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chevpowr
10-27-2015, 06:56 PM
I am pretty much done with IPTV after 2 weeks.
(Mag254, 100mbps FIBER internet, rockettv)
Video quality is poor on all of the main channels
Audio quality is also poor on those same channels
Freezing channels occurs on every channel I have tried at some point, which pretty much ruins the tv experience
No communication on future plans to upgrade service, channels, quality issues.
No reasons given for why channels freeze besides too many people watching - Whats the point of having tv when you can't watch the best content live?
How much money has been "donated" for a service that is almost unwatchable?
I understand that this service is still "new" but for the amount of money involved, there should be a lot more communication on whats happening to fix the inherent flaws like freezing channels with awful picture/sound quality.
Someone pull me back from the window because Im ready to jump out.
Jimjam
10-27-2015, 07:41 PM
Are you in the UK?
Farmer1
10-27-2015, 07:49 PM
Chevpowr I cant see why you are having so much trouble free(Very little Freezing) running on 5 mbps sesktel Fusion
chevpowr
10-27-2015, 08:08 PM
Chevpowr I cant see why you are having so much trouble free(Very little Freezing) running on 5 mbps sesktel Fusion
What do you consider very little freezing? I think any freezing while watching a show like the walking dead ruins the broadcast and therefore makes it unwatchable.
chevpowr
10-27-2015, 08:09 PM
I am in California
Are you in the UK?
Cruiser
10-27-2015, 08:56 PM
Bottom line there are probably a few that have problems do to their ISP causing inconsistent speed. Doesn't look like that is your case. It is strictly supply and demand. If too many people are on at the same time it will overload the server PERIOD! Result freezing. You most likely are into this for about $7.00 per month. It is a new and upcoming system. For me if the price stays the same I will most likely hang. If price goes up and service remains the same then its goodbye time. I vote with my dollars.
You are always going to have cheerleaders on all of these forums. They rarely admit their service is freezing. Usually when they do a few hours later everything is great. The rest of us know different. If you complain too much they will usually be on the defensive. Complain excessively and you are banned. I know behind the scenes they are working hard because the alternative is no members except for the cheerleaders. Your best option is to continue reporting the problems in a professional way and wait if you can. Good Luck
Roach46
10-27-2015, 09:11 PM
go to best buy and buy a cheap android tablet, and put an stb on it, I give the behind the scenes guys credit, they are trying to make this work on all platforms,
homedoc1944
10-27-2015, 09:22 PM
I am pretty much done with IPTV after 2 weeks.
(Mag254, 100mbps FIBER internet, rockettv)
Video quality is poor on all of the main channels
Audio quality is also poor on those same channels
Freezing channels occurs on every channel I have tried at some point, which pretty much ruins the tv experience
No communication on future plans to upgrade service, channels, quality issues.
No reasons given for why channels freeze besides too many people watching - Whats the point of having tv when you can't watch the best content live?
How much money has been "donated" for a service that is almost unwatchable?
I understand that this service is still "new" but for the amount of money involved, there should be a lot more communication on whats happening to fix the inherent flaws like freezing channels with awful picture/sound quality.
Someone pull me back from the window because Im ready to jump out.
I have the same "Quality Service", running Mag254, 55mbps (costing $80/ month), with nothing else running in southern Ontario, Canada. There has been communication from some moderators telling if we don't like the service to move on to somewhere else. That seems to be a sound business practice. There was communication from NFPS as to the problems and they were working on it. That is fine until Feb. 2016 when I will move on.
manfredz
10-27-2015, 10:14 PM
mt thoughts ....you get what you pay for iksrocket is $80/year (or less if you find a good reseller). Many other providers are $20. to $25.- month. I've used both. Even the expensive ones will have occasional freeze or hickups. Add to that this service has been having issues in last while, probably because too many users have hacked in too avoid paying. This should ease as security improves. I personally iksrocket provides good bang for the buck, despite issues. But if by Feb its still not to a standard that's acceptable to you, moving on to another provider won't be wrong for you.
Bkman2020
10-27-2015, 11:18 PM
Every technology has there ups and downs so nothing is perfect.
Farmer1
10-27-2015, 11:48 PM
Bottom line there are probably a few that have problems do to their ISP causing inconsistent speed. Doesn't look like that is your case. It is strictly supply and demand. If too many people are on at the same time it will overload the server PERIOD! Result freezing. You most likely are into this for about $7.00 per month. It is a new and upcoming system. For me if the price stays the same I will most likely hang. If price goes up and service remains the same then its goodbye time. I vote with my dollars.
