topic Re: Sky Max - Firestick in Broadband

Sky Max - Firestick

DNewman75 — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:41:39 GMT

Ive just got Sky MAX broadband.

only 2 adults in a 4 bed house and yet it still says that my Firestick signal isnt great which is still buffering at times.

Re: Sky Max - Firestick

jamesn123 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:11:49 GMT

@DNewman75

This is common because your firestick is often behind the TV which acts as a brilliant WiFi barrier. You may need to get an HDMI extender to bring the firestick away from the back of the TV or a booster to increase the signal strength by your firestick.

Re: Sky Max - Firestick

Helpmeplease2 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:16:59 GMT

I am having this same issue, the wifi is working through my home but when trying to use my firestick the wifi connection is poor, I have a booster too

Re: Sky Max - Firestick

Chrisee — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:57:07 GMT

@Helpmeplease2 if its only the Firestick that is affected then it is likely it is not getting sufficent WiFii signal. Boosters are of limited use first check it is in the right place which is halfway between the Hub and where you need the boost. Secondly if the Firestick is plugged into a wall mounted TV consider using a short HDMI extension lead so the metal in the TV isnt blocking the signal.

Re: Sky Max - Firestick

Helpmeplease2 — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:13:28 GMT

Tried everything still cannot stream! I now have a sky broadband booster and two max pods and i still cant!

Re: Sky Max - Firestick

PaulB82 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:41:20 GMT

What firestick are you using? I had the new 4K max stick with Sky Max hub and I couldn't get any speed over 16mbps, I changed my stick to the old 4k and it works perfect with strength of 250+Mbps.

I think it's a firmware issue the newest firesticks not being compatible with the Sky Max hub. Ridiculous really when you pay for the best internet but can't have the best tech to run on it.