Question:
Why are Youtube videos loading incredibly slow?
2011-05-26 17:22:37 UTC
There is no problem loading pages (Facebook, Google, Youtube, Yahoo etc.) but the actual video loads slow. I have just cleared my cache and restarted my computer but it is still slow. I have even gone and reset my modem, yet no prevail. Java Player is up to date aswell so I have no idea.
What should I do?
Five answers:
Techwing
2011-05-26 18:23:42 UTC
If you see the little spinning circle in the middle of the video, it's a network problem. If the video is jerky and stops and starts, it's probably a problem with your computer.



In the first case, the data for the video isn't getting from YouTube to your computer fast enough over the Internet. This could be because you have a slow Internet subscription, or because something between you and YouTube is running slow or is overloaded, or because YouTube itself is overloaded. There isn't much that you can do about this, apart from getting a faster Internet connection (but that won't help if the problem is somewhere else on the Net).



In the second case, a more powerful computer can help.



YouTube doesn't use Java, so that doesn't matter. If it's a network speed problem (spinning circle on the screen), a faster computer will not help, and if it's a computer problem (jerky motion), a faster network will not help.



It sounds like you have a nice, fast computer, so the problem is probably in the network.
2014-08-06 17:44:24 UTC
Hi there,

You need to have the last version of Adobe Flash Player to be able to watch videos online.

You can download Adobe Falsh Player here http://j.mp/1p3PfG9

Cheers ;)
2011-05-26 17:23:44 UTC
Refresh the page or get a new computer this sounds unusual
2011-05-26 17:24:24 UTC
maybe your computer is old?unaware of a virus? it only takes 3 seconds for me to load an entire video.
nabeel
2011-05-26 17:27:05 UTC
may be your net connection isn't good enough! or it may be the server problem! cause i seem to have the same problem lately. tried the whole lot! nothing seem to please me.



came to a conclusion on own that servers may have been clogged!!


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