So I’ve just checked an old video and I was getting over 300Mbps download speeds using the USB Hub. So scrap the 100Mbps cap lol. I must just be getting lower speeds than usual here. Cheers 🍻
@yogi288662 жыл бұрын
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@Clinny-2 жыл бұрын
Can you please suggest a way of having multiple ethernet connections for example the router has 4 ethernet ports but I could do with maybe double that amount if you have any possible helpful ideas it would be much appreciated
@Clinny-2 жыл бұрын
@@Private-Hudson Thanks very much for that, I will order one I applicatie you're reply buddy
@Outlet_Maul2 жыл бұрын
I ran the speed test with much different results then yours on Wifi I got 343mbps and on Ethernet I got about 78mbps using the Firestick brand adapter.
@jokernstuffshy61032 жыл бұрын
@@Clinny- yeah buy a Ethernet splitter , I’ve one with 8 on really easy to set up , I had to get one as a my hub only had 3 on it 😏
@davem.3722 жыл бұрын
You may get just as fast or even faster sometimes with wifi, but I like the wired Ethernet connection. Just works better, for me anyway. It's constant
@michaeldawson65652 жыл бұрын
I get like 200mbps faster with wifi then Ethernet on my 4k max
@keithhansard82212 жыл бұрын
I have the amazon ethernet adapter that's limited to 100mbps, as I'm not very tech minded wot adapter cld you suggest to me? I have been told the ugreen 3.0
@tupacshakur94917 ай бұрын
I just hardwired both of my Firesticks with the Amazon adapter. Works great.
@garykeller51252 жыл бұрын
Wondering with the Amazon adapter help with the buffering I’m having in certain shows?
@Anthony-nx4qf2 жыл бұрын
The Amazon ethernet adapter is 10/100. Everything is a wired connection in my home excluding cell phones, tablets, laptops, and smart devices on a dedicated 2.4 mhz router. Ive never had any speed or connection problems. Ive had this home config since 2001, have upgraded equipment over the years though
@ralphalexander23292 жыл бұрын
Hey FT I have an ethernet adapter from Amazon and I'm able to get 246 mbs through my firestick. I've been a subscriber of yours for quite a long time now and always enjoy your videos because you crack me up!!
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ralph bud 🍻
@DeFreeseAquariums2 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing, I was just looking at the Ugreen. Glad I had seen the speeds. I had seen in video where they were getting upwards of 480. That was a wired connection. My Amazon adapter was around 94, they said the adapter was only capable of 480 if I'm not mistaken and that even with a gig adapter you would not see 1 gig speeds due the firesticks being capped well under.
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Good bit of info there. Cheers bud 🍻
@MrJarendell Жыл бұрын
Hi, quick question, I'm upgrading my TV and firestick to a 4k tv and have also bought a 4k firestick, can I transfer all my downloaded apps etc from my old firestick to my new one, or do I have start all over again? Cheers
@robertmcclure603 Жыл бұрын
Couldnt get it to work .ordered the Amazon one. Thanks .Great vidio .
@mikebrook8500 Жыл бұрын
Love your stuff and was interested to take a look at what it said for my speeds over t'internet. Over WiFi my speed was 195Mbps and it still said it would only support 1080p....so I wonder if it's not that 'smart' and just defaults to the 1080p statement if it detects a WiFi setting and 4k if it detects ethernet?
@Wilko601st Жыл бұрын
Does a lan connection help with buffering?? This is my main gripe with the 4k stick
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
I've got a 4k max that gets 250 to 350 mbps and still buffers on the app I use for live tv ... Wondering is it the app? Too much speed? AT&T throttling me or just the signal being lost??
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
I tried the Ethernet adapter on my 2nd Gen firestick and it didn't help the buffering at all. I have not tried that on the new 4k max that I got but will.
@paphian2990 Жыл бұрын
A few months ago I bought an Amazon Fire TV Ethernet Adapter, but couldn't get it to work. I had intended to send it back to Amazon, but was out of the country for a while and so never got round to it. When recently I began having intermittent connection errors on WiFi, I thought it worth investigating the Ethernet Adapter again. It still wouldn't work, but it was connected through a pass through a AuviPal 2-in-1 Powered Micro USB to USB OTG Adapter, that provides a USB port for an external flash drive. Removing that adapter brought it to life. I can't use the flash drive, but I can live without it until I find a better solution. 😄.
