Saturday, July 2, 2011

Update on ZAAPTV

Salam everyone,

So far ZAAPTV has been good (mashallah, and allaho akbar ;) )

Some channels have been dropped and others added, it really depends on what you like to watch and what you follow. Someone commented about Quds, Arabiyah and Dubai have disappeared, and I can not find them either. The thing with ZAAPTV is that some channels could disappear and not come back, this is random. For example Alhayat once disappeared and then 2 weeks later it showed up again !! I think it has something to do with licensing issues, because Dream 2 was on ZAAPTV then all of a sudden it disappeared and found it on Dish network !!

Like I mentioned in previous posts you can add your own channels if you know the link for them, plus the software is picky on what kind of format it uses.

Overall I am happy with it and rarely flip over to watch regular cable anymore.

I could see that the service could be improved a lot in many ways but that is another post I will create inshallah.

Anyways I hope to hear from everyone, don't be discouraged if I don't comment right away, I will do my best to help and give out info as much as I could.

A commenter asked about parental controls, there are none I know of, and as far as inappropriate channels, honestly I don't know since I don't look for them. There are a few kids channels, inshallah I will list all the available channels on a post one day.



Salam for now.

19 comments:

  1. Salam and thanks for the info waiting for more
    Regards

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  2. on wendsday all the channels are not working, any information ,solution thank u

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  3. I did not encounter a problem on Wednesday, sorry to hear that. Did you try resetting your device ?

    Salam

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  4. HELLO GUYS, just bought this zaaptv but im having trouble connecting via cable to my tv. no matter what i do it says weak signal but i have internet and everything...anyway im welling to buy the netgear usb thing. but i have a samsung usb wireless that im using to connect to internet im wondering if it will work with zaaptv.
    one can say try it and find out but away from home now.

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  5. Hello Anonymous,

    Define what you mean connecting via cable to my tv ? Are you having problems connecting ZAAPTV to your TV or to your wireless network?

    I am assuming you are having problems connecting to your network, give it a shot with your Samsung usb wireless, and see what happens, follow the instructions in your user manual. You can definitely tell if it works if it searches for networks around. If it does do the searching then its compatible and will work. If it connects it will show green bars on the bottom right (after you specify your wireless network and enter your wireless pass code if you have one setup). If it does not connect properly it will show amber bars instead. If that works let us know please and do a speed test to test your connection to your ZAAPTV.

    good luck,

    Salam.

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  6. Hello massrawy,
    thank you for the response, i meant by connecting via cable the alternative way of usb... but i got around that and was able to make it work.
    now however im having trouble watching any channel at all like i would click on a channel and wait for ever. then it says:" The content provider is not streaming the content at this time please try again later" :(
    whats going on? :( i was really excited with all this zaaptv thing. and got two friends buy it too.

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  7. Anonymous,

    Where you able to get your ZAAPTV to work? if so, how?

    Salam

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  8. i just did a full restore and it works,still acting up every now n then but its a lot better, they added many channels today too

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  9. How can you do a full restore manually? I can't get into the screen, it keeps restarting!

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  10. Hello Sahara,

    I am guessing there is a hole in the back where you insert a pin or something really small to reset it, just like in routers and other devices. I am not 100% sure though, so if you want to take the risk and give it a shot that's up to you. If you do fix this issue please post what you did so others can benefit from it.

    I will research this matter sometime later on, but not these days since I am very busy, and hopefully if I find a solution I will post it up immediately.

    Salam

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  11. zaaptv is not working, any idea why?

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  12. How do I update the firmware.

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    1. You will receive a message on your POD informing you of the new firmware when it's ready.

      Salam.

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  13. Did the latest update last night and after that it would only shows Zaap's logo and nothing else.Any idea please?

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    1. Did it complete the download and installation?

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  14. Hello there
    Please l have a problem with zaap tv the you tube is not working although it was working befoe perfectly ok.i do not know what happened.any idea please? Thanks

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  15. hello, i tried to connect zaap and it said that it couldnt connect to server ?????? how can i solve this problem

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