You are always going to have cheerleaders on all of these forums. They rarely admit their service is freezing. Usually when they do a few hours later everything is great. The rest of us know different. If you complain too much they will usually be on the defensive. Complain excessively and you are banned. I know behind the scenes they are working hard because the alternative is no members except for the cheerleaders. Your best option is to continue reporting the problems in a professional way and wait if you can. Good Luck
What do you consider very little freezing? I think any freezing while watching a show like the walking dead ruins the broadcast and therefore makes it unwatchable.
Not a cheerleader here i just come from way back in before the FTA days with the big 10ft dish it was nothing to drive 50 miles and wait 2-5 days to get it back up, in the early FTA days it was often go down for hrs or days at a time
so if you have seen all this a little freezing and channels down for a few hr is just a walk in the park
Honestly at 7.00 a week and freezing once in a show i would consider a complainer
Just my 2 bits
Cruiser
10-27-2015, 11:56 PM
mt thoughts ....you get what you pay for iksrocket is $80/year (or less if you find a good reseller). Many other providers are $20. to $25.- month. I've used both. Even the expensive ones will have occasional freeze or hickups. Add to that this service has been having issues in last while, probably because too many users have hacked in too avoid paying. This should ease as security improves. I personally iksrocket provides good bang for the buck, despite issues. But if by Feb its still not to a standard that's acceptable to you, moving on to another provider won't be wrong for you.
It is not only the hackers. When you continue marketing donations while the system is already at its limits that compounds the issue.
xbmcbg
10-28-2015, 12:11 AM
I am pretty much done with IPTV after 2 weeks.
(Mag254, 100mbps FIBER internet, rockettv)
Video quality is poor on all of the main channels
Audio quality is also poor on those same channels
Freezing channels occurs on every channel I have tried at some point, which pretty much ruins the tv experience
No communication on future plans to upgrade service, channels, quality issues.
No reasons given for why channels freeze besides too many people watching - Whats the point of having tv when you can't watch the best content live?
How much money has been "donated" for a service that is almost unwatchable?
I understand that this service is still "new" but for the amount of money involved, there should be a lot more communication on whats happening to fix the inherent flaws like freezing channels with awful picture/sound quality.
Someone pull me back from the window because Im ready to jump out.
HLS is a streaming technology in which in a different manner is carried out adjusting the parameters of the flows toward the client . At the start of play, stream leaves the maximum quality for a few seconds, measure the result ( there packet loss , loss / footage at the customer ) . If everything is OK , playback remains of this quality (eg HDReady / FullHD), or else automatically moves to the first lower with lower resolution video and hence lower bitrate stream itself . Everything is repeated until it is found most suitable bit rate from the available for the respective client device / player. This technology is suitable for professional streaming and therefore is used extensively by Apple, Google and even our NFPS.
In theory it should work correctly with both preset profiles in servers but in practice things do not happen so . The problem will be exacerbated by the increase in users due to lack of wide Internet channel.
For most of us who have been around since the early days of FTA have learned that 'this is a hobby' and not a primary means of your entertainment anyone that is expecting otherwise will be disappointed, it does not matter which side of the fence you are sitting on (the cheerleaders or the complainers) the truth is yes it does cost money but it is by no means a large amount, if you do not think $7/month is worth all the channels, movies, music,sports and so many international channels you are getting (with the occasional freezing, blackouts, wrong streams on channels, no sound on some etc. etc. etc.) then it is time to look for alternatives and if you think it is well worth it then hang in there in spite of the problems.
abrasope
10-28-2015, 12:18 PM
Guys, guys. Every one allready knows that private server just freezes it is all over iptv forums all over the internet. Before you pay for a service especialy iptv do your research and you will avoid situations like this.
tuxen
10-28-2015, 02:37 PM
i can setup a webcam in front of my television and you can stream without freezing from me. :)
tbh the picture quality, number of channels, etc is what it is for the price. which i find fair, but if it continuously froze every 10 secs or even every 15mins i would go mad and probably let my frustrations out on my box and smash it, as said it would ruin the whole experience. its to bad some of the world have very bad connections to belize or the other way round, but the server admins also need a place for their servers where US can not reach, otherwise this would all be over pretty quick. i have no idea what the future plans are, but the providers must be pretty frustrated too trying to solve this, i do not believe they do not care. but how the heck do you explain this to a mad crowd who does not believe it because "they have 100Mbit internet" and "there is nothing wrong with my internet", you do not own the internet its a very complex animal owned by millions, you can not shut it down open it up or control it. changing or setting up more servers in other countries is also not something you just do, again i have no idea what their plans are other than they must stand in a dilemma that is hard to respond to if the freezing really is so wide spread.
sat-junkie
10-28-2015, 03:43 PM
One thing i noticed with picture quality is the hardware you're using..When i stream with my pc the picture is Amazing but when i use the dual core mx2 droid box the picture quality sucks it's night and day between the two..
high247
10-28-2015, 06:21 PM
One thing i noticed with picture quality is the hardware you're using..When i stream with my pc the picture is Amazing but when i use the dual core mx2 droid box the picture quality sucks it's night and day between the two..
