Connecting Explora Decoder using a Smart LNB

Once you’ve connected your DStv Explora to the internet in your home, you need to switch the feature “On” (to do this, press the blue DStv button, select “Settings”, select “User Preferences”, select “Connected Services” and set DStv Catch Up Plus to “On”).

Do I have to pay extra to get Catch Up? No, Catch Up is available to all our subscribers. You can either stream online (via our website or using the DStv app). If you are using a PVR, there is an Access Fee when using features making use of the hard drive (which includes Catch Up).

1. Mount and correctly align the satellite dish.
2. Connect the RG6 cable to the unicable port on the Smart LNB.
3. Connect the RG6 cable to your decoder.
4. Run the installation wizard.
5. Contact Multichoice to activate the decoder.

You need the following to access DStv Catch Up Plus : An internet connection in your home (we recommend an uncapped ADSL account, with a minimum 2Mbps download speed when using this feature). A DStv Explora which is connected to the existing internet in your home. An active DStv Premium and PVR subscription.

Yes and no. If you only want to watch digital terrestrial Freeview channels, you won’t need an internet connection. But if you have a Freeview Play device and want to access catch-up and on-demand content, then you’ll need an internet connection of at least 2Mbps.

Catch Up is available to all DStv subscribers, and the content varies based on your DStv package. To access DStv Catch Up, you need two things: a PVR-capable decoder (DStv Explora), and to pay the monthly access fee of R95. In this case, customers with PVR decoders or Exploras are able to set the show to record.

Most TV providers offer their own form of catch-up TV through set-top boxes and apps. Catch-up programmes are usually available for a much shorter amount of time through set-top boxes, typically just seven days….Catch-up TV through providers

1. Virgin TV Go.
2. Sky Go.
3. BT TV App.
4. NOW App.
5. TalkTalk TV App.

On demand TV is the availability to watch 1 or more of the programs at a time that suites you. However, they are not exactly the same. Catch up TV is a subset of on demand TV. Catch up TV is being able to watch a show at your time and place on your demand – but the show must have shown on the TV first.

Multi award-winning media company UKTV has launched seven day catch up services on YouView for its popular free-to-air channels Yesterday and Really. ‘UKTV is committed to making its bold and innovative programmes and channel brands available to as many viewers as possible.

DStv Catch Up is a decoder-only service where series, movies, sports, and documentaries are “pushed” to PVR-capable decoders. Subscribers must pay a monthly access fee of R85 for the service, which includes access to DStv Catch Up, PVR usage, and XtraView.

Making regular catch-up contributions might help you bolster your retirement funds by that much – or more. At an 8% annual return, you would be looking at about $30,000 extra for retirement. (Furthermore, a $1,000 catch-up contribution to a traditional IRA can reduce your income tax bill by $1,000 for that year.)

DStv Catch Up now available to Compact and Compact Plus subscribers. DStv Catch Up is now be available to both Compact and Compact Plus subscribers, with an active Explora and PVR subscription, thereby offering them much more great content. Catch Up has been available to Compact and Compact subscribers from June 30.

More In Retirement Plans Individuals who are age 50 or over at the end of the calendar year can make annual catch-up contributions. Annual catch-up contributions up to $6,500 in 2020 and in 2021 ($6,000 in 2015 – 2019) may be permitted by these plans: 401(k) (other than a SIMPLE 401(k))

$26,000

“Lump-sum contributions are usually allowed by employer plans and usually must come from another qualified account or qualified employer plan,” Fort says. Making a lump-sum contribution could therefore take two steps – moving money to the 401(k) from an IRA of similar plan, and then putting fresh money into the IRA.

Analysis. A catch-up contribution is an elective deferral made by a participant age 50 or older that exceeds a statutory limit, a plan-imposed limit, or the actual deferral percentage (ADP) test limit for highly compensated employees (HCEs).

Anyone age 50 or over is eligible for an additional catch-up contribution of $6,500 in 2020 and 2021.

In 2021, the most you can contribute to a 401(k) is $19,500; that limit increases to $26,000 if you’re 50 or older. Employer contributions are on top of that limit. These limits are set by the IRS and subject to adjustment each year.

Most retirement experts recommend you contribute 10% to 15% of your income toward your 401(k) each year. The most you can contribute in 2019 is $19,000, and those age 50 or older can contribute an extra $6,000.

By 40, Fidelity recommends having three times your salary put away. If you earn $50,000 a year, you should aim to have $150,000 in retirement savings by the time you are 40. If your annual salary is $100,000 a year, you should aim to have $300,000 saved.

According to Fidelity (and several other studies) by age 30 you should have 1x your salary saved for retirement. If at age 30 you’re making $40,000 gross, you should have $40,000 total in all of your retirement accounts. The general rule of thumb assumes: a retirement age of 67.

The maximum salary deferral amount that you can contribute in 2019 to a 401(k) is the lesser of 100% of pay or $19,000. However, some 401(k) plans may limit your contributions to a lesser amount, and in such cases, IRS rules may limit the contribution for highly compensated employees.

The Excess Amount. If the excess contribution is returned to you, any earnings included in the amount returned to you should be added to your taxable income on your tax return for that year. Excess contributions are taxed at 6% per year for each year the excess amounts remain in the IRA.

When You Should Max Out 1 If you can afford to max out your contribution, you might want to do so. Some personal finance experts suggest saving at least 15% of your annual income for retirement throughout your working career. That’s enough for only $300 in monthly income in retirement.

The maximum amount workers can contribute to a 401(k) for 2020 is $500 higher than it was in 2019—it’s now up to $19,500 if you’re younger than age 50. If you’re age 50 and older, you can add an extra $6,500 per year in “catch-up” contributions, bringing your total 401(k) contributions for 2020 to $26,000.