T V Systems? (Not NTV)

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 7:15 pm

We have had NTV since the beginning, this week its been really bad, and I mean really bad, tonight almost unwatchable! Enough is enough, looking for alternatives. I cannot find the thread which someone posted an alternative?

NTV support are useless, no solution whatsoever! They did suggest re set the box on the roof???? Yeh right, its hard wired in!!!

elizabeth · Post by **elizabeth** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 7:19 pm

We're having the same problem with NTV, it's useless and has been for weeks

Muad_dib · Post by **Muad_dib** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 7:40 pm

Not an answer to your problem but something to think about.We've been watching tv on the laptop but tonight the internet is soooo slow,not even getting 1mb and we've paid for up to 15mb.I could understand and accept it if we were half that speed but to get 5% of what's advertised is starting to get me fed up'

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 7:45 pm

I understand where you are coming from. I just did a speed test, 2.86MB pathetic for what we are supposed to have however, that "should" be enough even for crap NTV!

foodie · Post by **foodie** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:12 pm

All week at nights I have been unable to watch the tv through my laptop. I know we are supposed to ring the office when we have a problem but you get the same talk every time you ring re have you disconnected this and that. As if we do not remember what to do. At the minute we have 0.29mb. I am also looking for a good tv system, one that does not rely on the internet. It is getting worse instead of better. I am also fed up.

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rosiesmidge · Post by **rosiesmidge** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:23 pm

have just rung multi max as we also can not get a descent reception from ntv or film on on my lap top,was told there are problems from turkey so no telly tonight!!!!!

muffin · Post by **muffin** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:26 pm

We too have experienced untold problems with NTV reception for the past 10days or so. NTV insist that our broadband provider is at fault. Speedtests show good speeds but NTV say the signal is fluctuating and causing the problem. Multimax advise that they have problems with their Turkish provider which they are trying to resolve. Just where does that leave us and how can the problem be resolved? We are really fed up with having to continually complain. More to the point, why is the system perfect for a few weeks and then suddenly deteriorates to unwatchable again. Surely someone must have a solution to this.

Hippocampus · Post by **Hippocampus** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:36 pm

Thank Heavens for this forum! We were blaming our equipment, Good to know that we are not the only ones having problems. TV unwatchable. Agree, Muffin. Just not good enough in this day and age.

erol · Post by **erol** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:43 pm

For info we are in the process of sending the following sms to all MM customers

"We are currently experiencing network issues that are potentially degrading service to all customers. The problem appears to be with our links out of Cyprus provided by TTnet in Turkey and we are working with them to get the issue rectified as soon as possible."

It may take a while for them to reach all customers.

rocking · Post by **rocking** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:44 pm

Been having same problems for 10 days or more, Karsiyaka area, it's a nightmare. Cannot watch any channel!!!!!j

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:50 pm

We supply many Bars with our TV system, they have to give reliability to the customer who expects to watch sport. But having said that it is down to internet, if the internet is bad then most weaker systems like xbmc NTV etc will suffer. Not the fault of Multi Max as ISP's rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey.

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:54 pm

Yes indeed, shows how useful a forum can be. Thanks Muffin for the info. I watch I BBC Payer via Multimax "complementary" service. Two weeks ago I was thinking of posting to compliment them on the improvement in reception: I must have tempted fate because since then it has gone downhill and this week has been unwatchable. At least now I know its not my equipment or because of the time of day I use it and wont have to waste yet more time contacting Multimax. Very disappointing.

kevyk · Post by **kevyk** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 8:57 pm

I'm with Sunny Cyprus, has been very good not had problems tonight or this week watched tv earlier no buffering on film on

kevyk · Post by **kevyk** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:12 pm

where did my last post go???

erol · Post by **erol** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:21 pm

DS Expat TV wrote:We supply many Bars with our TV system, they have to give reliability to the customer who expects to watch sport. But having said that it is down to internet, if the internet is bad then most weaker systems like xbmc NTV etc will suffer. Not the fault of Multi Max as ISP's rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey.

Does the TV system you sell not use the internet ?

Do the internet connections you sell not "rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey" ?

I do apologise to all MM customers on behalf of MM for the above questions. I do not ask them to distract from the main topic of this thread. I know how frustrating these issues are to our customers and we are doing everything in our power to get the service back to normal as quickly as we can.

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:31 pm

I had a text from MM saying there were issues through Turkey which are off island. This is beyond the control of either MM or NTV.

