Vader - Oh deary me

by BiscuitGannit

It’s day 2 of my Vader month and August can not come fast enough. Grabbed a month from a Canadian reseller , some chap called Colin appears to ‘run’ this ‘quality’ setup

For anyone thinking about Vader I will give a brief review

Picture quality is just ok, had epic last month and they are head and shoulders better with more FHD and good old HD. Lots of UK channels not even offered in HD. Epic is far from perfect with tons of buffering and channels simply never firing up but I’ll be back there in a month

The real annoyance is channels simply dropping out ever 10 minutes or so. No buffering, the screen simply goes black and I have to select another channel then go back to the channel I was originally watching. Wife’s apoplectic about it and simply took the remote and went back to our regular tv provider to watch some Canadian junk.

I have a 300mb wired fiber op connection into a Formuler z7+.

Reached out to good ol Colin 12 hours ago but nothing back yet!, I’m guessing he’s working diligently on fixing the ‘service’

All I want is good picture quality for full offering of UK channels and a fairly stable service

Wokmeister

Vaders was pretty crap for me too. I get the impression americans love it, but its shit for UK content.

Have been using epic but I get getting the streams just stop randomly, it can be anything from every few minutes to lasting almost a whole day without one but when it happens the stream just stops dead, the picture on the screen freezes and i have to change channel to get it to continue. I just need reliable FHD UK streams (that are decent FHD quality and not FHD that looks more like a soft washed out HD picture). Epic has the picture quality but not the reliability (and their channel organisation is a joke). The search continues for an Ace replacement.

Kozik90

Been using Vaders from Colin for almost a year now, service has been great. No complaints for me, potentially epic just had a server closer to you and Vaders server might be farther for you... unfortunate but not a knock on the entire service... also if you want support there is a telegram group where you would get lots of support.

Essentially the service is great, I’ve dropped my secondary sports provider thanks to Vaders having pretty much a guaranteed good stream for all my sports. This is a you problem not an everyone problem.

And the price for 3 IP’s to connect is the best out there.

manosteel9423

I love Vaders. I use them for my primary service and I have tried most that are flogged here. I am currently using Vader, Epic, Fab and Nitro regularly and Vader is my favourite.

All that said, some of what the OP has said is true. There are alot of the less popular UK channels that are only in SD quality. Compared to services like Fab and Epic, that's a tough pill to swallow if you watch those channels a lot.

For US content, movies and sports, though, Vader is tough to beat.

The other issues, like black screen and channel dropping sound more like a user issue than the service. Regardless of internet speeds, if you are the only person with the issue out of thousands of users, the problem is likely on your end in some way.

To the OP...good luck in your search for the right service for you! What is good for one person in this game is not always good for the next.

Me3kAndroid

Your own opinion, I am just stating that I have no issues with the app, and/or Vader’s. been with them for t days so far. The original poster said he’s only been with them 2 days.

I’m stating my opinion, just like you have the right to have your opinion

Thank You

RobUwish76

Your review must of been because you were having an issue and came into the support channel and then neglected to follow a few simple basics..

I have been in this since the Cband days

Tested and ran fta sites..I have also been testing various IPTV providers, sure Vader's hasn't been perfect but it's something that it out of Colin's teams hands.. servers have been updated and since then with the small hiccups it's been perfect.

You're either someone who has no idea or are posting here for other motives. Maybe you have your own service and taking members from Vader's is a turn on for you.

What's your user name btw

CellPhoneGuys

I've been using Vaders for months now and while it's not perfect by any means I do believe that it is the best IPTV for the price. I've tried a few different ones now and I think Vader has the most channels with no buffering or water marks. I've not had any issues with a channel going black so not sure what's going on there. Maybe an issue with your box? I had to change a server once and it helped.

WoodenDoorbell

Are you on dial-up?

hacktek

Vaders has been great for me. More often than not, all iptv services are the same: if it sucks for you the servers are too far from you. Just do trials and figure out where they host first, never just buy blind.

lillypad_33

I've been using for a week.

Here are my thoughts:

  1. I think I came in during a bad time. EPL opening weekend.... Vader streams was down for quite a bit of time on Saturday and Sunday. Then on monday I believe that there was some maintenance
  2. vaderstreams.ca support is excellent. Actually, it's above excellent. I'm spent quite a bit of time on telegram before purchasing a formuler box from them. I had many newbie questions, and the group answered all my questions.
  3. Colin has been excellent. The box arrived in under 2 days from time of order.
  4. I also signed up for Nitro as a backup. (got activated within an hour). Although, I believe it may now be my main with Vader as the backup. The MAC address was wrong, and it got fixed within 5 minutes.

