Strange Youtube issue

[Splashzed]

Hey guys,

i have my pc connected via ethernet and i get about 10 mbps down on speedtest but when i try to play a 1080p video on youtube it seems my connection can't handle it so i went in the performance tab of the task manager in win 8.1 and i saw that when i test my connection (speedtest.net) it uses about 12 mbps but when i play a video in youtube it just uses 300-600 kbps, isn't youtube supposed to use all the available bandwidth?

Thanks in advance

 

EDIT: using chrome (latest)

[Tedster]

Which ISP are you using?

 

Sounds like YouTube is being throttled.

[Splashzed]

Which ISP are you using?

 

Sounds like YouTube is being throttled.

I live in Italy so i don't think you know it but the name is Telecom Italia

[EmeraldFlame]

Hey guys,

i have my pc connected via ethernet and i get about 10 mbps down on speedtest but when i try to play a 1080p video on youtube it seems my connection can't handle it so i went in the performance tab of the task manager in win 8.1 and i saw that when i test my connection (speedtest.net) it uses about 12 mbps but when i play a video in youtube it just uses 300-600 kbps, isn't youtube supposed to use all the available bandwidth?

Thanks in advance

 

EDIT: using chrome (latest)

 

That sounds like a classic case of IP throttling. If you have access to one, try using a VPN or a proxy and see if that alleviates the throttling issue. If it does, call up you ISP and complain, heck threaten to leave if they don't fix it (even if it is an empty threat). 

[Splashzed]

That sounds like a classic case of IP throttling. If you have access to one, try using a VPN or a proxy and see if that alleviates the throttling issue. If it does, call up you ISP and complain, heck threaten to leave if they don't fix it (even if it is an empty threat). 

Allright, i'll try and i'll update the post when i do

[Noxxx]

this may be just bad routing path, which should clear itself up after a few days