Maxxxt
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Re: I think Qwest is blocking YOUTUBE
I have been having problems with the constant buffering on Youtube for the last month or so, also allot of 404, resets etc. With Youtube video running I would get spikes of speed every other second at barely half of my total speed, not enough to keep a standard video going.
I reset my DNS to one public and one open DNS with VERY promising results, it works fine now.
I guess Qwest's routing is messed up. On another note I just opted out of Qwest's 404 hijack advertising as well, it kinda bothered me. I wonder If that new "service" has anything to do with the slowdowns? |
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nonymous
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Glendale, AZ | Which new service? |
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caffeinator
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Spokane, WA | reply to Maxxxt
Hmm, are you talking about the OpenDNS Guide page for loading errors?
like this: »guide.opendns.com/?url=www.mmogc···rt7.html |
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Maxxxt
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I was talking about Qwest DNS redirecting "service".
»www.qwest.net/web.help/
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefruit
Not sure if it's related to slowdowns but I can't stand DNS redirect advertising. |
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caffeinator
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Spokane, WA | Ah, I see.
I'm not using Qwest as an ISP directly, so I'd never heard of that before. |
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1 edit | reply to Turbocpe
said by Turbocpe  :I don't think this is a Qwest issue. With my cable ISP, some YouTube clips don't load, load slowly, and few load normally. YouTube has always been slow no matter what location or ISP I've used. same here
downgrading to flash player 9 might fix it
as 10.0 disables hardware acceleration = slower |
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caffeinator
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1 edit | said by Anonymous_ downgrading to flash player 9 might fix it as 10.0 disables hardware acceleration = slower
Umm, where are you getting that info?
From the Flash 10 features page: »www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/features/
quote:
Hardware acceleration Enhanced
Use the hardware processing power of the graphics card to paint SWF files into the browser and accelerate compositing calculations of bitmaps, filters, blend modes, and video overlays faster than would be performed in software.
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Anonymous_
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| said by caffeinator :said by Anonymous_ downgrading to flash player 9 might fix it as 10.0 disables hardware acceleration = slower Umm, where are you getting that info? From the Flash 10 features page: » www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/features/ quote:
Hardware acceleration Enhanced
Use the hardware processing power of the graphics card to paint SWF files into the browser and accelerate compositing calculations of bitmaps, filters, blend modes, and video overlays faster than would be performed in software.
»www.adobe.com/products/flashplay···temreqs/ |
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caffeinator
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1 edit | All that means is if your computer isn't up to the task of HD video, neither is Flash.
Mine isn't as it's got onboard Intel video from 2004...I'm not gonna blame Flash over it though. I can watch HQ vids on YT just fine, but my video chokes on HD because it's old. It's not a Qwest or Adobe problem.
Flash blows for quality anyways..watch THIS SITE and see true HD...
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| said by caffeinator :Flash blows for quality anyways.. Flash isn't really a determining factor in video quality. It is the codec, resolution, and bitrate that most influence quality.
The 1080p sources on CBS look great. Yes, they do look better if they are downloaded and played on a local player as opposed to streaming within the online flash player, but they still have very good quality either way. |
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