AC2600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router Archer A10 - better signal than before but streams are now buffering
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I recently purchased the Wi-Fi router in the title.
The signal is so much stronger than before, especially on the 5GHz. Which is what I used to connect my smart TV to for streaming.
I have noticed that when watching Prime Video shows every now and then I get the "blurry" buffering and when watching Stan the stream annoyingly pauses quite a few times whilst watching. The shows I have been watching are in UHD/4K where this is occuring. I haven't tried Netflix or Disney + as the shows I am watching currently are on those already mentioned streaming services.
My previous modem was far inferior and the 5GHz was considered a "weak" or "poor" signal where our TV is. So I wanted an upgrade which with the Archer the signal is now "good" quality but it seems that it is not performing as well.
I did recently change internet providers but I am still on a Standard Plus NBN, the speedtests are arguably much better than the previous provider also.
I have changed the channel on the Archer, and the Channel Bandwidth also.
Does anyone have an idea of why this is happening? The TV firmware is up to date, and I have tried reinstalling the apps also. The TV is a Samsung MU6100 55' AK UHD. I use the apps straight from the TV, no Chromecast or other streaming equipment. Again, to note, this issue was not happening with the previous Wi-Fi router using the same methods.
Please do not recommend getting a mesh or extender, I am really not interested in buying more things to improve the internet quality when based on the signal it should be much better than before.
Please note, I tried switching to 2,4GHz and the same thing occured.
Try disabling the IGMP snooping and Proxy on the router to check if you can watch streaming. You can find those options in the Advanced >> Network >> IPTV settings page as follows:
