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HK_Rage
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When I download a file, I usually get 10Mbps however when I watch a youtube video in 480p, I can't even play it, it'll play fine at 240p but when I move it to 360 or 480, it buffer's for basically what seems like forever (around 5 minutes), play again for about a minute then buffer again.

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Does it do it with every video or only certain ones?

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When I download a file, I usually get 10Mbps however when I watch a youtube video in 480p, I can't even play it, it'll play fine at 240p but when I move it to 360 or 480, it buffer's for basically what seems like forever (around 5 minutes), play again for about a minute then buffer again.

 

Are you by chance with Time Warner Cable?

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Are you by chance with Time Warner Cable?

Nope, AT&T. I've heard TWC was actually worse than AT&T.

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Would you mind trying to watch a video on Twitch?

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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Im actually watching a guy named Bacon Donut right now on 720p just fine.

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It sounds like something that may be out of your reach then.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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When I download a file, I usually get 10Mbps however when I watch a youtube video in 480p, I can't even play it, it'll play fine at 240p but when I move it to 360 or 480, it buffer's for basically what seems like forever (around 5 minutes), play again for about a minute then buffer again.

What browser are you using? To be honest you could be throttled BUT it can also be your browser acting up, it happens.

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YouTube has also proven to have problems now and then. When I first got to my new apartment I couldn't stream 360p videos on YouTube even though I 5 minutes later discovered I was on a 100/100 mbps connection (entirely different and way too long story). A couple of days later it was just fine and I was back to streaming 1080p videos no problem.

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