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Hi guys so as the title suggests I'm a newbie to IPTV and am lacking some experience and knowledge. I bought a smart TV at Christmas and am using SIPTV app and have paid for a 1 month subscription with iptvquality.com, the main reason I chose them is because they were fast to respond and I could pay with PayPal and not some cyrpto currency, also they did advertise Polish channels for my SO! I am quite happy with the service everything works well, it is fast and seems to always have the channels in want to watch available, my only niggle is that not many of the channels are actually 1080hd alot are 1280 or 720 which is kinda fine but can be a little soft on a 4k screen. Another little annoyance is the now and next is only on some channels but not on others, in your experience is this usual or should I be looking for another provider?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Cheers

Hello, As title suggests I'm looking for a new provider. Quality Doesnt matter as longs a streams are stable with out buffering issue. Would like try before buy.

thank you.

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Decided to check out the Formuler Z7+ and was able to pick one up from Amazon this week. I'd seen some previous threads mentioning a seller shipping T2 units, but apparently this was an issue with Amazon sending the wrong unit out and has since been resolved (I emailed seller before purchasing) I received the NA version which includes the Z7+, Remote Control, USB WiFi dongle, and an HDMI cable. After hooking the box up and powering it on, it ran through a quick setup guide then began downloading and installing the latest firmware. Next, I got my Vaders sub setup with the MyTVOnline app which was quick and simple enough. I then opened the EPG and here's where the issues began. For some unknown reason, this box loads all EPG data on the fly. This means you have no clue what's on any channel unless you cycle through the guide and wait 5-10 seconds for the info to populate for only the highlighted channels you're looking at. I'd seen some previous complaints about the EPG and they're definitely warranted. For a box with a primary function of streaming IPTV this is a major issue. As to why some sort of caching isn't enabled or the app doesn't just load all EPG data on startup, I can't understand. I'd hope the devs will address and fix this issue as it's very simple to do and to me just seems lazy. Beyond the EPG issues, navigating & loading channels is quick. The quality obviously varies from stream to stream, but it does work well. Vaders offers VOD & Catchup in addition to live TV. I tested the catchup feature which works great. You can tell which channel has catchup available as an icon appears next to the channel in the guide. I moved onto VOD not expecting much, but it's essentially unusable. I tried about 20 different movies, with maybe 2 or 3 loading and playing upon first selection. TV shows were no different. It works so poorly, I'm surprised you're even able to access it. One of the selling points to this box over is its Android capabilities. You have full access to the Google Play store, and with it running Android 7.0, in theory most apps should be compatible. I decided to give Kodi a try. I was able to copy over my HTPC configuration of Kodi after downloading a file browser for the Z7+ and accessing the share via Windows Explorer. I ran into my first snag when I noticed there was only about 550 MB's of storage available on the box, and my Kodi config was much larger. This is the amount of space you'll have available right out of the box. You have the option of expanding the storage via SD card or USB, and I opted for a 64GB Flash drive. After inserting the drive, I rebooted the unit and it combined the storage automatically. I then was able to copy over my Kodi config and it worked! All my addons, preferences, etc were accessible. I tested a few addons in Kodi and the general performance is nothing to write home about. While it is functional, when comparing the speed of loading to my HTPC, the Z7 was much slower. It's by no means unusable, but if you're used to Kodi on a PC like me, you'll be pretty underwhelmed. Using the Vaders TV app in Kodi worked well and the entire EPG loaded in a matter of seconds. Changing channels wasn't as quick as the MyTVOnline Player, but no real complaints other than that to report. VOD in Kodi also worked without any issues as well. Finally, I installed and tested Perfect Player via the Google Play store which worked perfect! In summary, I honestly cannot recommend this box. The EPG issue is an absolute KILLER, and I'm quite surprised they've yet to address it. Combine that with the fact you'll be paying around $150 for this and I just don't see the value there. For an extra $20 - $30 you could pick up an NVidia Shield which boasts more memory, a faster processor, Bluetooth connectivity, and is capable of doing everything the Z7+ does minus the one app you're really paying for in the Z7+ with MyTVOnline. Even if you don’t want to splurge for the Shield, a Mag box for strictly IPTV, or a budget HTPC would suit you much better. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask away!

