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Call me crazy, but...I think Netflix is being totally reasonable and justified.
It's still great value for what you get, and cripes, people...it's not like they're limiting the number of hours your pace-maker or oxygen tank can run. It's video entertainment.
Netflix Policy on Simultaneous Streaming Based on Account Plan
Reader Joey discovered that Netflix has changed the number of simultaneous streaming sessions per account. "Netflix is now limiting how many devices can be watched at one time on the Unlimited Watch Now plan. The originally had it where 4 devices could watch at a time and now they limited it dow...
Yep, have done it all the time, for years.
I also use the "pause account" option when I know I'm going to be gone for a few weeks (and won't be in a position to utilize the streaming), so I don't pay for a service I'm not using.
You Can Return Netflix DVDs While Traveling
"Can you return Netflix DVDs while traveling?" I get asked this question often, and it also appeared on Traveling Journals, so I figured I'd post the question. I was on a business trip to California last week, and when I mailed my DVD Netflix received it the next day, despite the return address ...
Whoops...that comment/reply should have been to @mnxmfan though I'm still having bandwidth envy of @DAVe.
Roku Passes 1 Million Sold & 1 Billion Streams Milestones
Shortly after Apple sold 1 million Apple TVs, spunky Roku announced that they too had sold 1 million devices. The average Roku customer watches 11 hours per week, they offer 100 channels (including sports), and they have served more than 1 billion streams. These milestones now makes them a serio...
@DAVe Thanks, but a 5GB cap is par for the course on 3G mobile broadband, which is the only broadband I can get right now where I live.
250GB cap on Comcast? Whoa! Holy crap, that's like the holy grail of bandwidth allotments! I now officially have bandwidth envy :)
While AFAIR, Netflix' service is only available in the US, I thought this article might be of interest:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/01/07/internet-expensive-surfing-canadians.html
Canadian ISPs are now setting caps and raising fees, to compensate for the increased bandwidth usage.
Roku Passes 1 Million Sold & 1 Billion Streams Milestones
Shortly after Apple sold 1 million Apple TVs, spunky Roku announced that they too had sold 1 million devices. The average Roku customer watches 11 hours per week, they offer 100 channels (including sports), and they have served more than 1 billion streams. These milestones now makes them a serio...
"Unlimited sells [...] it's just good business"
Whoa...time to put down the crack pipe and step away from The Partridge Family marathon...
I'm on a 5GB/mo cap, and most providers are toying with 10-20GB caps.
Roku Passes 1 Million Sold & 1 Billion Streams Milestones
Shortly after Apple sold 1 million Apple TVs, spunky Roku announced that they too had sold 1 million devices. The average Roku customer watches 11 hours per week, they offer 100 channels (including sports), and they have served more than 1 billion streams. These milestones now makes them a serio...
2%? TWO%??? If I hadn't read it on HackingNetflix.com, I'd think that amount was a joke.
Yes, I was affected by the outage, no I didn't receive an email regarding the bank-breaking 2-3% credit.
Netflix Offers Discount for Customers Impacted by Outage
As usual, Netflix has sent out a 2% credit e-mail for customers impacted by the service outage on Tuesday. Were you impacted by the outage? Did you get a credit e-mail from Netflix?
Odd that these figures in the article seem to contradict the figures from the link Ethan Cooper posted (first comment) from http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/10/world-broadband-comparisons-an-update/
Am I misreading something?
Netflix Customers Consume 20% of Bandwidth During Peak Times
Multichannel News cites the Sandvine Annual Bandwidth Report that Netflix streaming accounts for 20% of peak bandwidth. Netflix represents more than 20% of downstream Internet traffic during peak times in the U.S. -- and is heaviest in the primetime hours of 8 to 10 p.m., according to a new rep...
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