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Discussion topic: Stream issues with TP Link?

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Stream issues with TP Link?

I fairly regularly have issues with my Sky Stream. Here's a summary:

 

Turning on Stream, I'm presented with a blue screen saying there's no internet connection. I then go into settings and it says there is a connection, but channels still don't load. I'll repeat this a few times, sometimes I get lucky and it starts, other times I reset the Stream. I'll often be fine watching one channel, then I'll come across a similar issue with connection when trying to change channel.

 

I have a TV slightly further away from the WiFi than the Stream which seems to be able to stream anything perfectly 100% of the time.

 

I spoke with Sky technical support and they said that Stream has some issues if you're using a TP Link router, it doesn't like mesh networks and if you want to use an Ethernet cable with the Stream you can only use a really short run of Ethernet cable.

 

Is the hardware really that bad? I feel like I only have to breath on it and it loses connection to the WiFi.

 

And secondly, can anybody recommend a really good mesh system that works well with Stream?