Constant Freezing & Buffering Service unusable

[shorsfall]

Hi Guys,

So I have had the service now for about a week and what can I say. Useless. On most channels I get freezing and buffering every 20-30 seconds. It will freeze and then buffer for about 2 seconds and then start playing again. Some Channels like TSN2 & BT Sports just buffer every couple of seconds. I have read post after post of people complaining but surely the service can't be this bad.

My setup is Openelec running Kodi 16.1 on a Raspberry Pi2. My internet connection is 15Mbps. I have no buffering issues streaming HD content on Exodus or catchup TV services.

[floder2]

Good luck with that Refund.................................

[dublinkid]

I gave up on it myself. Got fed up with lack of communication from the hosts, as you say freezing and buffering and channels dropping in and out like a nosy neighbor. I would have hoped by now that things would have stabilized, but alas, it's much of the same. I will keep reading on here and if it all gets sorted out, I will sign up again. I know the price structure is very reasonable but if it is unwatchable, there doesn't seem to be much point.

[shorsfall]

I gave up on it myself. Got fed up with lack of communication from the hosts, as you say freezing and buffering and channels dropping in and out like a nosy neighbor. I would have hoped by now that things would have stabilized, but alas, it's much of the same. I will keep reading on here and if it all gets sorted out, I will sign up again. I know the price structure is very reasonable but if it is unwatchable, there doesn't seem to be much point.

Yeah Ive only been signed up for a week and Ive had it already. So far the only channel that doesn't buffer is Discovery Turbo max. If I don't get some sort of resolution in the next 24hrs I will push for a refund. If that doesn't happen I will just contact my bank and get them to get the refund via my credit card. I'm not going to but up with this BS, From the research I have done today there are many users in my position. I haven't seen any help from Mods or admin except saying its the users equipment.

[kaos666]

Not trying to hijack by posting a link however this is what I have done to fix the same issue

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?2...freezing-fixed

[dublinkid]

For me it isn't just a freezing issue. it's lack of communication. one never knows when channels are down or going down. when and if they are coming back. I understand the nature of this service and have been in the game for quite a while but I can't deal with all these issues, even at a low price. so,until they stabilize things I am not spending money on a service that requires more work to get it sorted.

[crazed 9.6]

been on many channels last few days and all night. Have experienced zero buffering or freezing.
This is actually always the case experienced here.
I wonder how that can happen ?
Does the server treat me special and somehow makes my connection better then any others ?
The answer to that is no.
It would be impossible to make one work almost perfect but have others not.

So what is possible then ?
ISP issues ?
Throttled internet acccess ?
Other devices on your network ?
Networking issues of some kind ?
Wifi ?
Others using your internet thru wifi ?
Bad ethernet cable or connection ?

[daddyrat50]

This service REQUIRES a VPN service for most or you gonna get buffering. If i am on my ISP address its constant buffering. when i am on my VPN connection its almost flawless. My setup is a fire stick with STB emulator on url 11 ROCKET WITH 8 MEGS internet speed. It has been like this for months. The sellers of this service should tell people that a VPN will probably be required. i watch the HD channels even buffer free. I am happy with the service now that i figured out a VPN is a MUST.

[stratt197]

This service REQUIRES a VPN service for most or you gonna get buffering. If i am on my ISP address its constant buffering. when i am on my VPN connection its almost flawless. My setup is a fire stick with STB emulator on url 11 ROCKET WITH 8 MEGS internet speed. It has been like this for months. The sellers of this service should tell people that a VPN will probably be required. i watch the HD channels even buffer free. I am happy with the service now that i figured out a VPN is a MUST.

We have hd channels?

[shorsfall]

been on many channels last few days and all night. Have experienced zero buffering or freezing.
This is actually always the case experienced here.
I wonder how that can happen ?
Does the server treat me special and somehow makes my connection better then any others ?
The answer to that is no.
It would be impossible to make one work almost perfect but have others not.

So what is possible then ?
ISP issues ?
Throttled internet acccess ?
Other devices on your network ?
Networking issues of some kind ?
Wifi ?
Others using your internet thru wifi ?
Bad ethernet cable or connection ?

I can understand where you are coming from but rather than being patronising maybe offering some advice would help. My current setup is Openelec with Kodi 16.1. I have a 15Mbps Interenet connection and a VPN with Torguard. I really cant see how anything with these settings could be causing the buffering issue unless there is something that I have missed. the Last 2 days Iam suffering from the same issue as other where regardless of what channel is select I now get Stalker Client Failed to get Stream URL. Any help would be greatly appreciated as its not just me having this issue.