Not Enough Bandwidth?

[Jon82]

Some days streaming works great; other days are full of buffering and stops.

On days with buffering and stops, I often get pop-ups stating ".. your device doesn't have enough bandwidth..". My device seems to have enough bandwidth most days when streaming works fine.

So I'm asking: when they say " your device", are they talking about my tablet or my Wi-Fi router?

I highly suspect they are referring to my router because, using the same tablet, I experience no streaming problems some days and heavy problems other days.

I probably answered my own question.. just not sure.

 

[pc57]

Some days streaming works great; other days are full of buffering and stops.

On days with buffering and stops, I often get pop-ups stating ".. your device doesn't have enough bandwidth..". My device seems to have enough bandwidth most days when streaming works fine.

So I'm asking: when they say " your device", are they talking about my tablet or my Wi-Fi router?

I highly suspect they are referring to my router because, using the same tablet, I experience no streaming problems some days and heavy problems other days.

I probably answered my own question.. just not sure.

The bandwidth bottleneck is your internet connection. Your wireless router and environment can also adversely affect your tablets connection. I rely on the 5Ghz (a/n/ac) band very heavily until the last couple of years I'd have the only SSID in the The band where there were 17+ in the common 2.4Ghz (b/g/n) band. There are now a few others in the The band still less crowded that the 24+ in the lower band. Reporters that purport to reach 600Mbps in the 2.4 Ghz band is a pipe dream where 24+ SSID's crowd and overlap.

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[Jon82]

Thank you, pc57.

I'm in an apartment building and have no idea which band we're using - there are approximately 10-12 users.

Sounds like our ISP is reducing our bandwidth - on top of a separate connection issue.

Nice to know my tablet isn't the problem.

 

[pc57]

Thank you, pc57.

I'm in an apartment building and have no idea which band we're using - there are approximately 10-12 users.

Sounds like our ISP is reducing our bandwidth - on top of a separate connection issue.

Nice to know my tablet isn't the problem.

Download an app like "WiFi Overview 360" it will tell you a lot of things about your Wi-Fi environment that can help you make better choices.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-T817P)

 

[Jon82]

Thank you. I downloaded the WiFi 360 free Google Play stripped down version. I'm in the 2.4Ghz band on the strongest of eleven channels - no 5.0Ghz available. Nice looking app.