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Nov 20, 2008 | 12:03 am

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5Ghz band

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Originally Posted by ScottC

I never found wireless to be reliable enough for a steady Slingstream. Which would explain why Sling opted for Powerline instead of wireless. Even Wireless-N is not reliable enough to keep a sling signal going for hours.

In that case you just need a dual band Wireless Game adapter and a dual band Wireless N router and run them in the 5Ghz band. I use the Linksys WGA600N and WRT600 and reguarly get actual throughput of 45-65 Mbps symmetrical throughput from my PC behind the switch behind the Game Adapter.

Now it helps that I have a DS3 shared by about 10 people as my internet connection, but I have never had any problem running my slingbox PRO-HD at full 1080i over Wireless N

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