Trying to stuff streaming video through a cellular modem could be the
whole issue in a nutshell, especially on a slower provider like Cricket.
Even a new 4G cellular modem might have issues streaming video of a high
enough resolution. See if you can use your laptop on a different type of
Internet connection for comparison so we can rule the modem in or out as
a possible cause. Could be your bandwidth is small enough so the Flash
application that CBS wraps the video stream in doesn't fully load before
things choke up. Hope this helps some. :)


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video streaming problem
From: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sun, June 06, 2010 9:17 am
To: [log in to unmask]

Hi!
 
How do I check the status of the progress bar you referred to in your 
reply? 
 
Right now, I would like to view the final episode of CBS's The Good Wife

available online at 
_http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_good_wife/video/?vs=Full%20Episodes_ 
(http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_good_wife/video/?vs=Full%20Episodes) 
I don't see any bar. All I see is the actual show that keeps starting 
and stopping
 
I don't have a desktop only my laptop and am connecting to the net via a

wireless Cricket device but have had the problem no matter where I
connect 
using this laptop. Note: I have Windows XP on my laptop.
 
LBruzas 
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2010 9:45:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
[log in to unmask] writes:

This can happen if your streaming rate is slower than the video speed.
What
does the progress bar on your player show? If it shows that you have 
nothing
in the buffer, then your connection speed is too slow, or the site is
overloaded. If this happens only with your laptop and not your desktop,
I
might assume that you are connecting your laptop through a wireless
connection and the speed of this connection is a bit slow for the video.

If the speed is not the problem, and you are getting adequate buffering,
then we would need to know more about your setup, program you are using
to
view the video, and your version of Windows before we can make
additional
suggestions.

Peter Shkabara
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-----Original Message-----

I hope that I can do an adequate job explaining my problem. I can't seem

to 
view an online video on my laptop without interruption every few
seconds. 
It seems to start and stop throughout - like it is getting stuck. Any 
ideas or settings on my laptop that I could check or readjust?

LBruzas

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