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Optik upgrade -- What's the second box for?
I live in Vancouver and I have Optik TV. I was advised that I had to replace the existing hardware to continue using Netflix. The existing hardware consists of a single box. I am confused because...
Makes sense. All 3 of my Optik boxes are hardwired so I never even think about the WiFi bandwidth limitations. Why do the PVR's even have WiFi capabilities if they need to be hardwired?
KHR
TELUS Team Member
TELUS Team MemberThe PVRs have their Wi-Fi disabled on them to improve recording reliability (basically reducing one point of failure). If you had both a PVR and a Wireless Box communicating back and forth to an access point wirelessly and the Wi-Fi was unreliable, this could present a poor TV experience. Obviously, hardwired as you've got it, is the best solution but not always possible.
