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Bandwidth required for Wi-Fi tv

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  • 16-09-2013 12:10pm
    #1
    garroff
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    Told today that I will need minimum 8MB wifi in order to watch matches on wi-fi tv. I have only 2.4Mb on a good day.
    Am I snookered?


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    roast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭roast


    What speed broadband do you have anyway?
    What speed do you get over an Ethernet connection?


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    garroff
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    Just did the following test at tv position with laptop. Using Eircom Broadband speedtest the results varied from 2.46 to 5.47!!!!!( I took a photo of the 5.4 reading)
    These are downtimes.
    Using Vodaphone speedtest site the readings were consistent at 2.6 down...0.30 up

    At desktop (direct connection to router) the reading is 2.46down...0.30 up


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    roast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭roast


    Sounds like you're on a 3Mb connection. The 5.47 reading might be an anomaly.
    What modem/router do you have?
    If you contact your ISP, they will tell you the exact speed you're on and what the max available speed is on the line.


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    garroff
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    3Mb connection.
    Max capacity 4Mb(but unstable at that)
    Linksys WAG200G router


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    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    lol first i thought it said bandwich, i was hoping for a new type of hybrid sandwich


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    roast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭roast


    garroff wrote: »
    3Mb connection.
    Max capacity 4Mb(but unstable at that)
    Linksys WAG200G router

    Only workaround then would be to lower the resolution you're streaming at on the wifi TV.


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    #8
    garroff
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    How handy is this to do?


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