• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 17:20
CEST 23:20
KST 06:20
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro4 Preview: On Course12Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview7[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt2: Progenitors8Code S Season 1 - RO12 Group A: Rogue, Percival, Solar, Zoun13[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt1: Inheritors16
Community News
Weekly Cups (May 4-10): Clem, MaxPax, herO win1Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule !10Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple0RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event12Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO12 Results1
StarCraft 2
General
MaNa leaves Team Liquid Weekly Cups (May 4-10): Clem, MaxPax, herO win Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple
Tourneys
2026 GSL Season 2 Qualifiers $5,000 WardiTV Spring Championship 2026 Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule ! SC2 INu's Battles#16 <BO.9> Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2)
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
Mutation # 525 Wheel of Misfortune The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 524 Death and Taxes Mutation # 523 Firewall
Brood War
General
(Spoiler) Interview ASL Ro4 Day 2 Winner Data needed Flashes ASL S21 Ro8 Review ASL Tickets to Live Event Finals? Pros React To: Leta vs Tulbo (ASL S21, Ro.8)
Tourneys
[ASL21] Semifinals B [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Semifinals A [BSL22] RO16 Group Stage - 02 - 10 May
Strategy
[G] Hydra ZvZ: An Introduction Simple Questions, Simple Answers Fighting Spirit mining rates Muta micro map competition
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread PC Games Sales Thread
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread US Politics Mega-thread UK Politics Mega-thread YouTube Thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
streaming software Strange computer issues (software) [G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
How EEG Data Can Predict Gam…
TrAiDoS
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2117 users

Livestream Help

Blogs > GTR
Post a Reply
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51596 Posts
April 12 2010 12:28 GMT
#1
Well, I am currently on a 512kbps connection, so theoretically, any stream will be able to run fine since the maximum bit rate able to be streamed on the site is 500kbps. However, whenever I try to watch streams from the site, my bandwidth isn't being fully utilized, thus I'm getting laggy streams.

Looking at my bandwidth monitor, it's fluctuating between 10KB/s and 30KB/s, but never the theoretical max of 50-55ish KB/s which should be what I want/need.

Any ideas as to why this is happening or how I can fix this?

Commentator
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
April 12 2010 12:34 GMT
#2
Do a speedtest and post your results
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51596 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-12 12:40:40
April 12 2010 12:37 GMT
#3
it's nothing to do with my speed, it's something to do with not utilizing the maximum potential of my internet
for reference when downloading from sites or doing anything else i always hit 55KB/s.
Commentator
Vequeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United Kingdom1116 Posts
April 12 2010 12:40 GMT
#4
Are you on wireless?
Aspiring British Caster / Masters Protoss
josemb40
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Peru611 Posts
April 12 2010 14:21 GMT
#5
maybe u have something running on the background using bandwith.. plus u may pay for the 50-55kbs but u never really get all of it.. it sucks i know
wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
April 12 2010 14:37 GMT
#6
On April 12 2010 23:21 josemb40 wrote:
maybe u have something running on the background using bandwith.. plus u may pay for the 50-55kbs but u never really get all of it.. it sucks i know

a) he just said he can get 50-55kb/s with other things, so that's not the problem.
b) i doubt GTR is stupid enough to ask for help on this if he's got utorrent or something going on in the background lol.

could it have something to do with allocating your web browser more bandwidth? if other things utilizing the internet don't have a restriction like that it would explain having your regular speed with a direct download or torrent or whatever. maybe firefox(if you're using it) has a restriction set for the amount of bandwidth it's able to use? if that's the case I'm not 100% sure where you would change that though
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51596 Posts
April 12 2010 15:06 GMT
#7
fyi, i just tested and youtube 'streams' at full speed
Commentator
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
April 12 2010 15:13 GMT
#8
On April 12 2010 21:37 GTR wrote:
it's nothing to do with my speed, it's something to do with not utilizing the maximum potential of my internet
for reference when downloading from sites or doing anything else i always hit 55KB/s.


Stop trying to hide the fact that you live in Australia. The land of Oz has not heard of technology.

To be slightly more helpful, 55KB/s shouldn't be fast enough for any half-decent stream.
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
April 12 2010 15:30 GMT
#9
One thing is that 500 Kbps Streams = 62.5 kilobytes / second

The main culprit is probably because your isp has bad routing to livestream's servers. That's not surprising considering you live in Australia.
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
April 12 2010 17:24 GMT
#10
i have this same problem GTR. my utorrent can go at 800kbps but i lag on every single livestream i try opening. isp = mytelecom. if you have the same isp, we can just blame them together.
#1 midas fan
Clownz
Profile Joined February 2009
Finland53 Posts
April 14 2010 15:20 GMT
#11
How can I chat with my friend via mumble when he is watching my livestream without him hearing doulbe mic sounds and the sounds of his own mic?
Radical dude!
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51596 Posts
April 15 2010 09:40 GMT
#12
it looks like the routing issues have been fixed.... for now (my bandwidth is maximizing again).
Commentator
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 2h 40m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
JuggernautJason124
Railgan 94
StarCraft: Brood War
Movie 29
910 24
Dota 2
qojqva1161
monkeys_forever312
NeuroSwarm73
Counter-Strike
fl0m5724
Other Games
Grubby5498
FrodaN1534
Beastyqt1022
shahzam640
C9.Mang0241
Liquid`Hasu182
RotterdaM89
Livibee70
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV79
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 50
• musti20045 16
• Hinosc 14
• Reevou 8
• Migwel
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
StarCraft: Brood War
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota2824
Other Games
• imaqtpie1204
• Scarra622
• Shiphtur380
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Cup
2h 40m
Replay Cast
11h 40m
Replay Cast
1d 2h
The PondCast
1d 12h
OSC
1d 12h
Replay Cast
2 days
RSL Revival
2 days
OSC
2 days
Korean StarCraft League
3 days
RSL Revival
3 days
[ Show More ]
BSL
3 days
GSL
4 days
Cure vs herO
SHIN vs Maru
BSL
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
The PondCast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-05-11
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
Acropolis #4
KK 2v2 League Season 1
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
Proleague 2026-05-12
SCTL 2026 Spring
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W7
YSL S3
Escore Tournament S2: W8
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
WardiTV Spring 2026
2026 GSL S2
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.