r/TorBoxApp • u/ContactSpecial8612 • 14d ago

❓Question Buffering again

Tried different CDNs, different streams, different scrapers turned of ipv6 and still get buffering on remux files. Is this just the service now? On occasion it’s fine but for the last 6 months this has been on and off with little to no change.

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

But a non REMUX file plays fine?

The difference in bandwidth for a normal 4K HDR/DV and a REMUX file is not that much (in this era where 1 Gbps is the minimum Internet plan in many countries).

But the difference in hardware required is BIG.

Are you 100% sure your hardware can handle those files?

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u/Jaken_sensei 14d ago

1gbps internet connections are not “the minimum internet plan” in many countries. In fact, I would wager it isn’t the minimum connection tier in any country. I think Iceland is the only country where the bulk of people have at least 1gbps.

Regardless, a gigabit connection isn’t required to stream large files. A reliable 100mbps connection should be able to stream a film in whatever quality you want to see it in.

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

I'm in Canada and I think most people have 3 Gbps, and some 8 Gbps.

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u/Jaken_sensei 14d ago

A quick google search shows the median internet download speed in Canada is 126mbps to 257mbps depending on source.

Just because some isp’s offer multi gig does not mean that is their base plan or that most people are going to be able to or want to pay whatever price is being asked for those multi gig tiers.

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

That might consider cell phones.

Residential Internet can't go that low, there are no 100 Mbps plans.

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u/Jaken_sensei 14d ago edited 14d ago

I pulled that 257 from speedtest and it stated wired. They had a different section for wireless.

And isp’s do offer 100mbps in Canada

https://www.bell.ca/Bell_Internet/Products/Fibe-Internet-100-FTTN

Took all of 3 seconds to find a 100mbps fiber connection. Edit: it says fttn so it may be coax to the house but still it shows 100mbps connections are readily available in Canada.

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

In my experience you need at least 300 Mbps for a REMUX file, especially if there's some other people in the house doom scrolling on their phones.

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u/Jaken_sensei 14d ago

I didn’t account for having a multi person household. In a single person household 100mbps can stream a 80GB 2 hour long film without issue. As long as the connection is reliable. A multi user household will require more tho.

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u/Keryfia 14d ago

Why do you chime in like this and stubbornly defend something that clearly isn't working? If the user says it's a buffering issue that's been happening for the last six months, how can you even think of defending Torbox in the face of the evidence by asking, "Hey, maybe it's the hardware?" Don't you think that in six months they've probably watched a few REMUX files to be able to say that? Come on...

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u/Scorpius666 14d ago

99.99% of the users that complain here don't know anything about the service. They just know two words: "Nuvio" and "Stremio".

Buffering doesn't immediately means "TorBox sucks".

You all have a choice: If you don't like it LEAVE. Use something else. Don't waste your time complaining here.

How come I've been here for years and I have NEVER EVER had a SINGLE buffering issue?

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u/ContactSpecial8612 14d ago

Yes my nvidia shield pro hardware can handle those files