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udanwudeligv
Junior
8 years ago

specifically-slower YT download speeds

Things are getting slower and slower here and I'm trying to figure out what's going on.  Over the last 6 years I have, VERY frequently, gotten up early and downloaded videos off of youtube, during B...
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  • MarkJFine's avatar
    MarkJFine
    8 years ago

    Welcome from another Mac user.

     

    If it's just YouTube, it's possible it could be an upstream problem with HughesNet's provider (Level3, Qwest, or other) or it just could be DNS-related routing problem. Rebooting everything (modem, router and computer) and see if it shakes loose.

    If it persists after that, you might want to open a terminal window and type "traceroute youtube.com" to see where the possible roadblock is.

     

    Edit: Just another thought, you might want to try different combinations of turning the Video Data Saver and Web Acceleration on and off and see if that makes a difference as well.

  • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
    C0RR0SIVE
    8 years ago

    Yeah, this sounds like a Video Data Saver thing...  Hughesnet will automatically throttle speeds to various streaming sites to help force SD playback to save users data.  You can disable this feature.

    You can view more information including how to disable the Video Data Saver option here: Video Data Saver FAQ

  • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
    C0RR0SIVE
    8 years ago

     It's a fairly new feature that was introduced with Gen5 service plans, but, Gen4 plans have also been upgraded to include the Video Data Saver feature in the last month or two.

  • udanwudeligv's avatar
    udanwudeligv
    8 years ago

    C0RR0SIVE, ah that makes perfect sense then and YES, thanks to you both, that worked like a charm!  I rebooted and turned off the video saver button. 

MarkJFine's avatar
MarkJFine
Professor
8 years ago

Welcome from another Mac user.

 

If it's just YouTube, it's possible it could be an upstream problem with HughesNet's provider (Level3, Qwest, or other) or it just could be DNS-related routing problem. Rebooting everything (modem, router and computer) and see if it shakes loose.

If it persists after that, you might want to open a terminal window and type "traceroute youtube.com" to see where the possible roadblock is.

 

Edit: Just another thought, you might want to try different combinations of turning the Video Data Saver and Web Acceleration on and off and see if that makes a difference as well.