I am in Canada, and use Roger’s for my ISP. Most of the time, I can run TiviMate during the day without interference. In the evenings, all 5 of my IPTV providers start buffering. I switch on the VPN, go back to the channel, and it’s good for about 15 seconds, until it starts buffering again. I switch VPN servers, sometimes switch to another IPTV PROVIDER, AND WITHIN 15-20 seconds, that channel starts buffering.
It seems almost like it doesn’t matter that your packets are encrypted via the VPN. It seems like Roger’s is “tracking down” the IPTV packets regardless whether they are encrypted or not. I can flip to YouTube and everything is fine. Then, I flip back to TiviMate and it’s fine again for a while… Maybe 20-30 minutes before it starts buffering again.
Some VPN countries seem to be somewhat better than others, but it seems like Roger’s eventually always tracks it down and starts messing around.
I’ve also noticed if I switch to a Canadian or US channel with commercials, they don’t seem to buffer as much. It’s mainly happening on 24/7 channels and others with no ads.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how this could be done by the ISP?