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Question

Can a smart tv mess up your internet?

Sep 18, 2015 5:10PM PDT

So we recently got a smart tv and now our wifi is messing up really bad. The tv will lag sometimes and the internet lags at the same time. Was just wondering if this is caused by our provider(comcast) or if the new TV is doing it. Thanks

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What's your internet speed like?
Sep 18, 2015 5:41PM PDT

Could be the tv tipped it over the edge.
Dafydd.

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Why yes it can push it too hard.
Sep 19, 2015 7:05AM PDT

Since WiFi is a shared air space you can help it out by wiring up the TV. You also need a lot more bandwidth for Smart TVs as it's quite a bit of data it will eat. But wiring the TV is going to help.