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blue166

09-11-2012 20:36

YouTube Buffering Issues...

Hi all,

Just wondering if you guys are experiencing horrible buffereing on YouTube when streaming 720p and 1080p vids?

Sirius

09-11-2012 20:40

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue166 (Post 35494889)

Hi all,

Just wondering if you guys are experiencing horrible buffereing on YouTube when streaming 720p and 1080p vids?

I have given up using youtube on my super fast 100 meg .:rolleyes:

General Maximus

09-11-2012 21:18

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

there is another thread in which this has been discussed at length but suffice to say that there is a big problem and I think it is something to do with VMs youtube cache servers.

johnholmes

09-11-2012 21:37

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...y/td-p/1481680

blue166

14-11-2012 00:00

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Yay.

This story has made the register.

Zee	14-11-2012 00:15

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Quote:

Originally Posted by johnholmes (Post 35494911)

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...y/td-p/1481680

Here is the new link:

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...2/td-p/1556642

jempalmer

14-11-2012 01:16

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Wow, that is class! "Intermittent buffering when trying to stream video from some sites". How about "It's dire most of the time".

Horace

14-11-2012 19:17

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

It's dire during peak 6pm - 10pm and has been for a long time. Virgin is broadband for vampires. Jumping ship as soon as a viable alternative is available to a provider that doesn't prioritise headline speed to the detriment of the whole network.

mcmanic

15-11-2012 18:22

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

just gone 60meg today and youtube vids was fine during the day with a nice buffer, now at 5.15 all youtube vids i'm having to wait to load and when it does the dreaded buffer every few seconds.

well done Virgin......................NOT!

Zee	15-11-2012 18:37

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

all do yourselves a favour and switch of a fibre broadband service like BT Infinity or Sky Fibre. I did and never have any buffering from it, ever.

craigj2k12

15-11-2012 21:12

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

+1 on what Zee said

tizmeinnit

15-11-2012 21:51

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

ironically if you download the video using keepvid it downloads in one and funnily if you post a link on Facebook it plays better also. Youtube for me also crap on VM

---------- Post added at 20:51 ---------- Previous post was at 20:43 ----------

open dns helps also

craigj2k12

15-11-2012 22:16

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Quote:

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35497353)

ironically if you download the video using keepvid it downloads in one

Well yeah, the problem is Virgin->YouTube, with keepvid, the video is going from YouTube->KeepVid->Virgin bypassing the bottleneck

Quote:

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35497353)

funnily if you post a link on Facebook it plays better also.

Probably facebook looking up the URL, bypassing Virgin's cache server

Quote:

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35497353)

open dns helps also

I don't think it does, but happy to be proved wrong

tizmeinnit

15-11-2012 23:47

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigj2k12 (Post 35497377)

Well yeah, the problem is Virgin->YouTube, with keepvid, the video is going from YouTube->KeepVid->Virgin bypassing the bottleneck

Probably facebook looking up the URL, bypassing Virgin's cache server

I don't think it does, but happy to be proved wrong

I know
I know
It does for me

craigj2k12

15-11-2012 23:49

Re: YouTube Buffering Issues...

Good
Good
Good
;)

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