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The latest update still doesn’t resolve the video buffering issue on Facebook in-app videos.
This issue has persisted for many months since I first purchased the BE805 router.
I can confirm that the problem is with the BE805 router. I connected a Huawei router to the BE805 as an access point. When I connect to the BE805’s Wi-Fi directly, video buffering occurs. However, when I switch to the Huawei router’s Wi-Fi (which is connected to the BE805), everything works smoothly without any buffering. This clearly proves the issue lies with the BE805.
The following screenshot shows the problem that keeps occurring. As you can see, it's a Facebook video I'm trying to watch. The Wi-Fi connection is full, as indicated by the signal bar at the top of the screenshot.
However, while watching the video, it suddenly stops, buffers, and takes a long time to load. Sometimes, the Facebook app even displays the message: "This is taking a while. Try checking your connection."
To temporarily fix the issue, I have to turn my phone’s Wi-Fi off and on again — then the video will start loading. But after a few minutes, the same problem happens again
It’s very disappointing that such an expensive TP-Link router performs worse than my Huawei router, which costs less than 50. I expected much better performance from a premium device like the BE805
Tian632 wrote
The latest update still doesn’t resolve the video buffering issue on Facebook in-app videos.
This issue has persisted for many months since I first purchased the BE805 router.
I can confirm that the problem is with the BE805 router. I connected a Huawei router to the BE805 as an access point. When I connect to the BE805’s Wi-Fi directly, video buffering occurs. However, when I switch to the Huawei router’s Wi-Fi (which is connected to the BE805), everything works smoothly without any buffering. This clearly proves the issue lies with the BE805.
The following screenshot shows the problem that keeps occurring. As you can see, it's a Facebook video I'm trying to watch. The Wi-Fi connection is full, as indicated by the signal bar at the top of the screenshot.
However, while watching the video, it suddenly stops, buffers, and takes a long time to load. Sometimes, the Facebook app even displays the message: "This is taking a while. Try checking your connection."
To temporarily fix the issue, I have to turn my phone’s Wi-Fi off and on again — then the video will start loading. But after a few minutes, the same problem happens again
It’s very disappointing that such an expensive TP-Link router performs worse than my Huawei router, which costs less than 50. I expected much better performance from a premium device like the BE805
@Tian632 Thank you very much for your feedback.
Could you please provide a detailed network layout that displays how the devices are connected? Is it like below?
ISP modem --- (WAN port) BE805 (LAN port) --- Huawei router (in AP Mode)
Do you use different wireless channels for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks on the BE805 and the Huawei AP? Please ensure there are no obvious interferences when selecting channels.
What devices are you watching the videos on? Does this video buffering or lagging behavior occur on all devices, or does it occur on a particular device only?
