iptv reliability

[iptvm]

hi
I'm wanting this service now for quite a while but wondering about reliability problems.

I used kodie but gave up on it,

so my question is to you guys that have this service.
is there an on going issue with not working channels , buffering, etc.


cheers

[dublinkid]

If you were in the satellite game then IPTV at the moment is a bit like that. There are times when it is down for server maintenance and times when certain channels are not available. One must consider that for the price, it is one hell of a deal. The aforementioned issues, as I see it, are what I would deem to be growing pains. I believe the service will improve and in time will be the best way to receive your favorite programming. I will stick with it unless someone shows me something better.

[georgec]

Out of 10 I'd give it 7 maybe 8, but the price is good.

If you gave up on Kodi because of reliability issues it might not be for you

Probably the worst thing is when something goes wrong or changes, (& it does, frequently), you don't get an email from whoever you paid, oh sorry, 'donated' to, telling you anything.
You have to come on here, look around, ask for help, sort it out yourself.

[XxPiratexX]

hi
I'm wanting this service now for quite a while but wondering about reliability problems.

I used kodie but gave up on it,

so my question is to you guys that have this service.
is there an on going issue with not working channels , buffering, etc.


cheers

For the price it is well worth the hassle of having to come to this forum and look for answers every now and then.

I barely have any issues with buffering at all which to me makes this service reliable :)

[wickedjoker]

Same thing I gave up on KODI to many issues watching TV. I switched to Avov its more stable yes there are some channels that have issues but not like what happens when I am using KODI.

All the boxes I have done for friends and family work like a charm!

[NAUDITOR]

Welll speaking for myself and the countless others whom are with the many down times that mag254 and other units have with the server, fixing of server, connecting to internet, freezing, stuck screen, papio and mac address hiccups and countless other issues which we neva contemplated would be encountered in this hobby regardless of the pennies on the dolla price out of ten i would give it 5 bordering on 41/2

[crazed 9.6]

Welll speaking for myself and the countless others whom are with the many down times that mag254 and other units have with the server, fixing of server, connecting to internet, freezing, stuck screen, papio and mac address hiccups and countless other issues which we neva contemplated would be encountered in this hobby regardless of the pennies on the dolla price out of ten i would give it 5 bordering on 41/2

do not assume that you speak for others NAUDITOR !!
Speak for yourself only.

[steemer]

Other than the never ending (seems that way) "security issues", IPTV works quite well for me. As for "giving up on KODI" i'm not sure what that means, KODI works just fine, without it and NINJA i would have no IPTV.

[pod77]

do not assume that you speak for others NAUDITOR !!
Speak for yourself only.
He always has issues and complains even when others have zero issues... He's in the minority and can't fix things on his end so he constantly bashes the service 😉

[jrp82]

i agree with the users here.

i discovered this and kodi in november.... was a ZERO in that domain. Now i'm a crack :)

For me it works 95 % of the time (and i got another service when NFPS don't work).

But the main thing is like someone said, when problems, or changes, you have to come here, and learn, try re configuring...

Example : my guide was not working any more... I made two days to have it back with all good settings.

In fact, the only problem with this service is that they change portal and way to connect to frequently. It's pffff. But after, it works better.

Since november, i think i have changes 3 times my connections login and all.... guide set up....

But when it's done, it's perfect :)

For the money it's really good !

[crazed 9.6]

He always has issues and complains even when others have zero issues... He's in the minority and can't fix things on his end so he constantly bashes the service ��

yes I know :)


Honest comments guys, good or bad.
It is for our users like iptvm, people like you and I :)

Give your honesty comments about your thoughts and experience with these servers.
*Exclude the dramatics as NAUDITOR has shown thou :eek:

[pod77]

yes I know :)


Honest comments guys, good or bad.
It is for our users like iptvm, people like you and I :)

Give your honesty comments about your thoughts and experience with these servers.
*Exclude the dramatics as NAUDITOR has shown thou :eek:

Trouble shooting instead of complaining does wonders;) you can actually be up and watching tv..., 😉 instead of constantly complaining that it's the severs!

