Helix IPTV 1 Month Review

by dcxmurphy

Hey all, just wanted to share my experience with Helix IPTV.

I used to use Vaders but found there was quite a bit of buffering, so I searched through reddit and other forums for good IPTV providers. I came across Helix and decided to give it a go. I used Xtream editor to edit the playlist down to what I wanted, and added it to Emby Live TV & DVR (works great for IPTV btw).

I noticed that there was little buffering on most channels I tried. There were a few that would stutter continuously, but if I came back the next day they were usually fixed and played smoothly.

The quality on a lot of the channels is great and very enjoyable (specifically some of the news and sports channels). The sports channels on Helix are better quality than my old cable provider. Most of the USA/UK movie channels had good enough quality to enjoy a movie on, so that's great. Some channels have pretty poor quality but this is only a few, and they are still watchable.

In terms of channel selection, they have most of the channels anyone in the US, UK or Canada would be after. Plenty of sports, movies, news, entertainment, all the big channels are on there as you would expect. I know they also have channels from other countries but I haven't used them.

The EPG they provided was up to scratch (I used it briefly with perfect player and Helix's own APK and web player) and it worked fine. However I don't use Helix's EPG with Emby, I use Emby's built in guide info grabber (for posters and other metadata which enhances the experience).

The price is great for just one connection ($8 pounds) but if you need it for a family or want to use a DVR program like Emby or Plex, more connections are available for $5 pounds each.

Overall, Helix IPTV has been fantastic and at this stage I would recommend you try it!

DeeCeeTee

I was with them for a few months, it was great initially with the quality and PayPal, no worries. Then PayPal got stopped and it was a minor inconvenience but it was still worth it. Eventually the buffering was getting out of hand and I switched. I use it mostly for sports, and buffering in the middle of a match is a headache. This became the norm unfortunately and with the having to open up a ticket to get PayPal, it’s a bit more hassle than it’s worth.

Spurs4life22

Is helix accepting PayPal again yet?

Reddituser10211972

Hi, I’ve been with helix for about 4 months. Great product and customer support but for me the service has gotten progressively worse over the last 2 months. Initially worked about 70 percent of the time which I was very happy with, now works about 40 percent. I’ve worked with customer service, different devices, wired and wireless connections. Paid VPN etc. Lots of buffering, frequently kicked out and various errors using web player, addon and perfect player. Will keep as a backup for awhile as when it works it’s excellent.

liam06

This weekend I got a 48 hour trial at Helix since I wanted to test it out and there were quite a few games I wanted to watch. Worked without a hitch, great picture quality, froze up once for mere seconds. I've gotten a quarterly subscription now for 21£ and still working with no problem.

Had an issue when switching from the 48 hour trial to the quarterly sub (using MAG device) and support resolved my issue very quickly.

mickmaj

Cheers mate I got Helix and it's rubbish! Please come back acestream :-)

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Will try Darkside next month, to me they all are the same, they all work great up until kickoff and then, buffer buffer buffer.

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I don't want top quality hdtv! I'd rather have lower quality without the buffering issues!

I can stream BBC with no problems, so it's not a hardware or an ISP Internet speed rubbish.

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veggie_girl

Anything is better than Vaders

Joeyoo2

Do they accept PayPal payment?

noobinhacking

I'm about to be a month long customer, and one who doesnt use IPTV daily. But somehow whenever I do want it, it seems to be offline. Currently unable to access any page web player or download m3u.

During my 48 hour trial there were 0 glitches, and a bunch of great channels. But after I got a sub their quality has certainly declined. While I agree there may be more downtime in a span of 30days than 2, honestly it seems to much for 9GBP a month, when you want to watch a couple of games or something and its not working.

P.S. if you have suggestions please PM

Big_Boss_RS

I've been with Helix for 5 months and they've been excellent. Yeah there is the odd bit of buffering but for the price the service has been solid IMO. They don't do paypal now that's a draw back but for the price service is great.

There is less buffering with a vpn for sure.

aybesea

The best thing about Helix is their catchup... this is what keeps me being a customer of theirs.

p8482

Hello forum.. I decided to try the 48hour trial plan based upon this review and the service seems to be satisfactory so far. I was indeed able to subscribe with a PayPal account however there are certain restrictions. Submit a ticket to find out more.

I have a few questions that i feel more comfortable asking here:

  1. How is the channel listing for the USA only service?

  2. Using the trial service I can stream from multiple Kodi IPTV sessions concurrently, however, will this change once I subscribe to a monthly service?

  3. If there is a fee for each additional connection, I'm wondering why this is not mentioned in the plan descriptions?

peachoptimo1

Does Helix supply a M3U link?

peachoptimo1

any other app available than the rebranded smarters?

Tharayman

Could not get a payment through using their CC payment service.
Already tiresome ;p

CharfatoS

There are Latin America Spanish language channels?... Like HBO, HBO2, etc.?.

cv8950

Do they have any french channels. Specifically looking for TF1 Channel.

vidswapz

Any Helix people(not subscribers but admin) active on the boards?

Spotifycv8

Do they have VOD? or Movies on Demand?

acheney1990

Thanks for the review. How do you go about using Emby for IPTV?

akcetk

link for this IPTV?

edeescam

Been using this for a few weeks and overall I am happy. It does buffer some (I have 300mb up and down and am hard wired) so obviously it is not on my end. I love the 24/7 stuff and I am hoping to try out PPV this weekend.

MaestroE91

Does anyone know if they have catchup on Scandinavian channels?

NoXion1

I would desperately like to know how you setup Emby with Helix. Specifically, which of their guides did you use exactly? Every time I select the Emby guide from the server, it takes forever to update and the times are all messed up. 😞

Red_Stafford

How do you get in touch with helix about a trial, what's there website ?

k-kapoor

Do anyone have channel list for helix

gunnerkenny

Does anyone know if you buy an extra connection with your Sub does it have to remain on the same network? Like I am using Helix at the min and happy enough with it but my father now wants to give it a go. He has his own dreambox so I just gotta set it up for him but rather than pay full whack for the sub I was just going to add him as an extra connection. Don't live in the same house obviously which is why I'm wondering if the extra connection will work.

Cridential

Link to buy helix?