Start TV
Sit back, relax and watch your Start TV service on your own device.
Total ratings
2.89
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Wide selection of shows and movies, including older content
- Cost-effective compared to other providers
- Dedicated customer support
- User interface is easy to navigate for some users
- PVR functionality allowing playback on multiple devices
Cons
- Channels frequently fail to load or freeze
- Glitchy performance with various connection issues
- Limited access to channels on mobile devices due to regulations
- User interface feels outdated and buggy
- Poor navigation and slow response times in the guide
Most mentioned
- Issues with channel loading and freezing
- Challenges with accessing channels on mobile devices
- Glitchy user experience and bugs in the app
- Need for updates and improvements in the user interface
- Dissatisfaction with subscriptions and channel availability
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
2.30
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 |  | | Other than using a subscription start TV is pretty awesome what's thousands of different shows and movies released from 1996 and further back all the way up to movies that just got released from movie theaters love the app $12 subscription fee monthly who can but not wrong and can connect to the TV |
| 2024-03-04 |  | | For the amount that we pay, you'd think all the channels would work properly. Of course the few channels that I actually watch and pay extra for only work sporadically at best. I love the rest of start's services but their tv is severely lacking. I'm ready to go back to satellite |
| 2023-12-29 |  | | Absolutely terrible. Channels fail to load, freeze and crash regularly. Have tried everything in my power to make it function but it is useless. Even a direct connection from the modem to the television has not been successful. |
| 2023-08-11 |  | | The Start TV app seems to freeze from time to time. Need to do force stop to get out of it. Also when I start the app for the first time during the day it shows a picture instead of the video feed even I can see it in the background. In this case I need to change to a different channel and back to see the video feed. |
| 2021-12-29 |  | | Mostly works, with the occasional connection issues. However, I installed it on an Nvidia Shield (2019 edition), and the app will frequently interrupt other apps (Netflix, Crave, Prime, etc) causing them to either pause or quit entirely, which is incredibly frustrating. Multiple updates have yet to fix this. |
| 2021-01-22 |  | | The most glitchy and persnickety app I ever used. It keeps puttion a "no internet connect" bar overtop of everything, even when I do have one, and there's no way to remove it. Even when it doesn't appear initially, it appears if you ever have to send the app to the background to dobsomething else. Plus, it won't let me watch all the channels I'm paying to have access to. Needs to be totally rebuilt from scratch! |
| 2020-09-02 |  | | Constantly states I am not connected to Wifi when there has been no connection lost. I am literally sitting 2 ft away from the router. Didn't believe the reviews but yeah this app sucks. |
| 2020-09-02 |  | | Start is a great company and love their TV service has saved me a lot of money compared to Rogers and Bell. Has some minor glitches but customer support is very dedicated to making it work. For those negative reviews saying they are unable to sign up is because you must do so with Start.ca it is not a standalone free service app and must pay and be on their internet connection. |
| 2020-08-07 |  | | Can't play half the channels I subscribe to on my phone, even when connected to my start.ca internet. They state it's because of government regulations, but I never had any issues with Bell doing this. Also, your user interface is terrible. Feels like it's 10 years old. |
| 2020-02-01 |  | | It worked ok at best, but it was very glitchy and the UI also needs some work though.. |
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