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Star Communications is now offering a high-tech, user friendly streaming platform to our customers.
Feel good about making the switch to streaming! There are multiple benefits to Star TV+ Streaming.
We've got the best variety of quality TV,
so you can make sure you are getting the most
bang for your buck. Take a look at our channel
lineup!
We have Roku's and Fire Stick's available for purchase!
A plus to this service is that you can bring your own device.
To see what devices are compatible with Star TV+ click here!
Please note, recordings will last for 360 days before being deleted unless flagged.
Yes, Star TV+ lets you bring your own device as long as it’s one of the following:
Roku
Amazon Fire TV
Tablets and Phones
Yes. The basic account comes with 3 simultaneous streams and up to 5 devices that can be registered at any given time. You can upgrade to the following:
Similar to Netflix and other streaming services, Star TV+ has a time-out feature. After 8 hours of continuous streaming, you will receive a pop-up message asking if you are still watching Star TV+. If so, you simply choose “yes” to continue watching.
Star TV+ is a streaming video service which requires a strong Internet connection to avoid buffering. A minimum speed of 25 Mbps is the lowest speed that we can recommend for reliable streaming. We recommend higher speeds if you have multiple Internet devices working in your home simultaneously.
No, Star TV+ only works while connected to a Star Communications Internet connection. However, with our WatchTVEverywhere feature, you can stream many of our channels wherever you are, for free. Ask a CSR about signing up for WatchTVEverywhere today.
Closed Captioning can be enabled on the Roku device by pressing the "*" button on the remote.
Closed Captioning can be enabled on the Amazon Fire TV device by pressing the center select button. The programming information will be displayed, along with a "CC" icon on the bottom left of the screen. Press the down arrow to highlight the "CC" and then press the center select button. The same procedure is used to cancel Closed Captioning.
Not all programming supports Closed Captioning.
On Star TV and Star TV+ we offer you the ability to record shows. No longer do you need to have a large DVR recorder in your home, we store the recordings for you in the cloud. For $9.95 per month, you can subscribe to our NVR (Network Video Recording) option. This will give you the ability to store 300 Gigabytes of video (approx. 150 hours of storage). At any given time, you can record as many shows at a time as you have streams of video. (example - 5 streams of video – record 5 shows at one time).
Yes, you can buy more NVR storage to suit the needs of your household. If you want more storage than the 300 Gig you currently have, you have the following choices:
They are similar. Star TV+ does not include SD (Standard Definition) channels that are duplicates in HD. Also, Star TV+ does not come with music choice channels due to the popularity of streaming options today.
