Streaming TV for sky sports and movies

[essex boys]

Hi all sorry if this has been done to death, I’ve got a firestick that I’ve had for a year or so, it’s been messed about with so I can watch sky sports and movies, in fact it has the complete sky packages on it, all the documentaries sports and movies etc, it’s also got Netflix loaded up so no need for a subscription, but I find on the live stuff like football or F1 on occasions it just sits there buffering to the point that I hardly use it to watch football because if it buffers it winds me up, it’s a subscription service so I pay a guy in London £70 a year and he renews my subscription.

is there anything similar available here that might work better but has the same sort of capabilities as my firestick? My internet is good I’m getting 35mbps down and 28mbps up, thanks for any suggestions or advice

[Martin71]

I got my firestick same way as you...pay a bloke 70 quid to update it annually as well.

 IMO your internet speed is too slow that's why all the buffering happens, no problems at all on mine but .. my internet 180 mbps download and same upload.

Hope this helps.....

[Jai Dee]

1 hour ago, essex boys said:

My internet is good I’m getting 35mbps down and 28mbps up

I also think that your download speed is too slow.

 

The most reliable speed test results for streaming services from the UK will be gained from using testmy.net.

Select Europe - London, GB as your test mirror then click on Combined.

 

[essex boys]

Thanks for the replies gents, I will look into my internet speeds and probably buy a better package, I left it to the mrs to sort it out and it looks like she went for a 30mbps deal so probably to slow 

[Cardano]

@essex boys
Your quoted internet speed only applies to your ISP's network within Thailand and when connected via Ethernet. If you are connected via WiFi and/or you are streaming internationally this will result in much slower speeds. Also your ISP will throttle your connection if they see that you are streaming through the international gateway, more so if the domestic network demand exceeds a set threshold.
Best solution is to get a good Package (minimum 300Mbs) and a good (paid) VPN such as Nord VPN, ExpressVPN or Surfshark.

[howerde]

I use pulse tv, all the sky sports channels very impressed, tried other methods always lost channels/buffering etc etc

[brewsterbudgen]

3 hours ago, howerde said:

I use pulse tv, all the sky sports channels very impressed, tried other methods always lost channels/buffering etc etc

Me too, and have done for over 5 years.  Very good service that actually works!

[Seppius]

On 9/16/2022 at 12:50 PM, howerde said:

I use pulse tv, all the sky sports channels very impressed, tried other methods always lost channels/buffering etc etc

Do they show EFL Championship games?

[Lite Beer]

28 minutes ago, Seppius said:

Do they show EFL Championship games?

They do if they are on Sky Sports.

Middlesborough v Rotherham was on tonight.

[howerde]

On 9/17/2022 at 10:51 PM, Seppius said:

Do they show EFL Championship games?

yes as per  Lite Beers post

[lelapin]

Thinking of trying iView. Anybody use that?