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Re: Sky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
I don't have a mobile capable of internet and it buffers on my laptop even when using wired or wireless! Other people in this thread have noted as well as myself that streaming on Main Event seems OK but Sky Sports Football suffers buffering and i've also noted jerky picture and errors about refreshing the page on that channel as well. Just been watching Cricket via Sky Sports website and it threw up a an error asking me to refresh the page and try again so switched to Youtube and now watching the AFC Elite League without any buffering/refresh problems as I can't watch a Sky channel I pay for!13Views0likes1CommentRe: Sky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
So now it's buffering when watching Sky Sports Football! Just watched 1st half of Southampton v Portsmouth on Sky Sports Main Event without any buffering but because that is now streaming the Burnley v Liverpool game i've had to switch to Sky Sports Football to watch the 2nd half and it's now buffering and also throwing up "An error has occurred, refresh the page" so it's unwatchable and the stream is very jerky not smooth like streaming Sky Sports Main Event! So is this buffering problem a 'Sky Sports Football Exclusive'? Can someone from Virgin escalate this please as it's simply unacceptable and not getting the service I am paying for!45Views0likes3CommentsRe: Sky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
Exactly, why did West Ham v Tottenham and Brentford v Chelsea play without buffering but the previous night a Championship game was unwatchable because of buffering? Maybe Sky prioritise traffic for Premier League streams? Will find out when Championship side Southampton play Portsmouth at noon!!83Views0likes1CommentRe: Sky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
The Desktop Player is no longer being used so uninstall it! I've just watched the whole of the West Ham v Tottenham game through my browser and it never buffered once so go figure why last night I couldn't watch Ipswich v Sheffield United without numerous buffering instances so I gave up and didn't watch the 2nd half because of the buffering during the 1st half!91Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
Well, when you are looking at a static picture while it's buffering it probably does look better!! Currently watching West Ham v Tottenham, did start watching from about 17:05pm and now 10 minutes into the game it's not buffered (yet) in that time!117Views0likes0CommentsSky Sports constantly buffering through browser?
So another problem that's now reared it's ugly head, using TVGO on Windows to watch Sky Sports redirects you to Skys website, once logged in and the program starts it's plagued by buffering issues as the picture freezes and a spinning circle appears and stays there! Seeing as Sky has now deprecated the Desktop Player (which worked fine) and has now restricted you to 1 user, the experience is absolutely shocking and this is on an i5 laptop, 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD and Windows 11 Pro using Edge Browser! Tried wired and wireless, same issue, router is in the same room and 5 feet from the laptop i'm using! Have to constantly refresh the page to start watching again, which results in the sound muted for some reason so you have to waste time unmuting it and adjusting the volume then go fullscreen, only to have it buffer a few minutes later! In 45 minutes of watching the current 1st half of Ipswich v Sheffield United I've managed to miss 10 or so minutes as it's buffered 12 times and forced me to refresh the page, even when it's playing in a small window on Skys site it still buffers!! If programs throwing up 'Unavailable' while watching through TVGO wasn't bad enough, we now have 'buffering' on Sky Sports website just to rub salt in!! Who else is having this issue and when will it be fixed? Is there any wonder people use pirate streams when they can't even watch what they have legitimately paid for!!201Views0likes13CommentsRe: Sky Sports saying only 1 user via account?
As others have mentioned this appears to be a Sky decision when using a browser so what Virgin are going to do about is beyond me!! It's mentioned here about one device: How to use the Sky Sports app | Virgin Media Help Can you use the Sky Sports App on your tablet (If iOS / Android) as well as using a browser on another device to watch Sky Sports at the same time? There is no Sky Sports App for Windows devices which is quite annoying and Sky force you to use a browser now on Windows for Virgin customers as the Desktop Player seems to be only for Sky Customers and we can't even use Sky GO yet we are Sky Sports Subscribers?128Views0likes3CommentsRe: Sky Sports saying only 1 user via account?
Why can't Sky Sports be added to the TVGO website/app like TNT has as I can stream on 2 devices simultaneously while watching TNT? Same for BBC, why am I FORCED to use/login to iPlayer when using Windows but can stream on multiple devices yet I can't watch BBC via TVGO website/app? I'm not paying £10pm for an extra streambox just to get what used to work for no extra cost previously!158Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sky Sports saying only 1 user via account?
No one from VM has responded to this post yet about this issue, could you watch on 2 devices before at the same time? The Sky Sports Player on Windows devices seems obsolete but nothing has been communicated regarding this so totally in the dark as to what's changed or why!274Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sky Sports saying only 1 user via account?
So when did that change as for the last 18 months have I been able to watch Sky Sports on 2 devices without an issue and now it's only 1? Is this a streaming limitation of having the streambox? Still in the cooling off period so might look elsewhere for a better deal and then cancel Virgin as this is nonsense seeing as TNT can be viewed on 2 devices at the same time!360Views0likes0Comments