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Topic Okay, I'm finally to a breaking point.
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junkielik77 Posted at 3:07 pm on Sep. 26, 2008
And I realized this probably isn't normal.

It takes me about ten minutes to view, say, a video that is five minutes long. That's how long it takes to load the video.

So basically, I watch videos online, having to stop every few minutes to let it continue loading, or I have to step away for like 15 minutes, so I can watch the whole thing at one time.

This isn't normal is it? I realized that my friends could just go to youtube or whatever and click, and it was all there in a relatively short amount of time.

Why is mine doing this? I have 1 gig of ram, and basically, a super computer. What's the deal? Don't have too much issue with internet connections.

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Tavis Posted at 4:43 pm on Sep. 26, 2008
I'm with Ju5tin, 1 gig of ram is not a super computer at the least. We have 3 gb, and ours isn't a super computer, even though it might run faster.

It's most likely your internet connection that's doing it, I, as Ju5tin has beat me to, suggest speedtest.net, and then posting your results on here, and we can compare them to the averages, to see if you have a proper internet connection.
If it's the internet connection, phone the company, because if you're using a different internet provider then your phone line it, they might be sending it at a higher rate, which then slows it down completely.

junkielik77 Posted at 3:11 pm on Sep. 26, 2008
Quote: from Ju5tin at 3:10 pm on Sep. 26, 2008

If you have 1 gig of ram.... that's not really a super computer lol.

Anyways, I'm guessing your connection probably just isn't as fast as your friends.


Well, better than normal, I suppose.

Ju5tin Posted at 3:10 pm on Sep. 26, 2008
If you have 1 gig of ram.... that's not really a super computer lol.

Anyways, I'm guessing your connection probably just isn't as fast as your friends.

Try testing your connection speed here:

http://speedtest.net/

So we can assess how fast your internet really is.

FingerSub Posted at 3:08 pm on Sep. 26, 2008
how fast is your connection?
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