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Insufficient bandwidth for streaming
I recently purchased a new home with a visio TV and was originally running on a rented WiFi router from spectrum at the new house and the orbi (RBR50 + RBS50) system at the old. No streaming bandwi...
Thank you got your reply.
I’m working through the list. Most appreciated.
- My cable modem is wired, router handles all wireless
- parameter changes have been made, thank you.
- in reviewing my streaming devices, I see my tv is on a 2.4Ghz band, but I also do not see a way to force it to a 5Ghz band. I think 2.4 bs 5Ghz is my main issue ... but I do not understand how or if I can set this manually. In my nighthawk, I could select bands. How to do so in an Orbi?
Per the second post, I am also serving the TV with my sattellite, do I need to move the router closer to ensure the router on 5Ghz serves the television?
I’m in the process of downloading a WiFi analyzer and checking channels.
Thank you so far.
I’m working through the list. Most appreciated.
- My cable modem is wired, router handles all wireless
- parameter changes have been made, thank you.
- in reviewing my streaming devices, I see my tv is on a 2.4Ghz band, but I also do not see a way to force it to a 5Ghz band. I think 2.4 bs 5Ghz is my main issue ... but I do not understand how or if I can set this manually. In my nighthawk, I could select bands. How to do so in an Orbi?
Per the second post, I am also serving the TV with my sattellite, do I need to move the router closer to ensure the router on 5Ghz serves the television?
I’m in the process of downloading a WiFi analyzer and checking channels.
Thank you so far.
Also, the router has a Wink 2 hub attached by wire.