@JG-pz3cb2 жыл бұрын
My ISP speed is 100 mbps Have 2.4 and 5g bands, I find that when I use 5g it constantly falls back to 2.4g, also speeds are inconsistent and I have network issues such as connection dropping. On one Firestick 4K Max I have Ugreen adapter and speed is more consistent in the high 80’s and 90’s. Using AdGuard ad blocker also gives speed a boost.
@walter.bellini Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the smooth exciting video, that was helpful I was trying to help a friend with their slow Fire TV Stick and was wondering if there was such a device to allow LAN connections, thinking that it would help their very slow connections and watching times. It was very helpful. It is R "OUT" TER not R "OO" TER, lol
@jjgotcha-n9n9 ай бұрын
thanks it works great picture is alot sharper
@martinjeeves444 Жыл бұрын
Hello! Thank you! Could I use an Ethernet Adapter to upgrade the speeds on my new 3rd Gen FIRE TV CUBE???? Thank you.
@darrell43282 жыл бұрын
Great Advice for new bee and old bee, you're such a legend I only have WiFi use otg adaptor for USB storage sandick usb 3.0 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 Bud
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Darrell 🍻
@someoneoncesaid69782 жыл бұрын
The Amazon ethernet adapter is only a 100Mbps. Get a 1Gbps ethernet adapter. The USB port on the Fire TV devices are only USB 2, so even if you use a 1Gbps adapter you'll only get a maximum of 480Mbps throughput because of the USB bottleneck, but that's still much better than the 100Mbps you'd be limited to with the Amazon adapter. And, of course, it'll never be faster than whatever speed you're getting from your internet service provider, so you'll want a pretty fast service from your provider to make the 1Gbps (480Mbps) adapter worthwhile. If you're wanting to connect different rooms in your home with a wired connection, but can't run ethernet cable (like if you're renting or something), I'd recommend using a MOCA 2.5 adapter. It uses your cable's coax wiring and can do speeds up to 2.5Gbps. They work no matter if you currently have cable TV service or not, and even work if you're getting your internet service through your cable TV provider. I've tried different versions of the devices that use the electrical wiring, but none of them come close to the speed and reliability I've experienced with the MOCA 2.5 adapters.
@dannymanutd113 ай бұрын
I bought a belkin network adapter but for the life of me can't get it to power on the fire stick
@someoneoncesaid69783 ай бұрын
@@dannymanutd11 - Make sure that it's OTG, and maybe need power passthrough. The one I use is from UGreen, but I don't remember what the specific model it.
@dannymanutd113 ай бұрын
@@someoneoncesaid6978 thanks for your reply will check
@marko514Ай бұрын
100Mbps is more than enough for everyone on Firestick. Actually, it's 4x more than enough to cover even streaming in 4k. Do to so, you only need internet speed of 25Mbps. So if you have 30Mbps on Firestick or 1000Mbps, it won't make any difference at all. Cheers.
@someoneoncesaid6978Ай бұрын
@@marko514 - This isn't a fix for people streaming from Netflix or Disney+. 4K streaming needs a _minimum_ of 25Mbps for the highly compressed video from the web. To stream high quality 4K video locally from a media server can easily go over 80Mbps. Because of the way ethernet works, 100Mbps ethernet is only a theoretical 100Mbps over the absolute best of conditions and not taking 15%~20% of TCP/IP ethernet packet overhead into account. Moving 80+Mbps video over a 100Mbps NIC can cause a bottleneck and buffering / stuttering of the video. The whole reason why I did what I did in getting a faster ethernet adapter, even if it only bumped it up to a theoretical 480Mbps is because my Plex server was having to do on-the-fly transcoding because the built-in 100Mbps NIC wasn't providing the bandwidth needed to handle the original video bitrate. Overall it was much cheaper to buy the 1Gbps ethernet adapters for the multiple TVs around the house than it was to upgrade my Plex server to be able to handle transcoding multiple video streams on-the-fly. Now, that was a couple years ago, when video cards that were capable of transcoding multiple video streams were hard to get and prices were through the roof, so I'd need to reevaluate the costs if I were doing it again today.
@wcassady Жыл бұрын
I stumbled across this video and ended up ordering everything from Amazon to see if it worked. Went from 92mbs to 277mbs. Thanks!
@judithmckenzie9779 Жыл бұрын
Hi there whats the best sort of cable i should purchase for adapter to firestick
@Karradaguy12 жыл бұрын
I have a 1GB internet speed.. I can get around 893MB/s when wired to the playstation 5.. but wired into the Firestick I get a maximum of 93-95... When I unplug the cable and go by WiFi, somehow it gets a lot quicker and goes to around 340 MBs for the Firestick. The issue is apparently the the fact that this adaptor has to use a MicroUSB plug to enter the stick which is what limits the data rate so significantly.
