hi,this is my first post (so please be gentle with me) . i'm afraid i can't offer any solutions to anyones problems mentioned earlier in this thread but i am suffering a similar problem myself .i'm completely stumped as to why i suddenly (ive been listening for 3 years ) cannot listen to my favourite internet radio station! i tried user spin's url and it worked perfectly for me (i am an ntl user) the station i listen to has recently changed servers and now has a different port 9194/9180 (it was 8000/8084 before) . i suspect the new port maybe the problem but have no idea how to establish that this is the problem and less idea to correct it. if anyone can help at all i'd be grateful.
the url for the stream i am trying to listen to is
http://87.117.193.143:9180/
when i attempt to listen via winamp (as i always have) the stream connects but stops after 3 seconds on the high stream and 10 seconds on the low stream.its not a simple buffer ,it stops.
another recent problem i am suffering is ridiculously slow download speeds on p2p programs ( something i use rarely but have noticed my download speeds are worse than i would get on dial up). i have a 2mb/4mb broadband connection. i am wondering if my listening to internet radio is being counted as a download and perhaps ntl are capping me? i was under the impression that my service wasnt capped. i expect you might need more information to help ,i really am at my wits end with trying to sort this out,its been a problem for about 3 weeks now . oh i should add that ive run spyware removal applications (and do regularly) and that ive tried to tune in with my firewall off and still couldnt. sorry if this is a ramble but i am running out of ideas.
thanks in advance for any help
ps. i'm in luton