I too would like to know where the DS system works and other "weaker systems" fail?

kevyk · Post by **kevyk** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:33 pm

erol wrote:
DS Expat TV wrote:We supply many Bars with our TV system, they have to give reliability to the customer who expects to watch sport. But having said that it is down to internet, if the internet is bad then most weaker systems like xbmc NTV etc will suffer. Not the fault of Multi Max as ISP's rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey.
Does the TV system you sell not use the internet ?

Do the internet connections you sell not "rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey" ?

I do apologise to all MM customers on behalf of MM for the above questions. I do not ask them to distract from the main topic of this thread. I know how frustrating these issues are to our customers and we are doing everything in our power to get the service back to normal as quickly as we can.

I was complimenting your service, read before you write.!!

kevyk · Post by **kevyk** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:35 pm

sunny Cyprus is good enough for me, no need to ring me off board. my connect is ok so you owe me I pint for the phone compliment

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:43 pm

Jonnie wrote:I had a text from MM saying there were issues through Turkey which are off island. This is beyond the control of either MM or NTV.

I too would like to know where the DS system works and other "weaker systems" fail?

Jonnie here in cyprus in many bars, as long as there is internet.

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Thu 26 Mar 2015 9:47 pm

erol wrote:
DS Expat TV wrote:We supply many Bars with our TV system, they have to give reliability to the customer who expects to watch sport. But having said that it is down to internet, if the internet is bad then most weaker systems like xbmc NTV etc will suffer. Not the fault of Multi Max as ISP's rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey.
Does the TV system you sell not use the internet ?

Do the internet connections you sell not "rely on a poor out and in route through Turkey" ?

I do apologise to all MM customers on behalf of MM for the above questions. I do not ask them to distract from the main topic of this thread. I know how frustrating these issues are to our customers and we are doing everything in our power to get the service back to normal as quickly as we can.

Yes certainly Erol, like i said ISP's suffer!!

Belfast Belle · Post by **Belfast Belle** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 5:57 am

We go through Satelite Cyprus who put up I.2 mtr dish so no internet no buffering, tv all day all night.

Arrivalimited@gmail.com.

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 7:56 am

Expat TV, what is the difference between the two boxes you offer please? Is the turbo box more reliable/efficient?

How confident are you that your system is that much better than NTV. I am so fed up with NTV I am willing to try another however, I don't want to jump from one to another if your system freezes and buffers. I take your point that it depends on the internet, MM has problems at present which they are trying to resolve.

What is the "trial" you talk about?

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 10:38 am

Mollie the cat wrote:Expat TV, what is the difference between the two boxes you offer please? Is the turbo box more reliable/efficient?

How confident are you that your system is that much better than NTV. I am so fed up with NTV I am willing to try another however, I don't want to jump from one to another if your system freezes and buffers. I take your point that it depends on the internet, MM has problems at present which they are trying to resolve.

What is the "trial" you talk about?

Hi Mollie, The Turbo has more memory more cache but both are perfect for our system.

If you want a trial I can bring a box to you plug it in and let you see how it works.
If you want a longer period you sign up I give you the box for a week, if your not happy we give you a full money back refund.

Most of our trials are enough to see what it is all about. If you are with MM your internet will be good so no problem with our system.

Please PM me if you are interested. Thank You.

Muad_dib · Post by **Muad_dib** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 10:55 am

I' m with MM and last night was getting 0.5mb but your system would still have worked ok,is that what you're saying?

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 11:47 am

Muad_dib wrote:I' m with MM and last night was getting 0.5mb but your system would still have worked ok,is that what you're saying?

Hi not sure what you mean, if you mean 5Mb then yes if you are saying 500k then no.
our system works with a min 3Mb connection.

Jonnie · Post by **Jonnie** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 12:44 pm

DS Expat TV wrote:
Jonnie wrote:I had a text from MM saying there were issues through Turkey which are off island. This is beyond the control of either MM or NTV.

I too would like to know where the DS system works and other "weaker systems" fail?
Jonnie here in cyprus in many bars, as long as there is internet.

What makes your system stronger if you are utilising internet through Turkey please?

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 1:01 pm

Jonnie wrote:
DS Expat TV wrote:
Jonnie wrote:I had a text from MM saying there were issues through Turkey which are off island. This is beyond the control of either MM or NTV.

I too would like to know where the DS system works and other "weaker systems" fail?
Jonnie here in cyprus in many bars, as long as there is internet.
What makes your system stronger if you are utilising internet through Turkey please?

Sorry Jonnie I think you misunderstood.. Our system is stronger than boxes like XBMC box because we collect our data from one source, unlike XBMC which uses several.

Hippocampus · Post by **Hippocampus** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 8:56 pm

TV fine tonight in Karsiyaka.... up until half an hour ago. Now unwatchable again.

erol · Post by **erol** » Fri 27 Mar 2015 10:20 pm

Hippocampus wrote:TV fine tonight in Karsiyaka.... up until half an hour ago. Now unwatchable again.

