The wifi capability on this player is excellent. It is located in my basement "man cave" and connects to my wifi network on the main floor through a concrete floor. Streams Netflix and pandora beautifully.
Our old BR player (also a SONY but one of the early ones...and much more expensive!!) took "forever" to power-up. Then, almost as much time to load a BR disc before it would start playing it. This new one was much less $$$$ and is much faster!! I highly recommend it!!