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You-tube streaming very slow on Dialup

  • 20-02-2011 12:03am
    #1
    rorymcgrory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I'm trying to watch youtube music videos and they take ages to stream using dialup. Is there anyway you can speed it up? Lower resolution etc?


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  • #2
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Unfortunatly there probably isnt a way to speed it up , Youtube is designed with broadband connections in mind.


  • #3
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    I think your best bet is either to download them somewhere else and capture the vids (many threads about this here lately) for playback at home, pause the download until complete before playing (annoying),or of course upgrade your connection.


  • #4
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    If you cant get broadband, then the only thing to do would be to either download them using something like the RealPlayer plugin, or one of the many other plugins that do this sort of thing... When you click to download it will tell you how big the file is and how long it will take to download... (i.e. you might be better searching for a lower quality / lower size copy of the video)...


  • #5
    Losphel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Losphel


    I think a 10 minute video at 360 pixels resolution is approximately 20 megabytes. So if your connection speed is a 56 kilobits, it would probably take about 50 minutes to buffer fully. Firefox does have an addon for downloading youtube videos as a flv file (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link it though) so you can play it back on your computer once you've downloaded it.


  • #6
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Youtube really isn't designed for dial up. Streaming media needs broadband.


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  • #7
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    rorymcgrory wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I'm trying to watch youtube music videos and they take ages to stream using dialup. Is there anyway you can speed it up? Lower resolution etc?

    highlighted is your issue

    go get broadband


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    rorymcgrory wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I'm trying to watch youtube music videos and they take ages to stream using dialup. Is there anyway you can speed it up? Lower resolution etc?

    get a prepay 3g dongle - cheaper than dialup yet no contract.

    meteor, O2 or vodafone are the best options (three is ok but not in large urban areas).


  • #9
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    What service are you using, i thought dialup was no longer avaidable in ireland, since theres 3 usb modems avaidable 20 euro or less per month.


  • #10
    MichealKenny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭MichealKenny


    yeah what glasso said, you need mobile broadband, dial-up shouldn't still be around


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