Faisalyasin
Newbie
Hi I have 2 questions about IPTV, does it make a difference to connection quality i.e no freezing/glitches if I download my own VPN? If so do I need a special router before the ISP router?
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garyth
TK Veteran
No...........this is dependent on whether your provider goes down when the footie come back
MarksMedia
Newbie
Suggest not getting a VPN because they will slow down your speeds, use a provider that doesn't require a VPN :)
superdark024
TK Veteran
vpn's are good for rainy day incase you ever get blocked.
bazcfc1
VIP Member
You will experience some sort of freezing glitches whether you have vpn or not as your isp speed could drop which would impact on streams speeds to your device firewall settings to name a couple. provider may have to restart stream change stream some people use vpn all the time some don't. Best advice is take plenty of tests especially if off here don't go for members that don't contribute to forum havnt been a member long
Hows the kids doing baza
VPN is not just for the blocks guys, alot of providers throttling at the moment with the amount of traffic going on, VPN can sort this issue to you may find you do a speed test all looks great, ping looks great but when trying to streaming something it buffers, test for this is put a youtube video on at a high resolution, 4k if you can if not 1080 and keep dropping the level till its stable this is a great way to test if your provider is taking the p**s and only way to sort really is a VPN.
Whether you need a different router depends what device you use to watch iptv. Many devices can have a vpn put directly onto them, some devices can't so you'll need a router.
Faisalyasin
Newbie
Thank you, my current sub continuously glitches, even on the free channels like every 10 seconds. Just wanted to see if there was anything else my side before doing a trial.
garyth
TK Veteran
Faisalyasin
Newbie
Its an Android TX3 Mini with STB Emu
bazcfc1
VIP Member
Is it hard wired or on WiFi mate
You can put a vpn app directly onto that box from the play store, or you can sideload it from a usb.
I use digibit. £2 a month and no need for a long subscription like a lot of vpn's. Minimal loss of speed with a bit of trial and error finding the best server.
Graham19811981
TK Veteran
Have you done cleared cache on all apps restarted router for 5/10 mins also as a little maintenance your side can help as your provider should send info on best playback settings ect
you could get a cheap Vpn login for most vpn providers off flea bay and see if helps before going down that route as may be wasting money as could be provider issue who knows
you could get a cheap Vpn login for most vpn providers off flea bay and see if helps before going down that route as may be wasting money as could be provider issue who knows
Faisalyasin
Newbie
Wifi, although a speed test showed 71mbbs
bazcfc1
VIP Member
Was the speed test on the box mate?
Faisalyasin
Newbie
Yes
Try it with an ethernet cable if you can get one direct from the router - you can trail a long one across the floor or even move your tv and box to where the router is just to test it.
