ignorant mac user - trying to listen to itunes radio get "network stalled"

[faithnotgreed]

message window it cuts out the music, then it rebuffers and music comes back on but then shortly does the routine again

it does this when i listen to 56kbps

when i listen to 32 or below , it lets me listen
but of course this really limits the options

what do i have to do to increase the listening or is it because i have dial up (earthlink)

thanks so much for any help... im brand new to os x so there is a ton i have to learn

ps: any good sites you would recommend for me that would help me with panther (10.2)?

[asthmaticeog]

1. I'm not using OSX yet, but...

...your connection speed is probably the problem, not your OS. Streaming A/V media on anything less than broadband is quixotic - I gave up even trying until I got DSL.

[faithnotgreed]

3. probably is. i just am not going to cave in to dsl. doesnt help that *

comes out to say thats what his priority is for americans.

sheesh

[gmoney]

2. it's your dial-up

your modem is MAXIMUM 56K throughput, but you're probably lucky to get 48K... that's why a 56K stream won't fit through a 48K hole.

[faithnotgreed]

4. thank you. it dawns on me after i post it....

[DemNoir]

5. A tip that may help

Go to the Edit menu then preferences. Click the advanced tab and set "Streaming Buffer Size" to large.

[faithnotgreed]

6. thank you. got to advanced tab but didnt see anything about streaming

[DemNoir]

7. Oops

I am looking at the Windows version of iTunes. There should be a similar setting in there somewhere I would think.