#10615088 - 08/19/24 11:40 AM
Re: Anyone using an IPTV subscription within Canada?
[Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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furball
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Here's my (basic) understanding of IPTV ...
[What]
- Term used for streaming of (typically) content from a TV services provider: sports, news, movies, CP24, etc.
- There are 'free' services, paid services, and pirate services. We're gonna focus on the pirate
[How]
- Pick up an Android box that's specific for IPTV. There are also some not-so-specific-to-IPTV boxes you can pick up, such as Amazon FireStick, etc.
- You can also use software on your mac/windows/iPad.
[Where]
- You google around, and there are tons of resellers who sell credits. 1 credit = 1 month of service.
- The more you buy, the cheaper they are. The newbie shit is usually $13-15 CAD/month.
- Some even bundle a box with 'lifetime free tv'
- My 'source' is some random dude off Kijiji I've been using for years; I'm paying $7.50/credit
- For newbie level: the admin will log into their web admin portal, and set you up with either a) a username/password (m3u approach), or b) ask you for MAC address on the hardware. You're then good for the duraiton
- For more advanced level, you pick up 25+ credits at a time, and you get access to a 'resellers panel' where you create/maintain the accounts etc. (For super advanced, you can also create 'reseller panels' for friends who have big families, so they manage it all themselves, etc.)
- When buying more credits, you run the risk of them disappearing, the server going bust, etc. Honour among thieves?? Dunno..
- Pretty much these pirate services are like drug dealers; it's hard to get a 'review' of who's good and who's not. You get an idea of what they offer. Most have channel listings, list how many VODs (videos on demand) they have access to, etc.
Setting up a brand new box and getting into the IPTV at first glance on your own was confusing as fuck for me... I know enough to get myself started now....
Considering I paid ~$100/month for Rogers TV ~2015, and now $7.50/mth ... Fuck I wish I jumped into this sooner. I started IPTV in .. 2019?
What are the credits used for?
Edited by furball (08/19/24 11:59 AM)
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#10615687 - 08/20/24 08:00 AM
Re: Anyone using an IPTV subscription within Canada?
[Re: Big Tasty]
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furball
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Registered: 09/24/03
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Loc: Toronto, ON
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Generally speaking, 1 box per tv, 1 credit/account per tv. (There are some pirate IPTV service providers that provide 2, 3, or even 5 instances per account)
There are 2 methods of authorizing with the pirate IPTV service:
- m3u (https://furball:clubsiroxxx@www.iptvservice.com/c:80)
- MAC IP address (http:www.iptvservice.com/c:80)
Some services provide m3u. I like this, because I can re-use the username/pass on a variety of platforms. My iPad, iPhone, home box, etc. (only 1 instance at a time)
MAC IP-locked services well .... your MAC address is your credentials, so can only use it on 1 box.
On top of all this, there are boxes that are being sold with 'lifetime' and/or '1-year' free service... I don't have much experience with these, but generally the software loaded locks you into that ecosystem, which could be small.
So would you need an individual box per tv in the house or does one cover multiple tvs?
Would you need individual accounts/credit's per tv in the household?
Edited by furball (08/20/24 08:01 AM)
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#10615692 - 08/20/24 08:03 AM
Re: Anyone using an IPTV subscription within Canada?
[Re: furball]
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furball
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Loc: Toronto, ON
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On iPad/iPhone, I use 'GSE Smart IPTV' ... it's not great, but it works.
On Android, I'd really want to try this one: https://www.formuler.tv/mytvonline-plus
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#10615699 - 08/20/24 08:15 AM
Re: Anyone using an IPTV subscription within Canada?
[Re: furball]
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furball
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Registered: 09/24/03
Posts: 9548
Loc: Toronto, ON
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Here's my 'reseller panel' on OK2.
- 'Lines' are aka m3u: username/passwords I can set up. Here I have 1 account expired (a friend), and for my box which will expire in 7 days.
- Under MAG devices, those are aka the MAC IP-locked devices.
I create a Line, or a MAG device, enter the info, and select how many credits I want to assign to it. And done.
9 credits I can assign. I'll need to re-up soon.
This also showcases the 3 'levels' of IPTV credits:
- No-touch: Absolute newb: You give the seller your MAC ID, and/or they give you username/password
- Low-Touch: You've given this 'reseler panel', and you set up your own accounts. You can also set up accounts for others, but you'd have to manage them going forward. i.e. my buddy 'BigD' is someone I'd have to re-up myself
- High-Touch: Super Panel? (I've never had one, so dunno.). This panel you can set up reseller panels. In this case, my dealer hooked me up with this panel.
Weird caveat: I cannot change my username, nor even my password on this reseller panel...
Weird caveat #2: I'm unclear how I would get credits from another dealer onto this reseller panel if I were to switch; I suppose I'd get another reseller panel...?
Edited by furball (08/20/24 08:19 AM)
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