Carrier Why does speedtest and fast give me 100 Mbps + on 4g lte, 5g, or 5g+ but when I go to stream a movie or tv show that is in 4k & really big buffers?

[max2]

Doubt anyone will know the answer but here goes. This is on AT&T cellular Elite tier (Yes I know you can't get AT&T Elite tier anymore we got it before it ended)

Basically I am sitting outside in the same spot and getting 100 Mbps + on cellular data speed.

Movie file size is 68 GB. Movie is around 1 hour and 45 minutes. Yes it is 4k please don't tell me I can't see the difference between 1080p and 4k on such a small device. Thanks.

P.S. yes steam saver is off too!

BTW this is remote direct streaming the 68GB movie file from my Synology NAS at home.

I have 1 Gbps down and 1 Gbps up fiber at home.

 

[MrAperture]

How much data did you use this month with ATT? I’m reading there’s a soft data cap of 100GB and then it’s throttled afterwards.

 

[max2]

How much data did you use this month with ATT? I’m reading there’s a soft data cap of 100GB and then it’s throttled afterwards.

There is no soft data cap anymore. It is unlimited high speed data. Though just to answer your question about 7 or 8 GB so far.

 

[MrAperture]

What Wi-Fi router are you using?

 

[max2]

What Wi-Fi router are you using?

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My NAS is connected through ethernet cable.

 

[MrAperture]

asus ax86u

My NAS is connected through ethernet cable.

Well it sounds like you have the right equipment with wired Ethernet connection. I can’t think of anything else besides it being an ATT issue 😜.

 

[max2]

Well it sounds like you have the right equipment with wired Ethernet connection. I can’t think of anything else besides it being an ATT issue 😜.

Na I get a constant 900 Mbps to 940 Mbps download and 900 Mbps to 940 Mbps upload speed at home.

 

[max2]

Maybe more a AT&T Cellular data connection speed issue.

 

[MrAperture]

Maybe more a AT&T Cellular data connection speed issue.

Sorry, yes this is what I was referring to. Thank you.

 

[max2]

Sorry, yes this is what I was referring to. Thank you.

Oh ok sorry. No problem!

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Look at your carrier settings via the carrier site. I haven't been on AT&T for almost a decade. But I know carriers like T-mobile and Verizon can have 480p quality streaming settings enable, even when you have unlimited. I had to log on to their sites and disable it, as when it's enabled it throttle bandwidth. After I disabled it, everything went smoothly.


An example of what I had to disable on T-mobile.

 

[max2]

Look at your carrier settings via the carrier site. I haven't been on AT&T for almost a decade. But I know carriers like T-mobile and Verizon can have 480p quality streaming settings enable, even when you have unlimited. I had to log on to their sites and disable it, as when it's enabled it throttle bandwidth. After I disabled it, everything went smoothly.


An example of what I had to disable on T-mobile.


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Thanks

AT&T Steam Saver has been off.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Thanks

AT&T Steam Saver has been off.

Is it HDR? Cause sometimes I have an issue with that. Maybe play around with the transcoding settings.

 

[max2]

Is it HDR? Cause sometimes I have an issue with that. Maybe play around with the transcoding.

I am directly streaming the 68 GB file remotely from my Synology NAS server. No transcoding happening.

I only do transcoding for backup from Emby. But only if absolutely necessary. My main pc I use for my Emby is a gaming pc with most of the latest hardware plus I have a Emby Premier or Pro lifetime licease. So hardware transcoding. I use my intel processor onboard graphics card though for it (i7 12700k processor so onboard graphics is good for this) but my EVGA rtx 2060 Super is backup if needed.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I am directly streaming the 68 GB file remotely from my Synology NAS server. No transcoding happening.

I only do transcoding for backup from Emby. But only if absolutely necessary. My main pc I use for my Emby is a gaming pc with most of the latest hardware plus I have a Emby Premier or Pro lifetime licease. So hardware transcoding. I use my intel processor onboard graphics card though for it (i7 12700k processor so onboard graphics is good for this) but my EVGA rtx 2060 Super is backup if needed.

I'm out of suggestions then. It's most likely something so simple too.

 

[max2]

I'm out of suggestions then. It's most likely something so simple too.

That is ok.

I am sure it is just like @MrAperture said.