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bdp-s185 internet speed problem

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petwarr
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bdp-s185 internet speed problem

Hi people

I can access BBC iplayer through my BDP-S185 but after about 30 minutes the internet speed drops from 3mbs to less than 0.5 and the program stops until theres enoough data in thebuffer for another 2 or 3 minutes then it stalls again. Hugely frustrating. This does not happen with LoveFilm.

Anyone else had experience with this?

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binbash
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Hi petwarr,

This sounds like an issue with the iplayer itself and how it streams data, I have had similar issues with iplayer where it will play some of the program and then stall.

What is your internet connection speed? www.speedtest.net should tell you.

binbash

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petwarr
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Internet speed usually runs around 3 mbps, but when iplayer stalls the on-screen telltale has the internet down to about 0.4. Recycle and the internet icks in at about 3 megs again - until a few minutes later when it's strangled to less than 0.5 again. We've been trying to catch up on 'Hunted', makes it a nightmare.

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binbash
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Hi petwarr,

Do you have another device on this network, laptop, PC etc? using the same method e.g. wifi. Does the iplayer work correctly on those?

Have you tried to run this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/diagnostics#results

Hope we can help,

binbash