Loading web pages is a nightmare (more specifically with streaming) and I don't know where to try to attempt to fix it. I've had issues with routers in the past, most recently was with my tp-link. I never had any issues with speeds (300mbps) but without warning it would drop the signal and, to this day, I still don't understand what exactly is wrong with it. The signal just drops after a long period of time and then I would physically have to reset the router and sometimes the modem. It would not reconnect on its own.
With the Almond, the first thing I noticed was its stability which at the time was friggin' amazing because I was so tired of having to climb the stairs to reset the router every time it went down. After that I noticed that videos on hulu took much longer to load but again, did not care thanks to its stability. Now, the "honeymoon phase" is over and I'm noticing everything >_< (Mostly video streaming sites)
With Hulu, the thumbnails would only load on half the page. Loading videos took maybe 10 seconds on my previous router, now it can take 1-2 mins to load and with constant buffering...
Netflix simply just won't load anymore...
Youtube, streaming is decent, no complaints but again with the thumbnails...
Other sites usually load without issue, ads almost never load (no complaints there)
Online gaming.....This honestly is, "hit-or-miss". Some days it's good, other days it's a mess.
All of this I've experienced while being in the same room with the almond.
I'm not sure what data you need to really analyze this as I really don't know any of the technical terms when it comes to anything having to do with the internet. I know enough to get by (enough to get it to function at all >_>)
I've had these issues on; two of our smart TVs, both Samsung, My hp Pavillion laptop, my mom's hp Pavillion laptop.
Oddly enough, my sister and my dad say they haven't been experiencing any issues. My sister claims her iPhone runs even faster through Almond which is all well and good but that doesn't help me lol. My father said he's test the internet speeds and it looks normaI (supposedly). I'm currently at a loss. I don't know where to go from here. The fact that one-half of my family experiences these problems and the others don't (on their devices at least), has me baffled...Currently, I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to increase the performance of the almond like with bandwidth or maybe something with IP address but so far I haven't found anything.
This is all wireless by the way. When the devices are wired its hit or miss as to whether or not they stream properly if at all.
-Tried changing the wireless channel
-Took channel off of auto
-Tried changing the type of connection (currently 11n only (2.4g)
-Changed security type from wpa-psk,wpa2-psk to just wpa-psk
-reset the modem, updated the firmware
-It isn't located anywhere near any household devices that might interfere with the signal aside from the modem
-It's currently on the first floor of the house
I have Time Warner Cable
I can add more information if you need. I'm sorry for being vague. I don't know how to properly explain this sort of thing. Any help is appreciated