Weird streaming issue

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quickymart

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#312479 21-Apr-2024 07:57

Morning,

I'm trying to listen to the stream of a radio station from my home region this morning but it's not working, just times out. I've restarted the router (and the ONT) as well as the desktop numerous times but to no avail.

However - if I turn off the wifi and connect my mobile using mobile data over Vodafone instead, it all works just fine.

In fact, I just tested some other stations for streaming and it seems like they aren't working either.

Two links I tried: https://tunein.com/radio/R%c3%a1dio-HunterFM---80s-s309441/ and https://tunein.com/radio/Coast-FM-s266458/

Weird thing is this was all working just fine late last night. All other traffic (Youtube, web browsing, etc) seems to be unaffected.

Has some weird routing change happened with Spark overnight? Anyone else on Spark (fibre or DSL) able to replicate this? Who is on here from Spark these days?

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#3220789 21-Apr-2024 08:09

I’m on Spark in Auckland. Just tried your two links and no dice - just shows endless loading/buffering.

Apart from that, TuneIn seems to be working OK.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#3220790 21-Apr-2024 08:15

Thanks, I was hoping it wasn't only me.

@talkiet (hope that's right) is this something you could look at? I hope I don't have to end up changing providers, that would be a major nuisance 🙁

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#3220792 21-Apr-2024 08:29

No luck here either. live.hunter.fm looks to be hosted at OVH Canada, I can't seem to reach any service hosted there this morning

fedora (10.1.1.102) -> bhs.proof.ovh.ca (51.222.154.207) 2024-04-21T08:28:56+1200
Keys: Help Display mode Restart statistics Order of fields quit
Packets Pings
Host Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev
1. _gateway 0.0% 27 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1
2. 222-152-64-1-vdsl.sparkbb.co.nz 0.0% 27 1.3 1.5 1.0 3.5 0.5
3. 222.152.41.165 69.2% 27 65.8 18.6 1.4 71.2 30.8
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#3220794 21-Apr-2024 08:49

eracode:

I’m on Spark in Auckland. Just tried your two links and no dice - just shows endless loading/buffering.

Apart from that, TuneIn seems to be working OK.

Just tried your two links on 2degrees mobile data - both work OK, as did yours.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#3220796 21-Apr-2024 08:59

Sorry you're experiencing this but glad you posted, as I'm having an issue that sounds like it's related.

I host two Mastodon instances with a company called MastoHost. I was able to access them fine with my Spark fibre connection last night, but can't anymore, and their website, https://masto.host is unreachable.

My mobile connection is with One NZ and I can reach the sites fine through that.

Jonathan

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#3220897 21-Apr-2024 10:27

Looks like this is a reasonably widespread issue then...also trying @cyril7 as well as Talkie T - not sure if either of you can help but maybe you could let someone at Spark know what's going on?

Yes, I realise my chances of getting this fully resolved on a Sunday morning are quite low, but I feel it's still worth getting the ball rolling anyway 🙂

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#3220968 21-Apr-2024 11:26

Sounds like it's related to

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=39&topicid=312483

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#3220973 21-Apr-2024 11:47

@quickymart you don't say if you've actually contacted Spark, and what their response was.

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#3220975 21-Apr-2024 11:56

RunningMan:

@quickymart you don't say if you've actually contacted Spark, and what their response was.

No, because I figured I wouldn't get very far calling afterhours first thing on a Sunday morning, and I have a feeling that the person on the phone may not understand my issue anyway (I've had this happen numerous times before - as also evidenced by Grant over in his thread).

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#3220990 21-Apr-2024 11:58

Sounds similar to the response we have had. Blaming the router when it’s clearly a DNS issue. Nothing else is affected. Their usual “have you tried turning it off and on again’ response.

Check out my LPFM Radio Station at www.thecheese.co.nz - Now on iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Radio Garden

As per the usual std disclaimer.. "All thoughts typed here are my own."

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#3220992 21-Apr-2024 12:02

@freitasm maybe my thread should be merged with Grant's one? Both having the same problem, and he's already tried calling Spark but didn't get very far.

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#3220993 21-Apr-2024 12:10

I have similar issues getting to protopage.com - works fine on my phones mobile data (via kogan) but cant reach it via Spark. Tried switching DNS to 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 and 1.1.1.1/1.0.0.1 but didnt make any difference.

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#3220994 21-Apr-2024 12:10

quickymart:
@freitasm maybe my thread should be merged with Grant's one? Both having the same problem, and he's already tried calling Spark but didn't get very far.

I also cannot connect to your two urls on Spark.
On one.nz 4G I can’t connect to the first url but I can the second (Coast).

Check out my LPFM Radio Station at www.thecheese.co.nz - Now on iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Radio Garden

As per the usual std disclaimer.. "All thoughts typed here are my own."

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#3221001 21-Apr-2024 12:53

I also can't connect to the "radioboss.fm" URLs.
I'm on Spark through Tuatahi fibre

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#3221019 21-Apr-2024 13:11

Any Spark staffers in here who can help?

Check out my LPFM Radio Station at www.thecheese.co.nz - Now on iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Radio Garden

As per the usual std disclaimer.. "All thoughts typed here are my own."

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