Learn how to improve the connection to watch movies, series or TV over the internet and check out the alternatives to improve Wi-Fi.
It is increasingly common to watch streaming movies, series or sports live over the internet, but the Wi-Fi quality is not always good enough for transmissions without crashes. Learn how to improve your internet signal and improve the experience with your smart TV, TV Box or other devices.
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Wi-Fi (Image: Vitor Pádua / Tecnoblog)
Index
- Check your internet speed
- Test your internet speed
- Understand if your internet is good for videos
- Improve Wi-Fi signal
- Use a network cable (Ethernet)
- Disconnect devices from the wireless network
- ⚠️ Internet crashes with pirated IPTV
Check your internet speed
The first step is to certify your connection speed: if it is too slow, Netflix content or live football broadcasts may be interrupted.
Test your internet speed
Through a speed test , check download, upload and ping (latency) rates. If you are using a Wi-Fi connection, the ideal is to test it close to the wireless router , on the 5 GHz network .
Speed test (Image: Lucas Braga/Tecnoblog)
During the test, avoid 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks: because they have a longer range, they are more susceptible to interference. In addition, they have lower capacity and hardly reach transfer rates above 80 Mb/s.
If the result is much below the contracted speed, contact the operator to check if there is any maintenance to be done.
Understand if your internet is good for videos
It is important to calculate the ideal internet speed for your home use. Take into account the number of simultaneous devices, because if the capacity is insufficient, it is possible that the internet experience will not be good.
Improve Wi-Fi signal
The distance between the router and your device directly impacts the quality of the Wi-Fi signal: if the equipment is too far away, the signal becomes weaker and the internet is more susceptible to drops and slowdowns.
The router can’t be too far from your device (Image: Unsplash)
Routers with older technologies and some carrier modems with built-in Wi-Fi can also be harmful to video streaming: they may not support high data traffic, compromising performance and resulting in delay or interruptions in live streams.
To improve the Wi-Fi signal , it is very important that the router is in a strategic location in your home to meet the devices’ internet demand.
If repositioning is not possible, an alternative is to invest in a Wi-Fi mesh router kit , which contains various equipment to spread the Wi-Fi signal around the house.
Use a network cable (Ethernet)
If possible, use your smart TV or TV Box connected to the network cable instead of Wi-Fi. By not suffering interference from neighboring networks, the cable allows greater connection stability, which can improve video streaming.
Use of Ethernet cable can improve streaming (Image: Mario Alberto Magallanes Trejo / FreeImages)
If the router is close to the equipment, just buy a network cable and connect it to both ends. If you’re in a distant room, you can buy a cable up to 100 meters away and run the cable through existing conduits in your home — in which case you’ll also need to learn how to crimp the connectors .
Disconnect devices from the wireless network
All you don’t want during a World Cup game or a series premiere on HBO Max is to have the broadcast interrupted because other devices are downloading an automatic update at that very moment.
Check which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi and turn off those that are not needed at that time. If you find an intruder on the network, it may be interesting to change your wireless network password .
Disconnect unnecessary devices (Image: terimakasih0/Pixabay)
⚠️ Internet crashes with pirated IPTV
If you’re experiencing issues with pirated IPTV streaming, chances are the problem isn’t related to your internet — especially if streaming with other legitimate services like Netflix or YouTube doesn’t fail.
IPTV drops often happen because pirated servers are shared with many people. The more transmissions that are happening, the greater the chance of interruptions and signal drops.
In this case, there is not much you can do other than using a legitimate streaming service , which invest in content delivery networks (CDNs) in partnership with internet operators. This type of solution guarantees more fluid transmissions with less stuttering than pirated IPTV.
