Originally Posted by
Beth
http:///forum/post/3224745
I bought it about 6 mos ago. DLink Model DIR825.
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=681
I think it is a comcast issue with routers, and a relatively new issue too. I've been using comcast/wireless routers for years and never had this problem until recently.
Well technically I was asking Joe... but...
I've found that only the most expensive routers work really well with comcast. I had to buy a $275 router in order to get one that worked right with my service - and this was just a bare router, no wireless. The problem that starts to crop up IME with these super fast internet connections that are out there now is that the CPU in the routers are not capable of handling the amount of traffic passing through them. Even routers that say "Up to 50mpbs throughput" can maybe handle 1/5th that amount on a good day. You have to get up into the business class devices like NetGear FVS, Cisco PIX 501s, etc to get "real" routing performance. This is of course in my area. Comcast backhauls it's internet connections at many, many different points so what you see with Comcast in one area of the country may well be totally different than what you see in another.
However, if the router isn't fast enough, all it should do is cause you to experience less internet speed than your connection is capable of, but Youtube should work on all but the slowest connections.
Anyhoo, that's why I asked... if it was a low end router, that might help explain it.