IPTV Buffering???

IPTV NEWBIE said:
Does Cool Ideas throttle IPTV services?

UDATED - Do any ISP service providers throttle any IPTV services that are advertised all over the internet? I am considering subscribing.
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We don't throttle any service, ironically we are recognised as the highest international performing ISP from Ookla.
 
I am with Afrihost and I am streaming Bull on Google TV and no buffering thus far since I started earlier. A bit of time for the program guides to load, but all else is good.
 
IamNoone said:
I am with Afrihost and I am streaming Bull on Google TV and no buffering thus far since I started earlier. A bit of time for the program guides to load, but all else is good.
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What is Bull?
 
IamNoone said:
This is Bull

A good watch if you like legal dramas.
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Aha, well Google TV is different compared to what people dub "IPTV" as its a legal platform behind it :).

They also have loads of local infrastructure like the other larger players which is why their platforms actually function well.
 
BBSA said:
Funny, I often watch SkySport streams supplied by my IPTV provider and it almost never buffers.

Maybe you just don't know how to find a good IPTV provider...
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Well, they are also all illegal, so getting support for them is tricky.
 
PBCool said:
Well, they are also all illegal, so getting support for them is tricky.
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Not for me. If I only want to watch rugby, I’m forced to buy the most expensive DStv package. In my opinion, DStv is exploiting its position as a monopoly. That’s why I have no issue finding an alternative. I might reconsider if DStv stops taking advantage of its monopoly on sports.
 
PBCool said:
Aha, well Google TV is different compared to what people dub "IPTV" as its a legal platform behind it :).

They also have loads of local infrastructure like the other larger players which is why their platforms actually function well.
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It is sad that people associate IPTV with being illegal activity. There are so many free and legal services like Google TV and Xiaomi TV+ (VPN needed in SA). I do not see using a VPN for these services as illegal as the content provided is free-to-air and alot of it is very old, as in from the 90's 80's 70's and even older.

IPTV is a system that delivers television content over the internet rather than through traditional methods like satellite or over-the-air broadcasting. There is nothing illegal about that.
 
IamNoone said:
It is sad that people associate IPTV with being illegal activity. There are so many free and legal services like Google TV and Xiaomi TV+ (VPN needed in SA). I do not see using a VPN for these services as illegal as the content provided is free-to-air and alot of it is very old, as in from the 90's 80's 70's and even older.

IPTV is a system that delivers television content over the internet rather than through traditional methods like satellite or over-the-air broadcasting. There is nothing illegal about that.
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Which is why I'm irritatingly deliberate about making this exact point on every IPTV thread.
 
BBSA said:
Not for me. If I only want to watch rugby, I’m forced to buy the most expensive DStv package. In my opinion, DStv is exploiting its position as a monopoly. That’s why I have no issue finding an alternative. I might reconsider if DStv stops taking advantage of its monopoly on sports.
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The law isn't something we get to decide on what is legal and not, so technically, the service is illegal. I agree that there should be better local legal options but that just isn't the case.
 
IamNoone said:
It is sad that people associate IPTV with being illegal activity. There are so many free and legal services like Google TV and Xiaomi TV+ (VPN needed in SA). I do not see using a VPN for these services as illegal as the content provided is free-to-air and alot of it is very old, as in from the 90's 80's 70's and even older.

IPTV is a system that delivers television content over the internet rather than through traditional methods like satellite or over-the-air broadcasting. There is nothing illegal about that.
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Yes hence my quotes, if someone mentions a popular IPTV service, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube. Prime etc. They typically don't dub it "IPTV".

IPTV typically gets used when referring to an illegal IPTV aggregate of IPTV services.
 
PBCool said:
The law isn't something we get to decide on what is legal and not, so technically, the service is illegal. I agree that there should be better local legal options but that just isn't the case.
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Whether it is legal or not is beside the point. I don't have a moral issue with it, but if you do, then don't use their services.
 
PBCool said:
Yes hence my quotes, if someone mentions a popular IPTV service, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube. Prime etc. They typically don't dub it "IPTV".

IPTV typically gets used when referring to an illegal IPTV aggregate of IPTV services.
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I think this is only in SA though. People try to soften "pirate streams" by calling them IPTV instead of just calling them pirate streams.
 
Speedster said:
I think this is only in SA though. People try to soften "pirate streams" by calling them IPTV instead of just calling them pirate streams.
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Especially those that charge
 
BBSA said:
Whether it is legal or not is beside the point. I don't have a moral issue with it, but if you do, then don't use their services.
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I agree fully.

I feel the same about this nonsense about using a VPN to view stuff not available here, whether free or not, being illegal.

I originally got a VPN after reading Kevin Mitnick's Art of Invisibility to protect my privacy, the other stuff is just there. I won't go out of my way to get access to geo-blocked content. Google TV and Xiaomi TV+ is built into my Xiaomi MiBox and it activated automatically when after setting up the VPN on my router.
 
BBSA said:
Whether it is legal or not is beside the point. I don't have a moral issue with it, but if you do, then don't use their services.
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It's a public forum, and we are an ISP, so we need to make these things obviously clear. I don't use their services. It's got nothing to do with my morals.

Loads of people think certain pirate IPTV services are legal because they pay for them.
 
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