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cornishoggy
Joined: 05/12/2008
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06/06/2010 17:16 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 1 of 8 in Discussion |
| To computer whizz kids out there.
May I ask how does one increase the bandwith on my laptop ? |
Groucho
Joined: 26/04/2008
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06/06/2010 17:49 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 2 of 8 in Discussion |
| You will have to pay for a faster connection to stream live TV with any success... To get access to UK TV you can subscribe to a VPN for a monthly fee.
To be honest you really need a dedicated fast connection rather than a shared one, as speeds vary due to bandwidth slicing otherwise.
Of course your laptop will need to be up to the task too.. no good have a fast connection in to a slow machine.
I'm not a Whizz Kid of any description... |
cornishoggy
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06/06/2010 17:57 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 3 of 8 in Discussion |
| Its purely to receive BBC Radio 4 not TV |
Groucho
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06/06/2010 23:41 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 4 of 8 in Discussion |
| In that case, you ought to able to get it with a 512k connection. I know I could quite happily even before I upgraded.
What browser are you using? |
cornishoggy
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08/06/2010 12:34 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 5 of 8 in Discussion |
| Hi Groucho
May I explain I have Windows 7 and BBC Iplayer. Most days I have Radio4 on my lap top all day,no problems, but occasionally when I log onto BBC radio 4 I get a message that I do not have sufficient bandwith. I hope this answers your question. |
compass
Joined: 27/02/2009
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08/06/2010 16:55 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 6 of 8 in Discussion |
| Cornishoggy
Have you tried using the "lower bandwidth version" of the IPlayer............... Look at the bottom left hand corner of the Iplayer display to select it.
Compass |
dippersgirl
Joined: 04/05/2010
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08/06/2010 17:10 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 7 of 8 in Discussion |
| Message 1,4,5,6
I have a 4g Gezz usb dongle/connector from Turkcell and its fine. I have the same experience and occasionally there is a hickup, but most of the time all is ok and of course with radio 4 you can use the iplayer and listen again. I also use Firefox as well as internet explorer and it does pay to switch if you hit a bad patch. |
dippersgirl
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09/06/2010 10:28 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 8 of 8 in Discussion |
| Message 7
I made a mistake, meant 3G |
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