Before I go on this is an affiliate review. I know, but hey it pays for my TV and weed. I'll be as subjective as possible. Explain my setup and describe my wife.

Background I'll start by saying that I'm in the UK. So this is very much a local review for local people. we mostly watch using LibreELEC (KODI) and VLC Player. All IPTV traffic leaves the house via a dedicated ubuntu openvpn gateway, connected to private internet access and using the london exit point. Free to air HD UK channels are delivered via a satellite card and TVHeadend. Quality control of the IPTV service is in part down to my wife and how much she grumbles about her viewing pleasure being anything other than perfect. Believe me when I say that on more than one occasion over the years I've thought 'fuck it just pay murdoch'.

Packages They offer 2 basic packages. Sport and Premium with a free adult bolt on should pornhub not be enough. Premium also comes with a fairly comprehensive VOD service and 3 day catchup. Sport starts at £7 a month and Premium will see you pony up £10. They offer multiroom for £5 per extra connection. I buy it in quarterly increments with multiroom which is £25 (£35 w/multiroom). Credit/Debit card only via WorldPay I'm afraid, no paypal or bitcoin.

Sports Package Channel List - http://docdro.id/uhy655g
Premium Package Channel List - http://docdro.id/djh8zhL
VOD Content - http://docdro.id/uTlwVor

Compatability All the usual. .m3u & Xml combo for KODI, VLC and various other players plus a dedicated KODI app. For android they have their own app or you can also use perfect player if you need an EPG. It's also MAG, Dreamlink and enigma compatible but I dont own any of these so cant really comment on the experience with them.

KODI Config I created a fairly comprehensive guide to setting KODI up with IPTV Simple Client and the Ace KODI addon which you can look at here http://docdro.id/nH85UJp As i mentioned above if you can combine your IPTV with FTA via either Freesat or Freeview from TVHeadend it'll really improve your experience. You'd be surprised at how much FTA my mrs watches.

I Don't Give A Fuck About That, Whats The EPL Like? This is not my area of expertise. I can wax lyrical about the F1 but I've only watched few football games for the reasons of this review.
Ace have struggled recently. Thats been pretty well documented here, twitter and Facebook. They didnt help themselves by telling their customer base that issues had been resolved and they they wouldnt need a VPN.
My personal experience. watched Swansea/Newcastle on the 10th FHD which was OK. KODI booted me off the stream and I couldnt get back on one for a couple of mins. I suspect that was KODI shitting itself. I watched the rest of the game in VLC which was spot on. Then on the 17th after the F1 I tried to watch Chelsea/Arsenal. this was the week that Ace told uses they wouldnt need a VPN. Well I had a VPN and it was dire. Just constant buffering. last weekend Brighton/Newcastle and it was fine. The only thing I noticed was that the quality on the FHD didnt appear to be as good as normal. I'm sure a bunch of people will jump onto this with their opinions and if football is your thing you'll do well to listen to them. What I suspect has happened is that a recent influx of customers plus their anti blocking measures has caused their servers to buckle more than I little. Will they resolve this? No idea but if you're in the UK get a bloody VPN will you, regardless of who you choose. You are going to need it......Eventually.

I Don't Give A Fuck About The EPL, Whats The F1 Like? The F1 has been spot on. Every session. Practices, Qualifying and Races. I watch them all. I've had to intervene and restart the channel 3 may 4 times over hours upon hours of viewing. I think one weekend the FHD channel didnt have a picture to go with the audio but I watched the on the next HD one and it was fine.

Mayweather Fight? For some inexplicable reason I was up at 4am that morning and thought I'd pop it on. Watched it on the FHD until mcgregor entered the arenA and for a few minutes the whole service went to shit. Eventually got on the last HD link. It was far from HD but I got the Mrs up and we watched it from second round all the way through.

Enough With The Sports, Whats It Like For Normal Telly? This is where my mrs comes in, she'll watch any old tut. we're talking you're, golds, ITV's, Livings, Alibi's and food. All that crap. Above all else she cannot help but watch the movie channels even though we have access to practically every film ever made. I rarely get a complaint and this is from the woman who once told me 'I cant watch ANY TV because the guide is an hour out'. thats what we're up against here. Fortunately Ace's EPG is pretty good for UK content. It's usually accurate although it does wobble from time to time. Once you get out of the UK channels it starts to get patchy. I've moved all US/CA and UK movie channels into one group in the m3u and I've noticed that shes been watching some US ones from time to time but its often accompanied by a comment about the EPG being out.

A Bit About Bitrate This varies massively. having a flick through at the moment. Entertainment channels running between 2000-4000k mark on HD labeled channels (720p) and between 3000-7000k on the FHD sports channels. These jump around all over the shop and can vary at given time.

Catchup? Catchup is useful but not without its faults. There are currently 47 UK channels 31 of them being HD. It covers all the main sports and entertainment channels. there are an additional 28 US/CA channels. It seems to work pretty well. You dont wanna hit the seek or the pause button when you're watching it as that often kills it or puts it in a loop. This is what my wife complains about the most. If the EPG is out it can be a mare to find what you want and it seems they need to rebuild it from time to time. Usually you get three days catchup.

Bored now, Conclusion As I don't watch the football, Ace is more than good enough for my families needs. The UK channel lineup is pretty extensive and we find watching everyday TV just fine. It does have a freakout from time to time outside of the football but these tend to be just little random things and it comes with the territory. If I was starting out and a massive footy fan then I probably wouldnt choose Ace right now. Infact if I was a football fan in the UK looking for any service I wouldnt consider it without having a VPN in place first and even you may struggle at some point.

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