@NewWorldHoarder5 ай бұрын
No, it’s the Ethernet adapter being 10/100 and not capable of speeds over 100mbps. The usb 2 can handle up to 480mbps if fed through a faster Ethernet adapter.
@bpoolxantx152 жыл бұрын
Everything on this unit is brilliant on the cube 2nd get...but mirroring buffers? Do you know to sort this? Thanks in advance
@TurfingByTitch Жыл бұрын
Hi mate. Might sound like a silly question but if the Firestick is plugged into the smart tv directly, can’t you then just use an Ethernet cable from the tv to the router to have the same hardwired connection available to the firestick? Or does the firestick need the adapter to connect directly to the router for a stable wired connection?
@FreeTech Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not. The Ethernet would need to be connected to the Firestick for it to be wired mate 🍻
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
The tv has its own CPU and the firestick has its own CPU. Each communicates separately with the modem. So as he said below you do need the adapter to hardwire modem to firestick. I did that and saw very minimal increase in speed but I guess everyone's situation is different.
@davidbell7094 Жыл бұрын
I nearly pissed my pants laughing at that joke... class mate 👏
@TheKeggy782 жыл бұрын
I use a tp link power line adapters to ethernet adapter and I get 80 plus never had an issue once in a blue moon the power line adapters will lose connection but its easy to sort watch your videos all the time bud great source of information 👍 😀
@GUNMETALGUYUSA Жыл бұрын
That intro took was actually funny today thank you Sir 😉
@leejenkinson5521 Жыл бұрын
worth noting the Ugreen 6in1 and 7in1 are on sale this week, plus have a promo voucher as well on a well-known site ;)
@timwindsor032 жыл бұрын
Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible day. Much love bro
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Tim. Have a great evening 🍻
@flikchik29312 жыл бұрын
Hey youuuuuu 🤩
@karlcheetham28762 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, never thought of testing the speed on my fire stick. Mine is averaging 252mbps to 262mbps over wifi.
@jameshubert1382 Жыл бұрын
I tried the same ugreen adapter on my 4k Max and it would not work. Only 1 light would come on and stick would not recognize anything. I am reading on line that this adapter is hit and miss on the 4k Max and not officially compatible for the newer sticks . What other 3.0 adapters that will work ? Also what 3.0 usb hubs work on the 4k Max ? Am wanting to connect a 3.0 hub and then a 3.0 ethernet adapter in to the hub ! Let me know what you think please. Love your videos and thanks in advance .. ☺️
@dazzle5652 жыл бұрын
When the firestick was my main device I had the ugreen ethernet adapter with power line adapters. I still use the powerline adapters with my shield best to have a stable connection if you can. Good video buddy great info 👍
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Dazzle 🍻
@marcjoondeph77792 жыл бұрын
Great video, Adam! I always appreciate your Dad joke and the outtake bloopers. It takes character to show one's miscues. The Amazon Ethernet adapter is limited to 100mbps down. I use the same Ugreen hub and get my full 330mbps down. I also use the hub with a USB drive, which runs 58 (78%) of my 74 apps. My available internal memory is 4.0 GB. If one's internet is 100 or below, the Amazon adapter is sufficient, IMO. Dad joke: What do you call the waitress, who has a prosthetic leg! Peg! I can rhyme also! Marc 🤣
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Great but if I’m info, cheers Marc 🍻 Peg 😂
@keithhansard82212 жыл бұрын
Wot wld be my best bet for an adapter as I have the amazon ethernet adapter that is limited to 100mbs..as inget higher speeds then that cld u recommend wot wld be my best bet going forward..thank you
@marcjoondeph77792 жыл бұрын
@@keithhansard8221 I suggest the UGreen USB hub, which has an integrated Ethernet port, rated at 480 Mbps. Check it out at Amazon. 👍
@johnnyboy47113 ай бұрын
HI,is this 10/100mbps only,need more like 1000mbps does any of the above adapters be work for 1000?
@diodematrix37382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos, 😀 I am having a slight problem with youtube not running when using the ugreen adapter when its been on more than a few mins, (works ok if ugreen adapter is removed and using wifi) If I reboot the fire stick (4k max), providing I run youtube as soon as it boots youtube works fine. I wonder if you have come across this, and if so how to get round it. Thanks..
