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Youtube completely unwatchable on my Transformer.

I have the latest update I'm all stock. Anything I watch on my wifi connection through the youtube app constantly buffers. I've attempted deleting the data and cache. It works fine on my phone through wifi and all 3 computers in the house

Posted Nov 8, 2011, 3:55 AM UTC

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dude2k5Asus Transformer Infinity•

Maybe try this, it makes the DNS googles so it might go faster? Couldnt hurt to try

https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&hl=en

edit: tahts for root though. You could go to settings-wireless-wifi and do advanced and set the DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 manually

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PrelOP•

Seems to buffer most of the time when I use bluetooth headset. I did the DNS changes.

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PrelOP•

I get 2.4 Megabyte/s down and 500 kilobyte/s up.

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optomas•

Watched Captain Kidd on my transformer with no problems. I can check updates and the like if you think it might be OS related.

I use the headphone jack. You might isolate the bluetooth headset by downloading a movie and see if it buffers on playback, rather than streaming. If the movie still buffers when it is on disk, that would tell you that the bluetooth implementation cannot keep up with the audio feed. I'd think you'd experience audio drop out, rather than buffering though.

A DNS problem would be LAN wide, and would be evidenced by slow look up. Once the hookup is made, a slow dns should not cause a stream to buffer.

Odd problem indeed. Odd enough, in fact, that I'll hop on my tablet verify that there's no problems.

Back in a sec.

Edit: No issues to report. The only thing you are doing different from me is the headset.

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PrelOP•

I have no problem watching Netflix using a bluetooth headset. I'm going to try and use a 3.5mm headset instead of headphones and see if it changes anything. I haven't done enough attempts without a bluetooth headset to figure out if its that or not yet.

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optomas•

I have no problem watching Netflix using a bluetooth headset. I'm going to try and use a 3.5mm headset instead of headphones and see if it changes anything. I haven't done enough attempts without a bluetooth headset to figure out if its that or not yet.|

Well, if it works with Netflix, then the headset can keep up. It is an unlikely solution anyhow.

Other possibilities;

Your isp is throttling youtube.

You are connecting to an overloaded youtube server, and for some reason are not balanced out to a better server.

The problem does not sound like it is on your end, to me.

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