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[QUOTE="manleyzoo, post: 2389792, member: 519"]
Here's the thing: Streaming demands a load of data sent per second to actually show up as a picture. It's a big ask no matter where you live. (e.g., I live 30 mins from Silicon Valley, you know, the cradle of IT, and the best I can get is 12mbs. Weird but true. I know what I'm doing so I can make it work even in rush hour but still, it's not even close to passable). But I digress...data transmission to and from your ISP is likely jammed by network congestion downstream. It can get clogged anywhere along the line. In other words, there's too many cars trying to get over the bridge at the end of rush hour. Some days it's okay, some days not. Actually, most days not, especially at your 20mbs speed. ESPN is a high trafficked site, making it all the more problematic. No set top box or paid steaming service or magic wand will fix the problem until high fibre broadband (100+ mbs) shows up at your front door. That will put you in the fast lane over  the bridge while everyone else (at 20mbs) is in the commuter lanes. Your best bet is to wait until non-commuter times to watch the games on ESPN3 replay.
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