Buffering

[jpowell]

WTF is up with this buffereing stuff?
what does it mean?? what causes it? prevention?

I replaced a laptop thinking thas what it was, but evn on new laptop its faster but still buffers.

and not everything does it?
makes me wanna go crazy.

[PeterJonesCA]

It is related to the speed of your Internet connection, if ur connection is fairly slow latency occurs. Example, u click a link to watch a video which is 20MB in size, which is say 2 minutes in length. If your connection is fast enough to download the 20MB within 2 min, then no problem. If ur connection can only download 10MB per 2 minute (and the video is 2 min) the video needs to stop, ur computer needs time to "buffer" or download more of the video data in order to continue playing the 2 min video clip.

Low definition video/audio will be less effected than higher def stuff.

A slow computer with a hi speed Internet link will not be as badly effected as a fast computer with a slow Internet connection.

[jpowell]

ok, so i just ran some test in my area-
i shod be at leat 8mbs download--and 1mbs upload

i epically failed--.963 download .948 upload--

decided to give time warner a call and fix--apt is on wed.

[Riptorn]

Is that a 96k flex dial up connection you got? Lol. I have Verizon as my IP, like them way better than Comcast.

[jpowell]

Supposed to be broadband high speed. At least thas how they sold it to me.

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