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**Chris** · 26-01-2021, 23:42

Also remember Zoom is streaming live video so its ability to buffer content is extremely limited. It can do a bit (you may notice sometimes other people on your call seem to start talking faster - this is Zoom trying to catch you up to the live conversation if you’ve been lagging) but nothing like, say Netflix on your TV.

We get this a lot because we rely on 4G for fast internet at home. It’s very fast, all things considered (typically 75mbps down, 15 up, occasionally 100 down and 30 up) but susceptible to occasional, momentary drop outs. The TV in the lounge has of course buffered so much that you never notice, but Zoom, which can’t buffer to any significant degree, can be a bit choppy.

As per the link Paul posted, however, there are other things on your home network that can start soaking up bandwidth and interfering with Zoom even if your internet connection is quite stable. With Zoom, the upload is especially vulnerable because you get a lot less upload bandwidth from your broadband. Have a read of it and see what comes up.

26-01-2021, 23:42	#3
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,134	Re: You are currently Off Line----Your internet connection is Unstable--- Also remember Zoom is streaming live video so its ability to buffer content is extremely limited. It can do a bit (you may notice sometimes other people on your call seem to start talking faster - this is Zoom trying to catch you up to the live conversation if you’ve been lagging) but nothing like, say Netflix on your TV. We get this a lot because we rely on 4G for fast internet at home. It’s very fast, all things considered (typically 75mbps down, 15 up, occasionally 100 down and 30 up) but susceptible to occasional, momentary drop outs. The TV in the lounge has of course buffered so much that you never notice, but Zoom, which can’t buffer to any significant degree, can be a bit choppy. As per the link Paul posted, however, there are other things on your home network that can start soaking up bandwidth and interfering with Zoom even if your internet connection is quite stable. With Zoom, the upload is especially vulnerable because you get a lot less upload bandwidth from your broadband. Have a read of it and see what comes up.