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Netflix calling out US ISPs

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I look forward to Verizon explaining why Netflix worked fine before net neutrality was abandoned and now a few months later it works poorly. I really want to see what the reason is. I am going to guess they will use the Netflix has grown xx.xx% over the last 12 months and it finally pushed the network over the edge.
 
Newell Steamer said:
This means nothing.

US ISPs will continue to do whatever the fuck they damn well please.

And, you will all take it.

Enjoy!
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Because they have purchased the best corrupt politicians money can buy, and clearly call the shots at the FCC.

Every single person in this country should be totally pissed at how corporate greed and political corruption have controlled and strangled the internet and bandwidth in this country. The industrial world is way ahead of us, and of course, the US is where this was invented.
 
If Netflix is taking up too much bandwidth they why don't they just not allow them on their network? Isn't it because Verizon's customers demand that Netflix be available? I'm sure Netflix is not holding a gun to their heads to be allowed on. And after Netflix pays up to them, they still throttle it? That's not cool in my book.
 
squarecut1 said:
Netflix accounts for one third of peak hours net traffic in america. It is beyond huge.

All of which is quite mystifying to me since there is hardly anything worth watching in their online selection, either in movies or tv shows. Its been a long time since I have used it, though I am a member
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Netflix in other countries have a wider selection of movies and television that are, you know, actually good.

The stuff in the US library is a bit shit TBH. A few good things and a lot of small-time and indie shows/documentaries but not too much mainstream stuff.
 
Mr. Pedantic said:
Netflix in other countries have a wider selection of movies and television that are, you know, actually good.

The stuff in the US library is a bit shit TBH. A few good things and a lot of small-time and indie shows/documentaries but not too much mainstream stuff.
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So if you sign up from another country, and watch it in the US. Do you get the US version, or the version from the country you originally signed up from.

Which country gets the best selection of movies in English?
 
It would get interesting if the worlds second largest retailer got involved. Amazon has as much to gain from this as Netflix.
 
we are fucked. I have 18GB from a provider and 7 iPhones now. The more we use the slower the network gets.
 
BladeVenom said:
So if you sign up from another country, and watch it in the US. Do you get the US version, or the version from the country you originally signed up from.

Which country gets the best selection of movies in English?
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You get the Netflix library corresponding to the IP.
Using a proxy/vpn I get access to the US library from Europe.
Which seem to have more content btw
 
sswingle said:
Youtube needs to do this for when Time Warner throttles it so bad you can't even watch something.
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Not sure if that is the case. I don't have Time Warner and often have issues with youtube, especially on set top boxes like apple TV. Sometimes it is just unwatchable
 
I think Netflix should countersue for libel from Verizon's letter stating Netflix's claims were deceptive and false.
 
smackababy said:
I wonder exactly what that lawsuit entails. "Netflix is accurately representing the bandwidth in our network being throttled, and notifying the customer! They must be stopped!"
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Actually... all the ISPs have to do is argue on the technicality of the word "congestion" as used by Netflix. If it is not the legally perfect term for what they can prove, then the ISPs will win that court battle.
 
Ever since net neutrality rules were struck down in court early this year
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The capitalist says, "Pay up, or be damned!"

Honestly we approve the strangest things. This wasn't foreseen? C'mon.

It's like when the Supreme Court Pulled back on some voter rights laws. Of course that would lead to greater gaming of the system. Greed can only be reigned in by regulation.

More and more we seem to rule in favor of profit rather than social good.
 
Yeah I noticed randomly one day Netflix just started loading much slower, while my internet otherwise was just fine. It was right around that time, I didn't really look into it much but I am not surprised. Though now speeds seem to be good again.
 
Paul98 said:
Yeah I noticed randomly one day Netflix just started loading much slower, while my internet otherwise was just fine. It was right around that time, I didn't really look into it much but I am not surprised. Though now speeds seem to be good again.
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What ISP do you have?
 
Newell Steamer said:
This means nothing.

US ISPs will continue to do whatever the fuck they damn well please.

And, you will all take it.

Enjoy!
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When it comes to cable providers for Internet access it is controlled by YOUR local cable franchise operator in your county government. YOU can make a difference to the idiot that agreed to what is deemed acceptable level of service from them during the next cable franchise contract negotiation.

But I doubt YOU will do anything. Well, maybe you will bend over. :colbert:
 
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