DISH & HBO.. still **bleep** fighting. Will a streaming device help reduce buffering on HBO GO
Hi, Ive been down the Google rabbithole many times with the constant buffering issue that's been a problem since day 1 with Hughes net. It's now a big issue for me as Dish and HBO don't seem to want to resolve their contract issue so my only other option to watch HBO is thru the HBO app.. because of the rural area I live in I get stuck paying for crappy service often. I will flip my **bleep** if I can't watch GOT without the constant buffering so will a streaming device help much if any or I'm gonna make that call to direct..that's my only option. I understand I made the choices and still do so I'm not complaining anymore.. I just need someone to give me advice that is smarter than me about this stuff
Roku can limit your bandwidth usage...
This is something I don’t think you can do with competing set top boxes - specifiy a maximum connection speed for streaming video. Could be very useful (and I’ve confirmed it works with a latest-gen Roku stick...) https://www.howtogeek.com/289289/how-to-limit-bandwidth-usage-on-your-roku/Xbox Issues
First off, I am aware that HughesNet is not "recommended" for playing online Xbox games, so no need to say that. I am aware of the lag and everything that comes along with it. However, I choose to deal with it so that I can still play games with my friends. Anyways, here's my issue. Regardless of the latecy, speed, etc., the issue I want to address is that my NAT settings keep popping up as Double NAT. This issue makes it incredibly hard, and sometimes impossible, for me to join games that my friends are playing. I know this is a HughesNet issue, and not a Xbox issue. I have tried all of the generic ideas that people always try to throw at me, such as using an ethernet cord (no that doesn't fix it), so I'm looking for a more detailed idea. Maybe something with bridging connections or deleting something or some actual setting change inside of my HughesNet router settings. I've tried port mapping to no avail. I believe the Gen5 modem is the source of the issue, and it acts like I have conflicting issues with my IP Address. I've tried many things honestly, so please suggest a real solution or at least a good starting point. I know I can't be the only person experiencing this, yet I can't find anything when I search these threads.
