How to resolve slow video streaming problem on YouTube?

Taveesh A asked:


I am using Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 5. I have a broad band connection, 1 GB RAM and a Core 2 Duo processor; but still I have this video streaming problem especially on YouTube. Is it the problem due to that I don’t use Internet Explorer 6 or it is advisable to another plug-in or browser for YouTube. Any suggestion to improve the video streaming?

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4 Comments

  1. Video Sharing Online

    dude change your IE but truth be told YouTube is my fav. streaming website but it can be real slow and glitchy

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    Download Speedbit’s Video Accelerator Plus.

  3. Sharing Videos Online

    Try refreshing the webpage

    or…

    Turn off web accelerator, if you have one – it may be conflicting with youtube.

    or..

    It could be due to slow connection or high traffic.
    Try watching it during off peak hours, the video will be smoother.

    Or you could watch it offline smoothly… try using ‘zillatube’ .

    It works well – Just google search “zillatube” to get it.

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    If YouTube is slow, stuck or weird, and people suggest that
    you either change or install stuff….DON’T TOUCH A THING.

    Please don’t mess with java scripts, firewall settings, flash
    players, anti-virus utilities, activeX controls, popup blockers
    or different browsers. And definitely avoid any software that
    disguised salespeople are trying to sucker you into buying.

    None of those things will help you, because your computer
    and YouTube were working perfectly fine at one point, right?
    The first rule of thumb and best option should ALWAYS be:
    don’t disable, erase, uninstall, switch, download, alter, add,
    change or install anything. That’ll only make matters worse.

    Every day, YouTube often shuts down many of their servers
    to update stuff. Please be patient if YouTube is slow, stuck
    or mangled. Transmissions from YouTube to your computer
    are actually done in small chunks of “Flash” at a time. That
    is why sometimes you may only get bits and pieces of text,
    video, the spinning circle and/or a blank screen. Your issue
    may fix itself within a few hours or by the next day.

    If your YouTube continues to behave slow, stuck or strange,
    it’s very possible that your directories of “temporary internet
    files” and memory (often times called “cache”) are full to the
    maximum and just can’t take anymore, the end result being
    that YouTube videos either A) start/stop/start/stop, B) grind
    to a halt, or C) never even make it onto your screen.

    “Temporary internet files” are tiny bits of webpages that get
    permanently put on your computer. They will remain forever
    and ever, gradually plugging up your computer (just like hair
    slowly clogs a sink drain) until you get rid of them, or “clear
    your cache” including “cookies” and “history”.

    If you’re not sure how to clear your “cache”, or if you would
    like extra ‘tips’ on making YouTube run even better (without
    having to buy or install anything), click my avatar and send
    send me a message — ideally with your YouTube or regular
    email address. I will guide you step-by-step through “cache”
    clearing and my ‘tips’ in plain English with full explanations.

    Note 1: if you have Google Web Accelerator (or something
    similar to it), dump it, burn it, trash it, disable it, uninstall it;
    – do all that you can to get as far away from it as possible,
    even though this contradicts all my advice. Not only does it
    conflict with YouTube, simply clicking on “Don’t Accelerate
    This Website” will not help you whatsoever.

    Note 2: longer videos only require “Flash” and “Shockwave”
    in order to play smooth. Other than that, avoid all the sales
    pitches that some Yahooers are shilling, because they are
    really disguised salespeople and peddlers. Their “answers”
    have nothing to do with your question, and their wares may
    actually worsen your problem. Besides, what kind of stupid
    answer is:….[my paraphrase] “Although you can’t watch or
    access videos properly, get this downloader.”

    Note 3: an unusual fix that once worked for me was altering
    the URL “www . youtube . com” to simply “youtube . com”,
    (or you can even try “ca . youtube . com”).

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