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Why does my m55 loses wifi connection?

TV loses wifi connection when trying to stream movies. Wireless is working and all other devices have connection (phones, computers). when trying to connect I get a message to check my connection. When I check menu it shows correct wireless connection but still get an error message when trying to connect to Netflix.

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Your other devices all buffer the signals internally. Your TV does not. Any disruptions in the continuity of the wireless signal show up as pauses and breaks in the streaming.

You can spend time trying to diagnose, and then changing WiFi channels But quite honestly, if you have neighbours who don't know or care about wireless then any fix you do will be undone because they'll just trample over your signal again.

Either go with a bit of cable (Ethernet cable) from the router to the TV, or buy some Ethernet of Power adapters (Homeplugs) and use them. Beware though, homeplugs radiate quite a bit of energy because they use the unshielded mains cable for transmission. They aren't as quick either as Ethernet cable direct because of the lag from the encryption/decryption and error correct processing.

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