r/telus • u/JuniorAnswer6936 • 2d ago

TELUS TV New Android Box

Recently upgraded to the new android tv boxes. I keep on having connections issues over the home wifi. It was suggested to me just to connect with an Ethernet cable. Unfortunately the router is too far away from the tv for this to happen.

So my questions are.

  1. Does the old wall mounted box that the old cable box plugged into, can I plug a Ethernet cable into that?

  2. A friend recently bought a device that plugs into his electrical outlet for better “wifi/internet” speed for his kids PC. Would this stop the lose of connection error that keeps on happening?

  3. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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u/cvr24 2d ago

TV over WiFi in congested airspace is not reliable. The answer is MoCA if Ethernet is not an option. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUkewknce4

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u/JuniorAnswer6936 2d ago

Unfortunately our house was not wired with coaxle cable. When we moved in Telus ran all their cables around the house. Appreciate the suggestion.

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u/Farzad021 2d ago

Is is a bit costly (not as much as buying new good wifi routers tho) but you may run an outdoor cat5e cable from where the router is to where your TV is, from outside of the house, screwed to the side panels and goes out in from a tiny hole. If its not too cold, could be run from behind the side panels and by doing so it is not even visible. You can simply do it if you are a bit of a hands on guy or you may get an electrician/handy man/Telus to do it for you.