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jg2910 · 03-03-2023

I've owned a Chromecast Ultra for a few years and it has worked very well until about 2 months ago.When I'm using the Chromecast it works great. When I'm not using it for a few hours, it drops off of my Wi-Fi network and does not automatically reconn...

jg2910 · 04-08-2023

I guess for future folks trying to troubleshoot, I’ll share my last steps. I used an Android wifi analyzer app to check nearby Wifi channels for interference. The closest neighboring network was 2 channels away and very attenuated, but I still moved ...

jg2910 · 04-04-2023

Hi Jeran, I have only seen the wifi disconnect issue once since changing to my Gen4 Chromecast in the same location. We continue to have random buffering and lagging issues now, twice a day or so, regardless of the streaming service used. I have run ...

jg2910 · 03-28-2023

My other Chromecast is a gen 4, so I'm changing to that today and will let you know how it goes.

jg2910 · 03-23-2023

It actually just happened again without changing anything. I have a 2nd Chromecast and will be swapping it out to try that.

jg2910 · 03-20-2023

Thanks for checking in, I actually have not observed this issue anymore. Some spotty streaming performance but I haven't seen the wifi disconnection issue again.

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