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Tree Rodent (0)
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Thought it was just me, but yes it's been jerky for days now. I have always found VB's streaming to change from okay to impossible, and back again.
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05-21-13 12:32pm
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messmer (Disabled)
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REPLY TO #1 - Tree Rodent :
Hey Squirrel, I normally don't stream all that often, most of the time I just do it for the first minute or so of a video to see how it starts, but the jerkiness has been very obvious right from the start of a scene. At first I blamed my ISP but all other sites streamed and downloaded at their usual speed so it had to be VB. Re. downloads, I normally get my full speed (2.35MB/s) out of VB but it seems to have been cut in half. Today I couldn't get better than 1.00MB/s. Their popularity might do them in yet!
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05-21-13 02:02pm
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Tree Rodent (0)
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REPLY TO #2 - messmer :
It's been variable for a long time here in the UK. Streaming is usually at it's best in the early hours of the morning and at its worst in the late afteroon. Best way is to download, but sometimes you want to see if the video is any good before you download.
Downloading is likewise generally at it's best in the early hours of the morning and at its worst in the late afteroon. Nowadays I don't download a lot, but at the current price I suppose VB is still a bargain.
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05-21-13 02:25pm
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messmer (Disabled)
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REPLY TO #3 - Tree Rodent :
You wrote: "Nowadays I don't download a lot, but at the current price I suppose VB is still a bargain."
That's what I thought when I subscribed long term but I won't renew once the year (10 months?) is up because I, too, have not been downloading much.
I have been a member on and off for years and have all the old stuff that interested me then. Actually I don't because I deleted all 640x480p videos that weren't sharp enough for my taste. HD has spoiled me.
The new stuff is mostly run of the mill to me. And since I don't download anything BUT HD contents there's usually a long wait between downloads. I wish I were as undemanding as most, who don't seem to mind to look at yesterday's quality.
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05-21-13 02:39pm
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