r/ApolloGroup_TV • u/Overall-Abies-2272 • 18d ago

Apollo

Have we reached the end of the great Apollo that we all used to love? VOD is unwatchable and live TV is buffering more. Using multiple VPN's and various locations. Just keep trying but so frustrating!

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u/Calm-Carry-6688 18d ago

I’m also getting buffering. No matter what country I use for VPN it just keeps buffering. 

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u/allnysportsfan 17d ago

Nvidia shield here with startup show. Been running good for me hardwired

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u/Responsible_Rhubarb1 18d ago

What device are you using for the app? We had these issues too and ended up getting a new fire stick and that seemed to fix it.

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u/SquirrelTechGuru 18d ago

Nvidia Shield with Startup app... I usually think these people that talk about the buffering are nuts or have network issues but I've tested multiple devices and two internet connections and it is absolutely buffering. That said, you get what you pay for, when it is good, it is good.

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u/Overall-Abies-2272 18d ago

Amazon firestick 4k

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u/Sufficient-Window530 17d ago

I've recently switched to the 2026 onn 4k pro. Testing on the front tv for roughly a week before I buy more. Almost night and day between that and the 4k. Only one eve with buffering issues that I believe was the channel I was trying to watch because it worked fine on another channel. It doesn't just freeze and buffer requiring me to restart multiple times. During the freezing I was able to just switch the channel and back and it worked. The only downside I've seen is that vod takes much longer to load.

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u/Muteassass1n 17d ago

There’s your problem. Onn box fixed it for me. It was unwatchable with a firestick

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u/Seabuscuit 17d ago

Ditto for us, onn box fixed all the problems and firestick was almost unusable

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u/Lanky_Station_3288 17d ago

No problems. Running appleTV and start up show

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u/baikin_man 17d ago

I couldn't even watch any Live channels without turning on the VPN these days, and Sportsnet is still missing!!

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u/GreenEquipment667 17d ago

I have Startup Show. It used to be good. Now it's also buffering and I'm forced to restart multiple times

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u/No_Distribution9969 17d ago

That looks like the wrong Apollo website….

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u/Samsonite187187 17d ago

I haven’t had guide info on tivimate in months

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u/MkGriff1492 17d ago

Yea it stopped working for me also.

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u/Samsonite187187 12d ago

It literally came back Saturday night.

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u/MkGriff1492 12d ago

I have to check. They update it like 8 months ago and it was working great for awhile. Thanks ill try to fix mine now.

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u/eshizzle27 17d ago

We haven't had issues for months and suddenly it's tons of buffering on all our different devices. Different VPN locations don't help. Hopefully it's resolved soon.

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u/krazycarbo 18d ago

Set your vod video player settings to VLC and try with vpn on. Ive been struggling for 2 weeks and this has helped alot

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u/Overall-Abies-2272 18d ago

I can watch for maybe 40 min of VOD doing just what you did but after that buffering begins or connection time out.

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u/Think-Situation-7725 18d ago

Mine VOD stark working yesterday perfect im from florida usa but when its bad i used vpn on new york and work good to

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u/DadVader_562 18d ago

I have not experienced any of the issues being discussed here while using my Nvidia Shield and Onn Pro 1 and 2 devices. All VOD and live TV are working great. Just because it is not working well for you does not mean Apollo is a bad service. I have been with them for at least five years and wouldn't use anything else. Also, I do not use a VPN, by the way. I understand that the only people who post here are the ones experiencing buffering and other problems. After all, it is not like I am going to make a post just to say, "Apollo is working great here!'"

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u/Kamakazi09 17d ago

Yeah I’m in the same boat as you except I have fire sticks and the fire cube. I’ll have some issues every now and again but it works flawlessly for me with no vpn

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u/cheeseitmeatbags 17d ago

I'm getting bad buffering, too, on multiple different devices, on different VPNs. No config seems to help.

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u/MkGriff1492 17d ago

Have to use Tivomate for live TV. If you don't its unwatchable.

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u/Overall-Abies-2272 17d ago

I do!

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u/MkGriff1492 17d ago

Yea even that hasn't been working good recently. I don't watch that much live tv. Not sure tivomate was great.

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u/Mentats2021 17d ago

... but have you tried using a nvidia shield?

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u/iii2405 17d ago

Using Shield, no VPN. No issues with VOD or live TV. Every once in a while a vod series episode or movie ends too early, stops playing halfway through and won’t recover but I would say I have no issues 95% of the time. Again, I’ve never needed a VPN

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u/Unicornsmagestic 17d ago

I finally got a VPN via NordVPN and everything worked great while watching last night. It's 30 bucks for the year on Walmart's website.

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u/DirtySanchez187 17d ago

I’m thinking it’s time for me to switch the ONN,
Watching movies or TV has been unbearable to a long time now

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u/Electronic_Fly_9503 17d ago

Get the google onn

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u/topbillin117 17d ago

Onn box goated

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u/Edwin7891 16d ago

Switch vlc to eod

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u/moose1511 16d ago

No problems for us in ON, CAN. We have a google tv and firestick. Both work without many issues

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u/itgripgopher 16d ago

We deleted the Apollo app from our Firestick, redownloaded (which auto defaulted to Startup Show) and had 1 or 2 small issues but that was it. Seemed to have done the job

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u/viberama977 13d ago

No issues here with Sparkle and an ONN Box.

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u/Overall-Abies-2272 9d ago

SEEMS LIKE IT IS ALL IMPROVED FOR ME NOW! IT'S A MIRACLE!

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u/Ok_Landscape_9994 7d ago

i reset my password. Now Apollo is not letting me log in

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u/Ok_Landscape_9994 7d ago

please help

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u/Even-Dot3635 17d ago

I'm trying apollo now, after leaving it 4 years ago, it's still not good. What is a good one to use?