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TSerik8lyt
post Feb 28 2016, 11:58 AM, updated 10y ago

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My twitch keep buffering on PC and mobile but there is no problem during late night. I need help thanks. I'm using Unifi Advance 30mbps and I'm using default DNS.
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post Feb 28 2016, 12:05 PM

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Try using Google DNS and lipot back
TSerik8lyt
post Feb 28 2016, 12:08 PM

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QUOTE(Amarto12345 @ Feb 28 2016, 12:05 PM)
Try using Google DNS and lipot back
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Still the same.
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post Feb 28 2016, 06:03 PM

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u are not alone, on all high, med,low also lag. cant watch properly the game
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post Feb 28 2016, 06:46 PM

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some say tm capped the speed in twitch.
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post Feb 28 2016, 06:53 PM

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my dota 2 ping so high, fuck tm net
TSerik8lyt
post Feb 28 2016, 10:22 PM

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Has anyone complain to TM already?
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post Feb 28 2016, 10:52 PM

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had it the worse during night, dafuq . literally need to go down to low & mobile. real joke
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post Feb 28 2016, 11:09 PM

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There's something wrong either with TM or Twitch HK01 (Hong Kong?) CDN.
My bet is on TM because some other website also sometimes slow to load.

I found a temporary solution but you need "Twitch Buffering Fix" Chrome extension and switch to Seattle CDN server. It's already removed from Chrome Web Store, but you still can find it on Github.

This post has been edited by andy0212: Feb 29 2016, 10:20 AM
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post Feb 28 2016, 11:51 PM

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QUOTE(andy0212 @ Feb 29 2016, 12:09 AM)
There's something wrong either with TM or Twitch HK01 (Hong Kong?) CDN.
My bet is on TM because some other website also sometimes slow to load.

I found a temporary solution but you need "Twitch Buffering Fix" Chrome extension and switch to Seattle CDN server. It's already removed from Chrome Web Store, but you still can find it on Github.
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you sir , are a genius ! thank u so much !!
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post Feb 29 2016, 05:27 PM

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Well today everything seems to be getting worse. More website affected.

As for Twitch, today I think San Jose server seems to be better. Watching sc2proleague right now on Medium. It'll still disconnected every few minutes, but atleast not every few seconds.
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post Feb 29 2016, 05:41 PM

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must be routing issue..............tmnet pls speed up the recovery
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post Feb 29 2016, 11:01 PM

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QUOTE(andy0212 @ Feb 28 2016, 11:09 PM)
There's something wrong either with TM or Twitch HK01 (Hong Kong?) CDN.
My bet is on TM because some other website also sometimes slow to load.

I found a temporary solution but you need "Twitch Buffering Fix" Chrome extension and switch to Seattle CDN server. It's already removed from Chrome Web Store, but you still can find it on Github.
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Can I install the downloaded extension from the web? Is the extension malicious?
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post Mar 1 2016, 10:32 AM

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I've been watching random streams without any issue with the 30Mbps package. Don't know if it helps but I am using Google DNS
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post Mar 1 2016, 03:18 PM

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QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Feb 29 2016, 11:01 PM)
Can I install the downloaded extension from the web? Is the extension malicious?
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Maybe safe, I guess~ I got it from Web Store before it was taken down. But you can try my modified version below, if you still need it.

QUOTE(Vyrnach @ Mar 1 2016, 10:32 AM)
I've been watching random streams without any issue with the 30Mbps package. Don't know if it helps but I am using Google DNS
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I always use Google DNS, but yesterday issue got nothing to do with DNS. But since last night everything seems to be back to normal.

By the way, I made some modification to the original Twitch Buffering Fix extension. Even on 8mbps Streamyx, usually I'm unable watch Source quality on our default Twitch CDN (Hong Kong). But then I found the address for Tokyo CDN and so far in my test, I'm able to watch most of Twitch stream in Source quality. But of course Source quality still depends on many variables such as how the streamer set their bitrate and stuff. So if it works, then good. If not, just switch to High quality~

So for those using Streamyx 8mbps, give it a try : Twitch Buffering Fix [ND] 1.0.5.1.crx

Changelog :
1.0.5.1
- Add Hong Kong server
- Add Tokyo server
- Add storage permission to remember the last selected server
- Add white background to the icons

How to enable third party extensions on Google Chrome : Read here

This post has been edited by andy0212: Mar 2 2016, 01:03 PM
TSerik8lyt
post Mar 1 2016, 08:43 PM

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QUOTE(andy0212 @ Mar 1 2016, 03:18 PM)
Maybe safe, I guess~ I got it from Web Store before it was taken down. But you can try my modified version below, if you still need it.
I always use Google DNS, but yesterday issue got nothing to do with DNS. But since last night everything seems to be back to normal.

