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Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 5:38 PM
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Hi Supraash
The next time you get the buffering issues, could you please run a wired speed test and a trace route (instructions here) to www.bbc.co.uk and post the results here?
Thanks
Dave
Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 5:40 PM
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@SUPRAASH wrote:
Hi yes it's a Samsung TV and an Amazon firestick
I had a feeling it was, hence why I asked. There have been a few others lately that have mentioned that their Samsung TV has not been behaving as it should, the problem is finding the actual reason.
As you say it's wired to the router, then a quick google search brings up a few others also having issues - this is one of the results, but some have manually updated the TV's software and this has fixed it.
But read up on doing this first, as some TV's died a slow horrible death after updating (it's all on google).
Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 7:48 PM
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I'll try that. Buddy
Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 8:21 PM
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Ah, you did mention wifi and wired, but we got there in the end
Do research first, I did read of some Sammy TV's going toes up after an update!!
(but some I've read about did sort their TV with the update - downloaded to laptop, moved to USB, USB to TV)
Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 9:33 PM - edited 10-05-2019 9:34 PM
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so when i have buffering issues or freezing issues on the streaming on my tv i plug the laptop into the router with ethernet
open up command and type
> tracert -6 www.bbc.co.uk
and post details ?
do i try and catch this during freezing or is it ok afterwards?
Re: Is it time to move on?
10-05-2019 10:01 PM - edited 10-05-2019 10:05 PM
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Capture it after it completes
Once it's done, left click on the upper left hand part of the CMD page, then with the left click still pressed swipe down to the lower right.
Let go of the left click and press the right click
(this copies the highlighted section, though you won't see it has done it)
Put it where you want it and right click and it should appear.
HTH
edit. example, nothing saved, just copied and pasted:
Tracing route to www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.249.214]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms bthub [192.168.1.254]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 9 ms 9 ms 8 ms 141.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.141]
4 10 ms 9 ms 10 ms 140.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.140]
5 9 ms 9 ms 8 ms 195.99.125.138
6 11 ms 9 ms 9 ms peer7-et-3-1-2.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.252.230]
7 14 ms 11 ms 15 ms 109.159.253.15
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 9 ms 9 ms 11 ms ae1.er02.lbh.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.142]
10 29 ms 27 ms 33 ms 132.185.252.130
11 10 ms 12 ms 9 ms bbc-vip152.lbh.bbc.co.uk [212.58.249.214]
Trace complete.
(or any other method you prefer)
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 4:12 PM
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i think this may be right
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.706]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\supra>> tracert www.bbc.co.uk
'www.bbc.co.uk' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\supra>tracert www.bbc.co.uk
Tracing route to www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.244.70]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms <1 ms 1 ms bthub [192.168.1.254]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 141.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.141]
4 9 ms 9 ms 10 ms 140.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.140]
5 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 195.99.125.142
6 9 ms 8 ms 8 ms peer8-et-3-0-5.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.252.242]
7 9 ms 10 ms 10 ms 195.99.126.71
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 14 ms 12 ms 9 ms ae0.er01.telhc.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.109]
10 11 ms 10 ms 10 ms 132.185.255.148
11 10 ms 10 ms 9 ms bbc-vip115.telhc.bbc.co.uk [212.58.244.70]
Trace complete.
C:\Users\supra>
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 4:35 PM
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just waiting for a buffer issue and ill do it agian
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 4:37 PM
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Yep, you've got it
(apart from the double >> for the first try, but we'll ignore that bit;))
So, it's buffering now?
Those results look perfectly fine
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 4:39 PM
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not buffering at the moment im waiting for it
just my luck it wont happen lol
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 4:50 PM
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Yeah, the only time you want it to go toes up and it doesn't!!
If it does, do another tracert and we'll go from there
(plus, see if the TV has a diagnostic menu, or just a built in speed tester - mine has both, but the diagnostic menu is hidden, trying a speed test on the TV during the buffering wouldn't be a bad idea either)
Or ideally, if the TV and the router are near each other, connect it via an ethernet cable instead, you may just find the buffering stops ...
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 9:19 PM
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hi again sorry for the late reply
i have been busy and dont watch much tv etc.. but when i do it usually plays up
i watched some bbc iplayer and netflix earlier and it didnt play up once.. just my luck lol
ill try netflix again now and watch something and ill post back.
ill try and watch more tv over the next couple of days on the iplayer and netflix to catchup on series and ill let you guys know
Re: Is it time to move on?
12-05-2019 9:47 PM
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Hey, no worries, there's no clock watching here (well from me anyway;))
That's the thing with random issues, they're, well, random
Don't feel you need to rush and watch stuff for the sake of watching
(even if it doesn't occur again for weeks, there's no problem in letting us know sooner)
Re: Is it time to move on?
13-05-2019 10:38 AM
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It may also be worth running a traceroute to pingbox1.thinkbroadband.com too as I believe the BBC as well as Google and many others can rate limit ICMP which basically means they give ping requests a lot lower priority as they'll be prioritising traffic instead of responding back in a timely manner or at all. This can affect the results.
Let us know how it goes.
Re: Is it time to move on?
14-05-2019 10:38 PM - edited 14-05-2019 10:46 PM
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hi guys i managed to watch some tv and it buffered
this is what showed
Tracing route to www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.249.213]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms bthub [192.168.1.254]
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * 9 ms 137.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.137]
4 9 ms 9 ms 11 ms 136.hiper04.sheff.dial.plus.net.uk [195.166.143.136]
5 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms 195.99.125.134
6 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms peer7-et-4-0-5.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [194.72.16.130]
7 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms 109.159.253.15
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms ae1.er02.lbh.bbc.co.uk [132.185.254.142]
10 92 ms 57 ms 29 ms 132.185.252.130
11 12 ms 10 ms 10 ms bbc-vip151.lbh.bbc.co.uk [212.58.249.213]
Trace complete.
this was a minor buffer and fixed itself quickish but i ave been really busy lately.
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