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Videos start and stop repeatedly on all sites. Could be poor buffering.

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When a video is played in any site, it starts and stops repeatedly every three or four seconds. It's driving me nuts. Is there a fix for this, or should I just go back to Chrome?

When a video is played in any site, it starts and stops repeatedly every three or four seconds. It's driving me nuts. Is there a fix for this, or should I just go back to Chrome?

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Have your ISP check your service.


If the problem is bad enough, download the videos and watch them when you want. This is what I did when I had slow service.

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If I was going to do that, I might as well return to Chrome. I need the program to work properly. I don't suppose that's too much to ask for. There has to be a way.......

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Did you

FredMcD said

Have your ISP check your service.

Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

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My ISP is not the problem. Everything works like it's supposed to in Chrome. The problem exists solely in FireFox. When watching a video the buffering starts and stops, making the video do the same. I'd go back to Chrome, but I've had enough of Google.