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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by burnt_toast@lemmy.opensupply.space to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

For the last 2 months, I've been reaching out to every single IPTV provider I could find online to compare their services. After trying out close to 30 services and ranking them in a spreadsheet, I was surprised by the huge gap in quality. At this point I started to get curious, I thought, "How good can it really get?"

Turns out it can get pretty good. Eventually I found a handful of providers with real stable, 4K (2160p) sports streams at 50fps with full PPV and F1 TV coverage. Obviously, they are a little more pricey at around $15 for a 1-month sub on average. But it's worth every penny if you ask me.

I thought it would be cool to have some kind of public directory, or I could just share my spreadsheet, since this information is really hard to come by on the internet. But a directory grows stale over time if it's not constantly updated. Also, there's constant pricing changes, providers pop up and others disappear, lots of scammers to avoid, and people may have valuable additional info to contribute.

So I set up Open Supply and invited a bunch of the providers to post. There are only a few providers here currently, but the list will be growing. You can check out the IPTV Subs community here: https://lemmy.opensupply.space/c/iptv_subs

OR

Search for it: !iptv_subs@lemmy.opensupply.space

This took a lot of work to set up, if you happen to try out an IPTV service in this list, I only ask that you come back and leave an informative positive/negative review for other people who'll come along in the future. Thanks!

Also, is it possible to get this community officially added to the megathread? I think this info is super valuable.

EDIT: For everyone asking for the spreadsheet to see the 4K providers, all the best 4K ones are already in the community, if they are not, they will be posting soon, just join the discord/telegram and ask them for a free 24hr trial and get streaming. Remember to leave a review after you try them out.

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Personally, I would prefer element or signal, as suggested in the posting guidelines: https://lemmy.opensupply.space/post/1

But most of the providers have been operating on discord/telegram for a while and are unwilling to make the shift. They have their reasons too, I guess.

[-] lukas@lemmy.haigner.me 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Reasons:

  • Because we've always done it that way.
  • Because others have always done it that way.
  • Because someone told them to.
  • Because they've got a Discord/Telegram account already.
  • Because they did their research, and their target market segment uses Discord/Telegram.

Platform lock-in risk? What is that? Can you eat that?

this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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