I need a little help from my myLot friends
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
February 16, 2016 9:46am CST
I posed a question to a problem that I have in a comment and it was suggested by @mysdianait that I turn that question into a discussion. Hopefully someone here can help me or point me in the right direction.
I cannot watch U-Tube Videos. When I click on the arrow to start them they buffer and buffer and buffer some more. I have never gotten beyond that point. It is frustrating and I just avoid trying any longer.
So, if anyone has a clue what I can do you'll be my hero. Thanks in advance!
update:
I tried some of the things suggested below and I don't know how or which fix - but I can, at least now, see u-tube videos....don't ask which suggestion worked since I tried the all before I tried watching a video!
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
16 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill Are you using a WI-FI connection and a smartphone, or a LAN cable and a computer? This can make a lot of difference. It can be your WI-FI connection.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
It hasn't worked in forever. Even when I could watch them they would stop-start-stop-start.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Feb 16
There are numerous reasons that could cause this, which makes it difficult to offer solid advice.
It could be due to a browser issue, which could be checked by updating to the latest version.
There could also be a missing plug in or browser extension that is required for YouTube videos.
YouTube videos also depend on javascript, so you should ensure that this is enabled.
It will not be a speed issue because YouTube videos are encoded as flv files and as such are extremely small.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill If you are using Chrome then you can check whether the issue is caused by a plug in or extensive issue by running in Incognito Mode. You can open a window in incognito mode using Ctrl+Shift+N and try playing the video via that window.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Whatever things I did earlier something magically fixed it.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
16 Feb 16
I hope that someone will be able to resolve your problem. There are certainly many Lotters who are very competent where techy problems are concerned.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
16 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill I am so pleased that you got things working again 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Feb 16
I know, every computer has it's own little idiosyncrasies!!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Yes, I had several suggestions - tried them all, so I'm not sure which thing fixed it.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
17 Feb 16
As tech illiterate as I am, I would have suggested to clear your history. That would have been the extent of my ability to help. Glad it works now.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Well, I do clear my history quite frequently but that wouldn't have an impact on the problem - which is now fixed.
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Feb 16
Before I learned to keep my browser cache clean I had buffering issues. I also changed to Chrome and that helped alot too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I have been using Chrome for a few years. I had problems with videos no matter what browser.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I don't have one nor want one. I just don't have the time for all that. I just want to watch those that someone references on here.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
16 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill @Asylum seems to have covered every thing.While I was using Firefox,this problem kept happening.The Adobe flash player was out of date and needed to be updated.I do not think it is a problem with Java script.A plug in missing or the flash player,(which is an extension) needs to be updated.Best of luck.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
OK, I'll try those two things, thanks.
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@LeaPea2417 (40052)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Feb 16
I am not sure how to help you. Maybe it is a browser issues.
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@LeaPea2417 (40052)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill Maybe you need to ask a computer expert. Have you heard of "The Geek Squad". I am pretty sure I have that name correct. My Mom, is a member of it. She pays a monthly fee to be a part of it. Anytime, she has a computer problem, she calls them and they will remotely work of her computer to help solve a problem.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
They don't play no matter what browser I use.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Whatever I did from the suggestions given it is now fine...don't ask how or why.... Yes, I've heard of them.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Feb 16
glad something kinda worked, I was going to suggest driver updates lol
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
I really don't care to watch videos to begin with..so if it goes bye bye again I wont cry about out.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill I more so use youtube to figure out how do something, or for the music, running in the background as I do something else.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Feb 16
Glad you got an answer before I read this post. I haven't a clue.
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
17 Feb 16
I enjoy watching You Tube videos. Hope you are having better success now.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Yes, they are working fine, but i'm not really into watching them unless someone puts on in a discussion.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
No, I have satellite now and I had Verison before that and had problems with both.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Feb 16
Yes, I said U-Tube Videos. I don't know what those sites are.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
19 Feb 16
First where are trying to watch it from? As in your computer, phone, tablet what?
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
20 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill glade that you where able to fix the problem.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Feb 16
It's fine - all taken care of. I only use a computer.
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@davidalicea100 (3495)
• Merced, California
16 Mar 16
I also have the same problem. When i go to watch a video it takes forever to load. I have xfinity internet so i do not know if that is the problem. Oh by the way i'am only a foot away from my router.
@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
17 Feb 16
Is it fixed now?
You could check your internet connection or your browser. These may cause you not to be able to watch on youTube.
You may want to try other browsers.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Feb 16
I have had 3 or 4 browers and they all had the same problem. It is fine now.
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