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       Buffering/Pausing
       By: boxsupport Date: September 25, 2018, 12:44 am
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       [list]
       [li]1.1 -Bandwidth vs Latency[/li]
       [li]1.2 -What is buffering? and Bufferbloat?[/li]
       [li]1.3 -What causes buffering?[/li]
       [li]1.4 -What can be done about buffering?[/li]
       [li]1.5 -How can I more easily tell if the cause is from my
       connection or from the link?[/li]
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       1.1 Bandwidth vs Latency (For more detailed explanation check
       out this FAQ from DSLreports.com here ---> <a
       href="
  HTML https://www.dslreports.com/faq/694">FAQ</a>)
       Bandwidth is your mbps on your speed test. This is the capacity
       of your internet connection to transfer data. So if your
       connection is say, 20mbps, then your pipe can fit 20 megabits of
       data each second.
       Latency, typically reffered to as "Ping" by most, is the actual
       speed of your connection. This is the time it takes for your
       data to get from one place to another.
       Together these two comprise your internet connection's
       efficiency to transfer data or stream video content. Having a
       big pipe AND quick latency is key to having the smoothest
       experience possible while doing ANYTHING online.
       1.2 What is buffering and bufferbloat?
       One common form of buffering occurs when your broadband
       connection is too slow to stream a video in real time. So your
       computer will buffer the video data — starting playback when
       there is enough to prevent video lag. If you see this happen
       often, it might be time to upgrade your broadband speed, or
       maybe reset your router, if the download rate is lower than
       advertised by your Internet provider. When streaming video
       content, if at any given time the demand required to stream the
       content, surpasses your connection's ability to receive it, it
       will buffer/pause/skip either the video or the audio.
       Bufferbloat is when your connection has great latency while idle
       but bogs down during heavy load. Click here for a website that
       goes into more detail. ---> <a
       href="
  HTML https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/bloat/wiki/What_can_I_do_about_Bufferbloat/">Bufferbloat</a>
       1.3 What causes buffering?
       Latency is the primary factor which causes buffering on yoru
       local connection. Noise on your internet line can cause latency
       issues. Noise can be caused by loose connectors, disturbances at
       the pole, faulty splitters in the line, or even a disturbance in
       the internet provider's nodes on the network. Even your
       neighbors can cause feedback in the system if they have faulty
       splitters or devices. There are lots of things which can cause
       it locally. Low bandwidth can also cause it, since if your pipe
       is 4mbps big and your stream requires 10, it wont be able to
       handle it. The source of the link in which you are using can
       also contribute to buffering. If the video content you are
       requesting cannot be fed to you in an efficient manner, whether
       because of a bottleneck from overloading of users at the server,
       or other technical issues on the server in which the link is
       hosted on. All these can cause buffering.
       1.4 What can I do about buffering?
       1) Check all your connections, make sure they are tight.
       2) Choose different links or use other add-ons. lots of add-ons
       pull up a list of many links, and among those links are many
       providers and sources. Explore which ones are the best
       performers.
       3) Reboot your modem and router by unplugging them and then plug
       back in the modem first, then after it is done booting up, plug
       in the router. After both are operational, turn on your box and
       try again.
       4) Contact your provider and tell them to purge your line and
       send you a new signal. This will wipe out existing negative
       noise on the line and let you have a clean signal. At least
       until noise builds back up again. Try to find out what is
       causing the noise.
       1.5 - How can I more easily tell if the cause is my connection
       or the link itself?
       Firstly, go to your speed test and see if your results look OK.
       If so, go to your favorite live TV add-on's that you know are
       usually most reliable and try it on there. Try multiple links
       and watch for a little while. If it is smooth, your connection
       probably is fine and the issues are not on your end but on the
       servers end of whatever on demand movies and tv shows you are
       clicking on. Try Real-Debrid service if you wish. Go to
       Real-Debrid Section ---> <a
       href="
  HTML https://tvboxsupport.createaforum.com/troubleshooting-and-guides/premium-on-demand-service-(real-debrid)/">Here</a>
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