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Android TV Box Problem

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  • 24-10-2016 10:09am
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    derek2222_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I have an issue with an android box that hopefully someone with more technical knowledge than me could help.

    I have an android box in my daughters room and it is connected through our WIFI (which is through Virgin) She just wants it mainly for playing youtube videos. It has a lot of issues with freezing and stopping for long periods. When I check the wifi it is saying the signal strength is 150mbps which i thought was plenty for a device like this (it works on our phones perfectly)

    I have purchased a new box thinking there was a fault with the box but it is having the same problem. (I plugged the box in my sitting room through the ethernet cable and it works perfectly)

    Any suggestions would be great or if you need further information please let me know.


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    ForstalDave
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    derek2222_ie wrote: »
    Hi All,

    I have an issue with an android box that hopefully someone with more technical knowledge than me could help.

    I have an android box in my daughters room and it is connected through our WIFI (which is through Virgin) She just wants it mainly for playing youtube videos. It has a lot of issues with freezing and stopping for long periods. When I check the wifi it is saying the signal strength is 150mbps which i thought was plenty for a device like this (it works on our phones perfectly)

    I have purchased a new box thinking there was a fault with the box but it is having the same problem. (I plugged the box in my sitting room through the ethernet cable and it works perfectly)

    Any suggestions would be great or if you need further information please let me know.

    Whats the signal strength on the wifi? You could use a powerline adapter to bring ethernet to the box rather than use wifi


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    derek2222_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭derek2222_ie


    i have 240mbps from virgin but when it i go to the settings on the android box and check the wifi signal it is saying excellent and 150mbps.

    How does the above work. Would I need to run a cable from one room to another as this would be quite awkward.

    Thanks for the reply.


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    ForstalDave
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    derek2222_ie wrote: »
    i have 240mbps from virgin but when it i go to the settings on the android box and check the wifi signal it is saying excellent and 150mbps.

    How does the above work. Would I need to run a cable from one room to another as this would be quite awkward.

    Thanks for the reply.

    Could be interferance on the wifi channel you could change it on the virgin router,

    You just plug one of them in by your virgin router and run a cable from the router to it and then plug the second in by the android box and run a cable from it to the box. your not running a cable between the plugs so it is much neater


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    derek2222_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭derek2222_ie


    ForstalDave wrote: »
    Could be interferance on the wifi channel you could change it on the virgin router,

    You just plug one of them in by your virgin router and run a cable from the router to it and then plug the second in by the android box and run a cable from it to the box. your not running a cable between the plugs so it is much neater

    How do I go about changing the wifi channel on the router?

    That tp link thing looks like a great option. Have you any experience with one? it would be great if it worked. As I said it is only mainly youtube she wants to play videos from.


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    ForstalDave
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    derek2222_ie wrote: »
    How do I go about changing the wifi channel on the router?

    That tp link thing looks like a great option. Have you any experience with one? it would be great if it worked. As I said it is only mainly youtube she wants to play videos from.

    Instruction on channel channel are here. I have never used them myself but they work pretty well, older houses can have issues depending on the quailty of the internal cabling but its rare iv heard of issues


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    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,105 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    Do a speed test through a browser on the android box, WiFi on them be's crap


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    Hifive
    Registered Users Posts: 495 ✭✭Hifive


    The TP link system works perfectly for me for exactly the same situation.
    I got mine on eBay for about €55 delivered. I got the AV600 model which broadcasts a wifi signal as well as having the Ethernet port, but you can get a cheaper version which doesn't have the wifi.


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    derek2222_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭derek2222_ie


    thanks for the replies. Going to buy one of the tp link adapters now so hopefully that solves the problem.

    Can I ask a stupid question, do they come with ethernet cables or would i need to purchase these seperately?

    Thanks again for all the help and I will let you know if it works.


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    ForstalDave
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    derek2222_ie wrote: »
    thanks for the replies. Going to buy one of the tp link adapters now so hopefully that solves the problem.

    Can I ask a stupid question, do they come with ethernet cables or would i need to purchase these seperately?

    Thanks again for all the help and I will let you know if it works.

    You will have to buy them separately generally they dont come with them


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    derek2222_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭derek2222_ie


    ForstalDave wrote: »
    You will have to buy them separately generally they dont come with them

    thanks is there any one i will need specifically. there seems to be a lot of different ones on amazon.


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    eurokev
    Registered Users Posts: 964 ✭✭✭eurokev


    Your internet isn't the problem. Most of these Android boxes are a heap of crap. They need updating pretty regularly.

    If you are not au fait with trouble shooting them it's just a matter of time before they stop working.

    Iv fixed dozens for friends the last few months so I have a good idea what I'm talking about.

    It I were you, you should confirm that the internet is not the problem by connecting it straight to the router, this could stop you spending money on homeplugs that aren't needed I'd say


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    eurokev
    Registered Users Posts: 964 ✭✭✭eurokev


    OK, disregard my post,

    Just read you already connected to router, so you could try homeplugs, they should improve situ


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    ForstalDave
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    eurokev wrote: »
    OK, disregard my post,

    Just read you already connected to router, so you could try homeplugs, they should improve situ

    Any should do once its cat5 or 6 its more about how long the cables need to be really


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    Todd2468
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Todd2468


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