Buffering is steadiness, not speed
As long as the player keeps its buffer full, you never see the circle. What empties the buffer isn’t a lower average — it’s the gaps in between. Those gaps are what we measure and what we size capacity against.
STREAMING
Not a spinning circle — a scene that starts.
A 4K stream doesn’t want a high peak. It wants a floor that never drops, including at peak hours.
Four connections on one account
The television in the living room, a tablet in the kitchen and two phones, all at once. No separate account or separate subscription per device — whatever your plan allows is included.
The same line on the television
Most smart televisions can’t install an app. Set it up on the router and the television goes through the same exit without knowing anything about it — no config file, no link to paste.
Three steps
For a television, use the router setup instead of the app.
- 01Install the app and sign in.
- 02Pick an exit — the measured latency is listed next to it.
- 03Start the stream and watch the quality indicator for a few minutes.
Common questions
Is it enough for 4K?
Streaming services usually ask for around 25 Mbit/s for 4K. What decides it isn’t your peak but whether that level holds without dropping.
My television has no app — what now?
The router setup. It’s done once, and every device on that network — television, console, whatever — goes through the same exit.
How many devices at once?
It depends on your plan. The number is on your account page, and you can add or remove devices at any time.
Watch one episode, then decide.
Counting how often the circle spins is test enough.