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05-18-2016, 11:11 AM
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Location: Autobot City - a.k.a. Guelph
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IPTV
Has anyone gone this route for your TV needs? I'm seeing signs pop up in my area but dont know how good and safe they are. I have zero cable at the moment but would like some basic channels without paying the premium prices from major cable providers.
I do have an unlmited 28MBit internet connection right now but my concern is I'll get lots of buffering or freezing if somebody else is simultaneously accessing my home network too on other devices, for example, use their iPad, phone, download a movie, etc...
My guess is these are just those Android TV boxes I'm hearing about?
Thanks,
Multi
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05-18-2016, 01:26 PM
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#2
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Re: IPTV
I've been looking into this over the past year myself and so far I've discovered that a few companies offer iptv services (Vmedia, Zazeen and Bell) but you must subscribe to their internet service.
As for the android boxes, they run either XBMC or KODI and have addons preinstalled that give you access to files in China and Russia that you can stream. My brother has one an it works pretty good but since the files are hosted non-legally they could be there one day and not the next.
Last edited by Tekkamanraiden; 05-18-2016 at 01:49 PM.
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05-18-2016, 02:29 PM
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#3
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Location: Autobot City - a.k.a. Guelph
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Re: IPTV
What do you make of this? Scam?
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05-18-2016, 02:50 PM
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Location: Autobot City - a.k.a. Guelph
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Re: IPTV
Yah I used to do the FTA Satellite thing a while back until they killed it. Now everything is IKS or streaming. Antenna sounds interesting, I actually have a big one. I might just try it out since the cable from the old satellite is still out there
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05-18-2016, 03:11 PM
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#6
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Location: Locked in a basement full of Toys
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Re: IPTV
If you have a big antenna thats even better.
Here's another website then, it has a link for searching channels in your area
https://www.tablotv.com/
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05-18-2016, 04:07 PM
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Location: Autobot City - a.k.a. Guelph
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Re: IPTV
So the guy got back to me. He said "this is android based IPTV streaming service".
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05-18-2016, 05:08 PM
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Re: IPTV
Quote:
Originally Posted by MULTIPLEX
So the guy got back to me. He said "this is android based IPTV streaming service".
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Well from what I have read the internet provider had to be approved by the crtc to offer the service. My guess is it's probably grey market but Bell or Rogers could pressure the crtc to make it black market (and rendered inoperable).
If you sign up i'd use a prepaid credit card.
Quote:
Originally Posted by MULTIPLEX
Yah I used to do the FTA Satellite thing a while back until they killed it. Now everything is IKS or streaming. Antenna sounds interesting, I actually have a big one. I might just try it out since the cable from the old satellite is still out there
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You might have some luck with an HDTV antenna since you're not too far from Toronto.
Last edited by Tekkamanraiden; 05-18-2016 at 05:11 PM.
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05-18-2016, 05:51 PM
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Location: Locked in a basement full of Toys
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Re: IPTV
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tekkamanraiden
You might have some luck with an HDTV antenna since you're not too far from Toronto.
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I believe those HDTV Antenna are just updated/fancy old Rabbit ears.
I still think if you have this
or
it would be better than this
or you could go all out
and if your cheap like me
anyway here is another link for new smaller Antennas
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-th...door-antennas/
Last edited by Rodimus Prime1; 05-18-2016 at 05:54 PM.
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05-18-2016, 10:36 PM
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Re: IPTV
Lol nice the first one's an old Yagi antenna. You are correct the new antenna's are updated versions of the old. Since all canadian broadcasters have switched to digital transmission you need an updated version to be able pick up the digital signal (and a digital tuner which all modern tv's have).
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