Iphone and youtube. total fail imo.

[seb]

Ok, I thought the fact my iphone would always struggle to stream youtube videos was due to my ISP. I was with BT and my speeds around 1.8 - 2.4 MB or whatever it is.

Due ot sky being a fair bit cheaper I have now moved my phone and internet to sky.

I get a solid 2.5mb with sky on current speed tests but i still have the issue with YT refusing to stream videos. I will get say 40 seconds loaded but then it literally refuses to do anymore.

Sometimes it will slowly stream a video but nothing like you can just sit there and view it. However, my laptop will happily load up YT videos all ay long and allow me to watch as it streams.

Now for me, it must be an iphone/app issue with YT.

Interestingly I never had this problem on my old 3g that i had on my old previous connection (that being BT too).

Again interestingly, to throw a spanner in the works, my parents BT connection of 8mb streams vids fine on my iphone... So is it something to do with my connection? must be something further down the line since i have just changed my ISP.

Anyone else have this issue?

 

[Revels]

What firmware?

Restore it and then try without adding your backup. It might be a little bug somewhere.

 

[Sym0n]

YouTube is hit and miss for me. Like tonight, I cannot for the life of me stream ANYTHING on there on my PC (20mb cable) but on my iPhone which is connected through wifi to the same cable connection is streaming them fine. Other days it will stutter like f**k on my 4 and play fine on my PC and then rest of the time its f**ked on both or fine. I've given up trying to diagnose it.

 

[seb]

i'm on the most current firmware. I had a complete wipe a few mths ago courtesy of the apple store due to a bug in my phone and still the issue remains. I jsut thought it was ISP related.

the missus has the same issue with her iphone.

but then 3g connection has no problem, but then i guess because it is a lot lower quality.

i mean i am totally stumped by it all.

 

[KyleB]

Interestingly my girlfriends iPhone 4 struggles to load videos on our WiFi that mine (3GS) will play effortlessly. Is it something to do with the better resolution on the 4, requiring more bandwidth?

(I too am on a shitty 2MB connection)

 

[Kane.]

I give up with YT on Apple devices now, I know it's not my 3G or wifi as other websites stream perfectly on them.

 

[imprezaworks]

I was thinking of getting an iPhone next, but my connection is 1mb lol so im goosed

Dan.

 

[Millsy]

Work around is use the YouTube web app and deselect HQ and it should be fine

 

[sneeks]

I never use the YT app as the quality is crap when not using wifi, the web app is much better.

 

[EngineerD]

Work around is use the YouTube web app and deselect HQ and it should be fine

This. The web app is excellent.

 

[olliewebbuk]

YouTube works perfectly for me, always has done. Even with the first iPhone.

 

[Millsy]

YouTube works perfectly for me, always has done. Even with the first iPhone.

Nice to know, unfortunately not everyone's does!

 

[Gouldy]

The only thing i could recommend is to see if you have the latest firmware installed on your phone?

 

[dk]

I had the same issue with iPad 1, iPad 2 is fine though.

 

[conneh]

You tried updating your routers firmware? Unlocking some ports?

 

[Padso]

Ok, I thought the fact my iphone would always struggle to stream youtube videos was due to my ISP. I was with BT and my speeds around 1.8 - 2.4 MB or whatever it is.

Due ot sky being a fair bit cheaper I have now moved my phone and internet to sky.

I get a solid 2.5mb with sky on current speed tests but i still have the issue with YT refusing to stream videos. I will get say 40 seconds loaded but then it literally refuses to do anymore.

Sometimes it will slowly stream a video but nothing like you can just sit there and view it. However, my laptop will happily load up YT videos all ay long and allow me to watch as it streams.

Now for me, it must be an iphone/app issue with YT.

Interestingly I never had this problem on my old 3g that i had on my old previous connection (that being BT too).

Again interestingly, to throw a spanner in the works, my parents BT connection of 8mb streams vids fine on my iphone... So is it something to do with my connection? must be something further down the line since i have just changed my ISP.

Anyone else have this issue?

I have exactly the same problem. It will play around 1/4 of the youtube vid then stop and take forever to play the rest.

A seperate issue i have had from i first got my iphone last year is that my WIFI is utterly useless. I still have my old iphone and an original ipod touch and all those can pickup wifi anywhere in the house whereas the iphone 4 has to be about 5 metres beside the router.

 

[conneh]

I would say it's 99% router firmware. I updated mine today and it's fixed any wifi issues i had with my phone. Doesn't drop out/stop loading anything now.

 

[conneh]

What router is it Seb?

 

[seb]

Errr a sky one?

I'll go look later on today

 

[olliewebbuk]

WiFi troubles are usually due to having either:

1) A crap router
2) A poorly set up router

 

[conneh]

There are various Sagem/D-Link/Linksys versions i think. Sky just re-brand them as their own.

 

[Millsy]

WiFi troubles are usually due to having either:

1) A crap router
2) A poorly set up router

Or a crap download speed tbh!

 

[olliewebbuk]

Or a crap download speed tbh!

Not always. Line stability is more important for streaming.

 

[Millsy]

Either way, it's not going to help!

That's what caused my issue's with using the youtube app in the first place at a friends house, at mine it was fine with a decent download speed.

 

[DB.]

YouTube works perfectly for me, always has done. Even with the first iPhone.

Same here, love it!

 

[conneh]

Any news Seb?

 

[seb]

Work around is use the YouTube web app and deselect HQ and it should be fine

This.

Don't need to even un click hq. Works a treat. Makes me think it is defo the yt app.

 

[JD]

WiFi troubles are usually due to having either:

1) A crap router
2) A poorly set up router

Any info on fixing this would be very gratefully received Ollie?

 

[conneh]

Whats your router JD?