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May 31, 2006 4:06AM PDT

You asked me a loaded question, when I once again tried to watch a video,[Make your own podcast] "How do you like our Cnet Video's?"
The answer is I don't. I live in the country and have no access to anything but dial-up. Every time I attempt to watch one of your videos they are buffered so badly I want to bang my head on the wall. I have made repeated attempts to take your online courses but because I have to watch impossible to watch videos I have given up and no longer bother. Being on a phone line you make me feel like a second class citizen. Sincerely "Catman" Donald M Peterkin

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May 31, 2006 6:25AM PDT

Maybe you already know this but here goes anyway. If you "allow" a video to download, in all its choppiness, when it does finish, you can replay it and it will playback the way it should. It might take some time and you may need a download manager but it will work. Just downloaded a 4 minute video on my sisters dialup, it took some time, but afterwords, it played back just fine.
Only a suggestion,
Eddie

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May 31, 2006 8:14AM PDT

Thanks for your well meanig suggestion. I actually know that what you say, is supposed to happen, but in real life it only starts over again from scratch, and goes on it's merry way re-buffering. Any other suggestions? Anybody got a bufferin to ease my sufferin?

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You can't do it. . .
May 31, 2006 10:34PM PDT

Streaming video is impossible on dial-up. The bandwidth requirements are too high. In other word, not enough data can be sent on dial-up. Period. The suggestion was made for you to right click and do a "save as" for the file. After the file has downloaded at its own pace/speed, you then save the file and open it to view it.

I lived with dial-up for years and this is the only way to watch video. Have you considered satellite?

Wayne

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Jun 1, 2006 6:37AM PDT

Thanks Wayne for your input. Yes I have considered satellite. I forgot to Mention I live in Canada,AKA Northern Mexico, as well as in the country. The receiver is around $900.00 plus a $200.00 instalation fee plus a three year contract and the slowest [thus cheapest]subscription is $79.00 per month but I would have to take the next one up,[more money] because the slowest is apparently too slow. You do the math. It's away above my retirement pension capabilities.
I know it sounds like I'm whining but I'm not. I just want a viable solution. Anybody?
P.S. Did I mention that I still have to retain my ISP because the satellite is download only,no surfing?
Good deal eh?

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Jul 22, 2007 7:49AM PDT

Hi Wayne, I know the stuff you said about video, but is the live cable or broadcast in a different format? In other words, is it possible to get live video on a dial up? I only have a dial-up, with a Pentium II and W98SE, but have been told I can get internet tv with it. I am skeptical. Also, is there any way to take phone calls on my telephone line, while I am connected,or even disconnects automatically to takethe calls? I only want one line, but am unreachable while on. Thanx, ;D