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    how often does a 'turned off' smart tv ping the wireless router

    Thanks! Paladin. I had assumed as much based on my experience, so thanks for the additional data. Cheers!
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    how often does a 'turned off' smart tv ping the wireless router

    If anyone can answer my primary questions which is whether smart tv's (any you know of) stay connected to the wireless router 24/7 whether powered on or not? Thanks!
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    how often does a 'turned off' smart tv ping the wireless router

    This is long range signal from tower to line-of-site antenna (still lot's of places in U.S. that do not have broadband.) I don't understand what you mean by "has this always been this bad on WiFi? On all devices" What is "this"? I have already typed all recorded speeds in my OP. According to...
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    how often does a 'turned off' smart tv ping the wireless router

    I was recently told by a provider that the reason I was a getting 3-4 Mbps wireless signal on my testbed laptop when I was right next to the router but a 10.7 Mbps signal when wired to the laptop. I received some dubious answers, but one of the answers I've tried to dig into with no luck is...