Yeah running on a nice pc makes a huge difference.
manfredz
10-28-2015, 06:31 PM
or get a MAG 254 (understand AVOV products good too) for a better running iptv system. But don't expect problem free. You'll still get channels not working, freezeups, stuttering cases and no sound on a channel, but will seldom be at your end if your internet is good.
tuxen
10-28-2015, 09:12 PM
One thing i noticed with picture quality is the hardware you're using..When i stream with my pc the picture is Amazing but when i use the dual core mx2 droid box the picture quality sucks it's night and day between the two..
true I am a huge audio/video-phile and some android boxes have horrible video decoding, coupled with no 24p or refresh rate changes to match the video unless you run lollipop and it still has problems, so it doesn't support all the nice modes of my television. I never forget my ouya.. or uaaarrrg! worst video quality I ever seen. used it a couple of times to tweak/confirm things really where that bad; it has been in the drawer of electronic junk/oddities ever since.
the fire tv has excellent video decoding (but no 24, 25, 30p yet its supposed to come with fireos5), and so does the old rpi believe it or not, which can also output any refresh rate, its not a android device though.
most pc's that support hardware acceleration in kodi have good video decoding, it pretty much comes down to intel, amd, or NVidia anyway.
high247
10-28-2015, 09:45 PM
I'm running a intel i7 with 8 threads at 4.0ghz with a msi geforce gtx 970 along with 32GB of ram, so I'm loving life over here haha
tuxen
10-28-2015, 10:18 PM
crazy.. :) my hardware senses are tinkeling lol.. I hope you use it for other stuff than watching video lol
tallman
10-29-2015, 12:40 AM
i don't have a problem with picture quality on my mag 254 it's the freezing that gets me mad
Marley
10-29-2015, 01:15 AM
im happy most of time but do have days like every one here
high247
10-29-2015, 04:31 AM
crazy.. :) my hardware senses are tinkeling lol.. I hope you use it for other stuff than watching video lol
Yup music production and gaming mostly 😎
high247
10-29-2015, 04:34 AM
im happy most of time but do have days like every one here
For me for what this is I could never complain, so when people do it really grinds my gears! 😁
iptvnutz
10-30-2015, 03:25 AM
I gotta say things seem pretty decent here running avov tv online. Good pic quality with few hiccups. Have a dedicated wired vpn router with recommended dns servers from vpn provider. Don't watch it much but is good when I do.
FTANoob
11-02-2015, 12:21 AM
Service would have been better off as $7.00 monthly and the option to cancel.
$80 at once is bull for terrible service.
FTANoob
11-02-2015, 12:22 AM
im happy most of time but do have days like every one here
Of course you're happy, who wouldn't be happy with all the $$$ coming in.
Capt.Kangaroo
11-02-2015, 12:57 AM
Of course you're happy, who wouldn't be happy with all the $$$ coming in.
We don't get any money.
Stop with all the griping, you've made your point.
Capt.Kangaroo
11-02-2015, 12:59 AM
Service would have been better off as $7.00 monthly and the option to cancel.
$80 at once is bull for terrible service.
You can get a monthly donation.
Do your homework next time and you won't look so foolish.
Your days are numbered here so watch what you say from here on....
Oh well, nevermind. Looks like you were banned anyway.
Later.....
crazed 9.6
11-02-2015, 01:13 AM
yes and permanently, no recourse.
Is the way I roll :)
Capt.Kangaroo
11-02-2015, 01:15 AM
yes and permanently, no recourse.
Is the way I roll :)
Heck yeah, he had it coming for awhile.
Roll on bro....
crazed 9.6
11-02-2015, 01:27 AM
don't get me wrong guys and gals. There is no ban from me unless it is a permanent ban.
Staff here have your best interests at heart. But you will get censored and even banned by staff.
if need be
K00lKatT
11-02-2015, 01:31 AM
Roll on!!...bro, no grief from me..this hobby requires learning new skills and patience..isn't just for everyone...IMO
crazed 9.6
11-02-2015, 01:48 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjsmiTLeW1E
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