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Video via dialup?
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no unfortunately there is nothing u can do unless u get a broadband connection like dsl or cable internet.
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Most video is “streaming” video, meaning that it plays as it downloads. This does not work well at all on a dial-up connection since the download speed is so slow. What you can do is pause the video and wait until it has finished downloading (it will take quite a while) and then play it.
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The stopping and starting is called buffering. Short of recommending you get DSL or cable, your only option is to download the video and play it native to your computer.
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It just means that you have to let it buffer for like an hour or so. My friend who used to have dial-up said he would have to wait like 3 hours for a 10 minute video to buffer.
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Yes, unfortunatly dial up is way too slow to do video in a reasonable amount of time…
You could sit there and wait for it to finish downloading and then watch it but that would probably be a few hours..
You need to get dsl or cable
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