Why is Dreamlink T1+ WiFi so bad?

by mikecay

This my first stb. Being new to iptv i was trying it with a raspberry pi running kodi for about 2 weeks. I was running it over WiFi and liked the results but I knew a stb would give a better user experience. The WiFi on the t1 is so bad I was only able to connect to the market place 1 out of three trys and it took even more than that to download dol2. I finally gave up and moved the box to another TV, next to my router, and connected to the router using an ethernet cable. From that point setup was quick and performance flawless. When I was satisfied it was configured as i wanted, I disconnected the ethernet cable and with the t1 just 3 feet from the router i attempted to setup WiFi. I was able to to setup wifi but watching any content was impossible. When i look at the wifi setup it tells me signal streanght is excellent. I reconnected my Rpi, as I still has a week of service on it, and it worked like a charm, even from another floor over WiFi. How can a company advertise WiFi capable when it is unusable. The t1 could have been $20 cheaper, if not more, had they just left out the WiFi.

stokedcrf

Strange, I wonder if this is something unique to the newer boxes or something.

I have no issues here and can get some screenshots of the wifi connections I have.

I should point out though that my homelab and networking components are somewhat advanced (I don't use the free routers providers give me with their modems) and I'm on a gigabit connection.

But I certainly don't have these issues you guys are reporting.

Have you dont some speedtests on it?

Tamar1nd

Shitty chinese components, Dreamlink just made a acceptable Interface, otherwise components are same for most boxes:

Just the spec tells you how dumb it is:

Processor: Hisilicon Quad-core (latest Quad core Android CPU year 2016)

  • Like there is a Android CPU?

OS: Android Kitkat 4.4.2 - yeah from 2013.