August 5, 20169 yr Showing my lack of IT knowledge I know but here goes. Where I live we receive free (no password) Wi-Fi which is okay for emails, Thaivisa etc and most times "Youtube" items; but is not enough to run my Android TV-box satisfactorily. Of course I always have similar problems with signal strength at various resorts I stay at upcountry. Have seen several "BOOSTERS" at the new Harbour Mall in Pattaya but be damned if I can get any of the vendors to explain and/or recommend a particular device. Currently I have no modem but use a KINAMAX receiver device; (think TP-Link have a similar one) but this will not do anything for the Android TV box as far as I can tell. Can anyone help with what I can buy to do the trick??? Cheers
August 5, 20169 yr Free wifi is usually shared and usually slow. Your best bet is to get your own connection.
August 5, 20169 yr Author Thanks for that, yes I probably will have to get my own setup at home, but would also like to use my TV box when in various hotels/resorts where their signal is weak too.I'm sure there must be some booster thingy out there.
August 5, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, Fallangpakwan said: Can anyone help with what I can buy to do the trick??? Yes you can buy your own internet connection so that you aren't sharing a "free" WIFI signal with all the others. No amount of boosting WIFI signal will help the TV box because the problem is you are sharing a limited "pipe" with everyone else if you get your own "pipe" ( internet conection ) then you'll have much more success.
August 5, 20169 yr 7 hours ago, Fallangpakwan said: Thanks for that, yes I probably will have to get my own setup at home, but would also like to use my TV box when in various hotels/resorts where their signal is weak too.I'm sure there must be some booster thingy out there. Boosters signal strength-wise usually occur on the "transmitting end;" not the receiver end as in your computer, Android box, etc. And although increasing signal strength can definitely improve bandwidth, when you are tapping into a shared connection/bandwidth even with a strong signal it's probably going to be a lower speed connection....kinda like five hungry dogs trying to eat out of the same bowl in that none of the dogs get enough food to satisfy themselves.
August 5, 20169 yr 8 hours ago, Fallangpakwan said: Thanks for that, yes I probably will have to get my own setup at home, but would also like to use my TV box when in various hotels/resorts where their signal is weak too.I'm sure there must be some booster thingy out there. Personally I just use a FireStick and AIS 3G on the phone.
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