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I have ZERO problems with my stream on Roku, whether it's Netflix, Amazon, Hulu or any other service. I mostly use Amazon Prime and Netflix.
Seems to me that the quality of the stream depends on your high speed internet connectivity, and mine is absolutely superb. In over a year, i can think of only a few times when my buffering was really slow.
The problem that i have with Netflix is how shows appear and disappear with shocking caprice. If you wanna binge watch a show, you'd better get to it while it's still up because if you wait a few weeks, it could be long gone and there's no telling when or if it'll come back.
Both true, which is why I have a love/hate relationship with Netflix.
I have had NO problems streaming 4K or 1080 on my Sony from Netflix via Cable One here in ID.
But there are periods of time when there is not much to stream. Same with Amazon Prime.
Although I am just as peeved as anyone else for this scam they played on everyone...
I'll say this for Netflix, I have found some really great programs and movies but you have to be willing to dig through the catalogue and take risks that on videos that you never would have thought could be interesting.
I have ZERO problems with my stream on Roku, whether it's Netflix, Amazon, Hulu or any other service. I mostly use Amazon Prime and Netflix.
Seems to me that the quality of the stream depends on your high speed internet connectivity, and mine is absolutely superb. In over a year, i can think of only a few times when my buffering was really slow.
Well, neither the headline nor the article makes it clear that - as biscuitmom points out - the limitations were on wireless networks (3G/4G) only. You have to follow the WSJ link before that pretty important distinction is made. And as the writer of article (John Burnett) has been fighting Net Neutrality tooth and nail from the word go, I rather doubt that's coincidental.
As pointed out above, this only was true of those companys' mobile networks. I personally only watch NF streaming while on WiFi as I have a low data cap on vz (yeah I need to dump em) . Never had any issues over WiFi.
Netflix said that it has been secretly slowing its video streaming to customers, even as some had blamed wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon for the poor quality of the programs.
Who can even count the number of times they called their Internet service providers (that would be MILLIONS, several by me!) to complain when a "House of Cards" episode was interrupted by "buffering?"
To make matters worse, the company actually invested resources into mobilizing its legions of customers to take their frustrations out on Verizon...
Un freaking believable... contemplating shutting down my subscription
I honestly don't have a problem with what they did since it was for the good of the customer. What Verizon and all other ISP vendors do is NOT towards the good of the customer. If verizon and AT&T remove their data caps, i'm sure netflix will stream 4K content to everyone. The last thing netflix wants to do is have everyone stream a movie or 2 at high quality and then get hit with an ungodly cell bill. Bigger bills mean less streaming and possible cancellations. Of course at&t and verizon are complaining because 1-they are going to try and shove net neutrality in netflix's face out of spite and 2-they want to overage fees from as many customers as possible to pad their wallets. Sprint and Tmobile do not count netflix towards their data caps. Verizon and AT&T should follow suit.
Both true, which is why I have a love/hate relationship with Netflix.
Me too. Netflix ISN'T as advertised, but i use it to augment cable when there's nothing on TV. Again, the documentaries and original series are pretty good.
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That's the reason I gave up on it a while back. Never anything good to watch.
I wouldn't go quite that far, but it depends on what you like. My dad loves documentaries, and he always finds something he likes on there. But the stuff they promised they'd be is nothing more than a mirage. Fresh content is few and far in between.
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