Zuku Pay TV and Triple Play packages plus their prices in Kenya
Zuku TV Kenya. (Image: Zuku.co.ke)
Zuku TV has established itself as a fierce competitor to South Africa’s DSTV by offering a wide niche of informative and entertaining channels specializing in news, documentaries, lifestyle and cultures, movies, series, animations, music and sports at prices that are quite attractive to the masses.
Zuku further boasts of its own customized programs such as Zuku Sports, Zuku Africa and Zuku Life which are part of its creativeness to stand out from other Pay TV services in Kenya. Some of the international programming aired on Zuku comprise E! Entertainment, MTV Base, BBC, MGM Movies, Setanta Sports and so much more. In total, it offers over 87 exciting TV channels and 39 Satellite radio stations.
Currently Zuku charges Ksh. 5, 650/= inclusive of installation labor for the Zuku decoder and satellite dish, though it might cost you slightly more outside major Kenyan cities. Zuku decoders can also be powered by car batteries especially in those rural areas where there is no electricity.
Zuku is the only Pay TV service available all over Kenya that also offers broadband internet connectivity and VoIP telephone services to residential areas and offices via fiber-optic cables. Being a Pay TV service provider, its signals are encoded and can only be accessible using a decoder with monthly subscriptions.
I will keep you posted on the specific channels being offered by Zuku when they become available. Here are the different packages being offered for the TV channels (does not include broadband internet):
- Zuku Classic Ksh. 999 per month
- Zuku Premium Ksh. 1,999 per month
- Asia Classic Ksh. 1,499 per month
- Asia Premium Ksh. 2,999 per month
Zuku Triple Play packages and their prices (TV + Internet + VoIP)
Among commercial internet service providers (ISPs) in Kenya, Zuku offers the fastest broadband connectivity with speeds as high as 20Mbps costing from as little as Ksh.999 a month. However, only a fraction of Nairobi gets to enjoy this.
If you happen to stay in Karen, Lang’ata, Otiende,Westlands, South B, Nairobi Dam, Ngara, Madaraka, South C, Kilimani, or Parklands you are fully covered by Zuku Triple Play. Next in line are residents of Dohnholm, Embakasi, Buruburu, Imara Daima, Runda, Kiambu and Limuru who it is projected will be able to get full coverage by 2013.
Zuku Triple Play offers three packages:
Basic /Turbo 1 package at Ksh.999 per month
- Basic TV with 70 channels and 39 satellite radio stations
- 1 Mbps residential internet through fiber-optic cable modem.
- VoIP phone
- Standard definition TV set top box
Premium /Turbo 8 package at Ksh.3, 999 per month
- Basic TV with 87 channels and 39 satellite radio stations
- 8 Mbps residential internet through fiber-optic cable modem (Wi-Fi capable)
- VoIP phone
- HD set top box
Premium /Turbo 20 package at Ksh. 9,999 per month
- Basic TV with 87 channels and 39 satellite radio stations
- 20 Mbps residential internet through fiber-optic cable modem (Wi-Fi capable)
- VoIP phone
- HD set top box
All packages incur the buyer an installation fee of Ksh. 3,999/=
Differentiating itself from other Pay TV services in Kenya, Zuku offers flexible ways to pay monthly bills such as M-PESA, Airtel Money, Pesapal, Visa, Pesapoint ATMs, Equity bank branches or any Zuku offices nationwide.
Zuku reserves the right to change its prices and bouquets at will. For a listing of Zuku dealers and outlets, visit their official website ww.zuku.co.ke
