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KWESE TV COMES TO THE LIMELIGHT

Are you ready to pay less for something bigger? Ok, this is not vtpass.com trying to get your heart to the skies by talking about our cheap, easy and convenient payment method. These words, are rather, in the voice of TSTV AFRICA. Yes, you must have heard of them. They are launching a Pay-as-you-consume TV on and we, at vtpass.com, have opened up an easy portal through which you can pay for their services. In any case, this is not the entire story. Apart from TSTV AFRICA who are launching in style, there is a whole new brand of entertainment hitting our big screen and that’s Kwese TV.

So, you might be wondering who has initiated yet another timely intervention in the Pay-Tv entertainment sector. Well, you would know in a bit. Do you remember the very first service provider that brought the sim card revolution into Nigeria, just in time to supplement the increasing patronage of cell phones? That’s Econet, right? It would amuse you to know that Kwese TV is a brand of Econet Media Limited.

Though they may be taking the underground tunnels this time around, Kwese TV is coming strong into the Nigerian market, just as well as TSTV. And they cannot be underappreciated as they are, in more ways than one, taking Pay-TV to a whole new different level.

AMAZING THINGS KWESE TV HAS TO OFFER

First off, Kwese TV is taking audiences beyond TV into several other realms that were once thought unimaginable. Not only can you watch Kwese TV on your TV via the satellite, you can also watch it on your TV via the Internet. This can be done through a medium called Kwese Play. As if this is not enough, Kwese TV also has an app so that you can watch on the go. This is called the Kwese App.

Again, there are pretty amazing tv channels that probably you have come across on other Pay-TVs. But some channels are absolutely new and innovative. For instance, we have channels like Arsenal media, Safe Entertainment etc.

Even as Kwese TV continues to penetrate the market, be sure that vtpass.com will, waste no time, in opening a portal that assures you quick and easy payment for all of Kwese TV’s services, ranging from the payment for their physical satellite to the internet access and access to the mobile app.

Also, vtpass.com offers easy and convenient payments for your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN and GLO airtime and data subscriptions. We also allow for ease and convenience in the payment of your DSTV, STARTIMES, GOTV subscriptions and electricity bills.

TSTV: ONE DISH, MANY MORE ADVANTAGES

Yippee!! A new train has come to town. And it came with all the pomp and honking peculiar to a new hippy vibe. Imagine Wizkid or Davido releasing a new, hot single and touring the whole of Nigeria with their new bang. Well, Telecom Satellite TV AFRICA (TSTV) is coming down to Nigeria with a big bang of such nature. This is even before the launch date, which is meant to be on the 1st of October, 2017.

From the looks of the name, you already perceive that TSTV operates on the same level as DSTV, GOTV and STARTIMES. This is very well true. But as is becoming apparent to most, TSTV is not just here to compete or perform on an equal level with the big goons. They are actually wanting to steal the show entirely. Talk about the new features they are promising to incorporate into their sleek, compact decoder. It’s massive.

And as we are, at Vtpass, aren’t slow to recognise value and progress.We have included, in addition, to our list of numerous billers like 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO, DSTV, STARTIMES, GOTV etc, the new big bang TSTV. So, once you get your TSTV decoder, you can start making easy, convenient payment on vtpass.com. Well, our customers’ satisfaction weighs deeply on our minds, and we never lose

You might wonder that it’s not even launched. Well, our customers’ satisfaction weighs deeply on our minds, and we never lose any opportunity to please the ones that make us, in the first place.

But why would you want to buy TSTV’s decoder? Appropriately, the management has given Nigerians tons of reasons. You might want to go through them and make a choice for yourself.

TSTV- ONE DISH, MANY MORE ADVANTAGES

GREAT DESIGN

It must be said, for all the big packages TSTV is offering, the decoder does not, in any way, betray the heavy burden. It is sleek and flat, and it has the distinct operations listed on its surface. You can see for yourself right here.