Still only a week into testing, but I'm confident with 2 services that I'll be able to switch away from cable tv. I've read tonnes of reviews on here, and it seems to me that Vaders is a too good to be true type of service. So many bells and whistles, but 5 streams means it can get overloaded easily (just opinion). Have a backup! Or...just pay for cable.

DOllyGA

Been with Colin and his team for half a year. The Telegram group is great for tech support. Like any IPTV, it will have issues from time to time but I think your experience is isolated. You need to check your network out to ensure all is in order before you blame the provider. Good luck finding a sub that works for you!

zool99

Having read some of the comments on hear. I would say avoid the big sellers. Go for a small underground service I did never looked back started with ace then Vader’s what I’m on now blows them all away.

dahmerwashungry

I’ve had zero issues. People that have better options please post cause I’d like to try them out please

BeingPunk

It was BoxTv i guess, but i wasnt too impressed. So i changed onto another provider now. He seems ok and reliable so far but no FHDs

walkloc

Well that sucks for you! I am wrapping up my first month with Vaders (US user). I’ve had some strange channel issues with a program changing on me while being mid show but it’s been rare and I’ve been impressed with the video quality for all the World Cup games. Apk isn’t perfect but works just fine for me. The only other service I tried was a FAB trail which didn’t go so well. Good luck finding something that works for you

edsanchez07

I have been using Vaders as my main IPTV service for like 3 weeks and so far it has been almost perfect. I also have Epicstream as the backup. For me Vaders have been working smooth, I normally only use the APK and Kodi and believe it has been almost perfect and the support level that I get from vaderstreams.ca has been the best (only Amazon support its better).

I am surprised with your description, especially with the support level.

Me3kAndroid

I’ve just started with Vader’s, and haven’t had any issues. Using an android box (Z8 Arc)

Also, using their apk

rednuop

I was just considering Vader to combine it with my EternalTV sub and im now pleased that I've read your review. I had checked a few others and they weren't all too generous either! Eternal is very reliable but it seems they aren't allowing any new subs.

bennyking1000

Vaders is the worst service.Update App every other day.Get small underground supplier.Sorted

BiscuitGannit

I got two trials today and both blow Vader’s away

BiscuitGannit

I cannot comment on good ol colin ad he doesn’t respond to technical questions.

BiscuitGannit

It was an honest review. I find the vitriol coming from the Vader fans very strange. I can only assume your watching IPTV on you pc monitors in your mums basement. I’m done. Enjoy your night

ashik4u

If you use Vaders in Web browser, sometimes it will not work/load correctly. Use Perfect Player for android and MyIPTV Player for Windows (web store). These players for Vaders always work.

bhtalia1

In my experience with Vader; it works best using perfect player apk. If your screen is going blank it may be an issue with the video player being used.

topgrinder

I find certain channels quite bad on Vader’s with buffering and dropping. Then others are very stable. I find overall picture quite good with Vader’s as I have crown tv as well. Crown pic quality is horrible but they are quite stable. Their UK selection is good but with no catch up what’s the point.

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WoodenDoorbell

I've been using Fabiptv for a few weeks. All good except I couldn't get the world cup when England were playing as Ithink the channels were overloaded. Picture quality is 10/10 though. I'm on the west coast of Canada, 50mbps on a buzz box 3000.

boganslayer

Hi OP,

I'm not a re-seller or a "Fan Boy".

I've been with Vader for just about a month now. This is coming from someone who has tried Helix, TNT, Eternal and a couple other big ones.

There has been some issues as of last week but from what I found usually they are sorted in about 24 hours. This is the only provided that I have found that does consistent updates on their APK to make the service better.

My point is - you aren't happy with the service it's fine to voice your opinion and I encourage you but it seems that you cannot accept feedback on the review from other users. If things don't go your way you seem to throw a fit.

Wish you all the best with your new service.

BiscuitGannit

I think it boils down to a persons viewpoint on quality. Some people drive Kia and other something from Germany. Both keep you dry and get you to work but feel different in most other ways

Adamf2018

I do full uk iptv package, all channels most hd if not fhd, loads of vod and some us sports channels, £40 for year.

I have happy canadian customers and loads of others worldwide

BiscuitGannit

Ping rabnub101

He’ll give you a 12 hour trial

King IPTV

Very impressed. Great pic quality , fast channel switching and reliable. Easily the best performing IPTV experience I’ve had and I’ve had Vader epic ocd fab etc

BiscuitGannit

I am now on a new service and watching F1 qualifying and pic quality is close to my cable provider

BiscuitGannit

Well the app does not link with the formulae z7 remote so functionality is flawed. Need I go on? I have to go to there menu to view epg. Hitting epg button on remote does nothing

BiscuitGannit

I’ll check them out

rabnub101

I have two alternatives with solid UK stuff. Please if you would like to have a look

first_fires

I’m not trying to sell, check my post history but I have just subbed to ocdtv.co.uk and am very happy