On Thursday, June 05, 2003, at 10:35PM, Shay Telfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Dear members, >>This is my first cry for help, so please be kind. >>I have just tried to use "itunes and Music Shop"; with the following result:- >>after nominating a tune and waiting for the 30seconds of play; what I >>get is play for 1to 3 seconds >>then this message in an Network Stalled box "rebuffering stream". >>then play for another 7 seconds, then same message again, then repeated again. >>Is my problem, computer speed, modem speed, or Act of God. >>I have: G4 400, 768MB mem, OS 10.2.6, Quiicktime V6.2, and Itunes V4. >>My ISP is Optus and they suggest this is an normal occurence with a 56K modem. >>If this is true does this mean most country residents are unable to >>utilise this function. >> >>Hoping for help, Darrel > >Did you read the bit about Itunes Music store not being available in >your country yet? > >As it's not available here chances are the music is being streamed >from the US, which wouldn't help its performance or reliability. Coupled with the fact that you are using a 56k modem to start with. I'm sure Apple would be sending down high quality streams that are designed for cable/dsl target audience. The record companies would be a bit peeved if the samples Apple are providing through the iTunes Store were sub-rate, AM quality! A good test for your connection is to run iTunes, then connect up to the internet radio section, then pick a 128k stream. See how long you last then, as that would give you a good indication at what rate Apple are pumping out samples from the iTunes Music Store. Seeya Rod!
