On Sep 13, 2007, at 8:37 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Sorry, but this is not proof. What you are initially loading from
YouTube
is a play list. The playlist says 1st download file TheBigVideo and
when done download the file VideoTrailer. So if for any reason the
download of the 1st file is halted,
I understand that an ISP will be loathe to admit to throttling
bandwidth out of fear of losing a paying customer.
Don't forget that they could be doing this unintentionally. You may be
their only dial up customer with the patience to use YouTube. Hence you
are the only one seeing a problem
On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Don't forget that they could be doing this unintentionally. You may be
their only dial up customer with the patience to use YouTube. Hence you
are the only one seeing a problem that is buried in some configuration
file.
I often had problems like
I second that! Incredibly cheap! Put the new drive and data inn a $35
external USB case.
Windows as a proprietary OS isn't really a build it yourself system ...
run Linux if that's what you need.
db
Steve Rigby wrote:
On Sep 16, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Don't forget that
Steve,
Just to better understand what you are doing, let me walk through it.
1. You find a video on YouTube that is 30 minutes long.
2. You start the play and hit pause immediately (as in the instructions).
3. You see it downloading/buffering the video. Then, as it has buffered
exactly 20
So, there you have it. That is my proof positive both Google and
Youtube are discriminating against a class of internet user even though
their sites clearly make a point of claiming that they do not in any
way place any limitations upon dial-up users.
Sorry, but this is not proof. What you
This is YouTube telling you that they are fine with your dial-up speed.
If you have the patience, they have the files for you...
Can I watch YouTube videos with a Dial-Up connection?
Still rockin' the 56k? No problem. As you may already know, a slower
connection simply means slower delivery of
John
I talked with Steve last night. I connect at 44 k. Last night, i chose an a/v
off youtube. It was a ten minute video which took an hr and 40 min. to dl after
i clicked Pause. It played fine for me. Don't remember what options i was given
after viewing the a/v.
Terry Kilburg -
I talked with Steve last night. I connect at 44 k. Last night, i chose an
a/v off youtube. It was a ten minute video which took an hr and 40 min. to
dl after i clicked Pause. It played fine for me. Don't remember what
options i was given after viewing the a/v.
Well that strongly suggests that
