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Old 12-04-2014, 06:23 AM   #376
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My Fire TV continues to have difficulty buffering, taking forever to load even music, and generally very poor performance.
Same, here. I probably should have gotten the Fire box when it was on sale for $69 and sent the Stick back.

It's ok for $19. But this Stick and the Roku stick both have issues that we don't have with our Roku boxes.
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Old 12-04-2014, 06:56 AM   #377
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Same, here. I probably should have gotten the Fire box when it was on sale for $69 and sent the Stick back.

It's ok for $19. But this Stick and the Roku stick both have issues that we don't have with our Roku boxes.
It sounds like they may not be getting along with the router...
What type/brand router to you have?
How far? Any obstacles in the way?
Or it could be a channel conflict thing.

The sticks are small and don't have much room inside for antennas...

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Old 12-04-2014, 07:02 AM   #378
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It sounds like they may not be getting along with the router...
What type/brand router to you have?
How far? Any obstacles in the way?
Or it could be a channel conflict thing.

The sticks are small and don't have much room inside for antennas...
Netgear N600 dual band. It is right below the room where we use the sticks, so only a few feet through the floor.

That was our thought, that the antennas aren't that great.
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Netgear N600 dual band. It is right below the room where we use the sticks, so only a few feet through the floor.

That was our thought, that the antennas aren't that great.
Have you tried using a web sniffer app to check signal strength?
There's a few free ones on the Amazon app store that will run on your HD6.

Like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/x8881-x6653-x8.../dp/B004EBZX6W

They will tell you the signal strength of the different wifi channels in case you are getting interference from an appliance or a neighbor's router.
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Old 12-04-2014, 12:49 PM   #380
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Have you tried using a web sniffer app to check signal strength?
There's a few free ones on the Amazon app store that will run on your HD6.

Like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/x8881-x6653-x8.../dp/B004EBZX6W

They will tell you the signal strength of the different wifi channels in case you are getting interference from an appliance or a neighbor's router.
That reports as not compatible.
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That reports as not compatible.
With what?
The stick?
It should work with Booklover6's HD6. It works on my HD8.9...

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Old 12-04-2014, 01:35 PM   #382
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Yes that app works on my Fire HD 6.

I went out and bought a new, more powerful router. Will report back on it's effect, if any, on the Fire Stick, later.
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Old 12-04-2014, 04:58 PM   #383
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Yes that app works on my Fire HD 6.

I went out and bought a new, more powerful router. Will report back on it's effect, if any, on the Fire Stick, later.
I'll be very curious about how this works out. The TV I was going to use it on it about 25' away from the router in the next room, so there's also walls in the way. I have zero problems with the wifi in that room when connected to a phone or tablet though, but if it's going to be a problem for the Fire stick, I just might cancel it.
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Old 12-04-2014, 07:18 PM   #384
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Last year I picked up this wi-fi range extender when I needed more coverage and didn't want to bother repositioning or replacing my router. It was easy to set up and has worked perfectly.
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I live in a 750Sq foot apartment so no problems with WiFi range. Router is about two feet in front of me and about 20 feet from the TV. So if I get any WiFi problems with mine I know it's defective.
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I live in a 750Sq foot apartment so no problems with WiFi range. Router is about two feet in front of me and about 20 feet from the TV. So if I get any WiFi problems with mine I know it's defective.
There are a lot more issues with WiFi than range. Get a WiFi analyzer for one of your tablets and see if other apartment complex are competing with you for channel allocation. If your router experiences a lot of damaged packets or collisions, it will slow down its transmission rate which is not good for streaming media.
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Yes that app works on my Fire HD 6.

I went out and bought a new, more powerful router. Will report back on it's effect, if any, on the Fire Stick, later.
If it is not one of the new AC routers, bring it back and get an AC router. AC is a very worthwhile upgrade.
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There are a lot more issues with WiFi than range. Get a WiFi analyzer for one of your tablets and see if other apartment complex are competing with you for channel allocation. If your router experiences a lot of damaged packets or collisions, it will slow down its transmission rate which is not good for streaming media.
I'm already aware of that but no WiFi issues here on any device so far as for using that app it would be worthless there are 18 units here all have WiFi and that's only one building there are 10 buildings and yes almost everyone here has WiFi due to the people who give you a special when you move in. Most have AT&T I went with Cable due to faster speeds. So every channel is over taken it's a wonder if we get WiFi at all.
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If it is not one of the new AC routers, bring it back and get an AC router. AC is a very worthwhile upgrade.
But if you have no AC gear, why not save money by getting a now-lower priced N router, and when you eventually do have AC devices, AC routers should be improved and less expensive.
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The AC routers have a lot of other improvements. We went from two WLANS to one when we upgraded. Virtually unlimited WiFi connections. No dead spots in the house. I usually lag on technology, but these routers are very good. Here is the one I have...

NETGEAR AC1750 Dual Band WiFi Gigabit Router R6300
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