What is the best P2P streaming software?

[admin]

Everyone has their own favourite program. Some work well for some but not for others.

Help out those new to P2P streaming and let us know your favourites.

[centre-mid]

I wish I could vote meaningfully but the majority of those programs don't work on my mac :(
Anyway...

[robo]

The best in this order..

PPmate

PPstream

Tvants

Vgo

[terry306uk]

My favourite programs are PPMate and SopCast, great quality streams lately, with no buffering.

[bernitez]

TV ants works best for me!

[bookworm]

At the moment it's PPMate closely followed by Sopcast. TV Ants works really well for some channels so that would come in 3rd.
TvKoo and TvNoo also work very well although both don't have as many sport channels as the others.

[tjl]

I find ppmate the best for me followed by Sopcast

[aranha]

I've just gone from 256 connection to 1500, bloody Australia is soooo far behind in internet speeds, and haven't had the chance to check out the streams with the new speed. I could only get decent streams through PPStream, nothing else would play

[liverpool08]

i always find myself watching tvants espn is english!!!...but i wouldnt necessarily say its the best picture and always freezes as some point even with the sp2 patch!

[terry306uk]

I`ve only been using two lately, PPMate and SopCast, both great quality streams with no buffering.

[drammy]

Sopcast best for me
Tvu was also great but seems to lack games now

[gram333]

Cheers had been using TVU Player... but that list is fantastic!!

[Nem]

TVants always seems to be buffering all the time. PPLive was excellent, but now the channel doesnt seem to have much football on it.

Just watched Blackburn lose to the pikeys on ppstream and it was an excellent picture. Shame the commentary was in an a language I couldn't understand.

[Dik Dastardly]

For me PPMate has taken over as the best. It has virtually every channel i need and the quality is pretty good with absolutely no buffering at all.
I don't think there has been an English match in recent weeks that hasn't been on PP Mate.
Long may it continue.

[Barcelona101]

PPMate for me. Loads of sport channels, no buffering, loads quickly, english etc...

[5Bells]

Sopcast, PPMate & TvAnts are good for me, ESPN & StarSports are usually good for Man Utd and English commentary. Sopcast offers the best buffer free play.

[supasue]

TV Ants has always worked well for me followed by PPMate. Good to see StarSport is showing the Man U v Portsmouth match cos we'll have the English commentary!

[kuczer2]

PPMate is performing well at present!

TV Ants has always been a little up and down for me as is PPLive.

SopCast, PPStream and PCast (old version) are reliable also.

[D_jMc]

The perfect player for me would be the reliability of tvants and the sleakness and functionality.

Sopcast is good but the audio is always distorted for me.

TVants - "A most powerfull live TV is here!" LOL

[DerekM]

PP Mate by a mile!
Then Sopcast and Podcast for me. They all run well virtually buffer free and no hassle apart from runtime error messages sometimes.

[pepsisi]

Agree with you Derek. PPMate outclasses anything by far in my opinion, I like TVAnts, but it uses far too much resources for my liking. Sopcast works well and TVU for the world cup was outstanding (Shame England wasn't lol).

[Barcelona101]

Was PPMate but when it had 31 sports channels. Now it only has 14. PCast now only has 4!

[fractured1]

PCast now only has 4!

Does it fook!

I can count 9 Pcast sport channels off hand.

[julioarca]

Ppmate and sop i am mostly using atm

[Barcelona101]

Does it fook!

I can count 9 Pcast sport channels off hand.

Mine definintely only has 4.

[anglo]

PPMate by a mile over all of the others.
2nd for me is TVAnts.
3rd, toss up between any of the others.

