In a message dated 12/22/2005 11:31:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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HI
i  have been on dial up for 8 years and the buffering of audio streaming is
driving me nuts. now the question.
WILL IT BE ANY DIFFERENT ON DSL THAN  DIALUP or does that have nothing to do
with it?
thanx, chet  norris



Hi,
  The reason the buffer is there is to act as a 'shock absorber'.  Before the
audio starts playing, it has to fill up the buffer, then if there is  a
momentary gap in the audio stream, it will start emptying the buffer, and keep
playing from that data. Once the gap in the data stops, it will start refilling
the buffer. Broadband works the same as dialup, but at a MUCH faster pace.
Instead of taking a minute or more to fill the buffer, it only takes a  couple
of seconds.

HTH,
Peter  Hogan
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