Steps

Sources

1. There are about ten sources, also called providers (IronTV, Dino, MegaOTT, King, Trex, Strong, Xtream, Zen, Max, etc.)
2. Some are shutting down and others are being created (development teams and others), but the principle is that they retrieve the streams, encode them, etc. (hence the differences between them, with their seniority and reputation, which impacts their content and price)
3. /!\ Beware of phishing sites and fake apps for those with private players
4. (i) Many people (excluding IPTV) retrieve streams and encode them to store them privately on their machine/server/NAS (especially for Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, etc.) in the quality and language of their choice
5. The source doesn't bother selling individually, but rather credits in large batches (therefore too expensive for just a single access)
6. Resellers buy credits in bulk (the more they take, the cheaper it is)
7. Resellers then sell access codes that they generate (manually or via API if they automate), making a margin (more or less significant, depending on their purchase price and their profitability objective)
8. Some who buy credits in large quantities also resell credits directly. credits (more expensive, but for those who only need a small amount to top up their balance)
9. Customers buy codes from resellers (via platforms like AliExpress at the time, z2u now, etc.)
10. /!\ Some also sell a box with a remote control where everything is pre-installed (to simplify use and increase their profits, as it's too expensive for what it is).
11. Hence the fact that resellers from the same source offer the same thing, almost at the same price (and put the source name in the title).
12. Customers use players depending on the source (which uses more or less security), some public (xstream and/or m3u via Smarters or another similar application) and others private (like IronTV via their application).

Players

1. There may be players for smartphones and televisions via applications to install
2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarters.smarterspro
3. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterspro.smartersprotv
4. /!\ Usually with a premium subscription for 5 devices (one-time purchase via Google Play)
5. Settings -> Turn off Picture in Picture / Turn off Parental Control / Hide all categories except FR / Sort all tabs by A-Z
6. Select API to enter Xtream codes

Content

1. Depending on the source, there can be a big difference
2. 4K TV channels with EPG (+30,000 for the largest)
3. Netflix 4K
4. Amazon Prime ad-free
5. Apple+
6. Disney+
7. Movies & VODs (+100,000 for the largest)
8. Series (+30,000 for the largest)
9. Cinema Specials (HBO, OCS, etc.)
10. Sports Specials (beIN, etc.)
11. But also quality
12. Xstream/m3u/etc. (Xstream seems to be the simplest and automatically updates)
13. H.264/265 HEVC (H.264 HEVC seems to be the best, but not all CPUs support it)
14. Language (FR/EN/etc.)
15. Single or multiple devices
16. Number of subscription months (1/2/3/4/6/12/24 months)
17. Image resolution
18. Aspect ratio
19. Sound
20. Subtitles
21. Anti-Freeze/Anti-Lag
22. Fast zapping
23. Stability
24. Use of private servers and/or domains (limit bans)