I have FIOS 100/100, a Quantum DVR and the Actiontec MI424WR-GEN3I, Version I (red) Verizon router.
Wired speeds are as advertised (even a little better). Wireless, however, is another story.
3 feet from the router I get 28/17. Further away it's as low as 3/2. Thus, wireless 1080p or 4K streaming from Netflix to my FireTV or 4K smart tv was not possible.
I did an easy fix by killing the radio in the Verizon router and adding an Apple Airport Extreme (putting the Extreme in bridge mode). Wireless speeds went to 98/88 and 4K streaming worked perfectly. Problem solved? Not exactly.
I also often stream my DVR'd programming to my iPhone and Samsung tablet via the FIOS Mobile app (I only care about local streaming). After adding the Extreme into the mix, however, I was unable to view anything via the FIOS app.
Apparently the app will not work with the Extreme. I have seen posts confirming this but there is some disagreement as to whether this issue is exclusive to the Apple Extreme or if the app will simply only work if the Actiontec is providing the wireless signal.
I have a 2 part question:
- Has anyone ever successfully used a 3rd party router and the FIOS app?
- Assuming the answer above is no, I am willing to spend the $150 to upgrade to the Verizon AC1750 Quantum Gateway router if that will solve my problem. Does anyone know if I will get speeds anywhere near what I get with the Apple Extreme or will I have to worry about 4K streaming, etc.?
TYIA