[jeepster]

Could someone please take me through step by step what i need to do to get started . I have clicked on the logos for PPSTREAM, TV ANTS and SOPCAST but all i get is THIS PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED . I understand that i have to download some soft wear to view these channels but I dont seem to be having much success. Can someone plaease give me an idiots guide to getting started . thanks JEEPSTER

[SamLKelly]

There is an idiots guide to getting started in the forums at the top of the main page... the ones the site advised you to read through before registering... But very simply:

Go to the 'software you'll need to watch streams' forum. Pick a few players to install. For each one, go into the appropriate thread, click the download link, and save the install package, just as you would any other file from the net. Personally, I've added a 'Football Streaming' folder to the program files part of my hard drive, to keep them all together. But that's just me.

Once the install file is downloaded, run it. It'll take you through everything step by step and at the end you'll have the program. Now, find a channel link that uses your program in 'THIS WEEK'S LINKS' on any of the football forums, click on it, and the channel should appear.

And if it's not showing football, do make sure to check there's actually a game on at that time before posting any messages asking why! :wink:


Sam

[stoppera]

I've just joined today in the hope of watching the Liverpool game. However I've got a Mac so does that effectively rule me out using PPmate Sopcast etc or any of the streams

[bigmoose]

Hiya,

My first post here, so can i initially say what a stunningly good site. Blatantly obvious instructions, great info, and more importantly free footy!!!

But to follow up the above post i also stuck 2 fingers up to Bill Gates and joined the Mac revolution. So no Windows or IE for me. So basically HELP!!! Does ANY of the software work on Macs (before i try downloading every single broadcaster?)

[smeag]

my personal favourite is ppmate as it isnt affected by my router and firewall :D

[fractured1]

Hiya,

My first post here, so can i initially say what a stunningly good site. Blatantly obvious instructions, great info, and more importantly free footy!!!

But to follow up the above post i also stuck 2 fingers up to Bill Gates and joined the Mac revolution. So no Windows or IE for me. So basically HELP!!! Does ANY of the software work on Macs (before i try downloading every single broadcaster?)

There's an announcement at the top of this forum. :thumbsup:

[fractured1]

Looking at the poll, I see a few votes next to 'other'.

Any chance of letting us know what these other streaming programs are?

[smeag]

maybe the question is too loose and they just responded to what software they use regularly, such as word or firefox which is other on the poll

bloody picky if they have

but if not please tell we always want to expand the knowledge in our huge fsi-filled brains

[Dreamer]

I have just recently d/l PPmate and I think it shows almost all the english matches, only wish commentary was in english. I do get the matches on my satellite receiver but its always a fight with my son who wants to watch his cartoons....

[DEninja]

I am pretty new to this so i will vote later. Anyway overall which is the best one for man utd games and in eglsih :| if thers such a thing

[kolobok3]

dont work channel wont load what to do ?

[joneyyy]

hey

i use ppmate its ok, but i never get caifu to work, and its showing arsenal tonight???????

:( :(

anyone no why????? or have the same problem....

all the best guys

[smeag]

in answer to showing united its up to the broadcaster what they show but united are one of the biggest clubs in the world so are shown quite a bit, but always check the english football forum for schedules.
If you want english commentry, the channels to look out for are espn and star sports

if it wont load, make sure you have a high enough speed internet connection and aren't blocked by a firewall etc

im not sure about caifu but im sure some other mods know more and can explain better

[FSi Team]

dont work channel wont load what to do ?
It does work, the channels do load, uninstall norton!

Read the help guides and you'll see what we mean! If you still get probs after that, ask for help in the proper place with a bit of punctuation and possibly an insight on what happens (in more than two word burts), someone might help you!

[auzell254]

ppmate and sopcast are my favorites

[rooster1]

TVants always seems to be buffering all the time. PPLive was excellent, but now the channel doesnt seem to have much football on it.

Just watched Blackburn lose to the pikeys on ppstream and it was an excellent picture. Shame the commentary was in an a language I couldn't understand.
I don't seem to be able to get a link from tvants,btw i hope spurs are on ppmate. Nice banner.

[gooner187]

Which one of these programs is the best in terms of quality of stream and the amount of channels they show?

[dondav]

i would say sopcast

[Sharky]

i would say sopcast

when it works.

