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Well...same result with various other servers in other countries (Toronto, Frankfurt, etc) along with switching the protocol to TCP, UDP, and auto. Tried obfuscated servers as well. All without any luck :-( Just tested on my laptop by installing an IPTV player and see if being connected to...

Thanks! I'll give your list a try and post here, but why do the other apps work fine being connected to NordVPN? I've tested watching on Prime and Tubi, plus get good throughput results when running Husham's Throttle speedtest site while connected to NordVPN (and no indication of throttling...

This just started early this morning. I was watching via Tivimate and as usual with NordVPN connected. All was fine but then connection was lost. For the last 6 hours or so, I get the "An error occcurred: HttpDataSource$HttpDataSourceException Retrying (x/5)" error when trying to view LiveTV...

Honestly, my viewing is generally good (knock on wood), so my continuing this thread is mostly educational for me and not a must solve (again, knocking on wood that it doesn't change haha). I'm just one who can't quit trying to find out, lol :) And thanks for the additional info...that helps...

Ok..will definitely stay with UDP or TCP but maybe see if switching has any effect.. And I know I'm still learning on a lot of this so more questions (sorry, and not trying to be difficult - just like to learn and understand!) Isn't NordVPN hiding the true source of the broadcast I'm...

Ok so manually pick a server from one of the above mentioned countries, and switch if it's buffering still? Oh and I have also used Germany (Hamburg would usually connect). I will pick one of 3 cities in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, or Hamburg), 2 in UAE (Dubai, Fujairah), Israel, Morocco, or...

It is, but it seems to come and go enough not to deter me, lol And I really appreciate your patience on this! Yes, I'm using NordVPN with the OpenVPN (TCP) protocol the entire time. For curiosity, I just now switched it to OpenVPN (UDP) to see if that affects anything - but seems I tried...

Ok, I've spent more time researching and now wonder if my new info will help me fix what's going on.. The key has been my using the Firestick System x-ray which shows real time CPU usage, Memory usage, and Network data speeds. And I am now using NordVPN just in case my provider was...

Thanks everyone for responding and the info! And sorry for the eyestrain on this!! I looked, found a deal for NordVPN basic for 1 year for $24 (before tax), and snagged it immediately. Got it installed and been trying both Open VPN (TCP) and Open VPN (UDP) to see if one is better than the...

Thanks and sorry if I seem slow! So you're saying Surfshark or Nord are better than ProtonVPN, but still may be bad? I set ProtonVPN to use TCP (they only have Wireguard and don't give an option for OpenVPN) rather than it picking the best protocol for the current connection. I'll give...

Maybe so. And lol, perhaps I'm overly suspicious... It had been fine but then the day after my account was billed for the month, it started doing this again (not all the time, but enough for me to want to get back to correcting it). I am curious what the negative is with ProtonVPN Premium (2...

Majority of the time it had been great..in the week or two since, it was fine except for one or two very brief issues. But now it's back again and become more frequent over the last 2 days. I'm confused how it can be looping the exact same video on both my tvs? I have 2 connections so if I...

Thanks again for all the responses. Since, I have essentially had no issue of buffering, looping, channel going offline, etc. Also I haven't had to use a VPN during this time... Not sure where the issue was, but just glad it hasn't returned (I'm not trying to jinx it so knocking on wood...

Thanks again! I have had that same question regarding VPN being a necessity or not. I had Surfshark for a long time (probably a year or more ago) but it didn't seem like it helped much. Lately I'd been able to use ProtonVPN free and switch countries/servers as they became overloaded. I may...

Thanks and I figured there are a lot of unknowns and hadn't provided enough details, lol. And even then, diagnosing likely will be very difficult, lol My provider is AT&T (fiber), running a firestick 4k with Tivimate. The firestick, apps, etc are up to date and has plenty of space (only 50%...