new wicked iptv server is up for testing

[wheresmystuff]

CBC Halifax not working beach screen

[dishuser]

most of the usa channels are stuck in a loop

[dino]

Does anyone know if surf shark works with wicked ?

A couple weeks ago I tried it and it did not work. I might have enough time left to request a refund from surf shark

Proton works great

[cownuts]

read your contract

[hotplay]

Does anyone know if surf shark works with wicked ?

A couple weeks ago I tried it and it did not work. I might have enough time left to request a refund from surf shark

Proton works great

Surf shark works with wicked and any other server.

[dino]

Ok good to know. Must have been a fluke. ISP not blocking lately so cannot test

A few weeks ago ISP was blocking wicked. …. Tried Surfshark …..either would not connect or stuff was still blocked …..tried proton which is free and it did work

This made me wonder is surf shark was the issue and if they were worth paying for

If I am understanding correctly ….surf shark is good …no issues….problem on my end somehow ?

Thanks …this is what I needed to know

[dino]

Tried to watch home alone last night on VOD. Played perfect using backup player for 30 minutes,then froze up

Tried it with primary player and played a bit more , then froze up

Is there still problems with VOD ?

I tried with and without VPN , still froze up

[Emporium]

Tried to watch home alone last night on VOD. Played perfect using backup player for 30 minutes,then froze up

Tried it with primary player and played a bit more , then froze up

Is there still problems with VOD ?

I tried with and without VPN , still froze up

Can't comment about this specific movie, but during the week we ended up watching "red one" one evening (starting around 8pm), and it was flawless. No glitches, and I even paused it at one point for a quick break, and it started up right away. This was on my older buzz xrs4900 which I have in the bedroom, and I just checked and VOD/Tv Series player is set for backup player.

This morning I did put home alone on just to see (on my E2 that is in the kitchen). Just for reference, it is also set to use "backup" player for VOD. One thing I did notice is that between the 30 and 40 minute mark (might hve been before but I was not paying attention), I did notice some microglitches. I suspect that since it is a really old movie, maybe the encoding is not exactly "perfect".

Maybe try and see if another more recent movie does the same. Also try the usual, of rebooting your modem/router. just in case.

EDIT: Funny enough, after I wrote this message, the movie froze at 1h36m in (near the end). I hit the FFWD button once to skip a few secs, and it continued. Then it froze again at 1h38m, just before the credits. Hit FFWD again once and it continued till the end. Pretty sure it is something to do with the old movie encoding.

[leafs99]

How old is the movie Red One? When was it added to the VOD service.
Is it possible that home alone was added to the VOD library a few years back and is currently stored on the old storage location which is maxed out.
The new movies added currently maybe on a new storage location .
I noticed that some movies (current ones) start up real fast during peak times while some of the older movies added a few months ago , we’re a lot slower to start up during peak times. Just an observation but I maybe wrong.
Powers to be have a better explanation for sure
Thanks

[Emporium]

How old is the movie Red One? When was it added to the VOD service.
Is it possible that home alone was added to the VOD library a few years back and is currently stored on the old storage location which is maxed out.
The new movies added currently maybe on a new storage location .
I noticed that some movies (current ones) start up real fast during peak times while some of the older movies added a few months ago , we’re a lot slower to start up during peak times. Just an observation but I maybe wrong.
Powers to be have a better explanation for sure
Thanks

Red one is relatively new, it was only released in Nov this year, and a WEB-DL version has not been out that long (about 10 days). But I am not sure that VOD is on 2 storages. I am pretty sure sat had mentioned that VOD was now on new storage, and I "assumed" that it was all VOD. Anyhow, pretty sure home alone does not have the cleanest encoding (and it is apparent from some of the microglitches in certain areas (which are reproducible - so not a network issue). Can probably confirm by just downloading it first to local storage and trying to play it locally.
I personally did not notice any difference of loading of VOD during prime time, since the storage change. They are all pretty quick now. Guess sometime after the holidays they will look at addressing the TV Series storage. It is a LOT of data to move over.

[Topher]

Everything is down… code 403

[dishuser]

Everything is down… code 403

everything is not down

[tvlarry]

Same issue here Dino, many users with exact same complaint about VOD Movies. I was waiting to post to make sure there was no issue with settings or VPN. Issue coming to us. If you download the movie you can watch it with no pausing. This is not a Router issue, Live Tv works just fine and I have several complaints coming in from other users in different states, this rules out routers or modems.
I did not see this months ago, been watching plenty of VODs, last several days it has gotten worse with and without a VPN.

I was able to find a little help with this by setting the Buffer to 1 second. When the movie pauses, jut bump forward one frame and it will resume. Lets hope our team can solve this soon.

Buzz U5 128gb
500 mb speed
XC API

[Topher]

Everything was down on my end… multiple players with and without vpn. It’s back up now. Thanks

[dishuser]

Everything was down on my end… multiple players with and without vpn. It’s back up now. Thanks

when I posted I had confirmed live tv,vod and tv series were all working
403 means you're blocked so something on your end must have changed