Clive Gray Enterprises
  • Welcome
  • Contact Us
  • Testimonials

The growing problem of IPTV

7/17/2014

0 Comments

 
I'm getting more and more calls from people asking me to supply them with 20M internet.

Why?

Because they've bought one of these stupid IPTV boxes and it doesn't work on their current internet providers 6M connection.

More and more people are falling for the IPTV box scam. I've been asked by one of the 'budget' phone suppliers to sell their products including ................. IPTV boxes.

Guess what I told them to do with the boxes. Yep, stick 'em where the sun don't shine. They don't believe me when I tell them they'll never work until they sort out the internet and the contention ratios (how many people who share an internet connection at the exchange) but my concerns are proving to be fact.

Current contention ratios are such that you share your 6M with 49 other people for domestic clients and 24 others on a business connection (that's why business internet costs a lot more).

When there's only a few of you streaming mountains of data through your IPTV boxes, it'll just about cope but as those numbers increase, the system will either collapse or your internet provider will put the brakes on your streaming, which in turn means your IPTV boxes won't work.

Because the ex-pat fraternity are so obsessed with watching TV, hundreds of scammers have sprung up selling IPTV boxes for obscene amounts because they know you're going to pay it.

It costs them money to pay for servers to keep your boxes running and it takes a bit of technical know-how to set them up. These people have neither. They pay the deposit for the server, sell loads of boxes (making nearly €100 a box) then disappear and move on to the next town.

One hour watching live TV through the internet consumes around 700Mb of data - enough to supply an 'average' household for at least a week.

Data has to be paid for by somebody. Your internet provider sets their systems and prices based on the 'average' household. As more and more of you become 'abnormal' users, only two things can happen. Their network collapses and/or the price goes up.

What I see to be one of the biggest issues here in Spain is the ex-pat communities EXPECT to get the services they would get in their home countries at the same level of pricing. Wake up, it aint ever going to happen. The majority of Spanish networks were never designed to be used as they are now and upgrading them costs many many millions.

This is Spain, stop expecting something for nothing, accept that legitimate traders have small fortunes to pay in taxes and other fees and have all sorts of hoops to jump through to stay legal. I'm not suggesting that paying €600 for €200 worth of satellite TV kit is acceptable, what I am saying is that, as with all things in life, you need to carry out due diligence checks.

Use your legal, registered traders as you have recourse if they sell you a pup. All these illegal IPTV scammers don't give a fig once they've got your money. You can't get a refund and you'll never find them once they've moved on as they use false details.


All opinions in this article are those of the author.
0 Comments

    Author

    My name is Clive Gray, using the trading style Clive Gray Computers. I'll be jotting down thoughts and snippets as time permits.
    I am not responsible for the content of replies posted in response to my articles, they are the views of the poster and last time I checked, we still have the right of free speech.
    When replying to a post, please ensure it's relevant to the subject or it may be moved or deleted.
    Thank you.

    Archives

    June 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011

    Categories

    All
    5 Inch
    7 Inch
    Accident
    Airbox
    Android
    Apple
    Avanti
    Backup
    Bitcoins
    Blackberry
    Black Box
    Broadband
    BT
    Car
    Cctv
    ComEnersol
    Communicaciones Enersol
    Computer
    Connecta3
    Cryptolocker
    CVADY-I477
    Dvr
    Eastman
    Email
    Enersol
    Europa
    Europasat
    Facebook
    Film
    Flashback
    Free
    Friends
    Gps
    Hacking
    Holiday
    Honesty
    Htc
    Hylas
    Hylas Broadband
    Internet
    Internet Explorer
    Ipad
    IP Camera
    Iphone
    Iptv
    Kodak
    Laptop
    Lg
    Linux
    Mac
    Malware
    Messenger
    Microsoft
    Mobile Phone
    Mobile Phones
    Nokia
    Password
    Pc
    Phone Call
    Phones
    Photography
    Plusnet
    Printers
    Problems
    Raspberry Pi
    Recorder
    Safety
    Samsung
    Santa Pola Cable
    Satellite
    Satellite Internet
    Satnav
    Scam
    Second Hand
    Security
    Seo
    Ses
    Sim Cards
    Sky
    Skype
    Sony
    Spantel
    Tablet
    Talktalk
    Telecable
    Telefonica
    Telephone
    Thl
    Tooway
    Tooway Problems
    Tracker
    Trojan
    Tv
    Ubuntu
    Uk Internet
    Update
    Video
    Virgin Media
    Virus
    Voip
    Watch
    Website
    Windows
    Windows 10
    Windows 7
    Windows 8
    Windows Vista
    Windows Xp

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.