@incrediblez3942 жыл бұрын
Good one buddy and awesome video.
@miltontownson69322 жыл бұрын
I get 70 MB download on my fire stick 4k max with the Ethernet adapter my Ethernet adapter was only £6 from ebay but was looking at the one with usb in
@TashirRanchod-vk5ll2 жыл бұрын
Will it work on other smart TV sticks. Like non fire sticks
@rickhayes87812 жыл бұрын
Love the jokes! & how much you enjoy them 😂
@Oshb5ems2 жыл бұрын
Hi I just wanted to ask Free Tech what part of the UK he lives in please?
@michaelward4027 ай бұрын
Rout pronounced rowt : to defeat an opponent completely. Route pronounced root a particular way or direction between places. From what I see its a Yank thing, then again they can't spell either :) Decent video although as mentioned stable speeds are the key and wifi speeds can vary in a house, with maybe high pings but lots of dropout. I have an ethernet connection to upstairs bedrooms because of this problem of dropout. An ethernet adaptor for the fire sticks would be ideal.
@johnoconnor3880 Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say thank-you for this video, as it answered a pretty important question for me!...in my own case we have gotten away from using WiFi as we noticed it affected our sleep patterns, and even for our dogs (if you can believe this)...FYI: I have successfully used the Amazon ethernet to USB adapter on an Amazon Fire Cube 3rd Gen vice the ethernet port, and was able to get stable internet connect in access of 300m bits...FYI i am interested in using the FireStick 4K on my other TV se sets as it is a good deal cheaper then the Fire Cube 3rd Gen...thank-you again for your time & effort on doing this video!...jo'c
@FreeTech Жыл бұрын
You’re more than welcome John. Glad the video helped 🍻
@tranquilityspace20237 ай бұрын
Hi mate could you please answer this. so I’m currently purchasing an Amazon Ethernet adaptor for my fire stick. So if the LAN wire will be plugged in into the Amazon Ethernet, will my apps on my LG tv will still work via that Lan connection ? Or will it disable because the LAN cable is connected to Amazon fire stick?
@brianmorrison91689 ай бұрын
I have just got rid of Virgin TV and as I already have a Firestick in a spare room, I thought .. easy .. just plus it in and there'll be something to watch on the TV (well, KZbin really) Sadly, the power supply for the firestick is too short, to reach from the TV to the wall socket. The cable into the 3-pin plug is actually a USB. Do I just buy some form of USB extender (for want of a better term) then insert this between the original USB and therAmazon 3-pin plug, or at thre top end .. from the firestick into the TV thanks
@jfb20032 жыл бұрын
Can I use a USB drive in my Fire Cuve through the supplied Ethernet adapter, with an OTG cable or adapter, to increase memory?
@richardsanchez544410 ай бұрын
I need to hook up a reolink camera to my laptop to be able to record. Thats it nothing fancy. Which one will work for me?
@iflarnted2 жыл бұрын
Been using the ugreen for a couple of years. When I first bought it I opened it up and resoldered where the cable was attached to solve the power problem. While the case was apart I also drilled holes in the top and bottom of the case for ventilation and put rubber feet on each corner of the case bottom to raise it for even more ventilation. I have the amazon adapter but it's crap as it only goes up to 100Mbps, the ugreen 1000, plus I have most of my apps on a usb stick external storage.
@ianhope64292 жыл бұрын
Good video Adam 👍
@richardayala43568 ай бұрын
Interesting. I was considering the amazon Ethernet solution, so I downloaded the Analogy speed test app, ran the test and my download speed was 170 MB with an upload of 8 MB, so I won’t be needing an Ethernet cable connection to my Firestick after all. Correct?
@stu-j2 жыл бұрын
I've git the gigabit adapter on a gigabit vigin line but hardwire vs WiFi is all about constant speed over WiFi as the more people use the bandwidth drops. I find hardwire the way to go with my cube for streaming and I get a average of 600mbps as a constant and all the bandwidth straight from my hub. A mate was complaining about buffering on his cube but didn't know the one in the box is limited to 100mbps he now has the same one as me and he's now not getting any buffering and 4k content streaming without any problems.... real debrid helps just as much also..
@jcdimension85 Жыл бұрын
we have 250 megabits so i guess that is ok - any buffering must be on the server side?
@jeffgreene16162 жыл бұрын
Another great video thanks
@ryankutcher8781 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully someone can answer my question on here. I have the rare breed app. I can stream live tv all day up until about 7pm, then it buffers like crazy. But I can still stream movies and series on the app with no problems.I'm just confused on why rare breed won't let me stream live tv, but everything else is fine, makes no sense to me.
