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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51556 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?

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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
51556 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.
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Vequeth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United Kingdom1116 Posts
April 12 2010 12:40 GMT
#4
Are you on wireless?
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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
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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
51556 Posts
April 12 2010 15:06 GMT
#7
fyi, i just tested and youtube 'streams' at full speed
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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.
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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
51556 Posts
April 15 2010 09:40 GMT
#12
it looks like the routing issues have been fixed.... for now (my bandwidth is maximizing again).
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