Yes our ttnet link was working as it should tonight up until 21:14 and then it went 'bad' again. It returned to normal again at 22:40 ish and is currently operating normally again. We continue to work with ttnet to get this issue resolved once and for all.

SatelliteCyprus · Post by **SatelliteCyprus** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 8:33 am

Is the type of person who asks you to pay a monthly fee to watch 2nd hand (hijacked) TV pictures from legitimate subscription TV companies likely to be the type of person who cares about the quality or continuity of service that they are supplying ?

Do you think that it is possible to supply a proper TV service to hundreds/thousands of 'customers' using 3 or 4 home-built computers cobbled together as decoders/encoders/media servers ?

If a 'popular' televised event is going to be watched by thousands of people on an internet TV system (3 or 4 computers) - will it work or will it jerk ?

There are (better working) internet TV alternatives with no monthly payment required BUT not if you want to watch hijacked TV from Sky Sports, BT Sports and the like - if that's what you want (but not from a legitimate subscription TV company), there may be no other alternative other than to put up with a patchy service from a dodgy source.

You make think that the service is cheap, but if it only works 50% of the time and only then, when the less popular televised events are being aired, it may not be as cheap as you think !

That's why Satellite TV systems are the single most popular source of TV but even they may be affected when the weather is bad.

I am not going to advertise our products or our contact details - just ask your friend/neighbour for a recommendation.

muffin · Post by **muffin** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 8:50 am

Had a message on Friday afternoon from NTV advising that the service was going off for 15minutes or so while they restarted the system. Whatever they did, it seemed to work - until bedtime, when it went bad again. However as per Errol's post, that it seems was down to TTNET. I wonder if they get the same problems on the Turkish mainland? It would be interesting to know.

DS Expat TV · Post by **DS Expat TV** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 9:29 am

Satellite cyprus we don't charge monthly, and works nearly 100% of the time ask our customers.

terry2366 · Post by **terry2366** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 9:42 am

May I ask a question here there seems to be a lot of problems with NTV who ex actor are they and what is the connection to MM I have MM at the moment does this mean I am watching NTV when I have TV programs on?

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 11:13 am

Watched a half hour documentary last night on iPlayer but with all the buffering it took me over one hour to get to the end. Wasn't always .like that at night, in fact up until a few months ago it was virtually perfect. Don't know whether its MM, or BBC. Can't be NTV because it doesn't come via them. Also I've lost ALL live radio on my laptop. Other than BBC World, I can only listen to iPlayer radio i.e. catch up radio.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 11:34 am

If you set up a VPN on your laptop, you will be able to listen to all the BBC Radio programmes online.

The Multimax 'automatic' VPN does not seem to work for Radio - at the moment, anyway.

karmels · Post by **karmels** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 11:52 am

Keith.
What are you listening to, Two Way Family Favorites ?? or maybe Dick Barton ??

SatelliteCyprus · Post by **SatelliteCyprus** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 12:31 pm

Kevyk...Dodgy Box ? I am sorry but you are quite wrong

I don't know which web site you have been looking at but it certainly isn't ours, unless that is, you are referring to Android Boxes ? We sell 3 different models which can hardly be dodgy (thanks for visiting our web site - I think ?)

Terry, Multimax and NTV were launched by the same person (I think) perhaps this youtube video will help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIVRMOV6E5s

Digital Supreme - whether its monthly or yearly - (splitting hairs)

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Sat 28 Mar 2015 4:28 pm

Keith, Sophie : Surely you can get BBC Radio (as opposed to TV) direct anyway? Because unlike TV you do not have to pay a Licence Fee for radio,so the Beeb doesnt object to overseas listeners. I listen regularly(mostly "listen again") - recently there has been VERY slight buffering (a few seconds , not enough to bother about - which has made me suspect ISP problems. I understand Radio does however depend on which Browser, some don't "support" it.

SatelliteCyprus · Post by **SatelliteCyprus** » Sun 29 Mar 2015 2:58 am

Firstly, with such an intimate knowledge of a product, I can only assume that you are a competitor, yet your profile does not indicate that you are a verified business. This leads me to believe that you may be an illegal competitor (we have many) and anonymous at that. If that's the case, I would urge readers to take your rant with a pinch of salt. We have been a registered business in the TRNC for 11 years and we have hundreds of satisfied customers. I'll let them be the judge. I will ignore any of your future comments to save readers the tedium of having to read them. I wish you luck in your endeavours.

