail how to activate Dstv subscription after payment at home and without contacting a professional installer.

However, Dstv account activation is necessary after payment of your bouquet plan, as it could take a long time before automatically getting activated by your service provider. So, the question is, how do I activate my dstv subscription? Following our easy guide provided, it will be very simple to activate DSTV subscription in Nigeria, South Africa and others. Therefore, we’ll take a quick look on DStv account activation.  How To Fix Signal Strength On Dstv – Step By Step

How to activate DSTV subscription after payment

To activate DSTV decoder subscription in Nigeria, send “RA Smart Card Number” to 30333. For instance, if your smartcard number is 2554379546, send “RA 0123456789” to 30333.

To perform DSTV account activation in South Africa, send “RA your smartcard number “ to 33788

We  have been receiving complaints about missing channels even after payment of subscription and activation. However, there is no need to panic as it is caused by either payment of subscription when it has fully expired or not inserting your smartcard before sending command to your decoder.  So we recommend that you always pay your DSTV subscription payment before it expire to avoid missing channels.

After the Dstv account activation, you should reset your DSTV decoder in Nigeria to have all your channels back as they might delay as a result of late payment of subscription or other reasons. Therefore, this is how to reset DSTV decoder at ease. Frequencies & Positions Of Free To Air Satellite Tv Channels

how to reset dstv decoder

There are two ways to reset your DSTV decoder; via SMS & online. Before starting the test process, turn on your DSTV, have your smart card number handy and confirm your smart card is inserted properly.

Via SMS
To reset DSTV via SMS in South Africa, send the word “reset” followed by your smart card number to 33788. For instance, if your smart cardnumber is 3334455778, send “reset 3334455668” to 33788.

To reset via SMS in Nigeria, SMS the word “reset” smartcard number to 30333. For example; send “reset 122344555” to 30333.

Via online
To reset DSTV HD decoder online, Go to www.eazy.dstv.com, select your country and log in to your account using either your surname or mobile number and your smartcard number. And then proceed to fix errors.

Click on the fix errors and scroll to the “E16” error options. Continue with the captcha verification and after that click on the “fix error” and your decoder will reset and unscramble the channels. How to Reset DStv & fix Dstv channels not showing

I hope by now you must have learnt how to activate DSTV subscription after payment and also how to reset your decoder. Most importantly, always renew your subscription before it expires to avoid missing channels on your DSTV. Thanks for reading.