# YouTube Buffering Problem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 17, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319 "2009-02-17T21:34:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319/1 "2009-02-17T21:34:46Z")

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Have y’all noticed this today?

I am trying to use The Beatles on my blog, but when I go to the blog to listen, it sounds like it’s trying to buffer and stops and starts.

Could y’all try it and see if it sounds okay?

The song is HELP.

Thanks

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319/2 "2009-02-17T21:41:15Z")

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I’ve been noticing that recently YouTube videos skip briefly every few seconds while the sound keeps playing. I was chalking it up to my computer.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319/3 "2009-02-17T22:06:54Z")

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Okay. I just now listened back to it again, and it went all the way through with no skips.

I appreciate anyone who tried it and this thread can be closed, please, because in retrospect, it does sound like I am spamming, and y’all know I don’t do that crap.

Thanks

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-buffering-problem/486319/4 "2009-02-17T22:14:10Z")

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> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> The song is HELP.
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> Thanks
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> Quasi

Approrpriate song choice. Glad it worked out.