# Slow network?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/slow-network/57358>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/slow-network/57358 "2014-02-13T08:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![joyless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@joyless](https://forums.plex.tv/u/joyless)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/slow-network/57358/1 "2014-02-13T08:24:04Z")

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Hello,

i just bought Raspberry Pi and installed Rasplex - everything went pretty smooth, I must say.

Unfortunately, playback is terrible. Even 900kb/s SD movies won't play, everything just stops after a second or two and struggles while buffering/pausing all the time.

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I strongly suspect WiFi signal strenght is the bottleneck, even though other devices (laptops, iOS devices etc) work fine at the same location. Before I start replacing router antennas and look for stronger USB WiFi card, is there anything I can do to test the connection, like maybe see the transfer rate, signal strenght etc.

Unfortunately there is no way i can use CAT5 cables and see if wired Pi works okay (unless I get 20-25 meter cable, which would cost as much as new WIFI dongle with antenna).

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Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

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Thanks!&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/slow-network/57358/2 "2019-12-21T01:18:29Z")

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