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Help watching hd videos on youtube with 3g

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battle1

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Hey guys i just got my gnex today and i simply love it! But the only thing i wonder is is it possible to watch hd videos on youtube without wifi?
 
battle1 said:
Hey guys i just got my gnex today and i simply love it! But the only thing i wonder is is it possible to watch hd videos on youtube without wifi?
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It wouldn't be a worthwhile experience. 3G wouldn't be able to keep up trying to buffer an HD video on YouTube.
 
imho 3g is a lot slower now that 4g is out. my old 3g phone was quite fast when oc'd...but thats just how i feel...
 
kinfolk248 said:
imho 3g is a lot slower now that 4g is out. my old 3g phone was quite fast when oc'd...but thats just how i feel...
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3g is 3g.....doesn't matter if you have your processor clocked at 100GHZ. 3g can only push so much data.

but you can force HD video playback on mobile network in the settings, however, unless you really like watching the buffering animation, i wouldn't do it.
i get annoyed when my videos buffer on LTE...and that is only for like a second or 2. couldn't imagine how bad it would be on 3g
 
Turdbogls said:
3g is 3g.....doesn't matter if you have your processor clocked at 100GHZ. 3g can only push so much data.

but you can force HD video playback on mobile network in the settings, however, unless you really like watching the buffering animation, i wouldn't do it.
i get annoyed when my videos buffer on LTE...and that is only for like a second or 2. couldn't imagine how bad it would be on 3g
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Clock at 500 then at 1.2 and you tell me which page loads faster lol...
 
kinfolk248 said:
Clock at 500 then at 1.2 and you tell me which page loads faster lol...
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If both phones to load a page on 3g one being 500mhz and other 1.2ghz then 1.2ghz phone would have more chances to load that page faster because it would render page more quickly than 500mhz phone.
 
Turdbogls said:
3g is 3g.....doesn't matter if you have your processor clocked at 100GHZ. 3g can only push so much data.

but you can force HD video playback on mobile network in the settings, however, unless you really like watching the buffering animation, i wouldn't do it.
i get annoyed when my videos buffer on LTE...and that is only for like a second or 2. couldn't imagine how bad it would be on 3g
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How can i force it for hd playback on mobile network?
 
Dumb question, but are you also making sure the video you're watching has an HD setting? I haven't been out of a 4G area to test, but I can when I get home to see if I can find more.
 
CharlzO said:
Dumb question, but are you also making sure the video you're watching has an HD setting? I haven't been out of a 4G area to test, but I can when I get home to see if I can find more.
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You can disable 4G on your phone to test it. Its in the mobile data settings.

Generally no, I generally have a bad time watching HD videos over 3G, so I don't even bother. Standard quality is better than nothing.
 
Demache said:
You can disable 4G on your phone to test it. Its in the mobile data settings.

Generally no, I generally have a bad time watching HD videos over 3G, so I don't even bother. Standard quality is better than nothing.
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Well, I meant that when I leave the house, I'm driving to/from work, and they'd kinda frown if I was testing Youtube at work on my phone :P But I did try it at home, and the HD disappeared as soon as 4G wasn't available. Got a HQ option, but no HD...That does make one wonder though if there is/should be a way around it, if someone has enough bandwidth through their WiFi connection...I can see them disabling it in case a 3G connection can't support the stream, but with faster broadband speeds to households these days in many areas, it should be an option.. will have to keep an eye out...
 
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