CIGNAL DIGITAL TV REVIEW

Switching from a standard channel to CIGNAL DIGITAL TV is one way of promoting your family standard of TV viewing.  

This is a late post review of my CIGNAL EXPERIENCE.


Applied for CIGNAL DIGITAL SD TV last November 19, 2012 with their PROMO, I contact CIGNAL DAVAO through their FACEBOOK PAGE account and immediately they answer my queries.

It all started when we purchased SAMSUNG SMART TV at DIMDI APPLIANCE CENTER DAVAO.  And we wanted to have a clearer channel and we decided to apply for CIGNAL DIGITAL since they have their PROMO of FREE 3 months subscription.  And because SAMSUNG SMART TV doesn't work well with a standard antenna(weak and snowy in feed).

For first time application, we choose PLAN 390 with 25 CHANNELS.



I payed PHp1,490 for the installation and first payment for my 1 month subscription fee after I pass my requirements to them.

REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTPAID PLAN:

  1. APPLICATION FORM 
  2. ONE VALID ID:  Pass my PHILPOST ID(xerox copy)
  3. PROOF OF BILLING: Pass my PLDT BILL STATEMENT(xerox copy)
WHO GET MY PAYMENT and REQUIREMENTS:  
The one assigned and installed my CIGNAL SATELLITE DISH and DIGIBOX here in our house his name is RICHIE from an authorized distributor here in Davao.  

Nov. 20.  Just for one day, the CIGNAL PERSONNEL came to our house and started drilling my internet shop roof to mount the satellite dish, then later afternoon certain Agnes call me and give me instructions that CIGNAL MANILA will call me same day for ACTIVATION.

VIA


Nov. 21. Been waiting for the call, no call happened.  I call their HOTLINE, no one is answering.  Send text message, no reply.  I was very angry this time.  And I call the local telephone number and AGNES is asking for apology.  Telling me that there is a bit problem happened to my DIGIBOX, they give me a wrong SMART CARD number not assigned for my DIGIBOX.  So they need to retract my SMART CARD number again.

SOURCE


Nov. 24. Received an email from CIGNAL CARE



Nov. 25. Retraction of my CIGNAL due to the WRONG SMART CARD is to wait for a long process because they need (again) for the retraction from CIGNAL MANILA.

Waiting and waiting for my DIGIBOX to be connected.

Nov. 26. I have my DIGIBOX with the right SMART CARD connected with my TV.




Nov. 27. CIGNAL is already up and activated. Programming is doing great.  Thanks God!



What's inside the CIGNAL SATELLITE KIT?

  1. SATELLITE DISH(antenna, mountings, peripherals)
  2. SET TOP BOX(DigiBox) 
  3. REMOTE already had a pre-loaded battery
  4. CIGNAL SMART CARD
  5. POWER CORD
  6. RCA CABLE
  7. 15 meters RG6 cable


Signal here in our area is very good and all Cignal Channels is working clear and good too!









The only problem we have here, because its an SD Channel Plan when it rains so hard the dish satellite cannot receive signals unlike HD Channel Plan.

What I like about my CIGNAL it can get channels through an internet using Wi-Fi connection, it has an Audio channel which you can stream your favorite FM channels.  And lastly it has a setting time reminder for TV Viewers. 

Now I am planning to upgrade my plan to HD since my plan is locked-in for 36 months SD POSTPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS, I still have to wait for 2 years then.

For more information visit CIGNAL DIGITAL TV.


  

43 Comments

  1. Interesting. This is the first time I've read a review about Cignal.

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  2. Their channel lineups is ok and since you have your own dish, you have clearer reception.

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  3. Nice post.it's my first time too being heard about it.

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  4. Actually you can upgrade your subscription even when you haven't finish the 36 months lock-in yet. What you cannot do is to downgrade your subscription.

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  5. Actually you can upgrade your subscription to hd even you haven't finish the 36 months lock-in yet. What you cannot do is to downgrade your plan.

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    1. Oh! That would be great. Thanks for the information. Greatly appreciated.

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  6. it can record tv channels? how?

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    1. You can check that on their MENU SETTINGS.

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    2. Could you please post a screenshot of that setting? I have plan 1290 HD box, and it doesn't have a record function (making the USB port and the record control buttons on the remote useless). Just curious. xD Thanks in advance!

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    3. There's no way you can record through usb because the firmware is disabled.

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  7. That is correct shin
    We have the same problem

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  8. Hi.. just wanna know if Cgnal cable is normally not working on rainy season? Just subscribed in this cable this week and everytime it rains, the connection went off. It's not even a heavy rain.

