It has been 3 days since we got anything working. Only updates I have seen is that we are working behind the scenes (dont know wtf does it mean). Looks like admins have given up and dont care about restoring service. Luckily I was not heavily invested in the service, but time to look for new service?
Flawless is DDOSing fab:)
Im 3 months into a yearly sub with fab and have found them great until the last couple of weeks. they're obviously having a hard time but I'll give them the benefit and stand by them as any time i've opened a ticket they've been quick , honest and helpful every time. I could have been negative as I was banned in their forum on my second post, guess sarcasm doesn't come across well but I take full responsibility. Im sure in another few weeks everything will be fine and they'll be the best supplier out there. Until then hold tight troops.
Maybe they are "preparing" ;)
Now when u look back 2-3 weeks and analyze all those excuses and false explanations, everything is pretty clear.
Hey your all welcome to try us over at Flawless https://www.facebook.com/groups/447962292255724/
Why does Flawless and Fab have the exact same website, setup etc?
They're dropdown menus are all the same, same layout etc
Why?
Maybe, I can get sporadic service recently and this morning but yeah may have to try flawless or another provider. It's my 3rd month with fab and to be honest it has been a pretty poor introduction to IPTV for me, lots of buffering and freezing.
Luckily I am on a month to month contract, so I am only loosing 10 or so days, but still.
It sucks.
Seems to be coming back. I updated my TVHeadend configuration and channels are scanning and coming back online. Not 100%, but a few hours ago none worked.
Looks like they implemented Cloudflare for DDoS protection.
If the Mayweather Fight has issues It will be the final nail, No doubt it will have problems just by following the latest patterns. 6 out of 7 games I watched on BT/Sky since the Charity Shield have always buffered, froze or stopped, the only exception was Liverpool/Watford. I don't think that's good enough for a paid service but In fairness, I've had no issues with SmoothStream links in Sports Corner.
Fab is down again. No going back to them until they prove they can stay up.
Just as a matter of interest, I signed up for one month. It's not auto renewing is it?
What what!! I'll give it shot. Thanks man.
We invite you to give us a free trial to see if you want. No strings attached. We accept CC and BTC.
I got new 1 month Epicstream yesterday and it was working OK. If Fab goes down, I only lose 1 months fee. Fab was good the previous 2 months, but the last 2 weeks is crap, not worth a penny.
The thing about this kind of business is that there is no real recourse to being extorted, you can't go to the cops and any legit anti-DDos provider isn't going to want to touch you with a 10-foot pole, you basically have to wait it out and hope you don't lose all your customers in the interim.
I'm assuming that is what is happening atm, Fab is being blackmailed for X amount of bitcoin and they're choosing to wait until the extortionist gets tired and moves on to the next potential victim. Sucks for us but if they pay it'll never end.
lord, just switch to epicstream and be happy. They provide excellent support, they got rock solid streams and they don't make excuses. I am not sure why people were crazy about fab in the first place. go to /r/epicstream find a reseller, pay them your hard earned cash for a month - be happy! baam done!
On top of that i think cryptoiptv and iptvgurl have a promotion going on.
You guys are fucking hilarious... They haven't given up, its just a hard job. I'm no Fab sympathiser and wrote a relatively scathing review a while back but Jesus Christ, you guys don't understand anything. They got absolutely swamped and its pretty clear this was a coordinated attack to bring them to their knees.
Things like this aren't a simple on/off switch, not a simple turn it off- turn it back on. If you think that's how networks work, you're simply a fucking idiot. Remember when fucking Sony's Playstation Network went down for like 2 weeks? Yes, a company as big as Sony had massive network problems, so its not surprise a backyard operation such as Fab takes a while to get everything running again. In fact, channels are coming back online slowly slowly. I'm guessing they're having to go through channels one-by-one to ensure they are secure enough to withstand another attack.
Just be patient and stop acting like you know what you're saying. The admins are trying their best.