[ilan]

Drama queens are amusing at times, but they can only be taken in small doses.

[crazed 9.6]

you guys are nuts !!

I said to exclude the dramatics ... but lmao

both yous include the dramatics ...
Yous are nuts :eek:

[crazed 9.6]

hope I did not scare yous :)

matter of fact is that my daughter has told me more then once that I am drama guy (not queen, just guy) :)

She reads the boards from time to time thru the years. She says I am drama guy :eek:

Fact is thou, I am.
I like a good bit of drama now and again on the boards. It brings a sense of ummmm, well drama.

Not drama about any hard ship any soul may have, but just stupid drama... now thats drama !
Kinda like the jaws theme song :)

[Supreme]

Welll speaking for myself and the countless others whom are with the many down times that mag254 and other units have with the server, fixing of server, connecting to internet, freezing, stuck screen, papio and mac address hiccups and countless other issues which we neva contemplated would be encountered in this hobby regardless of the pennies on the dolla price out of ten i would give it 5 bordering on 41/2

I am not going to bash you because I too got a bit frustrated with the change it, fix then change it again. It's called transistion. The lack communication from the source also was frustrating but thanks to the family of IPTV talk we learned to keep the faith and helped each other learn and grow to solve the problems and now it seems to be back to the smooth running service.
The service has always been a 7 to 8 whixh is great comsidering all the moving pieces that are involved. I just think it's kind of said that you get so upset behind a box that they now call TV, that was shortened from television which actually means Tell Lies To Your Vision. Try This When It Is Down READ Something. i did This Forum
Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, It is Never that SERIOUS

[ilan]

hope I did not scare yous :)

matter of fact is that my daughter has told me more then once that I am drama guy (not queen, just guy)

She reads the boards from time to time thru the years. She says I am drama guy :eek:

Fact is thou, I am.
I like a good bit of drama now and again on the boards. It brings a sense of ummmm, well drama.

Not drama about any hard ship any soul may have, but just stupid drama... now thats drama !
Kinda like the jaws theme song :)

How about Drama King then... :)

[Supreme]

Now to the original poster, simply put it's not perfect at any price, It's good when it's good, not working when it's not. But I will tell you this: This service combined with Kodi and its many Media Source Add-ons, if your STB or computer is set up right, when the service is down you will never get tired of all the other content.
This All I use in my house and everyone is content with our STB's. BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER
IT NOT THE BOX, IT'S WHO PROGRAMS IT and WHAT'S IN IT

[Supreme]

it's good when it's working (The Majority of The Time), Not when it's Not (Nothing In Life Is Perfect), so here are the facts:
This service, in combination with Kodi and it's media content gives you too, too many sources to MISS just any ONE thing. Short and Sweet

[Orziz]

I'm happy with the service- just wish more channels were in HD. HD Steams are available in the wild on Kodi for some of the channels that are offered here so it is possible.

[iptvm]

thanks guys for the heads up and honesty , great forum very informative and helpful. looks like admin tries to fix problems but I suppose nothing is guaranteed.

[tuxen]

dont know if anyone said it, but I feel its only fair since none of the providers tell you before you sign up. the streams get cut off after 2 hours of watching the same channel and you either need to restart it or switch to another channel and back. it means you will have to remember that and adapt your viewing at certain times when watching. other than that the service is good for the money, I never had any trouble with it, the two times I had to do changes for security reasons went very smooth and I was prepared both times because it was announced here in good time. and if the above is not a issue for you I can nothing but recommend it.

[Montyj]

I think it is a bit unfair to categorize anyone that complains as 'whiners', 'lazy', etc just because they voice their negative experience with IPTV. Nor is it fair to keep applying the lame "For the money, it's very good" kind of justification for putting up with the flaky service.

In the original announcement or follow-on clarifications by NFPS or staff for the new IPTV service, the phrase "no freezing" (or similar) was used. If that were true, then yes, I agree it would be a good deal for the money. But, it ain't.

Yes, the FTA and IPTV game requires some troubleshooting ability and willingness to keep up with changes and modifications to the service and the installation in the various devices able to run the service.

