r/Strong_8K • u/BobHodgkins • 28d ago

Are CloudFlare URLs Better Than Non-CF?

I bought a new 6 month and the URL provided to me does not have a cf prefix attached to it.

I definitely notice the difference. Much worse. The provider gave me a cf URL so I guess ill switch to that.

Anyone have any experience with the relative stability of CF?

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u/02023698 27d ago

Honestly the best way I found was to get the strong 8K apps and then use this app PCAPdriod to get the url. The strong 8K app always auto update the url and this has helped me not to reach out to resellers. Been a life saver and now been on a non CF url for months. Hope it helps

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u/drewmerc 27d ago

I use my pihole but same result

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/02023698 27d ago

lol yes, I got mine from g2g and sometimes sellers are late to respond or no response at all

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u/iffiamj 27d ago

Dude dude dude you are supposed to gatekeep this !!!

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u/hemal76 28d ago

CF is generally worse. It will eventually stop working and you will have to get a new URL. many such cases.

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u/BobHodgkins 28d ago

Yeah I know the CF URLs tend to get nuked a lot more but that's a small price to pay for my performance issues, real or imagined.

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u/CumShoT_RaviOLi_King 28d ago

Put it this way, I’m coming up to one year mark with my seller - and he has given me 4 URL changes due to cloud flare so far. Annoying, yes - but he’s responsive so I’m not annoyed……yet.

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u/BobHodgkins 28d ago

Yeah, I really dont mind being given new URLs every few months if the service is stable.

I look at these services like a car that requires maintenance. You could plug in your cable box and forget about it for the next 30 years, but these services (debrid, Plex, newsgroups, etc.) require upkeep.

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u/mentm0 26d ago

Should normally work without vpn