@Maxmgm212.2 жыл бұрын
Great video bro 😎
@joemendell9264 Жыл бұрын
I have an Ethernet adapter and I was getting Ethernet as my connection. Recently I found I was running with a wifi connection with the Ethernet adapter still connected. Could this be that my Ethernet connector has failed? It is about 3 years old and it is the ugreen usb hub.
@robertpeterwhite75812 жыл бұрын
Good video Adam I had no problems with Wi-Fi speed. I'm just think of getting a Wi-Fi 6 router to link up to virgin media hub 3. What you thank any thoughts on it?
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
I would recommend a mesh system to link up with it bud.
@robertpeterwhite75812 жыл бұрын
@@FreeTech Thanks for your thoughts on it.
@markm37842 жыл бұрын
I use the ugreen adaptor on the TV cube 2nd gen, have a router running wireguard vpn it gets a steady speed of 280mb down / 35mb up with ethernet.
@ChagoiSteve2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video! I've been using the Ugreen/OTG solution on my fire sticks for about 3 years. Sometime plug in USB for extra content but have not done so for some time so the Amazon adaptor would have been cheaper. At the time I think I struggled to find anyone with stock! As for Speed, my max internet speed is around 38Mbps and I'm getting 35-36 on the firestick 4k which I actually have in a 1080p HD Sony TV so not to fussed on the 4k front there. My main 4k Sony TV (android) does a good job with 4k streaming at event that relatively slow internet with it's native apps so hence the relocate of the Fire stick!
@smithy23652 жыл бұрын
So what do you have plugged Into your firestick exactly? Just bought otg for USB use, curious as to what others are using?
@ChagoiSteve2 жыл бұрын
PS I believe all the kit I purchased was 10/100 speed as my internet was/is sub 40Mbps I do not need any better. current version of the UGREEN Ethernet adaptor are Gbit and a lot more pricey!
@mikeellis58012 жыл бұрын
nice vid bro...many people will be on this...
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mike 🍻
@unclepeg332 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam. I use A Cudy AX1800 VPN Wireguard Open Client Protocol Router. I use Strong VPN Wireguard Router Setup. With a Spliter and Ugreen 3.0 Ethernet Hub. And I can get on Average 161 Mbps. I live in Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿 And my VPN is Comes from LA . I run Cat8 Ethernet Cable from My White box to Modem to router to Firestick/Ugreen 3.0 Ethernet Hub.. For People who use WiFi. I found that Firestick etc like the higher Channels like 149. Up. And people with tri band Routers you can go up to about 7100.
@Jds-lq3rp2 ай бұрын
can you use the OTG cable with the Amazon's own ethernet adapter ? my dad has the OTG cable, and a seperate ethernet adapter, which he had with his three 5G network router, he can't use the OTG cable with the his ethernet adapter, to insert storage drives, when he uses OTG, he can't use ethernet. so he either needs Amazon's ethernet adapter, or the UGREEN ethernet adapter., so can you plug the OTG cable, into the amazon ethernet adapter, instead of the power cable? and plug the power cable into the OTG cable ?
@paulhill13792 жыл бұрын
Good video Free Tech.🍻
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Paul 🍻
@scotty21672 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative as always thanks free tech 👍👍
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Scotty 🍻
@alzammit1861 Жыл бұрын
My Firestick apps are only getting between 20Mbps and 38Mbps at it's not so regular best, I'll be buying the Amazon Ethernet adaptor but what else if anything can I do to speed up my Firestick apps? Will switching from 2.4GHz to 5GHz make it better? Thanks
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
Too many apps will eat up memory on the firestick. I put all my apps on the roku tv itself and just have 2 apps on my firestick and 2 speed check apps for now. I also put my firestick in sleep mode when not using it and I restart it a few times a week.
