{"id":268543,"date":"2018-08-31T06:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=268543"},"modified":"2018-08-31T06:01:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T04:01:37","slug":"how-to-stream-showmax-on-a-dstv-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/268543\/how-to-stream-showmax-on-a-dstv-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stream Showmax on a DStv account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you craving a series marathon? Or perhaps just feel like lazing on the couch to watch a side-splitting comedy? Showmax has you sorted with unlimited streaming entertainment for only R99 per month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The good news for DStv subscribers is that they get huge savings on the subscription price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL2RzdHY?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DStv Premium subscribers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0get Showmax included with the cost of their subscription, so they pay absolutely nothing extra, while\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL2RzdHY?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> save R50 per month, paying only R49 for a full Showmax subscription.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To cash in on these deals, DStv subscribers can simply add Showmax to their monthly DStv account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><b>What you need to stream content on Showmax<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL3dlbGNvbWUvemE?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sign up<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for a\u00a0Showmax\u00a0subscription.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use a device that you can connect to the Internet, such as a smartphone, tablet, laptop, gaming console, a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLnNob3dtYXguY29tL2Nvbm5lY3Qtc2hvd21heC1kc3R2LWV4cGxvcmEv?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DStv Explora<\/b><\/a><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0or a smart TV.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users can watch Showmax on multiple Internet-connected devices, from their phone to the web browser on their PC \u2013 and if you use the Showmax app for smartphones and tablets, you can even download series or movies to watch offline later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users who <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLnNob3dtYXguY29tL2Nvbm5lY3Qtc2hvd21heC1kc3R2LWV4cGxvcmEv?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>own a connected Explora<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can press the blue DStv button on their remote, click watch now, and select Showmax to start watching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Already a Showmax subscriber? Here\u2019s how to add Showmax to your DStv account<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you already have a credit, cheque card, or a PayPal subscription, all you need to do is login into your Showmax account and change the payment method to \u201cDStv add to account\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Login to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL3dlbGNvbWUvemE?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Showmax<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Refer to Manage Account and click on Manage Subscription.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u201cDStv add to account\u201d as the form of payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enter your South African Identification Document number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm your mobile phone number by verifying your account with the one-time pin (OTP) SMSed to the number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enter in the OTP and accept the terms and conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch Showmax on up to 5 devices!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><b>Not a Showmax subscriber yet? Here\u2019s how to add Showmax to your DStv account<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To add Showmax to their DStv account, users can sign up for a Showmax subscription, and then select \u201cDStv add to account\u201d as the payment method.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL3dlbGNvbWUvemE?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Showmax<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a Showmax account with your email address.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a password.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose \u201cDStv add to account\u201d as your payment method.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enter your South African ID number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verify your account with the OTP SMSed to your phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start watching your favourite shows through\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLnNob3dtYXguY29tL2Nvbm5lY3Qtc2hvd21heC1kc3R2LWV4cGxvcmEv?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>your connected Explora<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Showmax app on phones and tablets, or on your browser on a PC or laptop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><b>What if I\u2019ve already added my Showmax account to a partner\u2019s bill?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to change their payment from one of Showmax\u2019s partners (e.g. your bank or cellphone network), users will need to contact the company that is billing them and cancel their subscription.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the company that is billing you for Showmax and cancel your Showmax payment on their side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once this has been cancelled, you should be able to see the full list of payment options on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL3dlbGNvbWUvemE?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Showmax website<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose \u201cDStv add to account\u201d to add Showmax to your DStv bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enter your South African ID number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verify your account with the OTP SMSed to your phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is as simple as that. DStv Premium subscribers pay nothing extra, and DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers pay just R49 per month for unlimited access to 35 000 of the best series episodes, movies, kids\u2019 shows and documentaries, with more content added every week. For more on how to watch Showmax as a DStv subscriber, read\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLnNob3dtYXguY29tL2Nvbm5lY3Qtc2hvd21heC1kc3R2LWV4cGxvcmEv?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>this blog post<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t miss out on getting much more for even less with Showmax. Sign up\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tracker.mybroadband.co.za\/\/track.php?page=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2hvd21heC5jb20vZW5nL3dlbGNvbWUvemE?source=310818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DStv subscribers get huge savings on Showmax\u2019s subscription price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":268545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,10293],"class_list":["post-268543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-headline","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268551,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268543\/revisions\/268551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}