Streaming delay before to start a video (Youtube, Netflix, Instagram, ...)
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Hi,
On all my iOS devices (iPhone or iPad), I have few seconds delay before the video start.
The nperf iOS app failed to test the streaming bandwith.
When using the routeur in "Access point" operation mode, its OK, video start immediatly and the nperf is OK (and very good).
I try to disable any 'intelligent" features (IPv6, QoS) and configure DNS 8.8.8.8, but the same. I also try to set the MTU to 1400 as I could sometimes be a solution.
But its the same issue again and again.
Any ideas ?
Thanks a lot
Hi,
Thank you for your answer.
My router is directly connected to my ISP box which has an 1 Gb Fiber connection.
Speedtest or Nperf bandwidth, and delay are excellente on both test (iOS 16 on iPhone SE 2020)
The Nperf app, which has a complete test with a streaming on 360p 720p and 1080p on YouTube, shows the issue with streaming flows : the video is too long to be loaded, and fails.
I see the same problem when watching videos on YouTube app, and others apps with videos , like Netflix or Insta.
The issue is only when the app load the video, but after something like 5 seconds, the video start and after its perfect.
We have this issue with every iOS or iPadOS, but there is no issue with macbook, which is on the same wifi.
Important thing : when using the AX53 in level 2 operation mode (Access point mode), the issue disappears, and all videos load instantly.
But, in accesspoint, the wifi extension with RE700X is not available (and I buy this routeur for this reason). When using only the routeur (without wifi extension) the issue is the same.
I would be very happy to be able to intercept traffic with a wireshark like sofware, but it becomes difficult with iOS (need jailbreak ...)
I will try to disable the smartconnect, but do you think that smartconnect is a mandatory feature to use wifi extension with the same SSID everywhere on the house?
I try to disconnect Smart connect :
- Disable SmartConnect
- Remove the RE700X wifi extension and disable also the EasyMesh
- Reboot the router without SmartConnect & EasyMesh
Result : the video are still very long to load :(
And then I try again with a test in operation mode "Access point" (and reboot) and this time the test is a success :
It seems something in the router features adds a delay in the video loading, which is very annoying, especially with all the Ads which take all 5 seconds to load ...