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Steamboats52

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:35pm

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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:35pm

Gran Plays doesn't have access to fibre broadband but is well served by wireless broadband. We have the basic package from Telecable with very smooth service. Maybe your landlord is relying on the telephone landline? Or your apartment block are all trying to share a single receiver? Certainly worth speaking to your landlord and possibly, as said above, taking out your own service contract - perhaps the landlord would pay the installation fee?

Cfell63

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:36pm

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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:36pm

I gave up with using orange wifi. The reception was dreadful. Even trying to make a phone call or send a text on the phone was a drama. 

We’ve now gone with the telecable fibre ...fast, reliable and the phone SIM card reception is pretty good ...much better than orange ever was! 

8102Mko

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:51pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:51pm

RobertBB wrote on Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:47am:

Probably the easiest way is to reduce the video playback quality if you can (section 9 of below link) basically the higher

the quality the faster the internet speed you need.

https://www.comparitech.com/tv-streaming/stop-firestick-buffering/

When in Spain we used https://tvplayer.com/uk/ as this allows you to reduce video quality, 

As rough guide see below, but this is a guide only..

The following table shows the minimum speeds required for each playback quality:

Quality Required Minimum Bandwidth  240p = 500 kbps  360p = 1 Mbps  720p = 3 Mbps  1080p = 7 Mbps  2K = 12 Mbps  4K & up = 22 Mbps

I have added the below i found on the net.The Amazon Fire TV has enabled the user to watch the videos that are accessed from the internet in the best quality. The product allows the user to set their own video quality before watching the streamed videos or the media content. This feature has been extraordinary as the user has the freedom to keep changing the video quality before watching any of the films or the shows on the big screen. Here is how you ensure the better streaming quality on the Amazon Fire Stick very easily by following the below steps.

Step 1
Now to enter into the settings menu of the Amazon Fire TV, make sure to press and hold the ‘Home’ button for the proper amount of time. You will now be able to get access to the ‘Settings’ that gets displayed on the Amazon Fire TV to choose the specific settings.

Step 2
Now inside the settings menu, the user has to choose the ‘Preferences’ option to get access to the preference-related options for the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 3
On pressing the preferences menu option, you will notice the several sub-options under it. The user has to select the ‘Set Video Quality’ option to set the streaming quality of the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 4
On successfully selecting the set video quality option, the user will be provided with the three options namely good, better and best. You can choose one of the three options based on the movie or the show you want to watch.


You can now successfully adjust the quality of the video you watch by setting the video quality beforehand in the preferences menu by following the above steps. Think if your struggling with wifi speed try setting it on GOOD.

Useful info. I’ve a couple of Firesticks on the go and one had developed a bit of a stutter recently. Followed your link below and it’s sorted. Thanks 

Stevo60

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:06pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:06pm

8102Mko wrote on Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:51pm:

Useful info. I’ve a couple of Firesticks on the go and one had developed a bit of a stutter recently. Followed your link below and it’s sorted. Thanks 

Thank you very much i will have a look to see if i can do this cheers 

Stevo60

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:15pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:15pm

RobertBB wrote on Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:47am:

Probably the easiest way is to reduce the video playback quality if you can (section 9 of below link) basically the higher

the quality the faster the internet speed you need.

https://www.comparitech.com/tv-streaming/stop-firestick-buffering/

When in Spain we used https://tvplayer.com/uk/ as this allows you to reduce video quality, 

As rough guide see below, but this is a guide only..

The following table shows the minimum speeds required for each playback quality:

Quality Required Minimum Bandwidth  240p = 500 kbps  360p = 1 Mbps  720p = 3 Mbps  1080p = 7 Mbps  2K = 12 Mbps  4K & up = 22 Mbps

I have added the below i found on the net.The Amazon Fire TV has enabled the user to watch the videos that are accessed from the internet in the best quality. The product allows the user to set their own video quality before watching the streamed videos or the media content. This feature has been extraordinary as the user has the freedom to keep changing the video quality before watching any of the films or the shows on the big screen. Here is how you ensure the better streaming quality on the Amazon Fire Stick very easily by following the below steps.

Step 1
Now to enter into the settings menu of the Amazon Fire TV, make sure to press and hold the ‘Home’ button for the proper amount of time. You will now be able to get access to the ‘Settings’ that gets displayed on the Amazon Fire TV to choose the specific settings.