PAY AS YOU CONSUME

Now, this is the real deal. Unlike the other decoders and Pay-TV services, Telecom Satellite TV offers a Pay-as-you-consume cable TV service. What this means is that you only pay for what you watch. All those extra unneeded channels that come along with expensive bouquets will no longer feature as you only pay for what you consume. Hence, you can pay for only your favourite channels and leave out the rest. The implication of this is that you can watch your favourite channels on TSTV for as low as #200, #500 etc. And even better, you can pay for your TSTV subscription through the convenient and speedy medium provided by www.,vtpass.com.

DTH

Again, TSTV offers great channels on a Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform that will be distributed on ABS 3A Africa beam, located at 3 degrees west.

GREAT CHANNELS

TSTV AFRICA also offers rich varieties of over 100 channels ranging from Live Sports like UEFA Champions League to entertainment channels like Movie Box, Telenovela etc.

INTERNET SERVICE

You won’t believe it, but TSTV also offers internet services through an HBB TV tech, which is a combination of satellite and internet service for TV services. The internet service will run on a 4.5 GB. And it can be used for video calls and wifi.

PRICE OF DECODER

TSTV seems not to be slowing down with their breakthrough offers, as they have offered a good deal for the price of their decoders. And what’s the price? Just #5,000.

You must agree that TSTV has offered Nigerians a good bargain. And while you are wetting your appetite, just waiting for the release. Remember that you can buy your TSTV subscription by logging into vtpass.com. Also, you can pay for your MTN, GLO, Airtel, 9mobile airtimes and data subscriptions, as well as renew your DSTV, STARTIMES, GOTV subscriptions and electricity bills.

API: LET VTPASS.COM SERVE YOU WELL

The first question that will be on your lips is what is an API?

Well, here is a textbook definition:

An API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” An API is a set of commands, function, protocols and objects that programmers can use to create software or interact with an external system. It provides developers with standard commands for performing common operations so they do not have to write the code from scratch.

But not all of us are computer geeks or nerds. Ok, most of us are not. So here are simple, fun ways of understanding what an Application Programming Interface (API) is:

You buy an extension, which you intend using to charge your phone, laptop and the likes. For the extension to work, you are not going to plug straight to the transformer next to your house, or the wire transmitting electric current to you, right? No, you need an interface. Something that can stand in the gap and collect the energy from the electric current down to you. You need a socket. This socket which is usually connected to a wire on the wall serves as an interface to which you plug your extension. This in response to the interface, enables you to charge your phone and any other thing.

The API is just like that socket, except it is something you can’t see and it has more to do with the internet world.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

You want to buy rice and chicken from your favourite restaurant. Now, do you just go into the kitchen where it is being cooked or stored? And then demand a plate of rice and chicken? Of course, not, there is an attendant, a waiter. In this case, an interface that delivers your request for a hamburger to the kitchen staff. They in response to your request, hand over the food to the waiter, who will, in turn, place it before you. And then, lunch or dinner is served. Or breakfast, if you are the one that does late meals or does not fancy the routine bread, tea and egg.

The waiter has served as an API, relaying messages for you all in a bid to deliver a service. You must have guessed by now that in the real sense, the person making the request is not a person, but codes. Just like the waiter and kitchen staff responding to the requests are are all codes.

So, simply put, APIS are messengers that take requests from a user end, go to the right quarters to deliver the message. And then relays back an answer to the user again. In a technical sense, you use an API when you employ the code written by someone else or their database for your own purpose, or to service your own website.

WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW API?

There are a lot of ways knowing how the API works can profit an average online business person. Say, you have a natural hair blog that sometimes needs to display videos. You might not have these videos at all. But by integrating Youtube’s API to your site, these videos can be displayed on your site.