Gumbo · Post by **Gumbo** » Sun 29 Mar 2015 7:28 am

We have been using Satelite Cyprus for 5 years, we have the OSN system with dish on the roof. All I can say is we may pay more BUT we watch television without problems, no buffering, no freezing, every day ( unless extreme weather conditions). We are more than happy with the service and reliability we receive from Satelite Cyprus.

Belfast Belle · Post by **Belfast Belle** » Sun 29 Mar 2015 7:32 am

Gumbo wrote:We have been using Satelite Cyprus for 5 years, we have the OSN system with dish on the roof. All I can say is we may pay more BUT we watch television without problems, no buffering, no freezing, every day ( unless extreme weather conditions). We are more than happy with the service and reliability we receive from Satelite Cyprus.

I will second this, tv is brilliant I can't say enough about it.

Chezzi · Post by **Chezzi** » Sun 29 Mar 2015 9:03 am

I am also on NTV and have been since the beginning with very mixed reliability and poor service a lot of the time. I am thinking of changing over to eith Satelite Cyprus or Sunny, can anyone else give me some feedback on these 2 services, ie how reliable it is etc?
Many thanks,
Chezzi

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 9:06 am

karmels wrote:Keith.
What are you listening to, Two Way Family Favorites ?? or maybe Dick Barton ??

Just for you Mel, here's another little glimpse into my daily listening schedule...

(music: Dum de dum de dum de dum...)

"Morning Jethro"
"Morning Mr Archer"

(Sound off: approaching footsteps)

"Oh, here comes Walter Gabriel"
"Hello Walter"
"Hello Walter"
"Hello Mr Archer, Hello Jethro"

(Sound off: Birdsong)

"I say Mr Archer, have you heard about that new subsidy for Winter Wheat?"

(Sound off: Cow farts, explosively)

.
.
.
.
.

...and as for Dick Barton, well!......

kaiserphil · Post by **kaiserphil** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 10:52 am

Not to mention PC49 - Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby?

karmels · Post by **karmels** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 10:57 am

Keith, it sounds like you wrote the script.

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 3:13 pm

Hey, dont mock my favourıte programme, Keith. And aren't you a tad out of date, its all GM crops, automated milking parlours and "whose going clubbing tonight?") these days.

Or are you still "worried about our Jim?"?

terry2366 · Post by **terry2366** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 4:33 pm

bringing the subject back to the original post it seems watching TV here is not a simple task. It is not possible to watch TV on demand as it were and reading posts here no one is happy with the service. Maybe it is just beyond the suppliers capabilities to supply it. I have spoken to 10 of my neighbors who have 5 different suppliers and each one is dissatisfied with their internet some seem to have to tailor their lives to the times they can use it ie staying up late or getting up early. I find myself often getting up at 5 or 6 to download films and such as its good for i player. Maybe this is how it will always.be. I live in central Kyrenia so I assume many people use it sometimes I do not have enough bandwidth I think you call it to even load the vpn. So perhaps instead of seeing how high you guys can pee up a wall and diss one another you could spend the time improving the service.i am sure we would all appreciate it. There are obviously suppliers on this board and people posing as board members to promote their own agendas.some of the posters are obvious joining as a post is made and 80% of there posts are about the subject. If you cannot supply TV when we want to see it IE evenings and weekends please do NOT say you can be honest with us.

waddo · Post by **waddo** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 5:10 pm

terry2366, learnt the answer years ago, download what you want to watch when you can - then watch it when you want to. I always wait till I can download a complete series and then can watch it all without worry whenever. TV here is never going to be solid and relied upon 100%, the Internet suppliers just do not have the control over the supply that they need and unless a miracle happens they never really will have. You could always pay for sat TV from the RoC but the cost is not worth it. Just be happy with what we have at the moment, it is far, far better than the old "Buzz" TV we used to get and it keeps on improving with time.

Ragged Robin · Post by **Ragged Robin** » Mon 30 Mar 2015 5:18 pm

I lived for ten years without any English language TV at all (apart from English news and an occasional film on BRT) and only had a very weak signal on BFBS radio) and I survived!

I am not all that keen on Television, and even if I were there are too many other things to watch a lot and I cant understand anyone who is even partially able bodied letting it rule their life. I do however like to relax with it for an hour or two in long winter evenings, and find enough on BBC I Player "on demand" (which I get through Multimax complemenary service, long may it last!). I do find it frustrating that sometimes it starts buffering when I am in the middle of something particularly interesting and wasting time when I have just got the fire lit and sat down to rest (and rue the fact it may be reduced speeds because of pressure by others who pay the same but use internet a lot more), but I keep a supply of DVDss for the "black evenings"

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