    Hope you can share your experience with this cable connection.

    THanks

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    1. Its a beaming problem. It wo'nt feed away even during Typhoon. Only zero visibility rain (unos) is not guaranteed by Cignal.

      Irvy from Cignal Cebu. 09084858501

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  9. had a bad experience with Cignal TV, It's been almost 2 weeks and it is not activated yet...poor customer service.

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  10. Im experiencing "Remove and Re-insert your smart Card" Over and over again. does anyone experience this before?

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  11. Does anyone experiencing "Remove and Re-insert your Smart Card" over and over again?

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    1. Experienced that already. I call their CS and they made a report. Then after a week, a technician went to our house to check my box again.

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    2. Due to a thin smart card then you will have that problem. It was cause by a warp smart card cause by extreme Heat cause by the Box. REMEDY : pull out the smart card, clean the metal surface, then try to put a sticker (thin) on the opposite side of the metal surface which is the back side.

      Irvy here from Cignal Cebu. 09084858501

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    3. Its cause by smart card warping which is cause by extreme Heat inside the Box. REMEDY : try to clean the metal surface of the card. Then put a sticker at the back portion of the card(opposite the metal surface)

      Irvy from Cignal Cebu. 09084858501

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  12. San po kayo located sir Roland? Davao lang po ba?

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  13. Ridiculously poor evening coverage of the Winter Olympics. An ice hockey game and then 45 minutes of nothing!! This is the time people are home from work and want to see highlights ... with a commentary.

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  14. Really face same issue during audio visual installs and i dont know the solution of it. Would like to processed about this issues.

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  15. ang bilis nilang mag putol ng cable pero la nman bill na dating sa akin binayaran ko sabi nila antay daw kung kailan mag karon kapabayaan nila tpos ikaw ung mahirapan sana kung gusto nyo on time ung bayad ontime din dpat ung bill nyo mga loko kayo kung d lang na ka contrata pa putol ko na ito

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    1. Hi +nan dechayda thanks so much for your comment. I too experience that kind of a scenario. In order for you to receive their billing on time, why not sign up with their E-BILL. Here's the link: https://www.cignal.tv/Article.aspx?id=493 Hope this will help you.

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  16. anyone experienced being charged for tech service? I called cignal today to report a prob. signal quality of receiver is 0. no signal received by set top box for 2 days. after several minutes of troubleshooting over the phone, the cs rep said they need to send over a technician to fix the problem. **the catch is i need to pay for the service** 1st time i heard of a service provider that charges customer when its clearly a cignal issue. To think this is a PLDT company. Sir MVP wtf is this scam?

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    1. Yes, they also charge me for that. In my case, I ask their Customer Service how much is the bill, she give me an amount. Better ask CSR of CIGNAL how much..because they have different charge if you are in the province.

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  17. Fyi... To everybody. Thats the idiot Policy of Cignal high ranking official of Cignal. If your cignal Got problem then you Need to pay 700 pesos. For me I'm one of the pioneering dealer of Cignal here in Cebu, but to tell you frankly I never to that to My subscriber. Cignal they call it professional fee, this Stupid professional came from this idiot manager. How can it be professional fee since there installer and some of their dealers doesnt have any professional training with satellite installation. If it is professonally installed then you shoudnt have any problem. Even My first installation of Cignal here in Cebu last august 2008 was still alive until this very present day. Thats why I keep arguing this managers in cignal. They dont Know what they are talking about. Cignal is a dealership business. Cignal doesnt have any Control over their dealers cause they dont have salary from cignal. We are just only have an installation fee after installation. But for me Im taking Care of My subscriber. You should not pay their service cause you've been paying your Monthly service bill every month. Thats all i can tell you.

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    1. i agree cignal sucks not only with its poor service as you get no customer service at all and total repeats that are never ending and even at christmas i was surprised to see no christmas movies or shows as in nothing ,,,,here in SANTA ROSA LAGUNA very poor

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    2. I am totally surprised as Cignal tv channels as they are repeated 14 times a week and then the next month repeated again,,,,,,and even at this time of year i was shocked to see no christmas programs ,,,,,,,,im not sure how it is anywhere else but here in santa rosa laguna ,,,,,,,its a mess.
      And as for customer service you get a call agent at a call center that ends up being a total waste of time and no positive result,,,,,,,,,,i have very poor sound from the day it was installed and to my shock after continuous calls to solve the problem 5 weeks later im still waiting ,,,,is this really legal to treat customers to this level ,,,this has to be the worst tv channel provider i have ever seen world wide and thats no joke .

