Apple TV taking up too much bandwidth?

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Apple TV taking up too much bandwidth?

When you turn on Apple TV and your television the bandwidth on the internet drops to dial up speeds. I have seen many ask this question but nobody actually provided a suitable answer, some answers were way off the mark - blaming internet speeds, no mesh network etc. That is not the problem, and if those who responded had read the post properly they would have provided a better solution.

Do a speed test for a benchmark. (I did 26 mbps)
Move your apple tv as far away as possible from your tv (i.e. get a long HDMI cable)
Turn on Apple TV only, do a speed test. (I did 26 mbps)
Turn on your tv to stand by, do a speed test. (26 mbps)
Turn on your tv, do a speed test. (26 mbps)

When I had the Apple TV next to the tv, even when tv in standby, speed was 1-2 mbps.

Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)

Posted on Oct 25, 2023 3:36 PM

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destiny241

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Oct 26, 2023 12:06 PM in response to edgledge

Hello edgledge,

While you were searching for a solution, did you check out the Apple TV User Guide? If not, we'd suggest checking out the Apple TV Wi-Fi specifications here: Apple TV Wi-Fi specification details

Apple TV Wi-Fi specification details

The following are the Apple TV Wi-Fi specification details. The categories are:

* 802.11 compatibility and frequency band: 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11a, 802.11b/g and 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.

* Physical layer (PHY) data rate: The highest rate at which a client can transmit data over Wi-Fi.

* Channel bandwidth: The maximum channel bandwidth that is supported. Beginning with 802.11n, channels can be combined to create a wider channel that allows for more data to be transmitted during a single transmission. With 802.11n for 5 GHz band, two 20 MHz channels can be combined to create a 40 MHz channel. With 802.11ac for 5 GHz band, four 20 MHz channels can be combined to create an 80 MHz channel.

* MCS index: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) index defines the maximum transmission rate at which 802.11ac/n devices can communicate. 802.11ac uses Very High Throughput (VHT) and 802.11n uses High Throughput (HT) frames.

* Spatial streams/SISO/MIMO: Each radio can send a specific number of independent data streams, called spatial streams, at the same time, which can increase overall throughput. Single input single output (SISO) uses a single radio and antenna and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) uses multiple radios and antennas.

We'd also review the section, 'Wi-Fi specification details for Apple TV 4K' within the page above.

Let us know if that helps out.

Cheers!

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