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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Juggernaut1064
(Post 11960077)
I had Telus 100mbps but dropped it to 50mbps which is plenty fast enough to stream. When i have buffering issues its the feed im streaming from, i just choose a different one and away it goes. Normally only an issue with older movies/TV shows.
Oh poop i forgot to watch game of thrones last night lol
Originally Posted by Edo
(Post 11960113)
But keep in mind that with TekSavvy you have to pay for the installation as well as buy your own router from the very limited selection of routers they have as their system does not support a lot of good priced routers available in the market.
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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960156)
We have two of us often simultaneously streaming and one teenager gaming on line so the faster the better
We did get a crappy Shaw one but bought a decent dual band Linksys one which also as a bonus has parental controls on it.:thumbup: Tried Shaw but there speed isnt constant as its generally a shared connection. |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960156)
...also as a bonus has parental controls on it...
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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11960295)
Now who's a spoilsport? :rofl:
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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960319)
Yes but he has managed to circumvent it anyhow, little sod. I'm going to have to reset the password. Maybe Stinky1 wasn't the best choice!:lol:
:p |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 11960340)
Make it the latin name foetidum catulus
:p Teenage pup just needs a good old fashioned thrashing :lol: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960319)
Yes but he has managed to circumvent it anyhow, little sod. I'm going to have to reset the password. Maybe Stinky1 wasn't the best choice!:lol:
The password was the name on screen just above the password box. He never figured it out. I mean, who on earth would imagine the password was displayed in such a way? :lol: And before anyone says he was a teenager, he'll have worked out how to access it....nope, definitely not. Maybe keep the password the same. He'll surely assume it's been changed. ;) |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11960377)
Years ago, when my stepson had use of a computer but occasionally was restricted as a 'naughty chair' style sanction, my own computer was password protected.
The password was the name on screen just above the password box. He never figured it out. I mean, who on earth would imagine the password was displayed in such a way? :lol: And before anyone says he was a teenager, he'll have worked out how to access it....nope, definitely not. Maybe keep the password the same. He'll surely assume it's been changed. ;) |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960388)
Was it "Windows"?:lol:
No, but it would probably have worked just the same. I remember when we first got computers at work. The original sign on, before we created our own, involved the password PASSWORD and whenever the IT bods had to solve a problem it was reset to PASSWORD again. |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11960319)
Yes but he has managed to circumvent it anyhow, little sod. I'm going to have to reset the password. Maybe Stinky1 wasn't the best choice!:lol:
I've always been the responsible techie type so never needed them but briefly when my younger brother was having issues caused by too much erroneous YouTubing did we block just that site on his computer. Nowadays the only restriction he has is on the mobile internet on his phone :lol: 5+GB data overage got dealt with pretty quick. |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Gozit
(Post 11964441)
Probs because teenagers over 13/14 who have demonstrated they can use the internet responsibly don't need parental controls. ;) Careful if yours is a techie like me, i'd be round them [permanently] in an instant.
I've always been the responsible techie type so never needed them but briefly when my younger brother was having issues caused by too much erroneous YouTubing did we block just that site on his computer. Nowadays the only restriction he has is on the mobile internet on his phone :lol: 5+GB data overage got dealt with pretty quick. My only request is that he goes to bed at a sociable/acceptable time so he can get up in the am which is a real struggle - kind of sick of thrashing him to within an inch of his life every night :thumbdown: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11964460)
...sick of thrashing him to within an inch of his life every night...
http://america.pink/images/2/2/3/1/0...my-edwards.jpg :rofl::rofl::rofl: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by maramos
(Post 11957803)
What is minimum Internet speed requirement for streaming without lag/buffer
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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11964467)
So not James Robertson Justice after all then, more Jimmy Edwards.
http://america.pink/images/2/2/3/1/0...my-edwards.jpg :rofl::rofl::rofl: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11964460)
:thumbup:
My only request is that he goes to bed at a sociable/acceptable time so he can get up in the am which is a real struggle - kind of sick of thrashing him to within an inch of his life every night :thumbdown: When my son was little he barely slept at all, by the time he was 14 he more than made up for it - and continued to do so, lol. I must admit, I was one of those really mean parents who wouldn't allow a computer or tv in his bedroom, so his access was limited (though there were still arguments about turning off his computer / game box). I don't envy parents today with kids with tablets, phones etc., being able to access the internet anywhere, anytime. |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 11965469)
I remember those days, lol.
