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Old Apr 25th 2017, 11:58 pm
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Getting an EPL stream on Kodi is tiresome as by the time a useable stream is found I usually end up missing at least 20 minutes of the game. Then it's pretty much random if a stream keeps working; dropping off or freezing at any time. My internet connection is very poor but I think it's par for live sports on Kodi anyway.

Looking for an alternative I'm currently dabbling with a few of the (non Kodi) Android apps and have had some success. For the past 3 weeks I've been able to watch the full game without interruption on Mobdro.
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Getting an EPL stream on Kodi is tiresome as by the time a useable stream is found I usually end up missing at least 20 minutes of the game. Then it's pretty much random if a stream keeps working; dropping off or freezing at any time. My internet connection is very poor but I think it's par for live sports on Kodi anyway.

Looking for an alternative I'm currently dabbling with a few of the (non Kodi) Android apps and have had some success. For the past 3 weeks I've been able to watch the full game without interruption on Mobdro.
All sport is an issue in Kodi and the EPL makes a lot out of TV rights and are probably working as hard as they can f=to protect this revenue. Mobdro is okay. I have it on my phone but the quality is a bit hit and miss
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Watched E01-3 of The Handmaid's Tale - awesome viewing

Legion is mental but worth the effort

Line of Duty was brilliant. Thandi Newton - what an actress

E01 of American Gods - wow. That dude disappearing up that Black Chick's hooha was way out there
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Line of Duty was brilliant. Thandi Newton - what an actress
We're about to watch Ep 6 right now, unfortunately I have to download it of the PirateBay as iPlayer is no longer watchable. I don't know what they've done. Netflix is crisp as and high def, no problem but iPlayer is buffering really badly, like in the old days.
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We're about to watch Ep 6 right now, unfortunately I have to download it of the PirateBay as iPlayer is no longer watchable. I don't know what they've done. Netflix is crisp as and high def, no problem but iPlayer is buffering really badly, like in the old days.
Agree. iplayer now virtually unwatchable - my neighbour is also have the same problem too. Everything else working 100% - including the other UK sites like ITV Hub and 4oD. I streamed LOD on Kodi/Exodus
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Agree. iplayer now virtually unwatchable - my neighbour is also have the same problem too. Everything else working 100% - including the other UK sites like ITV Hub and 4oD. I streamed LOD on Kodi/Exodus
Strange, I'm not having any problems with iPlayer on Kodi. I assume you know you can adjust the bitrate in iPlayer and sync the stream to the display frequency in Kodi?
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Originally Posted by renth
We're about to watch Ep 6 right now, unfortunately I have to download it of the PirateBay as iPlayer is no longer watchable. I don't know what they've done. Netflix is crisp as and high def, no problem but iPlayer is buffering really badly, like in the old days.
Do you have Optus for the backhaul?

They seem to have been getting worse since they won't invest properly, and there is a suggestion that they are playing with deep packet inspection to throttle certain traffic.
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Originally Posted by InVinoVeritas
Strange, I'm not having any problems with iPlayer on Kodi. I assume you know you can adjust the bitrate in iPlayer and sync the stream to the display frequency in Kodi?
I've tried to use iplayer within Kodi before and didn't really like it - maybe time for another go
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If anyone is still managing to successfully stream BBC iplayer in Australia, post what you are doing on here:

DNS or VPN:
DNS or VPN Provider:
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That's it, I'm not paying for my TV licence this year. Oh wait...
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
If anyone is still managing to successfully stream BBC iplayer in Australia, post what you are doing on here:

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I've tried to use iplayer within Kodi before and didn't really like it - maybe time for another go
The BBC iplayer app in Kodi is still really shite. a lot of the links don't work and the interface is awful. However I was getting a decent stream earlier this afternoon - so it may be a viable solution
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Cool - and is iplayer working okay?
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
Cool - and is iplayer working okay?
It is working great.Touch wood.
Itv and Channel 4 the same.
Our internet (Iinet) is a it hit and miss every now and then,but good at the moment.
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