[nfbcs] Videos and buffering.

Steve Jacobson steve.jacobson at visi.com
Wed Dec 22 15:38:46 UTC 2010 

Alan,

Both of you viewing videos at the same time could increase the problem because you are splitting your bandwidth.  If you have a fast enough speed, 
though, you should still be able to watch videos without a problem.  A major factor is going to be what your connection speed is.  Another thing to look at is 
whether you are using a wireless connection.  Generally, a wireless connection is going to be faster than your connection to the internet so it does not play 
a role unless you are getting a poor signal.  However, a poor signal can happen for reasons other than distance from the router, so it might be a 
consideration.  Please note the discussion about speed tests and try more than one before drawing a conclusion.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:47:35 -0600, Alan Wheeler wrote:

>Okay, this brings me to another question, since people in close proximity 
>have been mentioned. I am sharing a connection with my roommate. We've both 
>experienced the buffering problem I mentioned with videos on the web. Is it 
>because we're on the same modem, perhaps?

>----- Original Message ----- 
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>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Videos and buffering.


>>I haven't followed this thread carefully, but I think the original
>> poster is on cable.  Cable usually uses DHCP and not PPP over Ethernet
>> (PPPoE).  This is good because PPPoE tends to add some overhead to
>> every data packet, which means that it ends up being slower.  PPPoE is
>> commonly used for DSL but not cable.
>>
>> All this to say, if you are indeed on cable, I would think the
>> advertised speed and the actual speed should be close to each other at
>> least sometimes, specifically, when no one else in your area is
>> hauling in or pushing out a lot of data.  Your mileage may vary of
>> course.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 08:38:40AM -0600, Steve Jacobson wrote:
>> Alan,
>>
>> Cable Broadband can vary in speed dependeing upon whom else is connected 
>> in your neighborhood and also what they are doing at a particular time. 
>> Try
>> the speed test suggested to see if you are getting the speed that is 
>> advertised.  Someone else has already given you a speed web site you can 
>> go to, but I
>> have used
>>
>> http://www.speedtest.net
>>
>> in the past.  There is some flash on this page and your results will 
>> disappear if you don't find them quickly enough, but there is a link that 
>> will display your
>> results again.
>>
>> If you are not getting the speed you should be getting, it is worth 
>> unplugging and then plugging back in the AC power to your cable modem to
>> restart it before complaining.  Check the speed test again to see if 
>> anything changed.  Don't be overly worried if you are not getting the 
>> exact number you
>> are paying for as this number is always an estimate and is subject to 
>> exaggeration in my opinion.  If you are getting less than half, even, that 
>> might be worth
>> complaining about but probably isn't causing your buffering problem. 
>> However, I've seen cases where the speed has fallen to a tenth of what one 
>> expects,
>> and this could be causing a problem.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:31:37 -0600, Alan Wheeler wrote:
>>
>>>How do I go about that, being on cable (broadband) internet?
>>
>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Larry Wayland" <lhwayland at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:57 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Videos and buffering.
>>
>>
>>>> You may want to check your internet speed to make sure it is working the
>>>> way
>>>> it should.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Alan Wheeler
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:48 AM
>>>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Videos and buffering.
>>>>
>>>> Hello, I hope you can help. I am running Windows Vista (64 bit) and JAWS
>>>> 11.
>>>> Lately, within the past month, I can't seem to watch video content on 
>>>> web
>>>> pages, be it from You Tube or anywhere, without it buffering (breaking
>>>> up).
>>>> I tried, not sure how successfully, to install the new Adobe flash 
>>>> player
>>>> and am still having problems. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>> Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
>>>> Psalms 33:3
>>>>
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>>>> cymbals.
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