YouTube has added another benefit to its service by providing a dashboard which gives information to the user about his or her broadband connection’s performance.
It is a common frustrating experience for users that one is unable to watch a video from start to finish without any disturbance. Generally one has to sit patiently for the video to buffer. YouTube has tried to shed more light on this problem by providing the video speed dashboard.
Although the speed of download is a factor for good video performance but there are other factors too responsible for proper viewing. One of them is the distance of the server from the location from where the video is being sent.
This video speed dashboard cannot be used to fix a problem of bad viewing experience due to a slow broadband connection. It simply is a panel providing information about the status of the broadband connection. This dashboard will give comparative information about the status of connection at the user’s location and other locations and also other service providers. This information can be used to decide which service provider will suit you better.
The speed information provided by the dashboard is based on the average speed that the user gets over a period of thirty days. Although this method of calculating speed is quite reliable to get more accurate information one should stick to the same internet browser during this period. You need to visit youtube.com/my_speed to avail this facility.
If you need more information on broadband, or the various ISPs, look at broadbandgenie.co.uk. It is worth a look at the website for and their broadband comparison table of internet providers, which includes an analysis of their products and services and all the information you need to get up and running on broadband internet.
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