Youtube, Google Video etc. loading very slowly!

[pinkacidbootson]

This has been a problem for a few weeks now, the videos take forever to load, its like dial-up. Im using Firefox 2.0, same with IE 6 as well. What's going on??

 

[Dark_Angel]

Well, perhaps you could say more ? like for example your ISP and connection speed?

 

[celliott]

I have the same problems and have an 8Mbit BT connection.

 

[tolien]

Are normal downloads (for example here), the Thinkbroadband speed test et al as you'd expect?

 

[celliott]

Getting around 385KB/s off that server.

 

[Vulcan]

Youtube often seems to be slow with me, and i'm a 10mbit. Quite sure it's their end.

 

[pinkacidbootson]

Are normal downloads (for example here), the Thinkbroadband speed test et al as you'd expect?

Im supposed to be on NTL 4 meg, but here's my results:

Speed Down 147.41 Kbps ( 0.1 Mbps )
Speed Up 343.62 Kbps ( 0.3 Mbps )

my downloads using uTorrent have been going faster than that! I think i'll try another test site...

 

[Ronaldo]

I really like this speet test but all it needs is brOom BrOOm!!!
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

 

[pinkacidbootson]

I really like this speet test but all it needs is brOom BrOOm!!!
http://www.speedtest.bbmax.co.uk/

70 kbps whats going on??
I have no download limit on my NTL 4 Mb, so it can't be that...

I have disabled all firewalls and put my PC outside of my router's NAT firewall.

 

[Ronaldo]

hey mate use this http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

download the software and set ** speed and then optimal settings then apply

and report back

 

[E1mo]

Youtube slows to a crawl for me sometimes too. And thats on a 100Mbit+ University connection.

 

[pinkacidbootson]

Now running at full speed again it seems sooo much faster!! All i did was unplug my router and NTL box and reset router to factory settings.