WiFi Streaming

missile

I can't get WiFi to work well on my TVs. I have Vodafone Fibre with excellent speed, TV near router works well on ethernet connection, but remote TV keeps buffering. Remote TVs will not, despite having strong signal strength, 383 download / 421 Mbps and 7ms ping at the remote TV.

Initially WiFi works fine but then frequent buffering.

 Any suggestions?

la531983

Is someone in your house draining the bandwidth, teenagers upstairs gaming etc etc?

Billxx

Anything in the vicinity of the remote TV that could cause interference.  i.e. Microwave oven, kettle, fridge...

missile

Please be advised:
1. I do not have kids
2. Nothing in vicinity to cause interference and signal is good at remote locations
3. I have checked for others stealing my signal and changed WiFi passwords

400ixl

If you put the TV close to the Wifi router does it do the same? What about if it is plugged into ethernet?

If could be the TV is the issue not the wifi.

missile

I have three TVs and they all buffer on Wifi, 1 Samsung and 2x LG. I have experimented and all TVs stream properly only by connecting to TV by ethernet to AX3000 Wifi extender. Unfortunately I only have a pair. I guess I need to buy two more extenders :-(

RumRat

It's impossible to compare individual results for WiFi as there are so many variables. I never have any buffering on any of my TV's and I'm only using a Virgin 4 hub which others say is rubbish.

MeteredOut

How are you determining the remote TV has a strong signal?

Do you have Netflix on your TV. You can use the network in-built connection utility to check what throughput it gets.

Vitor

Try YouTube on the remote TV and enable 'stats for nerds' when streaming to see what could be triggering buffering.

DullGreyGuy

missile said:

I have three TVs and they all buffer on Wifi, 1 Samsung and 2x LG. I have experimented and all TVs stream properly only by connecting to TV by ethernet to AX3000 Wifi extender. Unfortunately I only have a pair. I guess I need to buy two more extenders :-(

All our TVs current and previous have buffered when using their "smart" features; as per previous posts I think it's somewhat intentional of TV makers. 

My solution has always been to use a dedicated streaming device (AppleTV or FireStick) because even when they get old they still work flawlessly in exactly the same place where the brand new TV struggles. They are a similar solution to apps being reengineered and being released to streaming devices but smart TV makers not updating their apps so they become ever dummer. 

MeteredOut

TV processors are pretty basic (slow) compared to firesticks etc. The "buffering" indicator could actually be the TV struggling to process (decompress) the feed (since it is compressed over the air) rather than truly buffering.

How old is the remote TV?

You could test this by moving the main TV to sit beside the remote TV.