Long YouTube Videos not Buffering

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AidanS

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#196006 15-May-2016 16:21

Hi All,

I have Vodafone ADSL2+ (speed tests around 16-18Mbps down, 1 up).

I've been noticing that lately with longer YouTube videos (the ones I'm watching are about 4 hours long) aren't buffering at all (could be unrelated to Vodafone?).

When I go to the "stats for nerds" popup on YouTube, I'm getting about 300Kbps but when I watch other videos on YouTube I'll get 6000Kbps+ easily.

Is anyone else having troubles with YouTube lately, whether you're Vodafone or not? The internet connection is completely fine, speed test and other sites are fully functional.

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#1553134 15-May-2016 16:33

Can you provide an example video? I haven't noticed this but I typically don't watch ones that are that long.

AidanS

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#1553136 15-May-2016 16:36

Behodar:

Can you provide an example video? I haven't noticed this but I typically don't watch ones that are that long.

Basically any of this YouTuber's weekly "PKA" podcasts (latest one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwqArPs5tU).

I tested to see if AdBlocker was affecting it (maybe YouTube prevents videos from loading if the user blocks ads) but AdBlock didn't affect the video at all.

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#1553141 15-May-2016 16:41

It's working as expected at this end. I'm not with Vodafone, but this proves that it's not an issue with the video itself. The stats popup is reporting 45 Mb/s (on 100/20 UFB).

AidanS

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#1553142 15-May-2016 16:42

Behodar:

It's working as expected at this end. I'm not with Vodafone, but this proves that it's not an issue with the video itself.

Cheers, thanks! I tested in Firefox too, same issue. I think their might be some bad peering going on with certain stream hsots. Not sure if that's YouTUbe issue or if it's Vodafone having peering issues with Aus