how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
#18
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
Can someone tell me how I put youtube clips on here so that the tv screen is there so people can see what the link is?
When I do it it's just a written link
(If that makes sense? )
When I do it it's just a written link
(If that makes sense? )
#19
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
538 ...is this because the laptop is connected to the desktop?
Er, sounds like a song
Er, sounds like a song
#20
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
Thanks for the test link @boy
Mine says 274 kb/s - have tried several times and is around the same each time.
Have to confess I don't know what it means but it doesn't seem good. Is it?
Mine says 274 kb/s - have tried several times and is around the same each time.
Have to confess I don't know what it means but it doesn't seem good. Is it?
#21
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
my broadband test said 1283 is that good or bad???
#23
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
i dont know what that means!!!
but if you say its ok then it must be lol
but if you say its ok then it must be lol
#24
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 721
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
The speed you will achieve on DSL will decrease signifigantly the further your home is from the portt you are connected to in your local exchange.
You would normally expect your actual measured speed to be approx 70 to 80% of the advertised speed, so for a 512kbps connection, expect to get 384.
If you are only getting 274, then you are either a fair distancee from your exchange (at the limits of accessibility), or you have a noisy line that is slowing you down.
#25
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Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Wales UK To Queensland
Posts: 84
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
this is because of your download internet connection speed. and also the speed at which other users are watching the same video as you, which is the upload speed. If there are say 1000 people all downloadin / streaming the video from the same source its obvious that it will run slow,
what to do
who are you with for your internet connection? im with Orange broadband, and i have 8 meg downloads,allthough i opend several other ports which are available,but the service provider normally leaves them closed. now my machines insane for downloads, i downloaded a film the other day in 11 mins
go to google, enter your service providers name and open ports.
i.e ntl broadband open ports. when i googled it the user name was orangebb and the password was pass
what to do
who are you with for your internet connection? im with Orange broadband, and i have 8 meg downloads,allthough i opend several other ports which are available,but the service provider normally leaves them closed. now my machines insane for downloads, i downloaded a film the other day in 11 mins
go to google, enter your service providers name and open ports.
i.e ntl broadband open ports. when i googled it the user name was orangebb and the password was pass
#26
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 721
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
who are you with for your internet connection? im with Orange broadband, and i have 8 meg downloads,allthough i opend several other ports which are available,but the service provider normally leaves them closed. now my machines insane for downloads, i downloaded a film the other day in 11 mins
Important to note that your d/l speed is not a function of who you are with, but rather what plan you have subscribed to (depending on what you want to pay)
The original poster has confirmed her d/l speed is only approx 270kbps.
You have confirmed yours is 8mbps (i.e. 32 times faster !)
The original poster is on a basic 512kb download plan, whereas you appear to be on a DSL2+ 8Mb plan.
#27
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
Back 10 yrs ago, doing websites, our aim was always to create a 30kb page limit size, which loads in under 30 seconds on a 56k modem !
That rule still really applies these days, however speeds have increased significantly...
I wonder how many ppl, never clean their cache,temp int folder, cookies and browser history ! I reckon it would be a huge proportion.. the significant change in speed I think, would be shocking !
That rule still really applies these days, however speeds have increased significantly...
I wonder how many ppl, never clean their cache,temp int folder, cookies and browser history ! I reckon it would be a huge proportion.. the significant change in speed I think, would be shocking !
#28
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
Just as the title says. How do I watch things like You tube video clips - when they keep pausing every few seconds it drives me nuts and puts me off. Why do they (and other online vidoe clips) do this? Sometimes I can watch a boring bit of a clip uninterupted but when it gets good, the pausing and squeaky noises start again.
I appreciate I may appear quite dumb asking this, but my computer literacy only goes as far as basic email/web browsing/word processing/powerpoint.
Please someone - put me out of misery - either everyone has to watch them like this or I am doing something wrong and can fix it.
Cheers
I appreciate I may appear quite dumb asking this, but my computer literacy only goes as far as basic email/web browsing/word processing/powerpoint.
Please someone - put me out of misery - either everyone has to watch them like this or I am doing something wrong and can fix it.
Cheers
#29
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
My plan says I am subscribed to (12GB) 256/64
I haven't a clue what this means
We are a bit rural but not far from everything really.
My computers (desktop and laptop) are both new last year and although I don't understand the specs I asked for something decent because I use the internet a lot for work as well as the office programmes for work. Bet the computer sales guys see me coming a mile off like a woman taking a car in for repairs
What do you mean by a ''noisy line'' @boy?
So I'm assuming the 270 kbs speed I'm getting isn't a good deal then?
Thanks
I haven't a clue what this means
We are a bit rural but not far from everything really.
My computers (desktop and laptop) are both new last year and although I don't understand the specs I asked for something decent because I use the internet a lot for work as well as the office programmes for work. Bet the computer sales guys see me coming a mile off like a woman taking a car in for repairs
What do you mean by a ''noisy line'' @boy?
So I'm assuming the 270 kbs speed I'm getting isn't a good deal then?
Thanks
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#30
Re: how do I watch you tube videos without them pausing all the time?
My plan says I am subscribed to (12GB) 256/64
I haven't a clue what this means
We are a bit rural but not far from everything really.
My computers (desktop and laptop) are both new last year and although I don't understand the specs I asked for something decent because I use the internet a lot for work as well as the office programmes for work. Bet the computer sales guys see me coming a mile off like a woman taking a car in for repairs
What do you mean by a ''noisy line'' @boy?
So I'm assuming the 270 kbs speed I'm getting isn't a good deal then?
Thanks
I haven't a clue what this means
We are a bit rural but not far from everything really.
My computers (desktop and laptop) are both new last year and although I don't understand the specs I asked for something decent because I use the internet a lot for work as well as the office programmes for work. Bet the computer sales guys see me coming a mile off like a woman taking a car in for repairs
What do you mean by a ''noisy line'' @boy?
So I'm assuming the 270 kbs speed I'm getting isn't a good deal then?
Thanks
Hello, if you're getting 270 speed I think that's good as you've only signed up for 256 (I think that's right?) so I've just been told by Bigpond! I have just rung them as we are having on going problems with my connection, I have been told we have a 'noisy line' aswell which means that somewhere along the line there is probably something that isn't plugged into a filter. We have foxtel and now think that is causing our problems so I have to get another filter box to plug that into. We have the same 256/64 plan aswell but I'm going to upgrade that to 1500 which is an extra $10 a month but have been promised it will be 4-5 times faster (I have the same problems trying to watch youtube clips) hope this helps
S xx