Connecting to Sky Glass using an ethernet cable doesn’t seem to be that much better than over WiFi

[MisterM18]

I have 145 Mbps Ultrafast broadband. I have just done a speed test and it said I am actually getting 148 Mbps to my hub. I then did a speed test via Netflix over WiFi and the connection speed was 59.3 Mbps. I connected an ethernet cable between my Sky Glass TV and the hub and the connection speed only increased by 4.99 Mbps to 64.29 Mbps. Does this minimal increase sound correct? I expected the connection speed to increase by a lot more if using an ethernet cable rather than WiFi

[GD1]

@MisterM18  Did you turn off wifi in the network settings and do a network reset?  If not it's still connecting over wifi.

[MisterM18]

No I didn't. I didn't know I had to 😕 but now that I have I am getting 72.88 Mbps. A marginal increase but I would have thought the increase would have been more than that from 59.3 Mbps over WiFi.

[GD1]

@MisterM18  The ports are only 100mbps however 72mbps should be twice the amount you need for UHD so I would expect you see see a big improvement in performance.

[TimmyBGood]

@MisterM18 

As @GD1 indicates, you'll never see even  100Mbs reported in a Netflix speed test over ethernet on a Glass television set.

Glass only needs about 30Mbs at most: it's the consistency of ethernet data delivery which brings a benefit rather than speed.

[MisterM18]

Thanks for the info. I may eventually connect it via an ethernet cable but it means routing the cable from the back of the TV down through the inside of the chimney breast and then under the floor over to my hub. The hub isn't far away from the TV, it would just be a bit of a rigmarole routing the cable from 'a' to 'b'.

[Exiled-in-HH]

Using ethernet is dependent on whether you have issues using WiFi .... if the device runs without any issues on WiFi use WiFi🤔

[Jporch316]

@MisterM18 

Have you considered using powerline adapters rather than running cable ?

[MisterM18]

Thanks @Jporch316 No I haven't. What are powerline adapters?

[Jporch316]

They are electrical plugs that use your electrical wiring as ethernet. You plug one in a socket next to your router and run a small ethernet cable from the plug to your router 

you plug the other adapter in to a socket next to your device and use a short ethernet cable from the adapter to your device 

you can pick them up from supermarkets or Argos or Amazon for about £20 -£30

you don't need expensive ones as the sky kit is limited to 100mb on ethernet. I used a set of tp link av600 which I picked up used for £10.

theres no setup required it's just plug and play 

[MisterM18]

That's interesting, thanks for the suggestion. It would certainly save me a lot of work in having to run an ethernet cable between my Glass TV and Sky hub.

Is using a powerline adapter as good as using an ethernet cable between my Glass TV and Sky hub?

[Jporch316]

I think you lose about 10% on speed over normal Ethernet but stability is unchanged 

[MisterM18]

Thanks for the info @Jporch316  I'll certainly consider investing  in one.

[Exiled-in-HH]

Their use is dependent on the wiring being reasonable and the locations being on the same ring main🤔

issues that may exist in large or older properties😉

[TimmyBGood]

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@MisterM18 wrote:

Is using a powerline adapter as good as using an ethernet cable between my Glass TV and Sky hub?

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Running data over two or three parallel copper strands which were never designed for it is never going to be as good as dedicated eight core twisted pair ethernet , particularly as by definition a power cable is a somewhat 'noisy' environment.  It may well be adequate though, and that's all Glass needs.