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Kaiserfamily
Sophomore
8 years ago

New to Hughes Net and need help

As most of you know Hughes Net does not behave like normal wifi so I need a little help.   Issues: No signals out of the house so wifi is dead when it rains or snows Amazon firestick KODI no lon...
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  • Kaiserfamily's avatar
    Kaiserfamily
    8 years ago

    Solution that has lasted almost a week.

     

    1. Switched back down to Kodi 17.3

    2. Dropped convenant and picked up others

    3. Watch more on my netflix and vudu accounts

    4. HughesNet did not have my router synced correctly so they reset it.

     

    I started getting great download speed.

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C0RR0SIVE
Associate Professor

Wifi is wifi, if you want signal in an area where there is little, or no signal, you will have to install and use a Wifi Network Extender/Booster to get signal into such areas.

As far as the Amazon Firestick not working... 

 

Have you connected it to your wifi network since getting Hughesnet service installed?

Do any other apps on the Firestick work?
When using Kodi, are you using other add-ons, if so, which ones?
When using Kodi, are you trying to stream content that's online, or that's being hosted locally on your network?  Kodi typically depends on local content unless an add-on has been installed.

Kaiserfamily's avatar
Kaiserfamily
Sophomore
8 years ago
My tv is a roku tv. Everything on that works smooth. Amazon firestick apps work fine except for kodi. It is running 17.5 with covenant. I am online streaming. I can start the stream but then it buffers and gets stopped.
  • BirdDog's avatar
    BirdDog
    Assistant Professor
    8 years ago
    Kaiserfamily wrote:
    My tv is a roku tv. Everything on that works smooth. Amazon firestick apps work fine except for kodi. It is running 17.5 with covenant. I am online streaming. I can start the stream but then it buffers and gets stopped.

    That sounds like a problem with Kodi then. If you're running a plug-in to watch unlicensed content then it might be getting cut off at the content end. Also what definition is it trying to stream?

     

    I've read Kodi is getting hit with liscence problems because they allow unauthorized (unpaid) content streaming with some add ons. I have a Pi 3 Kodi box myself but use it as a local media server and have not tried online streaming with it.

    • BirdDog's avatar
      BirdDog
      Assistant Professor
      8 years ago
      BirdDog wrote:
      Kaiserfamily wrote:
      My tv is a roku tv. Everything on that works smooth. Amazon firestick apps work fine except for kodi. It is running 17.5 with covenant. I am online streaming. I can start the stream but then it buffers and gets stopped.

      That sounds like a problem with Kodi then. If you're running a plug-in to watch unlicensed content then it might be getting cut off at the content end. Also what definition is it trying to stream?

       

      I've read Kodi is getting hit with liscence problems because they allow unauthorized (unpaid) content streaming with some add ons. I have a Pi 3 Kodi box myself but use it as a local media server and have not tried online streaming with it.

      PS: may want to watch this and do other searches about the problem:  

       

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI5SzOim4cA

      • Kaiserfamily's avatar
        Kaiserfamily
        Sophomore
        8 years ago

        Solution that has lasted almost a week.

         

        1. Switched back down to Kodi 17.3

        2. Dropped convenant and picked up others

        3. Watch more on my netflix and vudu accounts

        4. HughesNet did not have my router synced correctly so they reset it.

         

        I started getting great download speed.