[qaz111]

i prefer tvu

[rages100]

Hi ...a newbie here.
We have just got Windows Vista and I see the only software recommended for use with Vista is TV ants.
Just wondered if anyone was successfully using any of the others

[accieturk]

hi rages
and welcome

yes i have vista and almost all the players work ok
you may have to right click the desktop icon of a few and click run as administator but apart from that no real problems
read the relevant threads on each player and feel free to ask any questions you need

[sedgleywolf1]

TvU is my favourite at the moment8)

[EDC]

these work for me ... SopCast & TVUPlayer

these don't work for me ... TVAnts & PPstream

so my vote goes to SopCast.

[Begbie]

these work for me ... SopCast & TVUPlayer

these don't work for me ... TVAnts & PPstream

so my vote goes to SopCast.To get TvAnts to work, most people have to use Asian proxies, which are changed regularly. See the guide in post #1 here (http://www.fsicrew.info/forums/showthread.php?t=6452).

[manUdave]

sopcast used to be my best stream until the epl ban. but its coming back a bit now. TVU & PPmate not too bad, but tvant hit & miss even with proxies.

[tonygee]

They all have thier own charm:):), sopcast used to be terrible now its my fav, used to love ppmate now its not so reliable, sometimes uusee is perfect sometimes it plays up, but anyhow i have never liked TVU at any time(avoid it like the clap), amazing how different people's PC's react differently. Sopcast at the moment for me is the best by a long shot(90-100% buffering):D
1.sopcast
2.ppmate
3.ppstream
4.uusee
5.tvpants
6.pub(depending on game IF arsenal, chelsea, man u then first choice)
7.radio five live(or 94.9fm)
8.teletext
9.mobile phone
10.go to the match(buy off a tout gimme a break, i'd rather save £100 for my bills etc):):):):):)
11.TVU
12.Afreeeeeeeeca!!!!!
13.last resort kick the cat?

[pato7]

I just use TVU - don't really understand any of the others. :(

[psvfan]

I've come to the conclusion I'm a n00b at this. I just knew about sopcast... I will have to check the other players! tvAnt looks promising when I read these comments!

[Sharky]

I've come to the conclusion I'm a n00b at this. I just new about sopcast... I will have to check the other players! tvAnt looks promising when I read these comments!

TVants can be problematic. See here (http://www.freewebs.com/friendsoffsi/) for a idiots guide. Apart from Sopcast I also use TVU.

[Runaway]

well i think its sopcast...

[ManUtd23]

I am genuinly stunned to hear that the majority of users here think that PPMate is excellent software for streaming. This may be partly because I have not yet tried it.

However, my list for the 3 top streamers will have to be:

1. ) Sopcast

2.) TVUPlayer

3.) TVAnts or maybe PPMate, when I actually test it out.

Thanks for this great website

[Tats]

ppmate was good in its day but as this thread is old i think your top 3 are now correct tbh i wouldnt even bother with ppmate now, stick to your top 3

[ManUtd23]

ppmate was good in its day but as this thread is old i think your top 3 are now correct tbh i wouldnt even bother with ppmate now, stick to your top 3


Well, in that case my first time prediction have turned to be correct. So much for beginners luck, ey!!! :lol::lol:

Thanks for the heads up too mate!

Happy Easter To All!!!

And Keep Those Footy Spirts High!!!

Peace;)

[Begbie]

I would think about UUSee too. I use it occasionally. Instructions to install without popups and Chinese toolbars here (http://www.friendsoffsi.webs.com/).

[ghost]

Hi everybody. new to all this so might asking for some help!!!

[accieturk]

hi ghost welcome to FSI ,if you have a good read thriugh this thread you will get a good idea of things and how it all works ,but yes feel free to ask any question you want we will be glad to help ,and the other members are the same ,enjoy your time here ,the free football and please join in and post as much as you like

[clapton]

Cheers dude

[Allochtony]

Yeah man! Join the club! Utterly frustration free!
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