Set-top box
MAG, Formuler & BuzzTV
These boxes connect differently from an app on a television. We confirm the connection method for your exact model before you enter anything.
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What you need before starting
- The exact box model and firmware version.
- The box connected to your television and network.
- Confirmation from us of the connection type your box uses.
Check your model first
The model and firmware decide everything on these boxes.
- 1Open the box settings and find the system information screen.
- 2Note the exact model, the firmware version and any device ID or MAC address shown.
- 3Do not enter a portal address or device key until we confirm the format your box needs.
The app to install
One recommendation per device. Where we could not verify an app for the platform, we say so rather than guessing.
No app named for this device
We do not have a verified player to recommend for these boxes. They authenticate by portal or device ID rather than a username, and the menu names differ by model and firmware. Send us the model and we will confirm the connection method for your box.
Ask for a compatibility checkWhere each value goes
Device key / MAC and activation
The app shows a device key or MAC address. You add that key to the app vendor’s own management site, together with your playlist, and the app then loads it.
- Device key or MAC
- 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E
- Shown inside the app, never sent to us in a public form.
- Playlist link
- http://server.example.com/get.php?username=demo-user&type=m3u
- Added on the vendor’s site, not in the app.
The activation fee is the app vendor’s charge. Paying it does not activate your iptvfrostlight subscription, and we never collect a device key or playlist password through this website.
Confirm the box first
Troubleshooting
Start with the symptom you see.
Work down each list in order. The first checks cost nothing and undo nothing, so they are always worth doing before anything more drastic.
If the box asks for a portal or device key, do not enter anything until we confirm the format your box needs.
Clearing cache is not clearing app data
Clearing the cache removes temporary files and keeps your login and settings. Clearing app data resets the app to a fresh install and can remove saved playlists, favourites and passwords. Reinstalling does the same. Try cache first, and expect to re-enter your details after anything stronger.
01My login is rejectedThe app refuses the username, password or server address.
- 1Re-type the details instead of pasting them. A trailing space is the most common cause.
- 2Match the server address exactly as sent, including http:// or https:// and any port after the colon.
- 3Check capitals in the username and password. Most are case-sensitive.
- 4Confirm your subscription is active and its term has not ended.
- 5Try the same details in the same app on another device you own, to see whether the details or the device are the problem.
If the app reports a device or connection limit, that is a plan limit rather than a wrong password.
02My playlist will not loadThe app accepts the details but the channel list never appears.
- 1Open the playlist link once on a computer on the same home network. That tells you whether the link works at all.
- 2Check that the whole link was copied, including everything after the last slash.
- 3Look for a limit message in the app. A second device using the same playlist can block the first.
- 4Give the app a minute on first load — it is downloading the channel and guide list.
- 5If the link works on a computer but not on the device, tell us the device model: some televisions cannot decode every format.
Treat a playlist link as a password. Do not send it in a public form, and hide it in screenshots.
03Channels load but a stream will not playThe list is there; one channel stays black or returns an error.
- 1Try three or four other channels. If only one fails, it is that channel rather than your setup.
- 2Try the same channel again a few minutes later. Some sources need a moment before they start.
- 3Note the exact on-screen error and the channel name.
- 4If every channel fails, treat it as a connection or account problem and use the playlist path above.
Catch-up, recording and 4K are app capabilities and channel capabilities at once — an app that supports them does not make every channel available in them.
04Video buffers or freezesPlayback stalls, drops quality or freezes for seconds at a time.
- 1Compare one device on Wi-Fi with one on a cable, if you can. Wired is the simplest way to rule the network out.
- 2Check whether other streaming apps in the house stall at the same time of evening.
- 3Move the device closer to the router, or switch it to the 5 GHz band.
- 4Restart the device once, then reopen the app.
- 5Tell us the time it happens and whether every channel behaves the same way.
We do not promise that a VPN or a DNS change will help. An extra hop usually makes a stream slower, not faster.
05Video has no soundThe picture plays but you hear nothing.
- 1Turn the volume up on both the device remote and the television remote — televisions often control two different volumes.
- 2Check the audio track chosen in the app, where the stream offers more than one language.
- 3Try another channel to see whether the silence follows the channel or the device.
- 4Check the television’s audio output setting if you use a soundbar or receiver.
One channel with no audio is usually that stream. Every channel with no audio is the device or the app.
06A second screen stops playingOne device plays; another is refused or disconnects.
- 1Check how many simultaneous screens your plan includes.
- 2Close the player fully on a device you are not using, rather than leaving it paused.
- 3Sign out of unused devices if the app keeps a session open.
- 4If the number of screens still seems wrong, tell us the devices and we will check what your plan allows.
Installing on several devices you own is fine. The limit is how many can watch at the same time.
Still need help?
Send us what you already told the guide.
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Guide checked not yet verified. App listings, platform support and menu names change; if something on your device does not match, tell us the model and version and we will update this page.