45Mbs is more than sufficient. An HD 1080p stream only requires 6Mbs. But if you’ve got buffering issues I would suggest its either a router or the streaming device. I used to have that problem until I purchased a high-end router and went with Roku Sticks as my streaming device. The cost is recouped in about 3 months of cord cutting.
Those are valid points. I have only done streaming via my Win 8.1 PC which is gigabit wi-fi connected to my cable modem 50 feet away.
Plenty of links in that chain — not even counting the notorious TimeWarner Cable network — for my issues to crop up.
I would still prefer being able to schedule downloads to a DVR-type system so actual viewing time was not subject to such vagaries. Is Netflix streaming purely “streaming only” ?
I would agree on the router too.
I had those kind of problems and a high speed router
fixed it. Then went to a hard line instead of wifi
and picked up some speed also.
Don’t have much trouble now.