@adtv27522 жыл бұрын
@Free Tech great video but I think it is a little misleading due to wrong selection of tests you had considering it was about hardware. Here is a bit of advice instead of using speed test use analiti iperf3 test. Iperf is beast when it comes to detailed troubleshooting or benchmarking networking hardware. Set up iper3 host on some high speed networked device as example pc with 1Gbps lan to router (or you can use android phone really close to router). Some routers even support iperf3.. No point testing broadband provider speeds if your internal network is in unknown state... On firestick analiti run ipef3 tests to that device/router with different file sizes etc. What you will find that even so firestick will tell you it has 85Mbps speed its NOT, because iperf3 reveals how unreliable transmission of data is over wifi (you just get peak figure). In reality as example my tv showing 236Mbps is averaging only 50Mbps with downs as low as 10Mbps due to people moving in house and all other interference... Whilst LAN 100Mbps gives continuos reliable 90Mbps. Also speeds will vary on filesizes too, so as example is streaming using 25MB, 50MB, 100MB buffering then your speeds will change too over wifi. Hence why a lot android tv's are sluggish as wifi chips in them just pants not to mention internal storage speeds.... That's also why amazon only tells you can do 1080p on your video with wifi and 4k on ethernet (just iperf gives you more detailed info). Keep in mind that USB to Ethernet adaptors also share speeds with USB ports. So adding any storage would mean slowing down network too (if connected Ethernet). Hence my disappointment in 4k max firestick as it still has usb 2.0 hence why you only get around 300Mbps over Ethernet. By the way I think you could do really good video on regards iperf use and fire stick-router problems. You will be amazed how many router are just pure rubbish too. Android tv's are worst ones. For those having local NAS iperf is godsend for troubleshooting network issues. As example testing android boxes with iperf is first job when you buy one. In nvidia shield community iperf is quite popular tool. Actually iperf and read/write speed tests on storage are ones which are missing in most blogers reviews about tv boxes. Yet these are most important tests giving clear indication how good device is. Keep up mate, like your videos, truly helpful.
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Some great info here bud. I just do things from an average user perspective, but this is quite interesting 🍻
@adtv27522 жыл бұрын
@@FreeTech Absolutely understandable, and I think you doing really great job and keeping it as simple as possible. Hence thought would share info as sure you will investigate it more in detail and convert info into more summary type hint. Believe me or not but iperf tests are really great to reveal how well router is performing on high demand networks too. As example scenario load 3 wifi devices streaming video and then do iperf test on one you trying to watch. Some routers just drop packets as mad even so manufacturer declares it can handle up to 32 devices etc...Busy households with kids and mediocre router bandwidth management suffer most. Many bloggers do reviews/benchmarks just on router itself with hardly any devices added claiming how great they are. Yet reality quite different when true scenarios kick in and router truly has to do some hard multitasking. even so many have mu-mimo still declared speeds and reality can be quite shocking especially under some load. Not to mention clogged wifi channels if you are in crowded street. Still believe decent mesh system these days is way to go rather than any extenders, powerlines etc as much more helpful across most issues/devices. Its funny as some tv manufacturers removed usb-ethernet support leaving with poor ac or 100Mbps which quite useless if you own networked gallery with high bitrate videos 80Mbps+ (look much better than compressed streamed equivalent ). Jellyfish Video Bitrate Test Files are great too if want to know what tv capable of. Many tv's struggle to process even own declared bitrates... Oh and yes as for USB storage expansion - avoid usb sticks, mechanical drives - only SSD I use. Usb sticks usually throttle after few min of operation and have poor speeds. Mechanical drives use more current and slow too. Where SSD usually runs on low currents and blasts some good speeds. These days relatively cheap. Use commando velcro to stick ssd to tv box and its great travel media centre :D
@keithhansard82212 жыл бұрын
@free tech I have an amazon ethernet adapter that limited to 100mbps, as I now get 240mbps cld you maybe give me so.e information on with wld be the best adapter to get? Iv been told the ugreen.3.0? I'm not tech savy at all so ur advice or help wld be brilliant
@nortonbloomfield12002 жыл бұрын
My go to channel for Dad jokes 😂 love it, thanks for the hard work. I am connected as suggested, only get 38-42 download (thanks BT!). I still have buffering on BT sport and other apps, as well as poor quality images! If I connect and use the app on my TV it is fine. Do I need to refresh my 4K fire stick to a max or cube. To solve the problem? Cheers
@Fight2BeFreeNeverGiveUp2 жыл бұрын
I have same issue... BT is pony, been with them for yrs still in contract till March, but before then the hassling phone call promising greater connection speeds and all the ball. For yrs I have not been able to use my mobile when I drive away from my property. So for sure I will be leaving them for good this time round. Buffering and WiFi loss is always an issue.
