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Net-1253
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Nov 07, 2018

Powerline 1200 issues PS4 and Netflix etc.

Hello

 

I have a Virgin Media setup with Superhub 3 as my wifi router. I also have the Virgin V6 box for TV.

 

When I had it installed Virgin suggested I get Powerline adaptors as the hub and V6 are in separate rooms. My wifi on mobile phones, laptop, Now Tv box etc is very good.

 

I bought 2 boxes i.e. 4 plugs. I have been using 3 of them for a while. (1 into the Superhub, 1 into the V6 box and 1 into a spare Virgin Tivo box in a 3rd room).

 

There are 2 main issues A) and B).

 

A)

I always have the three green lights displaying on all 3 adaptors, but I have a couple of problems with the V6 and Tivo box:

 

1) I watch Netflix through Virgin Media and maybe 2 times an hour the programme I am watching will freeze and I have to wait a few minutes for it to reconnect.

 

2) You can access the recordings (made on V6 box) onto the Tivo box in the other room. While watching a recording in this way it drops out every few minutes.

 

I did speak to Virgin about this a while ago,  but it continues and I have just put up with it till now.

 

B)

 

I have just set up my son's PS4 in his room and connected it to a 4th Powerline adaptor. Again all 3 lights are showing, but he is getting very slow download and upload speeds about 1MBPS.  When we were playing the PS4 previously in our lounge we got a really good connection and speeds were really good. This was from wifi only. (not from plugging the PS4 into a Powerline adaptor).

 

Please can you advise regarding both problems A) and B).

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Reply

  • Blanca_O's avatar
    Blanca_O
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hi Net-1253, 

     

    Welcome to NETGEAR Community! 

     

    Please factory reset the adapters by pressing the reset button. Can you also try to wired a computer to the adapter and check if you experience these issues?  

     

    Regards, 
    Blanca 
    Community Team