Upgrading Internet Speed
Oct 25th 2009, 6:56 pm
#16
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
cable linked is almost always faster but if your router and laptop are set up correctly you shouldnt see a big difference between the two. However unless your pings etc are better than most nothing you do will stop the constant buffering with live tv based in the uk
and yes 8mb will be faster on both hard wired and wireless for loading web pages and downloads but it wont be 8mb and it wont help streaming media much
and yes 8mb will be faster on both hard wired and wireless for loading web pages and downloads but it wont be 8mb and it wont help streaming media much
Oct 25th 2009, 7:24 pm
#17
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhh well then can someone tell me how to watch live tv without buffering.
Oct 25th 2009, 10:13 pm
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
Oct 25th 2009, 11:29 pm
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
Yeah well, some people have all the luck. Don't think this dude will have much issues with buffering..
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Oct 26th 2009, 5:58 am
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=628273
It works most times...when it doesn't (too much buffering) I use my VPN account as you get faster download speed here in Dubai.
PS While you can watch live UK TV...it is 4 hours behind !
Oct 26th 2009, 6:03 am
#24
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
I use this little application:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=628273
It works most times...when it doesn't (too much buffering) I use my VPN account as you get faster download speed here in Dubai.
PS While you can watch live UK TV...it is 4 hours behind !
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=628273
It works most times...when it doesn't (too much buffering) I use my VPN account as you get faster download speed here in Dubai.
PS While you can watch live UK TV...it is 4 hours behind !
Oct 26th 2009, 8:01 am
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
What are you using to watch the live tv? I am using Slingbox and the only thing I did was upgrade the service in the UK.. It is sometimes not the d\l speed, but the u\l speed from the UK that is the issue....
Oct 26th 2009, 8:05 am
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
Ive tried various different live tv sites including bbc and itv live but was considering subscribing to sky on-line but no point doing that if I can't stop it buffering so was just looking for a solution
Nov 9th 2009, 11:14 am
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
My theory is that the Etisalat proxy chokes everything making connections of more than 1MB or 2MB pretty much a waste of time.
Nov 9th 2009, 11:25 am
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why ayeeeee man!
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Nov 10th 2009, 10:26 am
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Re: Upgrading Internet Speed
I just tried a 1MB to 4MB upgrade with Etisalat (they have a free trial for a month). It only made a slight difference when downloading large files. For streaming and browsing I didn't notice any difference. On either wired or wireless connections.
My theory is that the Etisalat proxy chokes everything making connections of more than 1MB or 2MB pretty much a waste of time.
My theory is that the Etisalat proxy chokes everything making connections of more than 1MB or 2MB pretty much a waste of time.
