# Youtube: slow uploading ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-slow-uploading/729405 "2015-08-30T17:37:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scandic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-slow-uploading/729405/1 "2015-08-30T17:37:32Z")
Why does it take so long to upload a video on youtube. I takes 3-4 hours to upload an program that last an hour. what can I do to speed up this prosess? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-slow-uploading/729405/2 "2015-08-30T18:40:34Z")
It most likely is simply due to how your Internet connection is set up by your ISP. Many (most?) plans for individuals rather than companies have **much** faster download speeds than upload speeds. So, the answer is to buy a more expensive plan from your ISP. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-slow-uploading/729405/3 "2015-08-31T01:29:03Z")
I have a Google Fiber internet connection with a full gigabit of upload speed, and sometimes uploading to YouTube is slower than uploading to a lot of other sites. For instance, Vimeo’s upload speed is far better than YouTube. Personally, I think Google should set at least one set of servers aside for the exclusive use of Google Fiber subscribers, but so we can demonstrate the speed to people. ---
**Author:** ![Scandic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-slow-uploading/729405/4 "2015-08-31T02:33:59Z")
Thanks for the answers