econ man Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I have been using Ilox 70 mbs since April 2018. My TV situation changed about 8 months ago and I began to stream IPTV services using Firestick. I was having buffering issues so I did a test on the Firestick speed. My laptop would get 65- 70 mbs sitting next to the Firestick, but the stick would only get 30. I had a Netgear extender lying around so I got an ethernet cable adaptor for the Firestick and connected the extender and started getting 50 + mbs. The buffering issues disappeared. For 3 months, then the Firestick speed dropped to 30 while the laptop speed remained at 70. The Netgear was a few years old so, based on internet reviews I tried a TP Link extender, no difference. I decided to up my Ilox speed to 300mbs, thinking if I was getting a lower percentage of a larger number that would be enough. No difference. I had been using a Steren router since day one with no problem but since that was the only other end of the connection, I decided , based on internet reviews, to try a TP Link Archer 1750, still no difference. I decided to use the Steren router as an ethernet cable Access Point, and fortunately it had WISP protocol which made setting up a bridge extremely easy. I started to get 60 - 70 mbs at the Firestick while the laptop was getting 150 -250. No problems. That lasted about a month. Now I am getting 20 - 30, or less, at the firestick, while the laptop at the same location gets 150 -250. I should add that the router and the AP are in 2 different rooms with a large wide connecting arch between, so almost in the same room, direct line of sight 25 - 30 ft apart. Any ideas why the in room wi fi is dropping so drastically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out1 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 You need a VPN to hide the streaming from Ilox; try StrongVPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ man Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Thanks, but the speed at the modem is fine and the wifi speed from the router is fine at my laptop at the same location. I realize the Firestick is not as receptive as my laptop's wireless card , but I have had 2 different systems (extender and access point) ethernet cabled to the firestick and they both worked fine for a period of time and then the wifi speed in the room dropped 50% for no apparent reason, only between the router and the extender/access point, not between the router and the laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 If you are getting 20-30 on your firestick, that should not be the cause of buffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out1 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I get 25-30 at my Firestick 4K; I stream IPTV without buffering using StrongVPN. Without the VPN the buffering is constant. I believe Ilox is throttling bandwidth when they detect you are streaming IPTV unless you are hiding it with a VPN. My old original Firestick didn't stream very well even with a VPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ man Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Not all apps buffer. Just one particular IPTV. My issue is I have the speed at the modem and the wifi in the room to a laptop and I had a system set up with an extender that worked for 3 months and then one with an access point that worked for 4 weeks and then suddenly the speed( to them only) is cut in half. I could run an ethernet cable outside the house, but I am curious as to why these systems stopped working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ man Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Out1 if they were throttling it would show up at the modem not only at any interior wifi speeds. And not only at some interior wifi and not others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 It sounds like you have swapped about everything out except: the Firestick and using a VPN. Keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 I know someone that has Ilox upstairs and Telmex downstairs. Iptv works on firestick just fine with Telmex and nada with the Ilox. 100% this is Ilox. I suspect Ilox is throttling speed with iptv because they offer a tv service. Think you need to request a public ip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ man Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 I do have a public ip address. After 2 days in the 20's , the speed at the access point is back to 60 mbs. Quien sabe. Thanks for all the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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