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rongtw
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Buffering

I have to ask a question, Buffering  Angry , I have a good stable connection Fibre 72- 17 but it dont make any difference what i do i cannot stop videos buffering .
its not just 1 its any ,BBC iplayer , ITV player , Channel 4 or 5 , Utube ,, all the same it will play for a while buffer a few mins and restart , then start again .
have tried several browsers , Firefox my main , Chrome & Palemoon still the same , latest flash update , drivers up to date , jumped Gateways , shut down modem & router over night  .
am getting peeved  Crazy as i cannot watch anything without it buffering  Sad
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Averagejoe
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Re: Buffering

out of interest how do you stream, smart TV, console etc.  I had the same issue having never had a problem with previous ADSL only when went to fibre.  It only stopped buffering when we got next gen consoles and streamed through them.  Never got a good answer from PN.
ricke17
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Re: Buffering

Apple TV this end - Netflix buffers a lot on it especially at peak time despite me being on 80/20 and paying the extra £5 a month for the pro service.
Fibre Broadband 80/20, Netgear D7000
rongtw
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Re: Buffering

I watch on my PC
ricke17 The pro add in is useless for fibre
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ricke17
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Re: Buffering

I am going to give the pro add on a few more months then cancel
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picbits
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Re: Buffering

Wired or wireless connection ?
I noticed when I moved from my TP-Link back to the 582n that I had increased buffering with wireless on certain sites - not sure if it was related but something that I remember.
St3
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Re: Buffering

Quote from: rongtw
I have to ask a question, Buffering  Angry , I have a good stable connection Fibre 72- 17 but it dont make any difference what i do i cannot stop videos buffering .
its not just 1 its any ,BBC iplayer , ITV player , Channel 4 or 5 , Utube ,, all the same it will play for a while buffer a few mins and restart , then start again .
have tried several browsers , Firefox my main , Chrome & Palemoon still the same , latest flash update , drivers up to date , jumped Gateways , shut down modem & router over night  .
am getting peeved  Crazy as i cannot watch anything without it buffering  Sad

it only happens when watch bbcnews weather channel that the video player begins to buff sometimes stutter, but i also have netflix and it never seams to happen with that.
plusnettony
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Re: Buffering

Are your speed OK generally? It would also be handy to know if you are using wired or wireless.
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rongtw
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Re: Buffering

Speeds are ok plusnetTony  never falls below 73/17 and always wired , haven't got a Thompson  Smiley i have the Netgear WNR  1000v3  that i got when started Fibre some time ago
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rongtw
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Re: Buffering

Lo plusnetTony  Roll_eyes
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ricke17
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Re: Buffering

Buffering badly this end too - more so today.
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plusnettony
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Re: Buffering

Apologies, I missed your previous posts.
I've not found any particular issues, or thought of anything that could be causing the issues. Have you been able to stream via other devices?
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ricke17
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Re: Buffering

All my devices were affected yesterday (Netflix) but all is ok today - so dunno what was up.
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rongtw
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Re: Buffering

Tony , for me its the same on my TV and Phone  Embarrassed  buffering  Sad  but speed test is good
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plusnettony
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Re: Buffering

@ricke17 keep an eye on it, but I'm please it appears sorted.
@rongtw I forgot to ask - is this at peak times or permanent? We can take a look at VP contention in your area, but it's unlikely to be this if it is permanent and you get decent speeds.
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