It is through this the API that many videos on YouTube get featured on sites that clearly are not Youtube. Another easy way of using API is having a website where you need people to sign in or login. Because you know Google or Facebook already have the sign in feature which is way professional. On proper request, you can simply use Google or Facebook’s sign in feature. So that, what you will have on your own website is “sign in with Google or Login with Facebook”. You might be nodding in understanding right now. That’s good, but there is something even better.

LET VTPASS.COM SERVE YOU WELL

Vtpass.com is your one-stop online payment platform through which you can pay for any such service like your phone airtime, Cable TV subscription, Electricity bill and other services. Because of its widespread reach, you can utilise the services we offer at vtpass.com anywhere and at any time. All that needs be done is:

Select the service you want to pay for and enter the necessary details.

Pay.

And if you want to do bigger things as an IT brain, you can integrate Vtpass.com’s API into your website or application and begin to sell any of these services to those in contact with your website or app. What this means is that you get to resell such services as 9mobile, MTN, GLO, Airtel airtime and data subscriptions, electricity bills for almost all electricity distribution companies, educational payments such as WAEC Scratch Card, cable TV subscriptions and so much more. And if you are not the technical specialist, but you have a website through which you can sell our services, you can consult your web developer or programmer who will, in turn, visit our website vtpass.com or consult our support centre and make you a retailer of our services.

And if you are not the technical specialist. But you have a website through which you can sell any of our services. You can consult your web developer or programmer. The programmer will, in turn, visit our website vtpass.com or consult our support centre. And make you a retailer of our services. But the first step is logging into vtpass.com and trying your hands on the services we sell such as phone airtime, electricity bills, data subscriptions, DStv, Startimes and GOtv subscriptions and so on. This first step will definitely take you off guard into a place of greater beginnings.

MTN PROFILED ON VTPASS

Before anything, here is a quick riddle for you to get down to: Yellow fellow waves a greeting of hello everywhere you go. Who is this? Of course, if you reconcile the bulk of people who make calls, buy and renew data subscription and basically connect with others on a daily basis, with a telecommunication name/brand coated in yellow and promises to be everywhere you go, then it wouldn’t be hard for you to wriggle out that our yellow fellow is MTN.

But the odds are that this is where your knowledge of this prolific telecommunication company stops. Here at Vtpass.com profiles, we would provide an in-depth knowledge about MTN.

But first, it is requisite you know of another household name that has helped many carry the world in their palms everywhere they go. This is vtpass.com. Vtpass.com is your one-stop online payment platform that enables you to pay your everyday bills, like phone airtime, data subscription, electricity bills, cable tv subscription and so on, at your ease and proper convenience. By logging into vtpass.com, you can select whatever service provider (9MOBILE, GLO, AIRTEL), entering your details and paying for the service. It is as simple as that.

FROM THE TOP

MTN, as a multinational telecommunications firm, was founded in 1994 and has its roots in South Africa. Yeah, you are right. This is the same year Nelson Mandela was sworn in as SA’s president. Its operations have spread to many African, Asian and European countries. Formerly known as M-cell, MTN has gone on to gain one of the largest customers-base, over 200 million. Especially in Nigeria from where one-third of its revenue comes from.

In more ways than one, MTN has penetrated every nook of societal life in Nigeria and has gone on to offer tariff plans that have endeared many to it. You might be familiar with these ones: MTN Xtra Pro, Xtra Special, Beta Talk, Pulse, Super Saver, Zone, Awuf4U etc. You can migrate to any of these tariff plans. But first, you would need to recharge your MTN. And the best way to get this done efficiently and conveniently, from wherever you are and at any time is by logging onto vtpass.com. Through vtpass.com, you can speedily pay for your phone airtimes, electricity bills, data subscriptions and your DStv, Startimes, GOtv subscriptions.

MTN, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT

Over the years, MTN has proven to be an avid supporter of sports and entertainment. For one, they are presently the primary sponsor of South Africa national rugby union team. Almost a decade ago, they signed a sponsorship deal with one of English’s best national team, Manchester United. In the past, over the period of 2009-2014, they sponsored the CAF Champions League football, APOEL FC, and UEFA Champions League.