When my son was little he barely slept at all, by the time he was 14 he more than made up for it - and continued to do so, lol. I must admit, I was one of those really mean parents who wouldn't allow a computer or tv in his bedroom, so his access was limited (though there were still arguments about turning off his computer / game box). I don't envy parents today with kids with tablets, phones etc., being able to access the internet anywhere, anytime. I agree with your point re wireless technology/ cellphones- I have given up there.:( |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965533)
Yeah, it isn't that we are depriving the poor little treacle- he is then impossible to get out of bed in the morning. I know he is a teenager and all that but a smidge of cooperation would really help:thumbdown:
I agree with your point re wireless technology/ cellphones- I have given up there.:( Download the app for android etc., to the phone/tablet he uses if you don't want him accessing the internet when he's out: https://meetcircle.com/circle-go/ :) |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 11965552)
Get one of these: https://meetcircle.com/circle/
Download the app for android etc., to the phone/tablet he uses if you don't want him accessing the internet when he's out: https://meetcircle.com/circle-go/ :) Gozit, I need your tech skills... Router is Linksys WRT 1900AC- how is he cracking the router password and Linkysys account password?? He just flicks the settings to never applying parental control times... Little sod:thumbdown: Would the app be any more successful? It isn't the content I'm bothered about, it is the timing that he can access the PC online. Has anyone thwarted your attempts to get online Gozit?:rofl: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11964460)
:thumbup:
My only request is that he goes to bed at a sociable/acceptable time so he can get up in the am which is a real struggle - kind of sick of thrashing him to within an inch of his life every night :thumbdown:
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 11965469)
I remember those days, lol.
When my son was little he barely slept at all, by the time he was 14 he more than made up for it - and continued to do so, lol. I must admit, I was one of those really mean parents who wouldn't allow a computer or tv in his bedroom, so his access was limited (though there were still arguments about turning off his computer / game box). I don't envy parents today with kids with tablets, phones etc., being able to access the internet anywhere, anytime. Anyways, rant over. Not saying you were like that with yours, the parents I cited are way more extreme. But I think natural consequences generally outweigh parental forcing/punishment as long as it isn't a life or death situation.
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 11965552)
Get one of these - covers all devices in the home: https://meetcircle.com/circle/
Download the app for android etc., to the phone/tablet he uses if you don't want him accessing the internet when he's out: https://meetcircle.com/circle-go/ :)
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965558)
I have considered that but effectively that is what the parental control was supposed to do with the Linksys router
Gozit, I need your tech skills... Router is Linksys WRT 1900AC- how is he cracking the router password and Linkysys account password?? He just flicks the settings to never applying parental control times... Little sod:thumbdown: Would the app be any more successful? It isn't the content I'm bothered about, it is the timing that he can access the PC online. Has anyone thwarted your attempts to get online Gozit?:rofl: Is the PC in his room? Does he have a mobile phone? The thing I would be concerned with as a parent if I was restricting the wifi network is the kid flicking the wi-fi setting on his phone to off and using up all of the mobile data allowance for the month on his phone and causing overages. You could try a parental control software on his PC combined with a non-administrator account. That would be alot harder to crack than the router. Microsoft does a good one for free. And, no, no one dares thwart me as i'm the one that controls all the technology in the house :lol::sneaky: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Gozit
(Post 11965582)
Ah yes I can see that. I just learned that lesson on my own, ie if I go to bed too late then i'm grouchy and can't function at school the next day. But its just natural consequence, no nudging from the parents there. I've learned my limits on how late I can be up doing something until it affects me the next day. I then reward myself with staying up late on the weekends and sleeping in till whenever I want. He'll figure it out on his own.
You see, today, doing stuff like that (IMHO) hinders their abilities with technology which is a skill they need in today's society. I know parents who only allow their kids 10 minutes on a computer per day, and the rest of their day is completely structured with private tutoring, private music lessons, private this private that, blah blah blah, the kids go to French immersion school, (and every time I call round to do some techie work for them they ask me why I don't go to French immersion school) etc etc. I know if my parents were like that with technology then i'd never have found the interest and skill I have in it today which will become my career. When I see parents like those ones I just think the kids are being robbed of what could potentially be a career opportunity and an area of skill. The ironic thing about that family is the dad works as a Software Developer. :confused: Anyways, rant over. Not saying you were like that with yours, the parents I cited are way more extreme. But I think natural consequences generally outweigh parental forcing/punishment as long as it isn't a life or death situation. Again, really, for a 16 year old too much. Factory reset the device and that sod is gone off it. Thats what I would do and I suspect any bright teenager could figure that one out. He either knows you very well and knows what passwords you would use, or he is simply taking a ballpoint pen to the little recessed "reset" button on the back of the router and resetting it to factory defaults, then inputting the SSID and password so it doesn't look like anything was reset. Is the PC in his room? Does he have a mobile phone? The thing I would be concerned with as a parent if I was restricting the wifi network is the kid flicking the wi-fi setting on his phone to off and using up all of the mobile data allowance for the month on his phone and causing overages. You could try a parental control software on his PC combined with a non-administrator account. That would be alot harder to crack than the router. Microsoft does a good one for free. And, no, no one dares thwart me as i'm the one that controls all the technology in the house :lol::sneaky: No, he isn't resetting the router- I have done that several times and changed passwords so god knows how he is doing it. He does it from his PC somehow, he is accessing the settings, he definitely does not know the passwords. Any further ideas? Re restricting access, it is the way of the world now, I don't have big issues. He is doing fantastically at school so I can't even get him for that :sneaky: It is just the shut off time that I'm having problems with. I'm not asking you to be a snitch... Well, maybe just a little, but I would have thought that with PC parental control programs he would have no problems cracking, are there any uncrackable programmes or apps for this purpose? |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965605)
...are there any uncrackable programmes or apps for this purpose?
