For whatever it's worth I was buffering pretty bad in the HD channels recently as well. I've always used wifi and went hardwire. All HD channels smooth now. Im guessing alot if interference in wifi these days. Android box running kodi 16.0 simple client
Yes please keep us posted if changing portals works. A guy at another forum has the same portal 5 as me and is having no problems, he is using a different device, I'm on Firestick.
I did a IPTV reset over at the donation checker site and it did not fix the problem. There MUST be a solution, some people are having problems and some are not which tells me that it's fixable on our end somehow.
I hope someone finds the solution and saves the day!
I fixed the audio sync offset by turning on media codec (surface) and off the one below it in video acceleration. I fixed the stuttering by turning off OSD in the guide. By doing these the buffering if worse then ever and freezes after a couple of minutes...still unwatchable. Will search for more possible fixes.
Try using a VPN like Hotspot Shield. I was getting constant buffering without it, but with the VPN, at least the video continues to play. This is probably not going to work for all people. I'd rather have lower resolution than getting frozen out every minute or two.
Dara, Is there a way to download/install VPN Hotspot shield to my firestick through es explorer maybe? If not is there another VPN that I can install on the firestick?
Thanks
It seems like the constant buffering has stopped for me without a VPN. It could just be light usage of the server at this time of day, but 200 and 205 seem to be ok. My bandwidth is 17Mb, so if you are lower, you may not have the same result.
@MMB10, I don't know, as I don't have a firestick, but hotspot shield is in the google play store, and may be available as a stand-alone .apk out there.
Post your bandwidth as well, to help the server techs if they are monitoring the thread. I see the buffering only on HBO (300) ATM, with my 17Mb connection, using Kodi on my PC.
Post your bandwidth as well, to help the server techs if they are monitoring the thread. I see the buffering only on HBO (300) ATM, with my 17Mb connection, using Kodi on my PC.
I am really thinking of another word that starts with f for the blight that alot of us r presently in with low mb, all of my stations except 726 for the region i am in are unwatchable regardless of me using wireless or hardwired. Reason being it wasn't like this b 4 the maintenance update/upgrade so the fault isn't solely mine, what is it you fix something to make the viewers enjoy the service better but at the expense of many who are linked to something beyond their control