@sethharrison53472 жыл бұрын
What did Mike Tyson say after working out with Chris Hemsworth? You’re gonna be Thor in the morning
@psfgtech Жыл бұрын
I have cablematters connection, the connection made it better for 3rd party apps, but i did have to clear cashe, do all the extras in between episodes
@matt1981mh2 жыл бұрын
I'm using ovi I'm getting 300 meg download 🤪 I spoke to u on twitter about it
@philipmurphy1967Ай бұрын
whats the best way to maximize speed? so my broadband speed is 500mbs and im getting 92mbs through ethernet and 96mbs through wifi.. is there any hardware that could increase my speeds?? TIA philip
@ilovetotravel...landorseaw2380 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I purshased the Amazon Ethernet adapter and it works perfectly!
@boscorner3 ай бұрын
Not sure if this will help me sinfe my speeds are single digit, but ill give it a shot. 😂
@ericc3963 Жыл бұрын
My brand new rj45 connection cat 6 ethernet cable connects to the router is clicking in as it should but plugging in to the amazon ethernet adapter it doesnt click in and just hangs loose ready to fall out at any second, also i notice this is the same with the amazon cube ethernet connection as well that i own . It cant be the cable i have because each end clicks into router ok and its highly unlikely that the connection on my amazon ethernet adapter and the ethernet connection on my fire cube are at fault surely. I have tried 2 or 3 different ethernet cables that i own and everyone is the same. 🤔
@bownsaway2 жыл бұрын
Great review Adam and helpful I now use the Amazon eero WIFI pro 6 hub mesh system with my Amazon Firestick cube and it's fantastic that goes for all my other hardware items mobile phones Tablets Laptops etc it's made a big difference.
@vikingjarl66248 ай бұрын
I have 500mbs internet speeds. i have used the Ugreen adapter you used and can only get 90mbs download speed. could it be due to cheap otg cable?
@KeelanxHacks Жыл бұрын
Can you still control your wifi devices with Alexa while using Ethernet connection?
@peterlarkin19282 жыл бұрын
Hi I’m not very good with technology but I hope you can help me I can get 4K but no sound is there any way that you can help thanks Peter
@inmyfreetyme2 жыл бұрын
Always look forward to your videos. Thanks 4 this new one. Cheers and be well. !!
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for that 🍻
@darlene52162 жыл бұрын
I use an Ethernet adapter for my Firestick and love it.
@MichaelBuchanan-692 жыл бұрын
I personally use the ethernet adapter that Amazon sells under their name. Works very well. But yes I could use just WiFi as we here in America have overkill for internet speeds. 1gig down and 1 gig up fiber connection. So WiFi to my Firestick that I have connected via ethernet would be around 400mbps if the Firestick would get that speed. I just like having my devices connected via ethernet since I have a switch at home in my basement running cables all over the house. Yep I'm that guy. One of my all time favorite jokes to tell my pastor friends.... The Lord said unto John, "Come forth and receive eternal life." But alas John came fifth and won a toaster.
@billsomerset2382 жыл бұрын
Just ran across your video, and tried it. I get the same internet speed on wifi or wired? 29mbps Don't understand. The firestick is a 2nd gen. My phone gets 350 and an old laptop that's wired gets 450. Is the slow speed because of the age if the firestick?
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
I had a 2nd Gen and was getting about 23 to 27 mbps wireless or hardwired also. Switched to 4k max and get 250 to 350 mbps.
@dannymanutd113 ай бұрын
anyone know how to get the belkin network adapter work with the fire stick as it won't power it on despite there being power as it works in other devices mobile phone etc
@da51her Жыл бұрын
Has anyone had issues with the Amazon Ethernet adapter in that the Firestick does not pick up a wired connection any more? The first device I had worked fine for about a week or two and then would no longer provide a connection. Rebooted, powered down, unplugged everything, new CAT5 cables and still nothing but wi-fi available from the Firestick. Got a replacement sent and that picked up the wired connection straight away, then the following day we are back to square one again as per the first model. Are these adapters muck and am I better off with the UGreen option? The CAT5 goes from the adapter into a switch, then into the router. Did also try the connection directly to the router pinpointing the adapter is likely again at fault. Welcome any sensible suggestions or recommendations. Cheers
@smithers1392 жыл бұрын
I have a VPN connect , normal leave it connect , It seems to lock up or stop 🛑 KZbin connecting till you turn it off ?
@ladellmcguire22682 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me how do I get a portal url for mytv
@michaelshields84039 ай бұрын
Can anyone help,which ethernet adapter would work with the eero router with speeds of 150mbps. Thanks
@choochoochooseyou2 жыл бұрын
Adam, I can't see the speed checker on my firestick? When I Google it it says I need to download an app.
