Britbox Buffering - anyone else?
Britbox Buffering - anyone else?
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Friday 11th February 2022
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Hi
I signed up for a free trial of Britbox, the wife wanted to watch a few things.
Via Amazon Prime, so can watch through SkyQ apps
200 mbps Virgin BB
Netflix/Disney+/Prime etc etc work flawlessly via SkyQ apps
But the Britbox interrupts, buffers, sound clips
Any ideas please?

clockworks

7,723 posts

175 months

Saturday 12th February 2022
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I watch Britbox using the app on my BT TV (Humax) box.

I have no end of problems with the app freezing the BT box, which means switching it off at the mains. It generally freezes as soon as playback starts, or when pressing the "back" button to select a different series in the "continue watching" list.

I've had buffering issues a couple of times, and these also tend to freeze the app.

In several years of using Prime Video, Netflix, and iPlayer, I've not had a single problem.

My conclusion is that Britbox was developed and run on the cheap. A real shame, as there's a lot of good stuff on there

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Sunday 13th February 2022
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I’ve found that Britbox via Prime works perfectly via SmartTv/Prime/Britbox
But it’s unwatchable via SkyQ/Prime/Britbox
Are SkyQ nobbling it?!
Netflix etc are perfect on SkyQ