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  18. 3 weeks na rin akong tumatawag sa customer service ng cignal for technical service pero puro lang sila report at walang action.. kaya useless yung subscription ko sa cignal tv, hindi kami makanood at wala signal..napagod na ako sa katatawag sa customer service nila, kasi hindi naman nila sineseryoso ang tinatawag mo, hindi nila inaayos ang problema, mabilis lang sila pag new subscriber ka, ngayon halos magmakaaawa na ako for technical visit..kaya magfile na lang ako ng complain sa NTC baka sakaling maaksyunan..

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  19. Really informative post. Thanks for sharing that kind of information.
    internet provider

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  20. I am also experiencing this maintenance charge. My point is, wala pa namang assessment kung ano ang problema , charge na agad. Di daw sila pupunta kung di ako papayag magbayad ng maintenance charge

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    1. Ganyan yan sila Ms. Janet. Kasi raw iba2 yung style nila, walang exact rules and regulations s payment nila, etc...

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  21. I just subscribed to this cable service provider. I have oriented myself with anticipating how bad the connection would be ion stormy weather. At least I have an idea of what I'm getting.

    However, my reply to this post is to really give a commendation on a Cignal Sales/Connection agent who processed my subscription and Installation. You want a legit authorized agent who will really make sure that you will get the connection in 5-7 working days, look for Wella of Gaisano Mall Davao Cignal dealer under Xtelcom/Wytelcom. She was really fantastic! My connection was done in three 3 days!!! (take note, you need to participate in order to make this happen).

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  22. This cable network sucks, CIGNAL TV is such a scam.. "I THINK".. the cable has been disconnected for two months and they're still asking you pay the bill... how come?.. here's what I told them.. I'M NOT PAYING..

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  23. About sa re insert card properly. Nalinis ko na din yung metal surface. Ganun pa din.ano po nagong prob senyo. May pinalitan ba box o card. Magakno

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    1. Hello Jhane. Thanks for your message. Walang pinalitan na box, nilinis ko lang din yung card and its working.

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  24. Thanks for the review I have subscribed this channel from charter spectrum and you can read the reviews for charter here: http://www.techlogins.com/reviews/charter-spectrum-reviews/

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  25. Simple Pass Through enables simple signs to go through the Digital TV Converter Box when it is killed. I found here

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  26. I just would like to add my experience with Cignal na walang signal for 2019. We have no signal since October 2019, I complained about it sa fb messenger, sa chat, etc. Walang nangyari. I told the contact center na one month na walang signal every time I emailed. Then on Nov 5, naibalik and linya. may pumunta na technician. sira daw ang box so pinalitan. May charge ng 560.00. nagkaroon lang ng program ng 2 days. then wala na naman. bumalik ang technician inayos sa system nila through cell phone. nagkaroon ng signal, then after ilang days, wala na naman. I complained sa email at sa contact center. humingi ako ng rebate, dahil one month and two weeks na walang program. 900.00 plus ang rebate daw.

    then wala ng signal ulit until december. so nakakanood na ng program. pero maya maya nag ha hang. nawawala ang palabas, kelangan butunin ang plug. ibabalik after 10 minutes. so wala na ung pinapanood. lumipas na. Also i asked for the rebate, aba, 600.00 na lang. at dalawang beses ako siningil ng reconnection fee. ang isa ay 100.00, ang isa ay 80.00.

    Sobra naman pagka holdaper nitong kumpanyang ito. naningil na ng technician's fee, naningil pa ng reconnection fee. hinayaan ko na lang although plano ko mag complain ulit. ilang buwan na lang naman ay ipapaputol ko na ito. di pa lang nakakabit ang cable from another company.

    Advice ko lang, DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS COMPANY. palpak ang customer service, palpak ang line, palpak ang signal. pero mabilis maningil. do not waste your money to this company. IT IS STILL BETTER TO HAVE A CABLE LINE kung saan dumadaloy ang signal. KESA SA CIGNAL NA PINAPADAAN SA HANGIN, KAYA PAG MAY BAGYO AT KAILANGAN MO NG BALITA, O MALAKAS ANG HANGIN WALA KAYONG MAPAPANOOD KUNG KELAN KAILANGAN ANG BALITA. for 2 months, sa radyo kami kumukuha ng balita DAHIL SA PALPAK NA CIGNAL. BE WISE PO, INVEST YOUR MONEY TO THOSE WITH GOOD SERVICE. HINDI YUNG NAMBOBOLA PA KAPAG TUMATAWAG.

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