Video Streaming - How to stop buffering time?

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Video Streaming - How to stop buffering time?

Hi

I am trying to watch a tv show I missed on NBC,
"age of love" but the replay stops every minute
to download more video I think. How do I improve
the performance so I can watch the show without
the constant interruption?

thanks in advance

Mark S

iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 756 RAM

Posted on Jul 11, 2007 8:43 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 13, 2007 12:30 AM in response to Mark Svendsen

What is your location and what kind of connection to the Internet do you have? DSL? Dial-up? Cable? Do you use Wi-Fi to connect to your iBook to your Internet connection? What software are you using to watch it? Safari? Firefox? I have Clearwire and I can watch the "week four" episode without any interruption, so I think the Web site is functioning this evening.

-Doug

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Answer 2

Jul 18, 2007 8:10 PM in response to Douglas McLaughlin

What is your location and what kind of connection to
the Internet do you have? DSL? Dial-up? Cable? Do you
use Wi-Fi to connect to your iBook to your Internet
connection? What software are you using to watch it?
Safari? Firefox? I have Clearwire and I can watch the
"week four" episode without any interruption, so I
think the Web site is functioning this evening.

-Doug

I use a Wi-Fi in a coffee shop, I watch using QuickTime
and FireFox. I think if others load up the WiFi this
could be the problem. Where do I get Clearwire?

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Answer 3

Jul 19, 2007 12:16 PM in response to Mark Svendsen

Thanks for the update. The speed of the Wi-Fi in the coffee shop will depend on many factors. What is the speed of their connection to the Internet? How many people are sharing the Wi-Fi? Is it 802.11b or 802.11g? Do they have a microwave operating nearby? That will often interfere. Are there additional Wi-Fi networks nearby? That can interfere as well. It's possible that it was their network that's causing your trouble. But, to rule that out, did you try using Safari instead? You might make sure you have an up-to-date version of the Flash player which you can get at http://www.adobe.com

I have Clearwire at home, it's basically like wireless DSL. It's not as fast as cable Internet access, but it is portable. I only mentioned it because it would indicate that you don't need cable speed to watch the videos without buffering.

-Doug

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Answer 4

Jul 22, 2007 9:04 PM in response to Douglas McLaughlin

I don't know the speed of the connection.
4-10 users usually.
.11b or .11g I don't know.
microwave nearby - I don't know
5-6 other wifis - yes
I will try Safari, thanks!

Thanks for the update. The speed of the Wi-Fi in the
coffee shop will depend on many factors. What is the
speed of their connection to the Internet? How many
people are sharing the Wi-Fi? Is it 802.11b or
802.11g? Do they have a microwave operating nearby?
That will often interfere. Are there additional Wi-Fi
networks nearby? That can interfere as well. It's
possible that it was their network that's causing
your trouble. But, to rule that out, did you try
using Safari instead? You might make sure you have an
up-to-date version of the Flash player which you can
get at http://www.adobe.com

I have Clearwire
at home, it's basically like wireless DSL. It's not
as fast as cable Internet access, but it is portable.
I only mentioned it because it would indicate that
you don't need cable speed to watch the videos
without buffering.

-Doug

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Answer 5

Jul 22, 2007 9:22 PM in response to Mark Svendsen

I might ask the folks at the coffee shop about their connection. If you can, you might try another location with a different Wi-Fi so you might have the chance to eliminate their location as the problem.

-Doug

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