However, you do have to draw a line somewhere on reasonable reliability and useability delivery of what you pay for, regardless of cost. Forcing customers to reset their device after 2 hours, or 8 hours, or 24 hours is not what anyone in this day and age of digital media delivery should have to expect. And, it is not unreasonable to assign the blame to NFPS themselves for that, having, IMO, greatly oversold the system and did not, apparently, account for the scaling needed.

So, from my POV, the complaints about freezing, buffering, and general unreliability are entirely justified, regardless of cost. But, we continue to get the 'whiners need to suck it up' attitude from most all the forum staff, IPTV box sales entities, and others with a financial dog in the fight.

Unfortunately, NFPS and those that depend on its core content and server services are pretty much the only game in town that is so readily available. While there are other services, the really reliable ones have far fewer channels, and cost almost as much as a low end cable sub per month. I haven't looked at those resources in depth so may have missed something.

Anyway, NFPS went for the money shot, not the reliability shot and that is what we are suffering from today. Again, my opinion, coming from 20 years of FTA and now IPTV...such as it is.

Monty

[Bkman2020]

Till then wait after 7pm est see what they will bring to the table

[pod77]

I agree Monty but you also should realize there are literally 1000's of people who use this service and yes there is some freezing but nothing that makes it so you can't watch tv. With that amount of people using this service the forums would be flooded with complaints if it froze and buffered as much as some people say... I tested another iptv provider over the weekend and it worked great but they had the same complaints from some members that it froze all the time. What both services have in common with the freezing and buffering complaints? It's prime time Internet use when everyone is on it... So there really is something to say about ISP provider issues during peak times and freezing.
Also unfortunately many iptv providers do have to do a time limit or people will re-stream or leave there box on non stop even when they aren't watching it... My parents live down south and there cable is from a legit iptv cable provider and it will time out after a certain amount of hours. That saves them bandwidth from again in people who forget to turn off there boxes. So if actual iptv providers are doing it then I don't see an issue with nfps doing it. It's called Prims TV and they do time out your box so yes there are actual legit cable TV providers doing it. If you have never had iptv before I guess you wouldn't be familiar with this.
But as you said yes there are other services out there but they don't have as much content or they can be as much as cable. But again I guess a lot of people are having this freezing and buffering issues, but there are literally 1000's that aren't. It's hard to blame the server when it only seems like it a selection of people having these issues. Yes I admit freezing and buffering does happen but I only get that when they are working on the server. I honestly think that a lot of people's ISP providers are overloaded and that is where a lot of the issues come in. Reading a lot of the freezing and buffering issues it seems to be when its prime time when everyone is using the Internet.

[pod77]

dont know if anyone said it, but I feel its only fair since none of the providers tell you before you sign up. the streams get cut off after 2 hours of watching the same channel and you either need to restart it or switch to another channel and back. it means you will have to remember that and adapt your viewing at certain times when watching. other than that the service is good for the money, I never had any trouble with it, the two times I had to do changes for security reasons went very smooth and I was prepared both times because it was announced here in good time. and if the above is not a issue for you I can nothing but recommend it.
Hi tuxen actually a few iptv providers are doing this unfortunately, so it's not only NFPS.

[wickedjoker]

Hi tuxen actually a few iptv providers are doing this unfortunately, so it's not only NFPS.

Yeah they need to change that for sure it sucks watching sporting events that are 3 to 4 hours long and have it freeze on a key play is bad! Good example was the fight this weekend I started the prelims at 6 pacific and had it freeze at 8 good thing it wasn't during prime time or I would have burnt the village down and blamed little Johnny!

Overall service has been good some minor issues during upgrades but they get worked out eventually. I will say this I for one do not rely on this as my primary service although I have friends I have setup and they have learned when there is issues to use KODI or something else and then go back to live TV once things start working better I guess it all comes down to expectations.

[Bkman2020]

More hd channels have been reported

[edwardnizz]

I use kodi so far my iptv has been good with the exception of when the portal address changed,,then i researched and found the solution. the only thing i suggest the forum do is remove the old sticky's so there is no confusion on setting it up. but otherwise its a great bargain.

