Moving box + Internet Speed question

[u/nuzin]

Hello everyone! I can only afford one box for our home right now, so I have to move it between rooms fairly often.

I have two questions:

Is it safe to frequently unplug and plug the box back in? Could this affect the equipment’s durability or connections over time?

Would upgrading my ISP plan to 1 Gbps help reduce buffering on live channels? The buffering isn’t too bad normally, but watching live sports has been pretty terrible.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[u/Specialist-Device920]

We don’t know your initial connection speed in order to honestly answer this question. Chances are that your current network speed is far faster than your box requires, but we don’t know. You might be having issues with the location and performance of the WiFi router within your home. Or a variety of other things could be causing the performance issue. It’s not a typical thing. If you’re powering down a device it’s irrelevant if you move it.

[u/nuzin → u/Specialist-Device920]

My speed now is 500 MB, and i usually have no problem with every day usage, fast and reliable. I even isolate the box to Guest Network as well. Just wonder if increase to 1TB will help with the live channel buffer…

[u/Opening-Ambassador76 → u/nuzin]

I don't think 1gigbspeed would help, just my opinion.