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I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I have been using Ilox 70 mbs since April 2018. My TV situation changed about 8 months ago and I began to stream IPTV services using Firestick. I was having buffering issues so I did a test on the Firestick speed. My laptop would get 65- 70 mbs sitting next to the Firestick, but the stick would only get 30. I had a Netgear extender lying around so I got an ethernet cable adaptor for the Firestick and connected the extender and started getting 50 + mbs. The buffering issues disappeared. For 3 months,  then the Firestick speed dropped to 30 while the laptop speed remained at 70.

The Netgear was a few years old so, based on internet reviews I tried a TP Link extender, no difference. I decided to up my Ilox speed to 300mbs, thinking if I  was getting a lower percentage of a larger number that would be enough. No difference. I had been using a Steren router since day one with no problem but  since that was the only other end of the connection, I decided , based on internet reviews, to try a TP Link Archer 1750, still no difference. I decided to use the Steren router as an ethernet cable Access Point, and fortunately it had WISP protocol which made setting up a bridge extremely easy. I  started to get 60 - 70 mbs at the Firestick while the laptop was getting 150 -250. No problems.

That lasted about a month. Now I am getting 20 - 30, or less, at the firestick, while the laptop at the same location gets 150 -250. 

I should add that the router and the AP are in 2 different rooms with a large wide connecting arch between, so almost in the same room, direct line of sight 25 - 30 ft apart.

Any ideas why the in room wi fi is dropping so drastically?

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Thanks, but the speed at the modem is fine and the wifi speed from the router is fine at my laptop  at the same location.   I realize the Firestick is not as receptive as my laptop's wireless card , but I have had 2 different systems (extender and access point) ethernet cabled to the firestick and they both worked fine for a period of time and then the wifi speed in the room dropped 50% for no apparent reason, only between the router and the extender/access point, not between the router and the laptop.

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I get 25-30 at my Firestick 4K; I stream IPTV without buffering using StrongVPN.

Without the VPN the buffering is constant.

I believe Ilox is throttling bandwidth when they detect you are streaming IPTV unless you are hiding it with a VPN.

My old original Firestick didn't stream very well even with a VPN.

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Not all apps buffer. Just one particular IPTV. My issue is I have the speed at the modem and the wifi in the room to a laptop and I had  a system set up with an extender that worked for 3 months and then one with an access point that worked for 4 weeks and then suddenly the speed( to them only) is cut in half. I could run an ethernet cable outside the house, but I am curious as to why  these systems stopped working.

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I know someone that has Ilox upstairs and Telmex downstairs. Iptv works on firestick just fine with Telmex and nada with the Ilox. 100% this is Ilox. I suspect Ilox is throttling speed with iptv because they offer a tv service. Think you need to request a public ip.

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