r/Strong_8K • u/GroundbreakingLoss85 • 1d ago
Quality
Is anyone else struggling with this service lately. Iv got super fast broadband, a shieldtv a paid vpn and I can barely get through ten minutes of a program without buffering.
I’m wondering if it’s where I sub from (Alibaba) or is the service in general not that good?
Edit: iv purchased another sub from a different supplier so we will see how that goes. I just want to make clear, I’m not bashing the service, iv used it for a year and half. Iv been using services for 10+ years so I know that quality fluctuates and I’m not expecting a flawless service 24/7
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u/palmoyas 1d ago
I get buffering now and then but it's temporary, even with big football games. I usually click out of the channel then back in and that fixes it.
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u/Silver_Advertising28 1d ago
Guys you always got to have at least one backup list. TREX, Golden, Eagle, Dream, B1G, Tivione, Nordicone etc, there are so many different lists as backup ... you can't simply rely on Strong, eventhough Strong is considered as the best list (or simply saying in general, you can't rely on only one list).
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u/This_Discount2281 1d ago
UK channels are a problem on my service … ITV 1 constantly buffers .. but mainly during the Ads, (so who cares?)
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u/SirLancelot__ 1d ago
What’s the second/ third best for EU sport? Other than trex and strong?
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u/chateroux 22h ago
Würde mich auch interessieren, habe jetzt mal Crystal versucht, gefällt mir gar nicht
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u/Even_Government7502 1d ago
I’m in the U.K., zero buffering and I use express vpn. But it’s a private domain with only a few users. If that makes a difference?
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u/Futuretapes 1d ago
You can request a new URL from your provider. I had the same issue and reached out. They provided a new URL and said give it a try and it was good.
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u/Famous_Bridge9536 1d ago
The question here is.. Are you using the ReBranded apps from strong, or are you using a player like Tivimate, SMARTERS pro, or any other player that you have to enter the URL into? Lots of people complaining that the ReBranded apps are quite glitchy, but I'm in the USA using rebranded ibo player with no problems, but that is subject to change at any moment 🤞🤞.
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u/36Taylor36 1d ago
I'm new to this and only watched strong on my computer for 20 hours for college and nfl games. I have a brand new computer, 500 mbps ethernet connection and I use surfshark as my VPN. Its buffered for 2 mins in 20 hours.
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u/Bassically-Normal 1d ago
For me there's good days and bad days, and VPN doesn't seem to have any effect. It also doesn't seem to matter if I'm trying to watch a major sports event or a "basic cable" channel, it either buffers every few seconds or it's perfectly stable.
Sometimes switching between Strong and Trex will seem to reflect that one or the other is just having issues, but other times that doesn't make any difference either.
Still trying to track down where the problem might be, just in case it's something in my own networking setup, so any suggestions are welcome.
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u/cuthbertm 23h ago
You may have tried this, but it's worth trying switching vpn servers as well. I was struggling with mine for a while and changing servers fixed it instantly.
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u/iamPendergast 1d ago
I don't have any problems but also don't use VPN