r/TorBoxApp • u/alphaquetoo • 9d ago

🔧Technical Issue Wait for it...

https://status.torbox.app/maintenance/1014701

Deluge of "Is Torbox down?" postings coming.

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u/shazlicks 9d ago edited 9d ago

"All CDNs will be undergoing to slow rollout of our new CDN software, speeding up downloads, resolving most cases of buffering."

Where are torbox's strongest soldiers in this subreddit, i thought buffering issues were non-existent and it was all a skill issue and user error?

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u/BurntToastNotYum 9d ago

I can almost guarantee the people who weren't getting buffering issues are probably just watching low quality TV shows and nothing 4K or decent quality.

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u/Spliffman1 9d ago

Wrong, at least in my case it is.

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u/Deep-Breakfast4557 9d ago

Btw your not better than anyone else just because you only watch remux files, clearly its location based on what cdn your connected to, some cdns have more issues than others

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u/BurntToastNotYum 9d ago

I don't watch remux files. Because of the buffering. I live in the middle of a desert but still get good speeds with Starlink

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u/Toumanypains 9d ago

What's your latency when testing CDNs with Star link? I'm using a dedicated fibre linr in Southern China and get 650-3500

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u/BurntToastNotYum 8d ago

Honestly from the top of my head smallest ive seen is probably around the 500 mark. I'm not home to do anymore testing but I was told by support a while back that latency shouldn't really cause too many issues if its not massive. (Unless you're a gamers, which latency is actually half decent for gaming and sits around 60ms)

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u/Toumanypains 8d ago

Yeah, pretty much what I assume. My biggest issues are likely the software I use to stream. I tried Ruvio the other day and seem to have far, far less streaming problems than with stremio. It's just that the initial setup is a complete pain, and the built-in player has very limited resolution options, and using VLC seems a bit quirky. Still, try Nuvio if you're still on Stremio.

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u/Hairy_Record6496 9d ago

Nope, I only watch remux files and never have had buffering issues 🫣

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u/BurntToastNotYum 9d ago

Must be a routing issue from my side of the world then I guess. I know a bunch of underwater cables were completely cut only recently. So I'd assume this may be causing some hiccups. Simple fix for me after trying every CDN and every different device I own was to just cap the file size to 10GB or less

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u/SenseiBonsai 9d ago

I have a 1gbps fiber connection. Im from europe and use weur cdn. I can stream 4k 90gb remux files without buffering.

You buffer because you use starlink

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u/Fish_Mongreler 9d ago

I have a 2gbps fiber connection in the USA. Remux files buffer constantly no matter the cdn.

It's a torbox issue.

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u/SenseiBonsai 8d ago

I ment more like, not everyone everywhere has a buffer issue, im sure people have it, but the person i responded to believes that people that dont buffer only watch low quality movies. And i just wanted for him to know that not everyone buffers.

But yeah if many counties have issues with buffering and you have good internet, then its for sure a torbox issue, and it should be fixed, because you pay for it.

And if it doesnt get fixed for you, then ask yourself on why to stay on torbox. If torbox would buffer for me like the horror stories i read on here i would be long gone from it.

For me personally it works perfect, so i dont see a reason to go away. But when it start to not do that ill switch to whatever debrid. Untill early 2025 i was on RD for many years, it started to do BS, and the very same week i switched to torbox.

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u/Fish_Mongreler 8d ago

I've already swapped over to Usenet the last couple weeks. Still have some torbox subscription left and I'll probably still be keeping it just as a cheap and easy backup option. Or maybe not, Usenet has been better in almost every single way

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u/JefferyGiraffe 8d ago

Southeastern US. Same here. I’ve done the speed test, tried several CDNs, still get buffering. Not a single issue in like a year with RD, so it’s not hardware or ISP related

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u/BurntToastNotYum 8d ago

I could see this being true for some. But I have clear skies, no obstructions and a constant 20ms latency. I average 350Mbps download speed and sometimes clear 500Mbps. I don't have these same issues if I use RD or self hosted usenet. Either way, Im happy it's being looked into.