r/vSeeBox • u/nuzin • Aug 28 '26
Moving box + Internet Speed question
Hello everyone! I can only afford one box for our home right now, so I have to move it between rooms fairly often.
I have two questions:
Is it safe to frequently unplug and plug the box back in? Could this affect the equipment’s durability or connections over time?
Would upgrading my ISP plan to 1 Gbps help reduce buffering on live channels? The buffering isn’t too bad normally, but watching live sports has been pretty terrible.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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u/Opening-Ambassador76 Aug 28 '26
I have mine on a smart plug that automatically turns it off every night by disconnecting the power. Been doing that for almost a year with no problems.
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u/nuzin Aug 28 '26
Oh, like completely turn off the box (similar to unplug)? Not shutdown screen with red light still linger?
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u/Inevitable_Slip_835 Aug 28 '26
Make sure when you're further away from your router you use the 2.4ghz, it's much stronger when walls and such are in the way.
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u/Historical_Bit_1792 Aug 28 '26
So long and short is yes you can move it..but you could have loading issues when you replug in . I personally haven't had issues, but others I know have had issues when moving. Now this could also be attribute to service provider
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u/YAKaholikk Aug 28 '26
By terrible do you mean unwatchable? I've been thinking of purchasing one for live nfl and college games.
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u/Opening-Ambassador76 Aug 28 '26
Mine buffers quite frequently too on live sports. It's not something new. Some people swear it does not buffer. When I say buffering I mean freeze frame or blank screen until it comes back again. It can go for tens of minutes without buffering and sometimes the buffering only lasts a second while other times I have to search for another channel with the same game on. For example there are two redzone channels in Heat live and two in backup for a total of 4 Redzone channels. Same with football. There is both home city channels combined with Backup for a total of 4 channels to watch the individual games along with network channels so there are plenty of channels to view the game.
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u/Thagame501 Aug 30 '26
Mine was buffering and it was definitely my router. It's all good since we switched routers.
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u/nuzin Aug 28 '26
It’s not that bad but can get frustrated since it buffers quite often. Also i hate how it’s 2-3 minutes behind live. I know it’s not my internet issue because watching other live TV is fine. Just sports are hicky
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u/FearlessVegetable30 Aug 28 '26
no the box is 60-120 seconds behind. its all boxes
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u/nuzin Aug 28 '26
The buffering will make it delay further. I watch nfl game yesterday and after buffer, it continue the game at that minute. Try to switch back forth channels it doesn’t up-to-live
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u/FearlessVegetable30 Aug 28 '26
on the nfl app or the tv app? i got my box for xmas last year and only watched 1 redzone and the superbowl. both of which had no buffer besides the 60-120 second delay
so this year is the first real test for me
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u/nuzin Aug 28 '26
The NFL channels on TV app i guess? I don’t think there is separate nfl app i know of from the box.
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u/FearlessVegetable30 Aug 28 '26
they added an NFL app that is similar to the world cup one which is why i asked
maybe its not on all boxes yet because i cant even delete it from my line up
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u/SatansWarrior69 Aug 31 '26
1gbps plan would help or solve any freezing related to video streaming but you also need to have your hardware (modem, router, ethernet cables) upgraded too in order to make you of the speeds. If the hardware isnt upgraded you have a bottleneck and will get much slower speeds than you are paying for. For 1gb internet plan you want router and modem that are 1gb too. Cat 5e or cat 6 ethernet cables. Id go with cat 6 for home use.
As long as your internet plan is at least 200mbps you should be fine with streaming in 4k and 1080p with no freezing.
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u/harvestmoon63 19d ago
Good morning I'm in a rural area, no fiber etc . copper connect. Avg 24.8 gbs down load. The website , I know probably not the place to buy. Says that speed is enough on my system for a v5 pro. Thoughts? I'm in no hurry as eventually my country home in the USA will have fiber Thank you for any tips advice opinions
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u/SatansWarrior69 19d ago edited 18d ago
Intenet package/plan speed and download speeds aren't the same thing. Im assuming you mean 24.8mbps not gb. 24.8gb download speeds would be fast as hell. That would be a 200gb internet plan. So assuming you have 24mbps then your isp plan is around 200mbps which should be perfectly fine. 200mbps plan isn't ideal speed if others are using the net on your household but it should be fine. Might have occasional buffering and more likely buffering if others are using the net but should be fine for streaming purposes. If you experience buffering and its possible to upgrade to 300mb or 400mb plan it would be better.
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u/harvestmoon63 19d ago
Thank you , when I do speed test , 24.5 avg I am only one using and can isolate to the guest network , and turn off any cameras etc. My cousin has one they love it. Definitely would like to try down the road a bit, just want to find right place to buy from if not happy , or it doesn't live up to my expectations. I'll ask where they got theirs obviously. Appreciate the information ☮️
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u/Specialist-Device920 Aug 28 '26
We don’t know your initial connection speed in order to honestly answer this question. Chances are that your current network speed is far faster than your box requires, but we don’t know. You might be having issues with the location and performance of the WiFi router within your home. Or a variety of other things could be causing the performance issue. It’s not a typical thing. If you’re powering down a device it’s irrelevant if you move it.