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Best performance settings for Netgear Orbi RBK 852 please
Still having Orbi issues. Are there best settings when setting up an Orbi. Like say, you buy one and want to set it up right. I've never really adjusted anything on mine and my speeds (wifi only) is all over the place. My wired speeds seem good. Wired Desktop PC is always around 920-930 down. Same up pretty much. I have a new Apple TV 4K that has a gigabit Ethernet port and I have it wired as well. I get 940 down and up almost consistently. I downloaded the speedtest.net app on it. Wi-Fi is my hang up. Not sure why I always have these issues. I will say that sometimes lately if I’m watching a livestream the picture will go fuzzy. Not sure what that’s about. I’d love it if that would stop too. Seems odd it happens over a wired connection with such high speeds. I don't read many times that people have these issues. Maybe I'm wrong. I just want the best internet experience I can have. I'm disabled with bad health. Don't have much other entertainment.
Help please. Thanks in advance.
P.S. I will mention again what product I have. I have the RBK 852. It comes with 1 RBR 850 and 1 RBS 850. This is my second set in 2 years.
Help please. Thanks in advance.
P.S. I will mention again what product I have. I have the RBK 852. It comes with 1 RBR 850 and 1 RBS 850. This is my second set in 2 years.
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A gigabit ISP connection and device wired to the Orbi system is, "the best it can be".
Perhaps it would be useful to know more about "Live Stream" (without prying into personal areas. I watch videos of cats and birds all the time.... but not the fake Taylor Swift videos - I hope)
In general, WiFi connections are less reliable than 'wired' connections.
Some concrete examples would be helpful.
My apologies… the issues I have are 1. Peacock app. Sometimes tv episodes from the on demand sections take longer to load than other times. Not just peak times either. All day throughout. The other app is the USA Network app. I use it to watch WWE Monday Night Raw live.
https://www.reddit.com/r/orbi/comments/1alo40h/best_performance_settings_for_netgear_orbi_rbk
An interesting problem. This may be related to the platform used to view internet streams.
As one of the very few people who still have a Tivo (a frequent crossword puzzle answer [sigh] but very much "someone still HAS one of those?) I complain every day about how damn long it takes to begin using an app, such as Netflix, Prime Video, etc. When I use the app menu on my Sony television set, things like Prime Video, ESPN+, etc. seem to "pop up" in a fraction of the time my ancient Tivo takes.
What is being used to stream these videos?
