Marcliff - Humax box it kept saying my postcode was not recognised
I've seen this one before - I can't remember which way around it is (been a while) but I believe if you put the postcode in as you would in the UK with the space in the middle, it says 'not recognised' type in the same postcode without the gap and it should work. It tripped me up once or twice before on the Humax boxes. I may actually have it the wrong way around (it really has been that long), but whatever way you tried it, try it the other way and will work 100% - my next door neighbour running a Freesat box, with his Milton Keynes postcode in!
Sky Spain, Sky go Spain - not same as Sky UK - Sky Spain /go is just plain poor, very few channels, not what you get with the UK one, which won't work properly in Spain unless you have a UK subscription (and then will only work for a month without VPN). Also you need a UK subscription for Sky Go UK (and can only use 1 month in Spain, before needs reconnecting to UK internet).
Also has Netflix, Now TV and Sky if I took out a subscription but Freesat, DVB TV and Prime is more than sufficient for me and I don't have to bother with VPNs, Kodi apps, searching and buffering that I once had on a Mag box.
Buffering is not a MAG box issue (hardware), that is either an internet issue or the TV provider themselves. Of the IPTV hardware, MAG industry standard and best (believe it or not) middleware/firmware. The issue, unfortunately, is often TV service providers simply overload their servers, so too many clients and systems suffer - this often the problem with cheap online providers, hosting costs, double the amount of clients on a service, halve the cost, but compromise performance. If you want any half decent service, it won't be the cheapest! MAG with a decent service provider and also MAG been around a bit, so a lot of older hardware floating about 250, 254, 256, 322 and now 324 box - 5 generations old. Best integrated overall content TV solution, if have the right hardware (ideally newer MAG as allows you to stream on other devices, phone/tablet etc) and a decent service provider. Easy to get a free trial.
Kodi - personally, can't stand it. Novelty for 5 minutes, until you really want to watch something special (in my case world title boxing) and after round 2 gone.
Work asked me to spend 4 years offering support for Kodi/XBMC as people wanted to buy the subscription-free IPTV option - which at the time was ok with Filmon (for free) so just that & few movies ok, but it changed. It became apparent quite quickly with the apps added and searching for other content, that this is for the home hobbyist and not a simple or reliable consumer grade 'for all' product & I did tell people this. Everyone wants a Rolls Royce performance for the price of a (free) Skoda! I baulk at the junk Android boxes being sold on local facebook groups by desperate cowboys, which I know within weeks (if lucky) of owning the 'it doesn't work' or software issues begin. Most people's technical ability and patience does not extend to Kodi, not unless they know exactly what they are getting (unreliability) and they have the technical patience of a saint (I don't & I do know what I am doing).
Over a period of years, Kodi has gotten progressively worse, more unreliable, apps pulled etc. I don't use now at all, as simply can't be bothered and have access to better services - however for the odd film and as a spare or backup system, maybe - buy I would never recommend this as your main or full time use TV product. IT IS VERY TECHNICAL. Most of the clients we have dealt with, have since upgraded away from this - though of course 5 years down the line now, since the IPTV really started to gain traction, there are quite a few different options and services now.
Paul
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