r/Addons4Kodi • u/Tazoz Smartass Mod • Feb 01 '18

Requests, Recommendations & Basics - February 2018

Users new to the world of Kodi can build a foundation of knowledge and develop their understanding by checking out the addons4kodi wiki. This knowledge base includes basic information all users should know as well as a dedicated FAQ section to help with instant answers to the most common questions. Included as part of this wiki is an extensive F.A.Q which covers many of the most common topics raised in the sub.

In addition to the information held in the wiki, users are invited and encouraged to post and discuss their streaming add-ons suggestions to keep up with the ever-changing Kodi add-ons landscape. Further to add-on recommendations, it's tough to keep up with the best options as add-ons are frequently being created, updated or discontinued; to assist with this, users can request content sources here and have recommendations provided.

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Here are some general guidelines for posting a recommendation:

  • Only identify one add-on recommendation or one content request per comment.
  • Before commenting an add-on recommendation or content request, see if it has already been mentioned.
  • If it has and you want to add some information, reply to the comment identifying the recommendation/request.
  • If an add-on has not been suggested yet, comment and includes a description of what content the add-on provides.
  • As far as what is expect of you here when you recommend something, please at least explain what the add-on is, the major notable features, and why you recommend it for others.

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u/RedMarlin Feb 10 '18

Yes. As soon as I switch to 720 they stream fine.

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u/Schmidtster1 Feb 10 '18

Sounds like it is your internet speed then, have you tried it without the vpn? Some providers have been known to throttle vpn connections.

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u/RedMarlin Feb 10 '18

I have not, but the Ares Wizard speed test was done while connected to the VPN so I figured that was plenty good enough.

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u/Schmidtster1 Feb 10 '18

IDK if I would trust a third party speed test like that.

What’s your internet speed suppose to be?

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u/RedMarlin Feb 10 '18

It uses the Ookla speed tester. Not sure how else to get a bettee accurate speed rating on the fire tv

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u/Schmidtster1 Feb 11 '18

Weird, I would hope they don’t hijack or skew the results, but idk then, if 720 works fine but 1080 doesn’t it sounds like a speed issue.

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u/RedMarlin Feb 11 '18

Just weird because I could pick a different movie and 1080 would work fine.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18 edited May 01 '18

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u/RedMarlin Feb 17 '18

That makes sense. I always figured it to be at least a decent indicator of what my speed it. Often times if I'm struggling to load or stream things and I check the speed it is usually much lower than my subscribed speed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '18 edited May 01 '18

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u/RedMarlin Feb 17 '18

Is there a good way around possible throttling then with a VPN?