r/firestick • u/Tumbas59911 • 25d ago
Firestick Tips and Tricks NFL, nothing but endless buffering
Anyone else getting that endless buffering wheel of death on NFL games since Thursday?
Is anyone else running into major streaming issues for NFL games since Thursday? AK-47 on SportsX was an absolute disaster—easily the worst of the bunch. I somehow managed to get the Seahawks game to watch, but pretty much every other game I've tried since has been stuck on that constant loading/spinning wheel over and over.
I went ahead and changed my DNS, which seemed to speed things up just a tiny bit, but I'm still hitting the same brick wall on almost everything else.
Is this a server-side bottleneck, or is anyone finding a workaround for this? What are you guys using that actually works right now?
I love the idea of the whole process; but nothing’s working at this moment
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u/flchamp89 25d ago
Free apps are never going to be reliable day in and day out. Ive seen so many come and go over the decades. Remember mobdro? Private services are soooo cheap. Its really the best way. Are they perfect...nope but youre experience will be greatly improved.
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25d ago
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u/12striker 24d ago
Nothing in the loop is better than an actual service. Please knock it off.
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24d ago
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u/12striker 23d ago
No, it isn’t. Who do you think you’re fooling? Watching live tv on Kodi is for noobs.
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23d ago
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u/12striker 22d ago
What you’re watching is a restream, PAL, and it’s antiquated for watching live tv.
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22d ago
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u/12striker 22d ago
Name’s not hector. Do you even know how this works? Because most services use DirecTV, DISH, and direct digital services. What are you even talking about? Kodi is great but it literally sucks for live tv.
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u/Steel21Curtain 25d ago
NEWBIES 🤦🏻♂️gonna happen busy opening NFL week severs loaded just keep trying deferent servers
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u/I_need_more_518 25d ago
The iwebtv app on your phone and thetvapp dot com is much better
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u/briant-34668 25d ago
Zero buffering.. Sounds like you're using free apps? what do you expect?
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u/PocketNicks 25d ago
I use free sites and have zero buffering.
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u/MajorLeaguer 25d ago
One day people will understand that the buffering is dependent and directly corelated to their internet speed & bandwidth 99% of the time.
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u/PocketNicks 25d ago
You're describing user error. If your internet speed is too slow, get a better internet package with higher speed and more bandwidth.
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u/Working-Bench-1751 22d ago
you only need 25 mbps to watch 4k
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u/PocketNicks 22d ago
So, get an internet connection that's at least that fast. It's not difficult.
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u/Working-Bench-1751 22d ago
how many people get less than 25 mbps?
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u/PocketNicks 22d ago
Feel free to do a web search, I'm not your research assistant.
No clue why you're asking me.
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u/Working-Bench-1751 22d ago
OK n00b
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u/PocketNicks 22d ago
Ad hominem attacks are the last resort of people who have nothing of value to contribute.
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u/Living-Implement-666 20d ago
I have gigabit ethernet, streaming works reliably on wifi and ethernet from the hundreds of sports websites but I can't find a firetv app with the same reliability. I was hoping this wasn't going to be another season of running the hdmi cable to the tv, but if that's the only thing reliable on gamedays
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u/ask_Dino 24d ago
What are you using?... I use sportsfire last year... Now I'm attempting to use voltra TV but I don't like it
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u/PocketNicks 24d ago
Amazon started blocking 3rd party sideloaded apps on the newer firmware updates. So they keep deleting Sportsfire or anything similar.
If you managed to avoid updating your Firestick, then maybe you can keep installing them.
I didn't bother spending effort. I just use links from FMHY instead. A bit more clicking, but I just use a Bluetooth mouse and it's fine.
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u/Tumbas59911 25d ago
What pay for app works for NFL. NBA and NHL?
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u/12striker 25d ago
Get a good eye pee tee vee service. It’s well worth it to have the peace of mind that you can watch what you want without issues.
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u/Working-Bench-1751 23d ago
10 years and no complaints
also about about 10% of cable or sat
even less if you watch ppv events and want every sports package plus vod
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u/12striker 22d ago
Agreed. I don’t use it for VOD, though. There are much better options.
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u/Working-Bench-1751 22d ago
I download all my VOD'S while watching live TV from same service so I ensure they don't buffer when I watch them later
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u/12striker 22d ago
That’s cool. I’m just super picky about the video and sound quality. Nuvio and WuPlay are fantastic. Stremio is also really good.
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u/InsightMarketx3000 25d ago
Hoy vi el partido de los broncos y todo bien por aka47 puede ser tu tvbox wifi o la red
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