Suggested device rebooting daily seems to be for the birds? All the services I try seem to have the same issues no matter what I troubleshoot.

by carterx

I’ve got to the point that I restart routers everyday at 2:30am and I’ve tested with having fire sticks turning off at night and powering back on in the mornings as well as powering through TV’s.

I’ve tried countless services both on the cheap side and more $ and seems to be the same issues of looping or channel issues.

My connection is solid, great mesh routers, new 4K Fire Sticks and same thing.

Is there anything else I can try?

Edit: Sorry figured I'd add more info to clarify.

This isn't non-stop every-time I use it but still a common occurrence. It's buffering. I should have used that term. I know buffering is a issue for most it seems to always happen when in the middle of something then it either buffers that channel or loops the same 5-10 seconds. I have friends that would be on the same service who would be getting the same experience. If we message the reseller/host etc they normally need to reboot the channels on their end.

We get told that rebooting our devices on a regular basis will help but 99% of the tie it tends to be on the host side. Just hard finding a service that seems to be clean.

Newfeeflip

Try different wifi signals. Try hardwired. Or better yet try different device instead of fire stick.

If all services act the same way that's a clear sign its something on your end.

Newfeeflip

If it happens on every service youve tried and all channels then it's likely some issue on your end.

If it's only specific channels that have issues then it could be the provider or source issue. Then you'll have to report it if you can and they hopefully can fix it.

Sounds like the only things you haven't tried are a different device or perhaps VPN.

I don't know how many times customers say "it's not my ISP,/ internet/ router/modem". Of course it can be . It's Iptv. Nothing is certain.

bigfoot-hosting

Don't know who you are subbed with, but if it's a every provider issue it very well could be a problem on your side, either that or you have been pretty unlucky. Things you could start to try and narrow down a solution, try the m3u on your PC with vlc on a wired connection, use a VPN. Kind of low on the overall info about your situation but that should be a start. Wish you luck

YagamiBill

you can get a wired adapter and see if you have the exact same issues or not

could be a mesh router issue (retransmitting signals) or just a spot in the house where wifi is shaky (which is a thing, and you wouldn't notice until you start streaming video there)

meh12384

Try connecting with an OTG ethernet cable (wired connection). That will at least take possible WiFi interference out of the equation.

Bigbob666

As far as I know loops are normally an issue with the provider but buffering or locks could be either end.

sprocketlovewhistle

If your service provides inks for a m3u playlist and a xmltv file try Kodi and IPTV Simple Player. You also should use an advancedsettings.xml file. This lets you set up your cache to match your device. I use a PC with 12GB of RAM. My cache is 500MB. This greatly reduces buffering. I use a Ethernet connection, works better than wireless.

Crue650

I also have a solid setup. When I had my firestick s, I did planned maintenance once a week. This was a god send, and worked

stonecats

i'm experiencing locks and loops after a few minutes on my paid service - and it's on many of their alternate country streams too. i email tech support and get crickets. my guess is there are hosting or other common resources between iptv bundlers that have been having issues the past few weeks that have only grown wider and worse. ironically, when i access similar streams using free browser based streams - most channels work fine, so i'm actually getting better content delivery right now using free methods than paid iptv using an android M3U viewer. like OP i'm also on a flawless properly configured isp and hardware, while all my other legit and pirate streaming apps (both live and on-demand) are working just fine and my ping/traceroute to that paid iptv german based hosting is low latency and retry free.