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tymorial

(3,433 posts)
1. With that download rate you are going to have buffering problems
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:04 PM
Aug 2018

That is with no other devices connected to your network. My parents love their fire stick though. I dont know what they have for speeds, probably 100 to 200.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)
4. Yeah I am sorry
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:12 PM
Aug 2018

To give you some perspective, I had 75 download a few years ago and we had phones, tablets, computers and gaming devices connected to the network. We would sometimes experience issues with buffering using amazon, bidu etc

trof

(54,270 posts)
5. My Dish bill is $105/mo.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:17 PM
Aug 2018

And our phone/isp provider, Centurylink has a landline monopoly in our area.
I could go satellite wifi, but we have so many thunderstorms I'd be losing TV AND internet a lot.

liberal N proud

(60,929 posts)
6. Do you have a cable company in your area?
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:24 PM
Aug 2018

If you do, you could get Internet service only from them and then do streaming.

trof

(54,270 posts)
8. Yes but they suck and no internet yet.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:27 PM
Aug 2018

Local op. Riviera cable.
Small town in coastal Alabama.
(Where else?)

JDC

(10,474 posts)
7. I tried it for a month. I got rid of it due to streaming problems.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:24 PM
Aug 2018

DirecTv Now gives you a free Apple TV 4k with 3 mos off prepaid service. No contract.

It works unbelievably well IMO. I dont love the remote, so instead I use my iPhone and the remote app.

Dtv uses a lot of data though.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
9. I had 10 mbps since 2016 and Roku had no buffering issues.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:55 PM
Aug 2018

Neither did the Google chromecast device. I did have a lot of buffering streaming directly from a computer (livenewson.com for msnbc live).

Just moved to Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) and have 200 mbps for same cost. No issues w customer service either.

I guess the streaming devices buffer enough to fill in the gaps.

Eta
Hang in there 5g wireless should be available in the next year.

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trof

(54,270 posts)
12. FYI: I got ROKU about a year ago. Love it.
Wed Apr 22, 2020, 03:43 PM
Apr 2020

Have it on 3 TV sets and it works fine.
I'm also paying $49/MO. for YOUTUBE TV.

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