By the way, I made some modification to the original Twitch Buffering Fix extension. Even on 8mbps Streamyx, usually I'm unable watch Source quality on our default Twitch CDN (Hong Kong). But then I found the address for Tokyo CDN and so far in my test, I'm able to watch most of Twitch stream in Source quality. But of course Source quality still depends on many variables such as how the streamer set their bitrate and stuff. So if it works, then good. If not, just switch to High quality~

So for those using Streamyx 8mbps, give it a try : http://www.mediafire.com/download/efvrvp58...%5D+1.0.5.1.crx

Changelog :
1.0.5.1
- Add Hong Kong server
- Add Tokyo server
- Add storage permission to remember the last selected server
- Add white background to the icons
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Where did you get the modified version? Is modified version better than the one I mentioned?

This post has been edited by erik8lyt: Mar 1 2016, 08:59 PM
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post Mar 1 2016, 09:25 PM

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QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Mar 1 2016, 08:43 PM)
Where did you get the modified version? Is modified version better than the one I mentioned?
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I took the source code from Github and made some small changes as stated in the changelog. That's all. It still the same as the original, just with additional server selection which in my opinion seems to be more logical for us to use from South East Asia.

As I said before, by default Twitch set us to use the Hong Kong server. But for whatever reason I can't watch any stream on Source quality. But when I find out about the Tokyo server, it seems to work better than Hong Kong. So I modified the original extension and compile it for some friends. Might as well share it here.

So its up to you to decide which one is better >_<

This post has been edited by andy0212: Mar 1 2016, 09:26 PM
TSerik8lyt
post Mar 2 2016, 09:08 PM

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Why Google DNS isn't working for me? I have to use the extension to get it work.

This post has been edited by erik8lyt: Mar 2 2016, 09:09 PM
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post Mar 2 2016, 09:24 PM

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post Mar 2 2016, 09:37 PM

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Underground cable needs repair again. Sohai la TM, routing to Korea like shit, now this thing made streaming almost impossible even on lowest res.
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post Mar 2 2016, 10:32 PM

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Im using livestreamer, working flawlessly for me atm. Still not happy getting fucked for a month, like seriously a month? ffs
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post Mar 3 2016, 12:04 AM

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Not sure if the IP range are the same for Unifi, but for Streamyx, I reconnect my connection until I got IP 115 and most website seems to work just fine. But to watch Twitch stream I still have to change the cdn server to Tokyo or Seattle to get smooth Source quality.
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post Mar 3 2016, 07:24 AM

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same, wanna watch complete 1 game also lag like shit.
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QUOTE(andy0212 @ Mar 3 2016, 12:04 AM)
Not sure if the IP range are the same for Unifi, but for Streamyx, I reconnect my connection until I got IP 115 and most website seems to work just fine. But to watch Twitch stream I still have to change the cdn server to Tokyo or Seattle to get smooth Source quality.
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may I know how to switch cdn servers on twitch?
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post Mar 3 2016, 04:23 PM

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QUOTE(nders @ Mar 3 2016, 03:33 PM)
may I know how to switch cdn servers on twitch?
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Check my post in page 1
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post Mar 3 2016, 06:51 PM

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QUOTE(andy0212 @ Mar 3 2016, 04:23 PM)
Check my post in page 1
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thanks mate for the instruction, tho it still buffers and disconnect like crazy on all servers zzzz
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post Mar 3 2016, 07:19 PM

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I noticed there are a lot of skipped frames in video stats on Twitch. What is that mean?
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post Mar 3 2016, 08:29 PM

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QUOTE(nders @ Mar 3 2016, 06:51 PM)
thanks mate for the instruction, tho it still buffers and disconnect like crazy on all servers zzzz
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Try change your IP address. Get a different IP range from the one that you're using right now.


QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Mar 3 2016, 07:19 PM)
I noticed there are a lot of skipped frames in video stats on Twitch. What is that mean?
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According to Twitch staff on reddit :

"Skipped frames are not related to bandwidth. We renamed the field from dropped frames to help prevent this confusion. A skipped frame is a frame that was downloaded and probably decoded, but could not be rendered to the screen in time."

"Dropped frames are frames that were encoded but not delivered. Skipped frames are frames that were delivered but not rendered."
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post Mar 25 2016, 11:37 PM

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is TIME affected by that cable drop too? article doesn't say. i'm on TIME and switching to any CDN server doesn't help at all.

 

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