Apple TV 100 mbs or GB?

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Apple TV 100 mbs or GB?

I have read many posts about this issue. I have two 4K Apple TVs connected to the same network via ethernet connections to a gigabit switch. The First Apple TV which I bought will ONLY connect at 100 mbs (actually 94) my second (newer) will consistently connect at 500 mbs plus... They have different LL/A numbers although one is 32GB and original is 64GB. I swear blind that the original specs stated that it was still only 100 base, could it be that the newer Apple TVs are GB and the first generation was 100 base, ie a bait and switch by apple?

Posted on Jun 21, 2018 4:45 PM

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Dennis D Author

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Jun 27, 2018 4:16 AM in response to Dennis D

So it turned out to be a bad Ethernet cable. I swapped them over again and got the same speeds swapped out the cable and its all good!

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Urquhart1244

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Jun 22, 2018 6:36 AM in response to Dennis D

If there is a 100 Mbps switch/hub/router/base station/splitter in the wired connection, then that will throttle all connections though it.

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ckuan

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Jun 21, 2018 4:54 PM in response to Dennis D

Not that I know of:

All TV 4 K has ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T

All TV 4th generation has 10/100Base-T

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Dennis D Author

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Jun 22, 2018 12:37 PM in response to Urquhart1244

Nope. I have one core GB switch cat 7 cables directly to each Apple TV. Curiously as I have two I am in the position of swapping them over. Without any changes, the 500+ mbs Apple TV on the same infrastructure as 94 mbs was still 500+ and the 94 mbs still 94... I factory reset and no change. Its definitely the Apple TV! I am not that worried as I get plenty of speed for UHD streaming, just would like them to be the same

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Apple TV 100 mbs or GB?

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