Also, Mtn Nigeria has opened up new paths for many upcoming and veteran musicians. This has given Nigerians the chance over and over again to listen to new sounds and melodies. Pulse.ng elaborates on this, saying, “MTN Nigeria today is one of the major distributors of Nigerian music…In 2008, MTN created a new stream of revenue for musicians through ringtone downloads as caller tunes. The absence of issues like piracy on this service enabled artists to actually make money from their content.Through reality TV series “Project Fame”, MTN found a way to also be part of the art of music. The talent hunt sponsored by the telecoms company has discovered talents like Chidinma, Praiz and Iyanya.”

Looking for an easier, more convenient way to buy your MTN airtime, cross over to Vtpass.com. Logging into vtpass.com spares you the stress and time you usually take in performing everyday transactions. You can buy your MTN, GLO, 9mobile, Airtel airtime and data subscriptions, renew your DStv, GOtv and Startimes cable TV subscriptions, pay your electricity bills and so much more in the nick of time. Visit vtpass.com now.

STARTIMES GREAT CHANNELS: WHY YOU NEED TO RENEW YOUR DECODER

Every Friday is yet another terrific time to unwind and repair every cracked up nerve in the body. While you might be planning to get loose and run wild in a thousand and one ways, the doctors see the weekend as yet another terrific time to rest, eat well, sleep, take in a lot of fluid and indeed get a good dose of laughter and fun. Solid advice, really.And what better way to heed this advice than to sit back on a sofa, sip some kind of juice, and watch some interesting channels on Startimes that will crack your ribs and put together your nerves all at once.

Indeed, Startimes has some pretty amazing lineup of cool channels that will fill your weekend with fun and keep the doctor away for a really long time. And you don’t have to worry about payment issues, being a weekend and all because there is now an easy way to pay for your Startimes subscription. And that is through Vtpass.com. Vtpass.com is your one-stop online payment platform that allows you convenience and speed in the payment of your everyday services. Hence, you can pay for your phone airtime, data subscription, electricity bill and your Startimes, DStv and GOtv cable Tv subscription just by logging onto vtpass.com, selecting your service preference and paying conveniently.

And if you think this is cool, then you must know that you can pay from anywhere and at any time at all. Now, you must admit that this is cooler. You can buy any service or renew your Startimes, DStv or GOtv subscription on vtpass.com now. In the meanwhile,

In the meanwhile, here is a list of some great channels on Startimes you don’t want to do without this weekend:

STARTIMES WORLD FOOTBALL

On ST World Football, catch all the thrilling live and exclusive football matches that feature all around the world. Talk about the ongoing English Premier League, the Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, FIFA, Italian leagues, ST World Football brings it all to your TV Screen. Also, enjoy football entertainment shows like Goalissimo and Football Paparazzi. This is sure to keep you rested.

2. FOX LIFE

Stay tuned to every best female dialogue, international contents and Hollywood’s best movie series on Fox Life. Films like Charmed, Wrath, Secrets and Wives, Clean House and so much more air on Fox Life. Ladies, how about you grab some notepad in addition to the cup of juice because there is no doubt you will learn some life empowering lessons.

3. ST BOLLYWOOD

And there is Bollywood- heart-rending love movies, comic characters and beautiful dancing that leaves you wrapped around yourself or around someone else on the spot.

4. VIASAT LIFE

If you want to get motivated for the incoming weekdays, Viasat Life takes care of this. By featuring quality factual entertainment with the stories of those termed ordinary who have gone ahead to make it big, Viasat Life furnishes you with innovative and insightful tips on how to be the best at anything you set out to do. While programs like Cooking for Real brushes up your cooking skills, Growing Up Hip Hop hints you on how to deal with kids in the 21st century. You must admit, this is far too cool.

