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25M UPC broadband and still slow Youtube!

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  • #32
    Ben D Bus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭Ben D Bus


    ULMarc wrote: »
    This is the first time I've been on this subforum but I can only imagine this question comes up the whole time.

    It's most definitely a congestion problem on YouTube's side. You've to understand that less popular and older videos are thrown into lower tier servers while all the new stuff is hosted on the frontline systems. Apart from this, new content faces issues with congestion just through the sheer number of users who try to access it. Finally, if a video is loading incorrectly then your particular request might have been mishandled by the server. You can refresh and this will solve it.

    This is applicable to loads of sites but YouTube is probably the most prominent in users' minds because of the simple fact that you're making a load of page and video requests in 1 sitting. It's increasing your chances of a video loading incorrectly.

    If it's on Youtubes side then how come it's a problem with a UPC IP address, but not when I change my IP address?


  • #33
    starviewadams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Only solution I've found is switching the video quality down to 360p.On 60mb in Clondalkin Village.


  • #34
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    That's ridiculous.
    The whole point of UPC NGB is faster streaming.


  • #35
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,092 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    youtube has gone to the dogs in the last week


  • #36
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    I'm actually in Belgium at the moment on a totally different ISP (Numericable) and a similar high end package to UPC's 100mbit/s

    YouTube's also pretty bad from here.

    I think the problem is YouTube to be honest. All that extra HD content being streamed is possibly overwhelming their servers.

    Lots of similar complaints online too : http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/youtube/VKjX2EuVgXk

    Also, UPC has a new forum on boards :

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1546

    You might get more direct responses.


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  • #37
    starviewadams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »
    That's ridiculous.
    The whole point of UPC NGB is faster streaming.

    Streams perfectly on Dailymotion in HD,and no problems with buffering on 40D and RTE player or on Netflix in HD,just seems to be slow on Youtube.Even a 3 min or so music video is annoying to watch in 720p due to the buffering.


  • #38
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    starviewadams wrote: »
    Streams perfectly on Dailymotion in HD,and no problems with buffering on 40D and RTE player or on Netflix in HD,just seems to be slow on Youtube.Even a 3 min or so music video is annoying to watch in 720p due to the buffering.

    So many different experiences.
    I thought it was Youtube that was at fault in the beginning, glad it is and not UPC.;)


  • #39
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    One thing to try too is an opt into the HTML5 trial.

    Go to http://www.youtube.com/html5 and opt in.

    Your videos would then be streaming from different servers.


  • #40
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Terrible last 3 days. Gonna try HTML5 and see if that helps.


  • #41
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I'm just tried of seeing those ads by google for Ukrainian dates! :mad: They cause a little hiccup on their own.


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  • #42
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    youtube has gone to the dogs in the last week


    Defo got worse , will have to try this on different OS/devices to nail down the problem.


  • #43
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    HTML5, no help.


  • #44
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,051 ✭✭✭Doge


    ED E wrote: »
    HTML5, no help.

    Thats no surprise really.

    Switching to it will not use different servers, its only the player thats different, not the media source.


  • #45
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,169 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    waveform wrote: »
    Thats no surprise really.

    Switching to it will not use different servers, its only the player thats different, not the media source.

    Was taking Solair on face value, now that I think about it though that kind of duplication doesnt sound like google at all.


  • #46
    ULMarc
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭ULMarc


    Ben D Bus wrote: »
    If it's on Youtubes side then how come it's a problem with a UPC IP address, but not when I change my IP address?

    But you still connect to the internet through your UPC connection.

    You have to keep in mind that Youtube might deliver content differently based on location. If you have a strong connection to a US VPN then you might experience a better service than YouTube's organic global network.

    Don't shoot me down. I'm only being realistic.


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