Anyone have both and can help me decide which one to keep? There's features in both I love, but hoping someone can help me make my decision easier!

Does anyone have info about Smoothstrems TV? Channel list? Maybe free trial?

Does it stable or always buffering?

Thanks a lot

Anyone have or know of a way to use a keypad on your Android phone to input data on the buzztv? I thought I had solved my issue with the CETUS app but the keypad doesn't work, could only get a number pad and basic remote functions. It's not running Android TV sadly so Android TV remote won't work. I downloaded a plethora of other apps but all semmed to rely on the device having Android TV. I'm really liking the box but it's painful having to type with the arrow keys and navigating the play store and other things become tedious when having to switch to mouse mode.

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So Im seeing all these new Mags coming out from infomir. I would like to get a 4k box. I like the Mag because of it's simplicity. no messing around. have a server. stick with it, simple. The android and KODI was IMO a pain in the neck with all installs here and there. I run iptvexpress and have tried probably 5-6 other providers. Most of them are buffering and slow and from where I'm sitting express is the fastest (given the selection of channels and their great catch back of a week) I'm sitting on a 50MBs line and the box is hardwired so shouldnt really be an issue

I does work decent with HD. So for you that have upgraded from a 254 to a newer mag. What box did you go with? Did you notice a difference in speed/load times. I know that it mostly depends on my cable but im stuck with the evil att and 50mbs is their fastest non fiber

Transparency - I sell a few android boxes on the side, nothing to make a career off of, but I enjoy doing it. I've never offered or recommended an IPTV service to my customers as I've never needed it and they've never really asked.

Lately, people are asking for my suggestions and I don't have any.

I want to trial a few - free or cheap trials are OK (free is always better!).

I know I'll get people saying "GO WITH XYZ THEY ROCK!" - that's not helpful. What's been your experience with your provider? How's the channel lineup? How do they compare? How long have you been with them? What makes them different?

The one thing I'm genuinely apprehensive about is: take a popular provider like Vaders... there are 50 resellers it would seem. How do you choose a reseller, and can you buy services directly from the 'source'? Why/why not?

Looking for the zip to resurrect my box,

Hi all,

Trying to get my parents Chinese television (Mandarin) from the mainland. Europe/UK based Chinese channels are... ok too I guess? but primarily CCTV, Phoenix, and other major mainland channels.

Not being able to read mandarin, I have a difficult time trying to figure this out, and not being technical, so do my parents :P

I'm looking at KyLinTV, and I don't mind dropping money on a sub... as long as it's LITERALLY idiot proof.

I have to really emphasise this last point:

It NEEDS to be so easy to use, that a 2 year old could do it. That's the level of technology competence I'm talking about here.

They have a Chromecast, an iPad (some old one, pre-retina), android phone, and a TVPad 3 (which I think... is an expensive paperweight that they never got to use).

Could someone please walk me through this?

Thank you :)

What are the differences between EU and NA version?

Currently in Amazon-US Z7+ is included with the Premium-remote-control not the Learning-remote-control.And also doesn't include Remote Control Extender. Going to order one, so was thinking what we are missing in NA version, any big issue to run the box.

I would appreciate the help. I have tvluxx service for some time now but suddenly it stopped working 2 days ago. I am wondering if it is just me or their servers are down.

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On a trial for Vader streams noticed In the live TV section each section within takes very long time to load and open.

Some countries would not even open. Any ideas if there's a reason for this and if it can be fixed?

Anyone else having problems connecting to ipguys today? Can’t get on. Thanks

Any fix ? I put in the url of my provider

What’s gone wrong

Haven’t met service terms

I’m trying to cut down on cable costs and am hearing good things about IPTV. I’m primarily looking for Sports/PPV and US TV is this an option?

I should mention i’m located in Australia so internet speed is...not great. Also i’ve read that many services use crypto currency as payment. While I understand it, I have no intention of using it. Is that ok?

Lastly would I need a VPN to access streams/channels from overseas?

Any help is appreciated.