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Help from slingbox users
Help from slingbox users
Hi, can anyone help. We have a slingbox HD in the uk and streaming video to singapore. Our uplaod speeds here range from 3-6 Meg and download speeds between 20 -80Meg..... BUT....
...our slingplayer will only stream / upload at around 1/10th the speed (300-600kbps). Does anyone know how to improve this?
By the way my parents in the uk can sream sling on to their PC at around 6meg. We have tied both laptops but performance is similar. Is our 2.4Ghz core duo processor sufficient for what we need?
Will slingcatcher help?
Thanks in advance
...our slingplayer will only stream / upload at around 1/10th the speed (300-600kbps). Does anyone know how to improve this?
By the way my parents in the uk can sream sling on to their PC at around 6meg. We have tied both laptops but performance is similar. Is our 2.4Ghz core duo processor sufficient for what we need?
Will slingcatcher help?
Thanks in advance
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what's the upload speed at your parents house in UK? slingbox need fast upload speed at source. are you also streaming HD?
i only got the standard slingbox and works a treat on my starhub cable modem at 8meg speed. my slingbox upload speed is at 1.2meg.
using it on a laptop, only a pentium m 1.6GHz.
i only got the standard slingbox and works a treat on my starhub cable modem at 8meg speed. my slingbox upload speed is at 1.2meg.
using it on a laptop, only a pentium m 1.6GHz.
@shawzy, I have a similar problem. Once in Europe, I can stream at 2000+ kbps but not here in Singapore, where I get similar speeds to yours.
I have already tested that on Starhub, which routes their traffic through US and Singtel, which has a direct connections with UK. Both were showing similar results. And that was strange especially that Singtel, based on tracroute results, has a direct connection with the UK network backbone where my Slingbox is located. So in terms of routing, it couldn't be better.
The solution on this is to use a proxy server. It is usually hard to find a good and free one, so you should better look around at UK proxy paid alternatives.
Before buying a slingcatcher, you should be aware that Slingmedia doesn't really provide a good support for this device. They haven't also implemented a proxy support for this device, meaning that if you have bad speed with direct connection, there is nothing you can do.
I have already tested that on Starhub, which routes their traffic through US and Singtel, which has a direct connections with UK. Both were showing similar results. And that was strange especially that Singtel, based on tracroute results, has a direct connection with the UK network backbone where my Slingbox is located. So in terms of routing, it couldn't be better.
The solution on this is to use a proxy server. It is usually hard to find a good and free one, so you should better look around at UK proxy paid alternatives.
Before buying a slingcatcher, you should be aware that Slingmedia doesn't really provide a good support for this device. They haven't also implemented a proxy support for this device, meaning that if you have bad speed with direct connection, there is nothing you can do.
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