It has been a shitty year for some IPTV services, what with DDOS attacks and just general poor customer service. I have been reluctant to try anything recently because my Kodi box is a bit dated, and I wanted something with more ram to assist the buffering that was almost non stop with the services I've tried already.
I checked Reddit regularly, and Facebook, until I was 100% sure of the IPTV service I was going with. Frontrunners were Hero, Ace, and Dreamstreams. I had decided Flawless, Fab and Prime were a no go. This was down to price, compatibility, the ability to add multiroom, and of course, reliability.
ACE TV
First thing I noticed is they have a smooth purchase for a 24hr trial subscription, which is an autobuy using credit/debit card. Others require sending an email.... waiting a day for a reply... etc etc. Not here. I had my account up in two minutes, had my Kodi add-on installing and set up, and Smart TV settings all done within 10 minutes.
The Kodi add-on is easy to configure, and ran perfectly. No dead links. Placeholders for upcoming events. Well laid out links to my required UK and USA stuff, and of course sports. I checked sports out first because this weekend is the start of the EPL (English Premier League)! All required channels were HD and zero buffering. Latency on these streams are superb.
The Smart TV side was equally as easy, set up using Smart IPTV. Kids have been watching Disney Junior non stop, and there hasn't been as much as a slight flutter in the stream. The EPG is accurate and complete.
Other notes...
Upgrading packages is easy.
The VOD is limited but irrelevant considering I have Kodi
Reseller credits can be purchased in the cpanel.
The knowledgebase is great. I never heard of a few of the streaming options until I read about them in there tbh
All your info is emailed, making it easy to get m3u's rigged up via copy/paste. Sounds trivial, but I was on my tablet, so it was helpful having everything copy paste...
I'm struggling to find a negative, so far, and the Mrs has always had some issue with streaming. However, everyone is happy, and all for a tenner a month. £4 cheaper than the rivals who have less features, in fact. After a successful month of TV, no drops on EPL games, and McGregor/Mayweather, our fibre TV sub will be gone.
All in all, 10 out of 10. ACE managed to exceed my expectations. I'll report back if I get any issues during EPL and Box Office stuff. I can't see it happening though 😊
EDIT: ACE offer a free trial through the week (MON-FRI) apparently. Worth mentioning!
ACE TV £2/24hr Trial or £10/mth : https://ace-tv.co.uk/afflink (thanks!)
Non aff link: https://ace-tv.co.uk
I jumped into the IPTV game about a year ago. Like many out there, I was looking for alternative ways to save some coin. However, I wasn't ready to give up money for crappy, unreliable streams. I started my journey in this thread. From here I learned about many IPTV providers. I started reaching out and doing trials, but I wasn't too impressed with what I saw. There were specific channels that I needed to keep the WAF high (wife acceptance factor). Through here, I learned about Torula (https://www.reddit.com/r/Torula/).
I attempted to research it more only to find out that I had to be invited. This made me more curious as now it was some exclusive club that I wanted to be in. Once I received permission, I was told there were no trials! With many out there not willing to spend money on a service, I understand what they were doing, but I had money ready to go! Just let me see what you have! No dice. In fact, I was silenced for bugging the mods too much. Well, now I just wanted in! I broke down and paid for 3 months up front.
Once I was in, I was immediately impressed! All the channels I was looking for were there and the quality was amazing. The best part is Torula isn't another reseller. Everything done is via custom system designed by it's founder. This is a hobby for Torula so it's being done for the love and challenge rather than the money. In fact, the support we get when there is an issue is top notch. Even beyond support, there is a whole active community around it. Each person in the community is making suggestions to make the service even better. For example, there is a web-based viewing platform called Quadbox where you can watch 4-channels at once! I'll let you imagine when this could be useful (cough NFL cough).
Bottom line is this. If you are looking for a great IPTV provider, I would look no further than Torula.
Pros: All the channels I need; Great quality; Amazing Support; Best Community Cons: Not the cheapest provider, but if you do the math on what you get definitely the best value.
I had done a fair bit of research to understand the pros/cons of the reviews available in this subreddit. Ace TV was the one that stood out in terms of availability of information, and comparing features.
I started my research with limited knowledge around IPTV providers and re-sellers. I noted how much I had to spend with each provider/reseller to search/answer common questions, configuration of my smart TV, multiple connections, video quality/speed, browser plug in, EPG and the level of activity from forums and search engine queries.
I applied the same thought process against the providers and the reviews mentioned, along with an 'uncertainty' factor (website layout/design, contact, payment options, payment plans, professionalism) against each candidate and I found Ace TV to be the most transparent, in the ordering/provisioning process, device configuring, multiple connection policy, channel lists, and overall support. The knowledge base helped outline a fair bit of this, even though I hardly utilized it at point of sign up because I've gathered the information throughout this process. The benefit is all the necessary information is available in one place instead of resorting to triangulating from different sources - a great value add for new or less technical users.
Access was provided immediately with quick response from technical and billing support over minor administration and account queries. Account management is detailed and flexible enough to allow you to upgrade/downgrade the terms including cancellation. It appears you can change/upgrade and cancel mid-term, although I would imagine contacting support first before utilizing this facility. It seems they have thought out common self-help account management tasks upfront.
Operational aspects - Video quality was good, switching between channels was smooth with no audio glitches observed. I am on a fast fiber connection (1000/500) so buffering is never an issue experienced - although I have not tested any live sports channels (which I was not interested in). 1080p streams are marked FHD, 720p in HD, VOD in 1080p AC3. The browser access works well on iOS through the standard xtream portal - If you have an Apple device this could be handy. In my research, I've noted that all providers use standard unsecured requests and playlists have credentials embeded as part of the link. Whilst this isn't standard approach due to security risk, I have not come across a provider that approached this differently. Ace is also quite explicit about detection of multiple users, I see this works both ways in highlighting if your account gets compromised or used by others.
Rather than considering this service as a white labeling product, I feel that the above observations are unique and stand out enough observations to differentiate Ace from the others. So far there have been no issues encountered, and will continue to update this post.
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Note that I didn't even end up requesting for a trial period and subscribed upfront based my comfort level. I found other reviews that helped me come to this conclusion - If you found this review useful and would like to give them a try, please use my link https://ace-tv.co.uk/aff.php?aff=211 which I would sincerely appreciate, otherwise without regrets, the standard page is https://ace-tv.co.uk