19-01-2019 15:41
I have spoken to chat a number of times about this but still not had a satisfactory resolution.
All the android phines in the house have real problems using the nowhub wifi. They connect fine and a speed test shows the correct speeds but when i load apps I have real problems with connecting to any of their services. For example, BBC sounds. It takes forever for the app to connect to the bbc server and minutes (if at all) before the radio station starts to play. The same happens with my banking apps and podcast apps.
I can happily connect with my chromebook using the same apps but when it comes to my mobile... no chance. Oddly if i connect to my VPN through its app, the connection is perfect.
So far NOWtv just keep saying it is something i have done to the router and sending a new one. Anyone else have this problem and been able to solve it? It is making my broadband unuseable.
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27-01-2019 9:14
22-01-2019 19:11
Hi @Anonymous User
A couple of forum members have reported the same issue here using Android Apps on their devices.
I have been with NowTV Broadband since April 2018 using their Hub 2 router and never encountered any Apps issues opening or slow loading with my Android phone.
Where all i have done on my Hub 2 router was to switch off the Broadband Buddy settings off and rename the 2.4 & 5ghz wifi bands on the router.
Obviously there is some sort of compatibly or conflict settings issue between the Apps and the NowTV Hub router but don't know what it could be or what too suggest.
If it was a dodgy pirate websites via the App, then i would say that Sky / NowTV are blocking them, but this is not the case with the Apps you are having problems with.
Hope you get it sorted.
22-01-2019 20:15
Hi @schnapps,
Thanks for the reply and finding the old thread (my search skills obviously need work!). I have had my case escalated so we will see what comes of it.
Nowtv really need to sort this out though as it is a real pain not getting a full service.
Here's hoping and thanks again.
22-01-2019 20:20
Hi @Anonymous User
I wonder if the issue is only effecting certain Android devices on a particular OS version ?
My Sony Xperia phone running Android 7 (Nougat) seems to be working perfectly fine with the NowTV Hub 2 router.
Hope you get it fixed soon.
22-01-2019 20:23
Having read the other thread it certainly seems to pointing that way. I am on Android 9 and for others it seemed to happen after an update to 8 or 8.1.
Even if this is the case though, I doubt android are going to put resources into a fix (considering it only affects Nowtv customers). It is really up to Nowtv to acknowledge it and find a work around.
Hopefully they will come up trumps as eventually, more and more customers will be updating to newer android versions.
22-01-2019 20:36
Hi @Anonymous User
Might be worth popping over to the Sky Broadband Forum, where the Sky Q Hub is a clone of the NowTV Hub 2 to see if any Sky Broadband users with Android phones are having the same problems.
Where maybe somebody from the Sky Broadband Team has acknowledged it in a post and have confirmed their are working on a fix or firmware update on their router.
26-01-2019 9:58
Tried sky forum and there are a few problems there too but no solution. Nowtv have acknowledged and said they would reply within 72 hrs but still waiting after 4 days. There must be grounds for a rebate as I can't use broadband on half my devices.
27-01-2019 9:14
27-01-2019 20:49
@Anonymous User . Good first post! seems to have solved the problem. Lets hope Android resolve this before we reach 4bn devices!
Thanks