Just to give my 2 cents....
I have read a lot about the services not working. I have been here since the beginning and have read what seems like hundreds of posts complaining about the service. It might be worthwhile to note that they all have one thing in common.. Those having trouble all use some type of emulation. Kodi, smart TV, just to name a couple. So here is a suggestion....
Get a box for crying out loud. I have a mag 254 and have had no trouble since the beginning except of course when things are being worked on. If the thing don't work, I get on here and see whats up. Every time I have had trouble there were reports of things being done to the system in which case I find something else to do for a few hours. (Once it seems that a day was lost... woo pee...) However it always came back and I never did anything. Now for giggles I did try an emulator. Just to see if I could do it. Way too much hassle. I am positive that if everyone ran a box that 90% of the complaints about service not working would vanish. Just calling them as I see them. He** I only have 6 meg a sec dsl service and can watch, roam the internet on the computer and yak on my magic jack at the same time. But I use a box not an emulator.. Just something to think about my friends not putting anyone down. Only sharing my observations. I wish all a great day!