Excessive buffering is the result of poor connectivity. Streaming audio is especially susceptible to congestion-related problems. You may be able to improve playback quality by making some buffering changes within your player:

RealPlayer

1. Click View, located on the RealPlayer toolbar.
2. Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.
3. Click the Connection tab.
4. Select Buffer at least ____ seconds before playing. Fill in "15."
5. Click OK.

Windows Media Player

1. Click Tools, located on the Media Player 7.1 toolbar.
2. Select Options from the drop-down menu.
3. Click the Performance tab.
4. Select Buffer ____ seconds. Fill in "15."
5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.