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Get Analiti from the Amazon store bud 🍻
@choochoochooseyou2 жыл бұрын
@@FreeTech Thanks 👍
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
Go under settings. I saw one tonight and used it.
@jimmyboo18772 жыл бұрын
I've used the Amazon adapter for a few years now connected to 4K Firestick from a BT extender disc. Up until now i've always got double the speed hard wired compared to wifi. I've just tested using the Firestick speed test and the Analiti one and i'm getting 130 to 140 down while hard wired AND wifi which seems a bit weird. Not complaining though.
@Nite-owl2 жыл бұрын
I'm using the Firecube and recently invested in 5G broadband via "Three". Over the ethernet adapter supplied with the firecube, I get close to 100mb which looks like the limit for the adapter as the same Cat6 cable attached to my PC results in around 400Mb/s. Via 5G WiFi I get no issues hitting 300+mb/s and 4K availability on the Cube. I don't find that WiFi causes me any significant issues/disconnects etc.
@NewWorldHoarder5 ай бұрын
5G isn’t Wi-Fi, it’s cellular service. Do you mean 5GHz wifi from a router in your house, or 5G from phone masts in your street?
@Nite-owl5 ай бұрын
@@NewWorldHoarder My router is 5G, receiving 5G data from the cellular provider "Three". That router does have the ability to transmit in both 2.4ghz and 5ghz, so you are correct, I should have stated 5ghz WiFi rather than 5G Wifi.
@NewWorldHoarder5 ай бұрын
@@Nite-owl Oh I see, sort of a hybrid system then! Please take care with exposure to 5G. Ex Royal Navy weapons specialist Barrie Trower gives a good insight into the effects that millimetre wave frequencies have on the human body. Be safe!
@aliceshields44327 ай бұрын
Thanks for that information. You answered alot of my questions
@paulheart51782 жыл бұрын
I just did a speed test on my Fire Cube via wifi and my download speeds are around 183 to 184mbs. I have a fairly decent ethernet adaptor and I found my speeds plugged in to be comparable to the wifi and on occasion sometimes a bit slower. I'm using 5g internet.
@michaeldawson65652 жыл бұрын
Only thing about the Amazon Ethernet adapter I'm pretty sure it tops out at 100mbps I get 540mbps from wifi and 250mbps from my ugreen adapter same one u have in this video if you have more the 100mbps never use the Amazon Ethernet adapter
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
Just got new AT&T fiber internet that's 300 mbps. Got a new Amazon firestick 4k max. I did a speed test thru an app I downloaded and it says I'm getting 250 mbps to 350 mbps on the firestick. Well it still pixles and buffers when I watch tv using an app on the firestick ... Do I have too much speed for it?
@Davidand-Goliath11 ай бұрын
Hi can anyone help my sky router is next to my PC and runs wireless to my smart tv at this time my Firestick is connected via a 4 way HDMI Adaptor as I have used all my tv connections. The Question is that my Adaptor is not working too good the picture keeps going on and blank every now and then can I buy the Amazon internet adaptor and plug it directly into my Sky Router without it going into my TV? as I can watch youtube wirelessly on my tv ok?
@pauldarby83982 жыл бұрын
My wife asked me to put ketchup on the shopping list. Now I can't read anything.
@joemendell9264 Жыл бұрын
I just tried the fix where you unplug the USB adapter from the otg and I got my Ethernet working again. Until I did that I was using wifi connection so it did work to reinstate my Ethernet.
@carlreddevil71352 жыл бұрын
You crack me up dude. Informative as usual and very helpfull, Thanks so much.
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Carl 🍻
@garyhervig33272 жыл бұрын
Using the Ugreen. Receiving over 300Mbps on each speed test but since not using the 4k I can only do the 1080p video quality.
@antoniky118 ай бұрын
Great work.Then you have to consider a VPN connection.
@patrickbyrne22242 жыл бұрын
I love this Adam. This stuff helps a lot. Top man🍺👌
@FreeTech2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Patrick 🍻
@SuggyRacing Жыл бұрын
Got one of the Amazon ethernet adapters and it's worse then when using WiFi 🤦 Any ideas why? When WiFi I get 346mb, when using wired I get 84mb. 🤷 Can't understand it. Plugged directly into the router. Anyone else gave this issue? Is the Amazon adapter limited to 100mbs? What other options are there available?
@kingstonagainstcorruption2268 Жыл бұрын
I've seen several places the adapter is limited to 100 mbps.