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What should you do on day 1 of searching for an IPTV services?Tips And Tricks (self.IPTVGroupBuy)

submitted by dfoolioValued Collaborator

  1. Get the idea out of your head that you're going to accept someone's advice on "which service to buy." Reddit is full of shills, opinionated individuals, fanboys and resellers. Even the people who can attest to the fact that they've been using a good service have a very limited set of knowledge as far as what they should be comparing their service to. For example, I would have given a service I used a 10/10 six months ago. I would now rank it a 5/10 and have found it for 1/3 the price of what I would normally have recommended to you. So YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. This subreddit was created so that you don't have to rely on the word of someone else. Including my words.
  2. Either turn off your DMs or pretend they're off. You're swimming in shark infested waters. Everyone's going to nibble or bite. You don't need your DMs to get a good service. You'll find that on your own. My DM's are off. I have good services. Never bought one through a DM. Never needed to, and never will.
  3. Read this: How to find IPTV services on your own without falling victim to the solicitors that jack up prices.
  4. Read this: Myths about making IPTV purchases on Alibaba or Z2U
  5. Search this subreddit for "Megathread" to read some articles about particular services. Also read the pinned posts.
  6. Don't post a screenshot of your previous service and say "What service is this?" It doesn't matter. You're going to find something better. Note the attributes you liked and disliked about that service and you'll find one that's better.
  7. If the people in this subreddit point you toward tools for finding things on your own rather than giving you direct answers, it's because they've been asked to help create good users here. "Teach a man to fish rather than teach a man to be a fish." And we are all hoping that on your road to finding a service you'll revisit and throw us some caviar.
  8. None of us know what the best service is. I have a dozen. I have no idea. That's like asking a Scotch drinker what the best Scotch is. I would have said Johnnie Walker Blue until I discovered Dalmore 18. Doesn't stop me from still drinking Balvenie double wood or Macallan.
  9. Go buy Tivimate premium. Stop messing around with the idea that whatever other player comes even close to comparing to it. Everything plays best on Tivimate. UHF is the best for Apple TV. MyTvOnline+ (it's free) and UHF are good on the iphone. This is almost fact, not opinion.

Please note: I will be editing this post with valuable contributions and providing more information as we move along. This is also a repost of an original post and has been remade for continuity.

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[–]Cronus6 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I'd suggest that something people need to know/expect when dealing with Z2U or Alibaba is that these vendors are in a very different timezone than we in the US are (and Europe too).

Do not expect a reply to a chat 3AM China time. I've not run into anything that seems to be a "24/7" operation.

You need to be patient. In fact I get the "feeling" that for many of these vendors that this isn't their full time job. I think it's a side-gig for a lot of them.

Also, they take days off. Everyone deserves a day off after all. Yes, it's "inconvenient" to us customers.

I've waited upwards of 48 hours for a reply to a chat message, from what I consider to be a very solid vendor (usually, not that time lol). I'm sure they have things that happen in "real life" just like we do.

So I think you need to temper your exceptions vs. the cost of what you are paying for.

[–]Mother_Candidate_215 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Do not expect a reply to a chat 3AM China time."
In my experience they do lol

[–]Due-Performance9244 3 points4 points  (1 child)

When I shop for IPTV on Z2U, I try to buy from sellers who have many sales. I stay away from sellers who have very low sales. Just click on the seller's name to see how many sales they've made. I've had good luck doing that.

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[–]ImpressiveDegree916 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I’m trying to set up an IPTV service on a fire stick but I’m a bit confused. Do I download Tivimate first then purchase a provider subscription online and enter a code into Tivimate?

Right now I just have downloader app. Am I wrong to think I download a VPN, then download Tivimate, then purchase a subscription online, then enter a code? Sorry, first time doing this and any link to a basic setup for dummies post is super helpful. Thanks.

[–]first_name_lisa 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I’m newer to all this myself but what you described in the first paragraph is the same set up I’ve been using/doing.

I haven’t had the need to use a VPN yet, so I don’t know how they work.

Use your downloader to download tivimate. (If you didn’t pay for premium tivimate, there will be some features not available to you that you will want.)

Purchase your IPTV service from whatever company you want (I recommend only one month at a time to start). The one I use (Xtremehdiptv) sends you an Xtreme code, a username and password, to enter into tivimate to get your service there. It’s called a playlist at this point. And you can add multiple playlists into Tivimate if you want.

[–]ImpressiveDegree916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I’m seeing mixed information about VPNs. I’m not in the US so I’m probably not going to use one anyway.

[–]rifam73 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I am brand new to iptv. I was hoping to do this all by myself when I found this reddit group.

So from what I have read so far is I download tivimate (free version first) and buy a trial from alibab to test if the service is what I need.

Can someone help me if I am right or what should be my very first step ( as in what you download on my tv)

[–]BluetoothdoctorValued Collaborator 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Yes you are in the right path, sometimes Alibaba can be overwhelming so also checkout Z2U.

But here is a questions for you what device are you going to use? Are you in a country that blocks IPTV, if so look for a good VPN. What will be your main content to watch; every service has a different focus on content.

[–]rifam73 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Ahh thanks for your response

I am hoping to use it on my Samsung smart TV (the TV is only 2 yrs old so has an app store where I can download most of the apps)

I am from Canada and my main content would be using Netflix shows and Asian (hindi) channels

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[–]BluetoothdoctorValued Collaborator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into a device, smart tv apps are hit or miss. You will also probably need a VPN.

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[–]Douhg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very enlightening! Thanks

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          [–]nobodyinnj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I have seen stbEMU used by many many people on FireStick. It emulates the native UI on MAG boxes. It offers a simple but useful menu with reverse (date) sorted content. I don't believe I saw that possible in other players. Somehow, providers seem to favor Smarters app.

          [–]b-rad648 0 points1 point  (5 children)

          Thanks for so much great info! I'm attempting to contact sellers and request a trial on z2u, haven't found any sellers online, and I'm not seeing any way to leave a message that he can see when he gets back online. I assume that's because it's nearly 1am in Hong Kong but shouldn't I be able to at least whack out a message? Am I doing something wrong?

          [–]dfoolioValued Collaborator[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

          Yes they’re in China, some are online late at night as well.

          [–]first_name_lisa 0 points1 point  (3 children)

          The question was, how does he send a message to the sellers? Many don’t show that option.

          [–]dfoolioValued Collaborator[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

          On z2u there’s always an option to send a message to the sellers.. I’ll double check where it is later, but you do it through the z2u website

          [–]b-rad648 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Thanks, I figured it out, thought I'd follow up. Seems like it was more of a browser issue. The text box was concealed by a browser bar at the bottom. (Brave browser) I was able to tap and scroll a bit to get it to come up at the very bottom. Keyboard won't appear until you click into a box that you have to coax out of hiding. Thanks for the help.

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          No problem

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            [–]Kaminchen 0 points1 point  (2 children)

            whats the best player on Mac/pc? that has a clean interface etc

            [–]davoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Checkout chillio.app

            [–]dfoolioValued Collaborator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            UHF. Hands down