“want to upgrade I am currently using a Netgear N300 for my wireless network. It was fine until I decided to start streaming MLBtv (in HD) to my HDTV through my Blu-Ray player. There is a lot of refreshing and stuttering and I am assuming it is because my router is not strong enough. Single level home, office and bedroom right next to each other, HDTV and Blu-Ray in bedroom, computer and router in office. Signal doesn't have far to travel. I am getting the same stuttering on my computer but I am attributing that to an older video card in PC. Can you give any suggestions or recommendations? When I do upgrade will I have to re-register my wireless devices? Thank you for your help!!”
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Hi, Dawn. Coming from a purely networking point of view (I have years of experience working with electronics and networking), it seems to me that you have a weak router that can't process all of the data. Here's how it works: a router picks up the signal from your internet company, encrypts it, then sends it to your TV, computer, video game console, etc. Now once it gets to your wifi device, that device has to unencrypt it in order for it to be used. This takes time and, in the case of too many signals and not enough bandwidth, causes buffering and stuttering. Let's say you have 2 devices using wifi but one of them is severely hogging the internet (google TV vs wifi cell phone). It is going to take most of that bandwidth and have to unencrypt it before the cell phone will be able to get its info from the wifi but unfortunately, they like to push and shove each other while being in line to get the data so you end up having them fighting over available bandwidth (your mbps) and the data itself so they both are affected and thus go very slowly. If you are using a single band router, it just makes the problem that much worse. You can think of a single band router as a 6 slot extension cord. It has enough room for a couple devices that take a little data and very little room for those devices plus data hogs (computer, google TV, etc). A dual band router gives you more extension slots (ports to connect to) so they aren't fighting over the same data. My recommendation is to upgrade to a dual band router with at least 600 mbps. I currently have a NetGear Dual Band N600 Router and run many wifi enabled devices on it. I had the same problem you are having when I had a single band. Once you get that, it should take care of the problem immediately. I hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Transmission is much better, but installation is tricky, you only need to register the router, and I highly suggest getting Net gear Genie (free download) before installing. Be aware that the newer devices come with their own passwords now, which you CAN change. I also had the 300 and am satisfied with the 600 as an upgrade. Faster when loading Netflix and other video, no stutters so far.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Have you tried setting up the tv connections on the five GHz band instead of the 2.4GHz? Older network equipment is generally compatible with the 2.4 GHz net but newer equipment works better with the 5GHz band. Check your TV equipment to see what it was designed for. Hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I had the N300 and I started having problems. I had the internet connection checked out by the cable company, had the PC cleaned but the router still wouldn't connect. I got the N600 and and it;s working fine. I watch MLB.TV and Netflix through my Blu-Ray and also have connected all my other devices. I only have my living room connected. Never tried anything in the bedrooms or elsewhere.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If your blu-ray player doesn't have 5 GHz band capability, the N600 may not improve your experience at all. There's nothing wrong to try. You have to reenter the password again for wireless clients.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Try plugging one of your devices directly into your modem (such as your computer) via an ethernet cable. If you get the same results it may not be your router but internet connection.
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