It landed yesterday and after a quick and simple 15 minute unbox and set up it seems to be running fine. I replaced the TP Link SG1008D switch behind the TV and a reboot of the main hub router plus making an account it was done in no time. The main PC is now hard wired directly to the StreamLocator and speed test show speeds as it was and the WiFi the same speed connecting to the WiFi been pumped out from the StreamLocator.
My lads not tried it on the xbox so not sure about that. The only thing I don't understand is my IP on the main PC remains the same so I'm unsure how it's hiding or protecting my system or is it simply geo-unblocking.
The more I dug this morning the I found out. Its a geo-unblocker but a good one.
Your IP remains the same and in full view and so does your location something StreamLocator fail to make clear even though the clearly say its an alternative to a vpn . It just means that when you connect you lose no speed unlike alot of VPN services that allow you to access other countries.
So the big question is, will I keep it ?,
Firstly, the WiFi signal has massively improved within the house upstairs and the garden there's a marked improvement, the signal has gone up by a 3rd to half in places. It can be added to Firesticks as a separate app you download to the stick and the missus watches Netflix so she can now watch USA via the simple built in TV Netflix smart app hard wiring the TV to it.
Downside ,
I still need a vpn to hide the IP on 3 devices for IPTV as the IP is clearly still visible and location. One is a izgemma H9s which I'd need to reflash up wooshbuild to add a vpn. the Firestick app is $4.99 a month(free for the first 12 months) so after 12 month's it becomes a dear do for sure.
I've got 30 days so I'm going to give it a go and see how it copes and if not she's going back faster than a tramp on a kipper
