| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
gillod
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
|
 Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:04 am Post subject: Slow Youtube? |
 |
|
Hello dudes,
So, Youtube is at a CRAWL when I'm at home. I get maybe 12-15k down a second. I don't have this problem at school. My first thought was that I should update my DNS. Swapped to OpenDNS no problem, but YouTube is still at a crawl. Thoughts? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
Youtube is slow at my home and work computer.....I dunno why.......
.............if I was suspicious I would say the Korean ISP's are capping Youtube traffic because it can use so much bandwidth. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:24 am Post subject: |
|
|
YES! It happened to me at school right after they updated the server software. I figured it was that. But, it happens at home from time to time as well. 
The upgrade at school also disabled meebo, so I have no way of IM my buddies. Any suggestions? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Rusty Shackleford wrote: |
YES! It happened to me at school right after they updated the server software. I figured it was that. But, it happens at home from time to time as well.
The upgrade at school also disabled meebo, so I have no way of IM my buddies. Any suggestions? |
Try Trillian. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I almost posted the same last week. I serously think Korea is capping in response to YouTube popularity and YT thumbing their noses at Korean attempts at control. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I noticed this too. Methinks there's a conspiracy afoot! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
My Youtube is fast enough (I have megapass) but I keep getting this message when I try to post a comment:
본인확인제로 인해 한국 국가 설정시 동영상/댓글 업로드 기능을 자발적으로 비활성화합니다. We have voluntarily disabled this functionality on kr.youtube.com because of the Korean real-name verification law
Anyone who can understand this?? WTF is the Korean real-name verification law???? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Just change your location to any country except for Korea. They can keep their inane age number Big Brother registration crap. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bixlerscott
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Near Wonju, South Korea
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
| That's nothing. In both London and Amsterdam, the have media block on so you can't watch YouTube nor use Skype nor download anything. It was a huge disappointment on top of unnecessarily slow connections where it takes 30 seconds to a minute to load a standard web page. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Why do they block it in those countries? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Why do they block it in those countries? |
I don't think they do. Someone seems to be confused....... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Unless they've changed the law in since I was in London in August, then I don't think Youtube is censored in the UK (apart from certain workplaces, schools etc). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bixlerscott
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Near Wonju, South Korea
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: |
|
|
| eamo wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Why do they block it in those countries? |
I don't think they do. Someone seems to be confused....... |
I'm sure London and Amsterdam residents do in fact have high speed with media, but could be held responsible for piracy. The hotels and hostels for tourists do clearly have media block as when you try to go to YouTube, you get a page stating this. Only logical reason for this is the hotel or hostel does not want to take the business risk of being sued for illegal downloading that tourists might do otherwise with their laptops.
Right now, I'm in the very Southern part of Egypt and have excellent high speed just like I did in Korea with no slowness though I can't use Utorrent since I don't know the router model to map a port, but YouTube works beautifully. In my travels, it's extremely rare to get a good connection and often none is available. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bixlerscott wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Why do they block it in those countries? |
I don't think they do. Someone seems to be confused....... |
I'm sure London and Amsterdam residents do in fact have high speed with media, but could be held responsible for piracy. The hotels and hostels for tourists do clearly have media block as when you try to go to YouTube, you get a page stating this. Only logical reason for this is the hotel or hostel does not want to take the business risk of being sued for illegal downloading that tourists might do otherwise with their laptops.
Right now, I'm in the very Southern part of Egypt and have excellent high speed just like I did in Korea with no slowness though I can't use Utorrent since I don't know the router model to map a port, but YouTube works beautifully. In my travels, it's extremely rare to get a good connection and often none is available. |
So certain businesses, like hotels, don't want people using all the bandwidth by downloading or using Youtube........that's common.......but it's not a censorship by the government. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Bump.
Still molasses for me. Home and work. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