5. NEO GEO WILD

And of course, you won’t want to keep the kids out of this. They, in fact, do need plenty and plenty a dose of fun. You can prop them up in their favourite seats while you watch them watch Neo Geo Wild, an explorative wildlife and history program. You can watch them get wiser, while you get all less busy.

Now, you wouldn’t want your decoder to crack off this weekend, not when you want to get off stress and get onto an amazing home cinema and lots of fun with your friends and family. This is why you should log on to vtpass.com to get your Startimes decoder active and running. The best part is you can renew your decoder at any time, anywhere. You can just as well pay for your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO airtimes, data subscriptions, electricity bills and so much more.do

So, you don’t have to be stranded this weekend wondering about the best way to have fun, because, with vtpass.com at your fingertips, every time is a fun time.

DSTV BOUQUETS AND HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEM

Life is best enjoyed in Techno-colors and mirror blues; in wonderlands and mythical seas spanning digital screens; laughter soaring from four corners and tears drowning a transparent black; football matches causing jabs across centre tables. Ok, there is no sense in this, right? But this is what being immersed in the near yet far-away world of a cable TV like DStv can do. It inspires grave thoughts.

Accordingly, DStv is a Pay-TV, provided by Multichoice Africa, a leading video entertainment provider. It serves as a medium for airing local and international channels including first run films, documentaries, news and sports, children’s animations and educative programs.

But hey, this should not be told, the various programs really do speak for themselves. As in, how else do Nigerians enjoy their favourite episodic Telenovela series on Telemundo, trailblazing football matches on SuperSports, Hollywood Blockbusters on M-net, Nollywood’s locally scentedJenifa’s Diary on Africa Magic or heartrending seasonal thrillers like Game of Thrones? Maybe, you are presently wondering why you have been missing out on all the good stuff even though you are plugged to a DStv. The truth is that you might be plugged into a very wrong cord.

In any case, here is a list of DStv bouquets that offers you the best and the very best of hot, smoking channels that will keep you inspired and alive.

LIST OF DSTV BOUQUETS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED OUT ON

DSTV BOUQUETS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

DStv German Only- #3640

French Only- #6050

Asia Only- #5050

Dstv Premium German Only- #15920

Premium French- #19680

Premium Asia- #16530

For Premium German Asia- 17360

For Premium French German- 21300

Premium French Asia- 24480

Premium French German Asia-26100

For Mini Asia- 10800

Mini German- 9640

Mini German Asia- 14440

DStv Family Asia- #8850

Family German-#6640

Now, as you can see, this is more variety than you ever thought there was. Now you can pick from any of the English bouquets, and if you are keen on stepping into other worlds and knowing what flavour they got to offer, there is a whole lot of that as well. Consequently, to subscribe to any of these bouquets, all you need do is click on any of the bouquets you want. And you will be redirected to a place where with a simple bit of detail, you can pay for your choice bouquet.

So, if you have tried it and you are wondering why it takes that short a time to go connected to any bouquet, then you would want to know about vtpass.com.

VTPASS.COM

Vtpass.com is a fast and easy way to subscribe to any DStv bouquet. Not only that, you can pay for your Airtel, MTN, GLO and 9mobile phone airtime as well as subscribe to any data bundle you desire. Just as well, you can pay your electricity bill through vtpass.com. All you need do is follow these three easy steps:

Log in to vtpass.com

Select the service you want to pay for and enter its details in a displayed form

Pay.

Finally, by logging in to vtpass.com, life becomes much more convenient and fun as you can settle your pending bills from anywhere you are and at anytime. You just cross over to vtpass.com and you would agree more that life is best enjoyed with vtpass.com.

ELECTRICITY METERS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Electricity has, no doubt, been a blessing to every individual life. And though it seems there are more miles to cover before we attain the status of constant, stable electricity in Nigeria, we can’t ignore the fact that right steps are being taken in the right direction. First off, there is the decentralisation of power distribution and partial handing over of power management and administration onto private companies with the purport of ensuring a more effective, less bureaucratic control over the power sector.

