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The content is buffering a lot. Why?

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The content is buffering a lot. Why?

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The buffering occurs when you cannot get enough data from your bandwidth. It may be network congestion or the original encoded stream has been made at a higher bandwidth then you can download. Most audio streams are at 20kbps, and if you are on a 28.8 modem, you may not be getting a 28.8kbps download, but more likely a 12-15kbps (this is dependent on your Internet Service Provider). Here is a helpful tip: This will help out but sometimes not completely correct all buffering problems. First, determine the version number of the media player you are using (from the Media Player, go to help>about) Windows Media Player 6.4 Go to – View. Select Settings > Windows Media Source Filter. On this new window, you will see a Buffering section, select the radio button for Buffer and increase the number of seconds to 30. Click Okay. Windows Media Player v7.01 or better Go to – Tools > Options > Performance Tab Under Network Buffering Select the button for Buffer, and increase the number of seconds to

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