Or, worse, shrink. :ohmy: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965558)
I have considered that but effectively that is what the parental control was supposed to do with the Linksys router
Gozit, I need your tech skills... Router is Linksys WRT 1900AC- how is he cracking the router password and Linkysys account password?? He just flicks the settings to never applying parental control times... Little sod:thumbdown: Would the app be any more successful? It isn't the content I'm bothered about, it is the timing that he can access the PC online. Has anyone thwarted your attempts to get online Gozit?:rofl:
Originally Posted by Gozit
(Post 11965582)
Ah yes I can see that. I just learned that lesson on my own, ie if I go to bed too late then i'm grouchy and can't function at school the next day. But its just natural consequence, no nudging from the parents there. I've learned my limits on how late I can be up doing something until it affects me the next day. I then reward myself with staying up late on the weekends and sleeping in till whenever I want. He'll figure it out on his own.
You see, today, doing stuff like that (IMHO) hinders their abilities with technology which is a skill they need in today's society. I know parents who only allow their kids 10 minutes on a computer per day, and the rest of their day is completely structured with private tutoring, private music lessons, private this private that, blah blah blah, the kids go to French immersion school, (and every time I call round to do some techie work for them they ask me why I don't go to French immersion school) etc etc. I know if my parents were like that with technology then i'd never have found the interest and skill I have in it today which will become my career. When I see parents like those ones I just think the kids are being robbed of what could potentially be a career opportunity and an area of skill. The ironic thing about that family is the dad works as a Software Developer. :confused: Anyways, rant over. Not saying you were like that with yours, the parents I cited are way more extreme. But I think natural consequences generally outweigh parental forcing/punishment as long as it isn't a life or death situation. Again, really, for a 16 year old too much. Factory reset the device and that sod is gone off it. Thats what I would do and I suspect any bright teenager could figure that one out. He either knows you very well and knows what passwords you would use, or he is simply taking a ballpoint pen to the little recessed "reset" button on the back of the router and resetting it to factory defaults, then inputting the SSID and password so it doesn't look like anything was reset. Is the PC in his room? Does he have a mobile phone? The thing I would be concerned with as a parent if I was restricting the wifi network is the kid flicking the wi-fi setting on his phone to off and using up all of the mobile data allowance for the month on his phone and causing overages. You could try a parental control software on his PC combined with a non-administrator account. That would be alot harder to crack than the router. Microsoft does a good one for free. And, no, no one dares thwart me as i'm the one that controls all the technology in the house :lol::sneaky: At 10 he took apart his Sinclair Spectrum to ascertain why it wasn't working, asked for help buying the part and then repaired it. What I did limit was his ability to be on the computer til 4am. When he went to bed, that was it. :sneaky: |
Re: Android TV boxes
Both bands are password protected. I think even Gozit is a bit stumped. I don't think your plan was a bad one- not practical. I just need to use the turning the router in 5 minutes threat :thumbdown:
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Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965854)
Both bands are password protected. I think even Gozit is a bit stumped. I don't think your plan was a bad one- not practical. I just need to use the turning the router in 5 minutes threat :thumbdown:
Perhaps unplug the router/linksys and take it to bed with you! Sure fired way of stopping internet access... :p |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11965558)
Router is Linksys WRT 1900AC- how is he cracking the router password and Linkysys account password??
Just out of curiosity, when you say he is cracking the Linksys account password, do you mean he is cracking your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Account? (if you have one) or is this something else? (Sorry not a Linksys user unfortunately). For example: Link: https://www.linksyssmartwifi.com/ui/...mic/login.html ^ Do/can you use this to log into your router?. Or do you simply enter the ip address in the address bar?. eg. 192.168.1.1? to log on. |
Re: Android TV boxes
Originally Posted by StormWolf
(Post 11966212)
Just out of curiosity, when you say he is cracking the Linksys account password, do you mean he is cracking your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Account? (if you have one) or is this something else? (Sorry not a Linksys user unfortunately). For example: Link: https://www.linksyssmartwifi.com/ui/...mic/login.html ^ Do/can you use this to log into your router?. Or do you simply enter the ip address in the address bar?. eg. 192.168.1.1? to log on. It's all set up as it should be, he is just a little smart ass ;) |
Re: Android TV boxes
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