Latest Prices of Startimes Decoder in Nigeria (July, 2024)

Cable TV’s have never been this popular in Nigeria since their introduction into the country some years ago.

They aren’t just source of entertainment, they are equally the major source of information and news concerning the country and beyond.

If you must know what’s trending around you, you have no option but to get at least Cable TV.

The importance of Cable TV to the country have been on the increase since  President Muhammadu Buhari, commanded via his information minister, Lai Mohammed that Television broadcasting service must switch from analogue to digital mode of operation.

To this effect, many cable TVs were introduced into the West African country and one of them was Startimes.

Startimes is a TV service provider that gives Nigerians access to over 80 local and international channels. Though it’s not highly rated among the elite citizens of the country, Startimes remains one of the best cable TVs in Nigeria.

Startimes consists of many interesting channels that educate, entertain, update and also inform the people of the country on all aspects of life.

At first, Startimes decoders come with an antenna which aids its signal, but as time passed by with latest technology, their recently invented decoder no longer comes with any antenna.

This is because their signals are now sharper and clearer than what it used to be in time past.

Startimes has relatively cheap monthly packages and that’s one of the reasons why 90% of average Nigerians have their decoders in their respective homes. We shall reel out the different packages you can subscribe to as Startimes customer in the subsequent paragraphs.

Different Startimes Subscription Packages, Prices & Channels

Startimes currently has four packages for their customers, but that doesn’t take anything from their ability to provide quality services. The package include:

NOVA Bouquet/Package

This package is the cheapest of them all as it will cost you only N900 to enjoy over 26 channels for 30 days (monthly).

Irrespective of it cheap price, NOVA Bouquet guarantees you quality picture, interesting channels and unwavering sound effect.

The 26 channels you’re liable to watch whenever you subscribe to this package include the following:

• AIT
• CCTV News,
• Channels TV
• Child Smile
• Cool TV
• DOVE TV
• Galaxy TV
• E-STARS
• IQRAA
• LTV
• MITV
• NTA Entertainment
• NTA Sports 24
• ORISUN
• REAL STAR
• Silverbird
• TV Star
• Dadin Kowa
• STAR KUNGFU
• Star Zone
• STV Guide
• TVC
• TVC News
• Wazobia TV

Basic Bouquet/package

This is the next package and it is more like an upgrade to the NOVA bouquet or package because it consist of all the channels available in previous package.

The Basic bouquet renders you the opportunity to lay fingers on over 40 channels both local and international.

However, there is a slight increase in the subscription price. The basic packages is valued at N1,300 per month while the additional 14 channels cost just N600.

The Channels in this package include:

• AIT
• CCTV News
• Channels TV
• Child Smile,
• Cool TV
• DOVE TV
• Galaxy TV
• E-STARS
• IQRAA
• LTV
• MITV
• NTA Entertainment
• NTA Sports 24
• ORISUN
• REAL STAR
• Silverbird
• TV Star
• Dadin Kowa
• STAR KUNGFU
• Star Zone
• STV Guide
• TVC
• TVC News
• Wazobia TV
• Aljazeera
• AMC
• AMC Movies
• AMC Nigeria
• ANIMAUX
• BBC World News
• CORE TV News
• DTN
• Da Vinci Learning
• eTV
• Nickelodeon
• MCS Extreme
• FARIN WATA
• Nigezie
• STAR ONE
• STAR CHINESE 2
• STAR Novela 1
• TBN
• Wap TV

Classic Bouquet

This is the third on the list and it’s the second most expensive Startimes package.

Just as we’ve seen with the basic package, with the classic bouquet, you will experience an increase in the number of channels. This is because more family-oriented channels, sports, and entertainment channels prefer this package.

Startimes classic bouquet is made up of 60 local and international channels. Hence, its monthly subscription fee is valued at N2400.

Some of the 60 channels include:

• AIT
• AMC Movie
• AMC Series
• BET
• CCTV 4
• CCTV 9 Documentary
• CCTV News
• Channels TV
• Child Smile
• Cool TV
• Discovery Science
• E! Entertainment
• EuroSport News
• E-STAR
• Fine Living
• GET TV
• DOVE TV
• Galaxy TV
• Fox Sport
• Fox News
• Fine Living
• GET TV
• IQRAA
• Iroko Play
• JIM JIM
• LTV
• MITV
• MTV Base
• Nature and History
• NTA Entertainment
• Orisun
• NBA TV
• NTA Sports 24
• POP
• QYou
• REAL STAR
• Silverbird
• Star Africa
• Trace
• Sport Stars
• Wazobia TV
• TVC News
• TVC
• Trace Sport Stars
• TLC
• Tiwa’n’Tiwa
• STV GUIDE
• Star Zone
• Start Sports 2
• StarKUNFU
• Star Dadin kowa
• Star Bollywood TV

Unique Bouquet

This is the last but — obviously — not the least because it’s the only Startimes package that gives you the chance to enjoy all the channels provided by the service providers.

It’s equally the most expensive package as it cost nothing less than N4,800 for its monthly subscription.

Nonetheless, this package gives you access to the 80 channels which include: AMC movie, Baby TV, Bloomberg Television, Crime Explorer, Fashion TV, FOX, Fox Sports 2, Fx, iRoko World, MSNBC, Nat Geo Gold, QYou, Star Movies 1, True Movies 1, Start Series E1, Start Plus among others.

Current prices of Startimes Decoder in Nigeria (July, 2024)

Startimes decoder are of three different types and we shall be doing justice to them one after the other. The types of Startimes decoders include SD decoder, the HD decoder and the Combo decoder.

All of these decoders have the same numbers of channels, depending on the package /bouquet you are subscribed to.

They are very cheap and easy to get from the market. They’re equally easy to install. Their prices are listed below:

• SD Decoder  ==  N8, 000 – N10, 000
• HD Decoder   ==  N11, 000 – N15, 500
• Combo Decoder ==  N12, 000 – N14,000