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| BBC gears up for World Cup on web | BBC gears up for World Cup on web |
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| Roads were empty during England's first two World Cup matches | Roads were empty during England's first two World Cup matches |
| The BBC Website is braced for record levels of usage as England face Slovenia in a crucial World Cup match. | The BBC Website is braced for record levels of usage as England face Slovenia in a crucial World Cup match. |
| It is thought that millions of workers could be watching the live stream on the BBC's iPlayer. | It is thought that millions of workers could be watching the live stream on the BBC's iPlayer. |
| In a statement, the BBC said that they expected it to be "the biggest event that we've streamed live to date". | In a statement, the BBC said that they expected it to be "the biggest event that we've streamed live to date". |
| ITV came in for recent criticism when its servers struggled to cope with demand during the opening game between Mexico and South Africa. | ITV came in for recent criticism when its servers struggled to cope with demand during the opening game between Mexico and South Africa. |
| The live stream gets underway at 14:15 BST, with the game kicking off at 15:00. England has to secure a win over Slovenia to be certain of reaching the last 16. | The live stream gets underway at 14:15 BST, with the game kicking off at 15:00. England has to secure a win over Slovenia to be certain of reaching the last 16. |
| A spokesman for the BBC said that they had "set aside as much capacity on our servers as we reasonably can" but warned that users' own connection speeds could still have an adverse effect on the quality of the stream, | A spokesman for the BBC said that they had "set aside as much capacity on our servers as we reasonably can" but warned that users' own connection speeds could still have an adverse effect on the quality of the stream, |
| "The open internet isn't an end-to-end managed network, so peoples' experiences will vary depending on their internet connection," read the statement. | "The open internet isn't an end-to-end managed network, so peoples' experiences will vary depending on their internet connection," read the statement. |
| "But we want audiences to get the best quality picture possible for their local connection and to avoid the picture buffering; our streams will be available in a range of different picture qualities that automatically switch depending on the connection speeds available." | "But we want audiences to get the best quality picture possible for their local connection and to avoid the picture buffering; our streams will be available in a range of different picture qualities that automatically switch depending on the connection speeds available." |
| Users outside of the UK will have to find other ways of watching the game, as the iPlayer stream is restricted to fans within Britain. | Users outside of the UK will have to find other ways of watching the game, as the iPlayer stream is restricted to fans within Britain. |
| Your comments | |
| I have tried to use the live stream, but with no success. The server at work is groaning and painfully slow, and I suspect the powers that be may have blocked the live feed!! Can't wait until four when I can leave and listen to the second half on the radio on my way home!!! | |
| Paul, Newcastle | |
| Impossible to watch online! I should have pulled a sicky at work! | |
| Rob, West Midlands | |
| The iPlayer is struggling on our business broadband today (ADSL+ 24mbps). I'm the only one left in the office and still it's struggling. Thinking of packing up for the day and racing to the pub across the road to watch. Shhhh don't tell the boss. | |
| Philip, Runcorn | |
| We are currently watching the match on iPlayer at Bristol Baptist College (lectures finished early!) The streaming is currently good although there have been a few moments where the picture has frozen, but it has only been for a few seconds. So far so good! | |
| Lauren, Bristol | |
| Yeah, we're trying to watch it at work, and it's so jerky it's unwatchable. Thanks BBC, between you and ITV HD I've STILL not seen England score in this competition. Wonderful! | |
| Daniel, Wirral | |
| Service is mediocre, freequent buffering. However, this is an infrastructure problem, and not a problem with the BBC itself. Considering they're streaming this to millions of people and have compressed it enough for a 1MBps bandwidth it's impressive. Just need faster countrywide broadband!! | |
| Max, London | |
| I have been trying to watch the game on the BBC iPlayer for the last 45 minutes. Got five minutes of connection at the start of the match and since then when I click "watch" nothing happens, the screen goes grey and freezes. Help me BBC! | |
| Yona, London | |
| Yes I'm trying to watch online but the stream keeps breaking up every 10 seconds or so, I missed the goal due to this. Shame but just like mobiles in emergencies, the new technology cannot cope when needed due to demand. Try watching satelite tv in a thunderstorm!! Best to stick to the old tech, should have brought the tv with me! | |
| Nigel, Rutland | |
| Watching on stream in our meeting room at work. Working well on iPlayer live stream but does refresh for a couple of seconds every couple of minutes, and more at the start of the game and start of the second half. | |
| Alex, Manchester | |
| I have setup a big screen and a PC so our librarians can watch the game live. The video quality even on a 40" plasma screen has been superb. Credit you you guys and the technology behind this. | |
| Alex, Chelmsford |