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RichardCoulter · 12-09-2015, 22:41

My V+ box has died, so i'm trying to watch the things that I want to see via the catch up services on the internet.

The iplayer is usually fine, ALL 4 and Demand 5 are ok, but there is a bit of buffering.

The ITV Player is impossible to use. It starts, often buffers and sometimes keeps you waiting (whilst you think it's buffering) for ages before giving a message that it has stopped working!

Re-loading it means that you have to go through all the adverts again (funnily enough, the adverts often play perfectly, then it's back to buffering when the programme resumes).

I tried using a belfast postcode, but I still couldn't access the UTV Player.

When trying to "FF" or go back, I find that it buffers as well, meaning it can take more time to FF than cutting out the bit of the prigramme that you weren't interested in!

Is my first real experience of streaming services representative of what to expect?

It's bad enough with what i'm trying to do, but i'd be much more annoyed if I was paying a subscription for the service.

12-09-2015, 22:41	#1954
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,108	Re: Netflix/Streaming Services My V+ box has died, so i'm trying to watch the things that I want to see via the catch up services on the internet. The iplayer is usually fine, ALL 4 and Demand 5 are ok, but there is a bit of buffering. The ITV Player is impossible to use. It starts, often buffers and sometimes keeps you waiting (whilst you think it's buffering) for ages before giving a message that it has stopped working! Re-loading it means that you have to go through all the adverts again (funnily enough, the adverts often play perfectly, then it's back to buffering when the programme resumes). I tried using a belfast postcode, but I still couldn't access the UTV Player. When trying to "FF" or go back, I find that it buffers as well, meaning it can take more time to FF than cutting out the bit of the prigramme that you weren't interested in! Is my first real experience of streaming services representative of what to expect? It's bad enough with what i'm trying to do, but i'd be much more annoyed if I was paying a subscription for the service.