Wifi is susceptible to interference from cordless phones, microwave ovens, and other wifi routers and/or access points. And interior walls and floors could also cause problems with the signal. So look around for interfering devices or possibly a neighbor's router.
The fact that the OP's problem went away when he connected his ATV via a patch cord demonstrated that there is poor signal quality in his environment. Also, consider that when both the ATV and iPhone are using wifi, the signal doesn't go directly between them but is actually received and re-sent by the wifi router. So, if either the iPhone or ATV has a poor connectivity with the wifi router, the connection speed will suffer.
For a very technical analysis of wifi performance in a home environment, check out this blog article:
http://jasmcole.com/2014/08/25/helmhurts/
For those of you who aren't physics or math wizards, skip past the math and look at the illustrations to see how the signal propagates based on the location of the wifi router.
-rb
The fact that the OP's problem went away when he connected his ATV via a patch cord demonstrated that there is poor signal quality in his environment. Also, consider that when both the ATV and iPhone are using wifi, the signal doesn't go directly between them but is actually received and re-sent by the wifi router. So, if either the iPhone or ATV has a poor connectivity with the wifi router, the connection speed will suffer.
For a very technical analysis of wifi performance in a home environment, check out this blog article:
http://jasmcole.com/2014/08/25/helmhurts/
For those of you who aren't physics or math wizards, skip past the math and look at the illustrations to see how the signal propagates based on the location of the wifi router.
-rb
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