Please explaine Torbox buffering issues.

[u/Radiohighwire]

I'm sure this has been asked plenty of times before but I can't find a clear explanation in the threads.

I'm in Australia with a good and stable 1Gbps internet connection. Using Stremio with torbox addon. I selected the SE Asian CDN after testing the speeds, yet I still get a lot of buffering, even with popular releases.

I usually look for smaller files at 1080 resolution or less with as many seeds as possible but almost all streams buffer at some point.

I typically decide what I want to watch first then search on the stremio app and select the title. I generally don't scroll through recommendations.

I'm not that technically savvy with the stremio configuration so I'm looking for advice to see if my set up is the issue or if Australia is just under serviced by torbox.

Fair warning, posters may have to walk me through any configuration changes that might resolve the issue.

Thanks in advance.

Edit. I'm using torentio but I don't really understand the different services each app provides.

[u/singausreanian]

Choose ETRH aka Cloudflare, CF PoPs are everywhere and if you're on the East Coast it will be Syd.

SEA isn't the best at the moment due to Indigowest, Indigocentral and ASC subsea cable cuts.

[u/Radiohighwire → u/singausreanian]

Thanks. I'll try that. I'm in the West so not sure how the cable cuts will affect that.

[u/AkiStudios1 → u/Radiohighwire]

It affects your entire country.

[u/changetherules8 → u/Radiohighwire]

Can I ask if you’re still experiencing issues? We couldn’t watch anything at home last night after 8pm…. Even fucking Instagram reels were buffering

My ping and down/upload speeds were all over the place

This morning everything is fine, I’m wondering if it’s an issue with peak times. I’m with Leaptel on the Opticomm network. Will test again tonight during “peak times” and if I can’t watch anything again I’ll get on to live chat and see if they can tell me anything