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Help! Can't Watch Videos On The Internet With My Evo

I cant watch any videos on the internet with my evo. It sometimes loads like 30 seconds of video and then it says cant connect server, other times it just sits at the black screen with the loading bar circle and then after a while it says cant connect to server.:mad:

Has anybody else had this same problem?
Anybody know any fixes for this?
 
m.nbcsports.com

Im trying to watch one of the top videos

I just watched "Busy offseason for Patriots" - it's on their side - and my fix may help.

First, mine hung at 24 seconds - just as you said.

I tried that same mobile browser site on my desktop and noticed that at 24 seconds, the video - and my network traffic (I'm monitoring that) - stuttered - then played.

Back to the Evo.

So - I tried to back out then in - probably same as you - no soap.

Then, I came back in to that vid, and as soon as it started playing, I tapped the menu button and hit "Replay". It forced it to buffer it differently somehow and then it worked.

This won't help for the videos that never start - for those, back out, try to relaunch and then Replay.

I guess we either hope for desktop browser robustness or for their web site to not stutter.

Meanwhile - please let me know if this helps as a workaround.

(PS - if this works for you, you'll see that stuttering in the vid I'd mentioned - that happens on the desktop view of that mobiles site, too - it's them.)
 
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