Step 2
Now inside the settings menu, the user has to choose the ‘Preferences’ option to get access to the preference-related options for the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 3
On pressing the preferences menu option, you will notice the several sub-options under it. The user has to select the ‘Set Video Quality’ option to set the streaming quality of the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 4
On successfully selecting the set video quality option, the user will be provided with the three options namely good, better and best. You can choose one of the three options based on the movie or the show you want to watch.


You can now successfully adjust the quality of the video you watch by setting the video quality beforehand in the preferences menu by following the above steps. Think if your struggling with wifi speed try setting it on GOOD.

Under the preferences tab ,there are only the following headings ,parental controls ,privacy settings ,data monitoring,notification settings,featured content,sync recent content ,location,time zone ,language,metric units, 

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RobertBB

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:25pm

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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:25pm

Stevo60 wrote on Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:15pm:

Under the preferences tab ,there are only the following headings ,parental controls ,privacy settings ,data monitoring,notification settings,featured content,sync recent content ,location,time zone ,language,metric units, 

Stevo, i dont actually have a fire stick so cannot check the settings, i took the instructions off the net, if you can tell me the model of your stick i will look see if i can find specific instructions.

Pinkshami

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:38am

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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:38am

RobertBB wrote on Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:47am:

Probably the easiest way is to reduce the video playback quality if you can (section 9 of below link) basically the higher

the quality the faster the internet speed you need.

https://www.comparitech.com/tv-streaming/stop-firestick-buffering/

When in Spain we used https://tvplayer.com/uk/ as this allows you to reduce video quality, 

As rough guide see below, but this is a guide only..

The following table shows the minimum speeds required for each playback quality:

Quality Required Minimum Bandwidth  240p = 500 kbps  360p = 1 Mbps  720p = 3 Mbps  1080p = 7 Mbps  2K = 12 Mbps  4K & up = 22 Mbps

I have added the below i found on the net.The Amazon Fire TV has enabled the user to watch the videos that are accessed from the internet in the best quality. The product allows the user to set their own video quality before watching the streamed videos or the media content. This feature has been extraordinary as the user has the freedom to keep changing the video quality before watching any of the films or the shows on the big screen. Here is how you ensure the better streaming quality on the Amazon Fire Stick very easily by following the below steps.

Step 1
Now to enter into the settings menu of the Amazon Fire TV, make sure to press and hold the ‘Home’ button for the proper amount of time. You will now be able to get access to the ‘Settings’ that gets displayed on the Amazon Fire TV to choose the specific settings.

Step 2
Now inside the settings menu, the user has to choose the ‘Preferences’ option to get access to the preference-related options for the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 3
On pressing the preferences menu option, you will notice the several sub-options under it. The user has to select the ‘Set Video Quality’ option to set the streaming quality of the Amazon Fire Stick.

Step 4
On successfully selecting the set video quality option, the user will be provided with the three options namely good, better and best. You can choose one of the three options based on the movie or the show you want to watch.


You can now successfully adjust the quality of the video you watch by setting the video quality beforehand in the preferences menu by following the above steps. Think if your struggling with wifi speed try setting it on GOOD.

Thanks so much, we can finally use our fire stick in the bedroom

NB: we found it in presences but then under data monitoring 

Cheers

Sharon n Mike

Stevo60

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:13am

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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:13am

Pinkshami wrote on Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:38am:

Thanks so much, we can finally use our fire stick in the bedroom

NB: we found it in presences but then under data monitoring 

Cheers

Sharon n Mike

Thanks following the posts i managed to find the section to reduce the quality under the data usage section ,and are trying it now ,thanks to all for your help ,cheers 

RobertBB

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:17pm

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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:17pm

Stevo60 wrote on Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:13am:

Thanks following the posts i managed to find the section to reduce the quality under the data usage section ,and are trying it now ,thanks to all for your help ,cheers 

Good you found it, while we are on the subject i guess you are aware that there are a lot of US and even UK tv on Spanish digital tv, just in case you are not aware you can get these English if you go into your tv settings and change the language to English.

babbelj

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:11pm

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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:11pm

Hi I have one and they do work but you need 10mb 6 is minimum.

 Ask how much is provided and by whom. Complain, it is worth a try it could be the router.

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