[norton13]

Some channels freeze more than others, but most of the time it works pretty good for me. The sound should be upgraded as well as the picture quality. After they changed the login with password I waited a day or to so the would work out the issues. Since I have Netflix FTA & others downtime which is not very often is no big deal.

[SoldMeALemon]

+1
I agree.


Welll speaking for myself and the countless others whom are with the many down times that mag254 and other units have with the server, fixing of server, connecting to internet, freezing, stuck screen, papio and mac address hiccups and countless other issues which we neva contemplated would be encountered in this hobby regardless of the pennies on the dolla price out of ten i would give it 5 bordering on 41/2

[tuxen]

Hi tuxen actually a few iptv providers are doing this unfortunately, so it's not only NFPS.
hi pod :)
I have iptv from a provider over here and there is no cutoff even the free public hd channels does not cutoff anything, one of my friends has direct tv, another sky there is no cutoff, iplayer and ustvnow is another example and they are free. furthermore I asked 4 and sampled 2 iptv providers at the same price range 2-5 bucks more a month, none of them had cutoff's. another point now you brought it up, all their channels worked, they had a channel status page and I got reply's about testing their service and other questions from their staff within 1-2 hours as opposed to days if you are even lucky to get an answer from nfps. I even kept one of them shh. and I am still going to keep nfps because i like the channel lineup better and i prefer US channels over my localized versions. also i do not want to jump from provider to provider especially from one i feel a certain loyalty to.

because your parents down south have cutoff with 1(!) odd provider that cant be googled (unless you mean the prism tv that cl owns) does not justify anything?! well maybe for you. but I bet your parents can watch movies longer than 2 hours without having to restart the channel at the movie climax, or sports events. I also think you too restart the channels or watch tv more than 2 hours at the time switching channels so what good does 2 hours do if people restart the channel 4 times during an evening/day, heck I even restart it if I fall asleep and wake up again no matter if its day or night.

it is no way personal pod, I am not denying what you are saying with your parents provider, just so you do not misunderstand. but the whole it can be justified because another ones does it is the stuff I hate sorry. here is a hypothetical question; if your 10 years old son friend at the same age where allowed to stay out till 4 o'clock in the morning, does it justify your son being out so late too? although the kid will likely try to do just that.

the reason some suggest the short timeout is not bandwidth but security if some where to steal the streams. but if you were to make a addon the token would expire the moment a user using the addon changes a channel making it impossible for a addon maintainer to maintain the addon. besides that, it is a non existent problem. I could understand if they had a real security problem like when 300 users could jump on 1 mac address. as you can see in the other thread where we did not know what was going on leaving us to guess, and me thinking maybe it was a new bt keyboard because it had the same standby time out so when it disconnected with a message on the screen it timed with the video freezing lol. they are also very fast to ban/flag peoples ip address even though I did nothing that broke the rules. 2, 8, or no limit, i do not think the security could be more tight, even if someone managed to find a hole they would have the exact same service with the exact same 2 hour timeout as paying members, where is the fairness and logic in that.

back in april 2015 just before they went paid they listened to their users and set the timeout up to 8 hours, then a half year in they set it back to 2 hours without announcing anything and they do not seem to follow what's going on the official forum, I find that a bit dodgy too, again if it where bandwidth they just got rid of 1000's of stalker clones and fake services. if its security it is non existent. again we can only guess because nfps are silent. which also means these guessing posts, argumentations, and rantings lol yeah i am sorry; are meaningless.

I am not saying that I am leaving but the worst thing is, by ignoring users people only have their renewal left as a voice. :/

and far from all is bad, i love the new HD channels (and the sd ones for that matter), have no buffering, but the 2 hour time drags it down from 9 to 5-6 out of 10. if they tightened their helmets and got in the game with their users or least informed us about things like this and when and why it would take a lot of grumpiness out, and the score would rise significantly for me that is.

sorry for the rant it turned into so fast. i am not angry just old lol. all the best to the iptvtalk community.

[Backup]

Yea im gettin tired of this also and its gettin worse not better....glad i kept my Sonicviews 8000 and iks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!