GearsTV--It Just Works...mostly

by lvpre

Here is my 1 month review of Gears TV. The IPTV service that is $15 a month.

It Just Works...most of the time. The channels were fine and PPV ran without issues. They did drop the ball on preseason football, but that isn't a huge blow. Did they have channels down? Yes. Was it a lot of channels? No. They posted them on FB each day, but some seem to listed daily. Also, channels would go down here and there, but I wouldn't say it was more/less than my $5 provider.

Customer Service: They have a FB and Discord; however, it seems like they just had one mod the whole time and some questions and help topics would go untouched for a day or so. Customer service wasn't the best, but I've tried IPTV with worse.

Channels/Video: Like I said earlier...they were fine. I only have a 36" 1080p TV, so the picture was fine on mine. Obviously, the picture may look different on a 60" 4k...I can't answer that. The UFC and Boxing PPV were fine. I just checked them for a few minutes, but they seemed to working well (not really into either). Channels would occasionally go down, but nothing different than a normal IPTV service.

Website/Resellers: The official GearsTV site is hard to find. Typing in "Gears Tv" in google gives you a ton of resellers, some with higher prices. Just watching TargetIn1080p on Youtube, seems like they keep going back and forth between self selling and resellers only; Gears vs Reloaded ; I'm selling Gears/not selling Gears/just help Gears out/buying Gears back; and just confusing people with the two services and APK. If you want to try Gears, the official link is: https://omarsvideos.com/acc/ I can't remember if this is the one I used, but the official one TargetIn1080p gave on Youtube.

Overall, it is ok. Personally, I think you can find similar services and better support for the price. $15 for one connection is extremely high. $15 for 2 or 3 connections a month makes a little more sense. For the channels I mostly watch, I could not tell a huge difference between the $5 provider and Gears. Your mileage may vary though.

Chiefbreakstuff

Who’s your $5 provider?

Greencon10

You can't do a Gears review without mentioning the Mayfair APK. It's far and away the defining feature of the service, which totally makes or breaks the experience imo and goes without saying that you have to spend the extra $3.50/mo on it. Without it yeah...$15/mo is pretty meh on the value side.

Omar claimed in his last video that Gears is sold, and he's now just in the process of transitioning ownership over. We'll see though lol.

bhtalia1

I had Gears but I switched to Vader’s with Eternal as my backup service. Gears was ok but I like having the flexibility of m3u files.

ItWasF8

Slightly off topic so please forgive me. I've been with Gears for about 6 weeks now but I purchase through https://www.gearstvhd.com/ . I've seen various posts that say buy it through links like the one above but that seems like a webhost purchase. What am I missing?

nickforever216

Is Gears more reliable then Vader? Some days or weeks, vaders is perfect. Then some it's garbage. I am hard wired and right next to modem. Plus on best server for me and 100+ MBs internet speed.

droid3000

This has Sunday ticket right?

TxCoastal

odd.. my mayfair guide today says "expired"..but paid for sure! as Mayfair is/was the bomb!!! and today.. cannot find Gearstv FB support gorups....poof...gone......

pjzdlx

Good info and review. Thnks

saulin74

I tried their app with a trial they just had and had no EPG on the apk. They have EPG with m3u playlists though? I think $15 a month is way too much for 1 connection myself.

BuyANet

Is there a discord or telegram for omarvideos?

johnwewing

Gears is too expensive at 1 device for $15 and must have Mayfair guide at $3.50 per month to enjoy. Pic quality is average and beneath Helix and Vader's. Gears reliability is outstanding. Limited buffing and down channels.

Keysmoke9

I have brought one month Gears Tv service from GT subscription (omarsvideos) and those UK sport channels keep freezing. As for their EPL channel, there is nothing inside to watch during live soccer game. So what I think is that Gears Tv focus more in US channels and not for UK sport channels and EPL 3pm.