Home network guides

Most streaming problems start between the street and the TV, not on the server. These guides follow that path: how your router hands out the signal, whether Wi-Fi, mesh or a cable suits your home, and which numbers matter beyond download speed.

If streams only struggle in the evening, begin with the peak-hours guide. If you’ve read that a new DNS or a VPN will fix buffering, read those two guides before changing anything: they explain what each one can and can’t do. Every guide ends with a test you can run yourself, including our free IPTV speed test.