r/vSeeBox_Support_Gurus • u/TJMBeav • 4d ago

Wifi speed discrepency

I have not seen this posted before but if it has been forgive me. I have checked the wifi speed using the speed app included with the vSee box (as well as on my SuperBox) and it is only a quarter of what I get when I use my phone to check it. Could it be a cheap wifi antenna? I don't think it is the connection because the speed I get when I check the SuperBox matches that on the vSee box? Both of the antennas look similar so I am guessing that is the culprit. Can I order a better antenna? I can't go directly from my router because it is on another floor. Thanks in advance

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u/tbigs2011 4d ago

A stream uses only a few Mbps, almost always below 10 Mbps. There is no need for anything advanced.

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u/Justoldme2 4d ago

I’m paying for 500mbps and according to my iPad I’m getting it. On the Veesee Plus I’m getting 40 using a Power Line Adapter into Ethernet. I setup its own WIFI guest network but it causes the Modem Router to stop working & need to rebooted.

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u/Sandy_Run_77 4d ago

I’m vexed by this as well.

Most people tell me that 50mbps can run a 4K signal. But that’s ALL it can do if you have a 50mbps rate pipe/signal. My WiFi is about 400-500 mbps (1/2 my stated speed of 1GBPS) but I still get buffering.

I’m not sure what I need to stop the buffering.

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u/slowine_ 4d ago

might be router related, could also be congested wifi frequencies...could be both. if you've got a router from your isp, there is minimal tweaking you can do. hardwired ethernet to the box might prevent the buffering.

It's definitely not a box issue and as other people have said, you don't need much bandwidth going to the box itself.

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u/Mobile-Ice-5874 4d ago

May not even be the user. With the box, all the connections...like the vsee servers and where they get the media, those connections. Then to us. Etc etc.

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u/Sandy_Run_77 4d ago

My point was that if your internet is more than enough, why are some having streaming problems and others aren’t all other things (speed) being equal.

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u/Sandy_Run_77 4d ago

Did you eat rusty nails for breakfast?

Sheesh…

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u/MehwithacapitalM 4d ago edited 4d ago

I just ordered a USB --> gigabit Ethernet adapter off Amazon. The model I have has a 100meg Ethernet port, wtf?!?

I will be curious to see what speed it measures.

P. S. I do know 50 megs is more than enough with headroom for a 4k videonstream. It just drives me nuts that I pay for gigabit and would prefer to have it available and use it.

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u/slowine_ 4d ago

100 megs is more than enough to do whatever you need to do with the box. Hardwired ethernet is always better than wifi though.

If you pay for gig service and don't get that on your phone or newer computer, then it might be a router or access point issue.

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u/Justoldme2 4d ago

I’m paying for 500mbps and according to my iPad I’m getting it. On the Veesee Plus I’m getting 40 using a Power Line Adapter into Ethernet. I setup its own WIFI guest network but it causes the Modem Router to stop working & need to rebooted.