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Nighthawk R7000 Slow/Stuttering Video Streaming
Hi there! Basically, video streaming is extremely poor in my home. Both wired and wirelessly on laptops, desktops, iPhones, iPads, a Nexus and Apple TVs. (Haven't tested the mobiles wired, but th...
Actually it didn't seem to fix it for my Apple TV. Still got constant buffering on HBO Now. However I have since turned off WMM, and that seems to have me streaming perfectly fine. Takes a second to start up after playing or rewinding/fast forwarding then playing, but once it's going, no pauses. Hopefully it's not just coincidence!
I had the same problem as you. Try changing the 2.4GHz mode to 289Mbps and the 5GHz mode to 600Mbps. Make sure QOS is disabled for both downstream and upstream. WMM should be enabled for both channels. It's very stable with these settings and I've no need to reboot my router since.
Heya! Thanks for the post! I've adjusted these settings, though I'm not convinced they were issue, just because I was getting the same performance problems when connected via ethernet? However, I have applied them, as well as upgrading my fireware to the latest beta recommended above. On preliminary tests, it seems that streaming has definitely improved! But I'll need to actually use it properly to confirm!
I'll let you know how it goes! Thanks very much for the help so far!
Actually it didn't seem to fix it for my Apple TV. Still got constant buffering on HBO Now. However I have since turned off WMM, and that seems to have me streaming perfectly fine. Takes a second to start up after playing or rewinding/fast forwarding then playing, but once it's going, no pauses. Hopefully it's not just coincidence!