I live in the country. Fastest internet I can get is Verizon wireless mi-fi. Will this work with that? I tried Roku and connection too slow for it to work. Uploaded every 2 minutes until it would finally just shut down. I live in the country. Fastest internet I can get is Verizon wireless mi-fi. Will this work with that? I tried Roku and connection too slow for it to work. Uploaded every 2 minutes until it... » Read More I live in the country. Fastest internet I can get is Verizon wireless mi-fi. Will this work with that? I tried Roku and connection too slow for it to work. Uploaded every 2 minutes until it would finally just shut down. « Show Less
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I don't think it's going to work if it's not at least 4G. Typical speed requirements are as follows:*1.0 - 2.3 Mbps for SD video*2.3 - 4.5 Mbps for 720p video*4.5 - 9.0 Mbps for HD/1080p video*Over 9 Mbps for 3D HD movies
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Unfortunately my only experience is with a pretty fast connection in the city. I would think not, though. Your connection has to be strong and steady. We ended up hardwiring it to our router rather than depending on wifi.
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I could be wrong, but if you have any other wi-fi devices running on B or G, you are limited to the fasted device on the router. I just got mine, so I will be setting it up tonight to be sure it works.
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I have also been having problems with my roku player. My boyfriend got it for me for christmas and it constantly cuts off my shows. I have tried restarting it and my network with no success. I have had this issue with Netflix, and crackle. My Netflix on my computer and my phone works fine wirelessly but the roku acts up all the time. I can't remember the last time I watched a show or movie for more than 10 minutes before I was kicked off back to my menu screen. I will try plugging in the ethernet directly and see if that works, but I am very disappointed and I feel chagrined for my boyfriend that this Christmas gift is essentially kaput! Any other ideas please let me know! I have also been having problems with my roku player. My boyfriend got it for me for christmas and it constantly cuts off my shows. I have tried restarting it and my network with no success. I have had this issue with Netflix, and crackle. My Netflix on my computer and my phone works fine wirelessly but the roku acts up all the time. I can't remember the last time I watched a show or movie for more than 10 minutes before I was kicked off back to my menu screen. I will try plugging in the ethernet directly and see if that works, but I am very disappointed and I feel chagrined for my... » Read More I have also been having problems with my roku player. My boyfriend got it for me for christmas and it constantly cuts off my shows. I have tried restarting it and my network with no success. I have had this issue with Netflix, and crackle. My Netflix on my computer and my phone works fine wirelessly but the roku acts up all the time. I can't remember the last time I watched a show or movie for more than 10 minutes before I was kicked off back to my menu screen. I will try plugging in the ethernet directly and see if that works, but I am very disappointed and I feel chagrined for my boyfriend that this Christmas gift is essentially kaput! Any other ideas please let me know! « Show Less
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I have not had any problems with speed use laptop / I-pad while streaming movies thru roku box with no problems. I would make sure your Internet provider speed is acceptable.
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I have my Slingbox connected to my Hopper and have a 30 MB/s download/6 MB/s upload internet speed. I just tested the delay-it's about 4 seconds. It will vary based on your internet speeds. I've tested it over LTE signal snd there's usually no buffering on loading, but I couldn't say how long the delay is-and it really doesn't matter, because you're watching TV on your phone!
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My S2 provides the only internet service in my home. It is just as fast as any high speed or satellite internet provider I've ever used.
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In Castle Rock, WA on the I-5 corridor, I just did a test at Speedtest.net and I'm currently getting 2.74Mbps down, and 2.99Mbps up. I would guess this is due to my semi-remote location, and the way that I'm using it (as a shared connection for my entire home network) and not the device itself.
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My wireless router is so slow. I can't get thru a short You Tube video without it hanging and loading every 2 minutes. I have Comcast cable and a Belkin Router. I only paid $29.95 for the router, is that the reason if two of us are trying to use the wifi it will only work for one person. Would I have the same hang with the movies, tv is I used this wireless router? I am not tech savvy at all. Thanks
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According to the specs page on this site, it does up to 400 Mb/s (megabits/sec). NOT 400 MB (bytes), which would be 3.2 Gigabits/sec, as someone else answered. But 400Mb/s is more than enough for any cable internet provider in the U.S., unless you have Google Fiber.
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I think a person can connect to listed frequencies in their area. I never could. Not enough power. I finally got Verizon's wifi and it is worth it. Just don't download movies or music or the time is taken up. Doesn't matter about email and looking up things on the internet
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I never got very good speed with this. I purchased it for streaming and it was awful for that. I ended up with a Roku which I like a lot. It does not surf all web sites.
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I have an MBR95 with the Verizon UML290 USB modem plugged into it and it provides a WI-FI connection for my whole house. My Verizon Droid Maxx, my Sonos internet radio, and my Sony Smart TV all operate off of this WI-FI. How did you get unlimited data from Verizon; they only would allow me 20 Gb and with downloading HD movies to my TV it only takes about 4 movies until I run over my limit.
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Hi Jeff, to my understanding that is determined more by the level of service available in your area as far as who your Internet provider is. I was very happy with the device itself and the speed of the service in my area. The more traffic there is on the network the slower the speed.
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Joe, couldn't tell you for sure if anything would be different. I went from Verizon DSL to Suddenlink and they gave me the SB5101n to use. I'm just running internet only and not phone, TV and internet. Honestly I'd just hook it up, see what happens, and enjoy the speed. If you're still in doubt, ask TW if it will work on their system. Good luck !
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It's working with Comcast for me at this moment, has been for two months now. Comcast does have a new speed standard, called DOCSIS 3.0, and this router is DOCSIS 2.0. Regarding this Comcast says, "...DOCSIS 2.0 modems will still work with our speed tiers (except for Blast! and Extreme 50), but you won't experience the blistering fast speeds now available." However, "blistering fast speed" is more in the mind of the marketing department than in reality. Once you have around 5megs of download speed (Comcast provides more than that) "blistering" becomes unnoticeable. Still, if you have Blast! or Extreme 50, apparently this modem won't do the job.
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I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love... » Read More I just returned the roku 2 xs and purchased the original xs. I noticed the roku hd in my living room buffering after I added the roku 2 to my tv in the tv room. Never had that problem before. The roku2 also buffered or dropped movies. Roku 2 didnt play PlayOn channels that I watch a lot. The Angry Birds game didnt work well on my roku2. My daughter has the roku hd for a 55 in. projection type tv and has no problem at all with hers. IMO, no need to upgrade to roku2. I did like the fact you can add a micro sd card to the roku2 for more channels but the negatives for me outweighted that. Love my roku though! « Show Less
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Regular broadband connection should work fine . I have a 3mbps speed internet connection and it works fine.