Also, the sale and installation of prepaid meters in individual homes have gone a long way in stamping a seal of accountability on the minds of Nigerians. Not only can individuals gauge and estimate the rate of electricity they consume, but they can also control it. So that the company only charge them for the exact amount of energy they consume. As great as having the prepaid or postpaid meter may be, it poses certain questions which if not readily and rightly answered can put off any consumer. Here at Vtpass.com, we have provided ready, responsive answers to all such questions as can be seen below.

WHERE TO PAY

Having to go far away to distant outlets can be quite an energy-sapping task. And a time wasting one too. But why go through a lot of stress paying for your electricity bill when you can, from wherever you are, simply sit back and pay for it in three easy steps. Vtpass.com affords you the opportunity of doing this, just as it affords you the opportunity to pay for your phone airtime, data subscription and cable tv subscription. You want to try it now?

Just log in to vtpass.com.

Select Pay Electricity Bill and enter your details on the displayed form.

Pay.

A token will be generated for you in form of an email or text message. You only have to input the number of the token into the meter.

HOW TO PAY

When paying for your electricity bill, one thing you need to know is your meter number. But oh, you are thinking, my meter number. Isn’t it the one on the card that comes with the meter? Well, you will be right if you are not talking about the long list containing both alphabets and numbers. Because that is only the serial number, not the meter number. Meter numbers are strictly numbers, no alphabets included.

Again, meter numbers are not just found on cards, they can also be found on the meters. It all depends on where you live and hence, which distribution company you belong to. In fact, they are also called account numbers in some regions. The pattern of the meter number also varies based on each distribution company.

With these meter numbers, you can pay your electricity bill on vtpass.com by simply logging in, entering your details including your meter number and paying. Just remember that your meter numbers are strictly numbers.

WHAT YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR ELECTRICITY METER

Beyond buying and installing your meter, you might want to know about the pending debt on your meter. This pending debt usually comes with almost every new meter and needs to be cleared before any proper use. You can make proper enquiries about the exact amount of the pending debt on your new meter and then clear it on vtpass.com. Log in to vtpass.com, enter the amount of the debt alongside your meter number and pay.

Also, you can make payment for your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO airtime and data subscription on vtpass.com. Again, renew your DStv, GOtv and Startimes subscriptions and so much more by visiting vtpass.com.

TV SUBSCRIPTION: JUST WHERE YOUR SMART CARD NUMBER IS

Have you just bought a new DStv, GOtv or Startimes decoder or you just found out that your tv subscription has been exhausted? Of course, you would need to renew your subscription using an online payment platform like vtpass.com, where you can, with convenience and speed, pay all your pending bills. Everyday payments like the electricity bills, phone airtime, data subscription and of course, subscription for your decoder can be paid for once you log in to vtpass.com. This way, you can renew your tv subscription and continue to sit back in the comfort of those channels you think are just for you.

But first, you would need to know just where that smart card number without which you cannot make a payment.

DSTV SMART CARD NUMBER

For your DStv smart card number, you don’t have to look too far. As the smart card number is right on the card that comes along with the decoder.

how that can be done.

STARTIMES SMART CARD NUMBER

Also, this applies just as well for your Startimes smart card number. Alongside the Startimes decoder is a card containing the smart card number. And allowing you to renew your subscription on vtpass.com. By just logging in to

vtpass.com, selecting Startimes and entering your smart card number and bouquet plan, you will at the spot get a renewal of your subscription.

GOTV IUC NUMBER

For Gotv, rather than look for a smart card number, you should be looking for an IUC number and this is located right at the back of the decoder. Every GOtv decoder has its IUC number right at the back of the decoder itself.

So there it goes. You can visit vtpass.com to renew your decoder, buy your 9mobile, Airtel, MTN, GLO airtime and data subscription, as well as pay your electricity bills.