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So am I the only one with a 24Mb/s cable having Netflix issues on weekends?

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vulcanman

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So I have 24Mb/s Comcast cable with an assortment of streaming devices (PS3, Apple TV, laptop etc) and subscriptions (Netflix, Xfinity TV, HBO GO, Amazon Prime etc.). I use a wired connection.

Of all these services ... We enjoy Netflix in HD. Yes, HD.

Here is the problem - every weekend starting early Friday ... Netflix crawls. All those 1080p movies (Super HD) ... look like old VHS (sometimes even worse). This happens on all the above devices.

But during the same period, HD content on Amazon and HBO stream fine and look great. During weekdays, Netflix streams in 1080p just fine.

So is Netflix throttling the stream? Or is it Comcast doing this specifically to Netflix users?

Anyone else having this issue?

Thanks!
 
Never have an issue on Apple TV......XBOX always gave me trouble on what I figured were "High Traffic" timeframes.
 
The issue I linked above really has nothing to do w/ your download speeds- I also get around 30Mbps down but when netflix is slammed it doesn't make a difference.
 
I've had good experience on netflix on chromecast, PC was not getting super HD (5.8Mbs). Netlix has some sample movies that display bitrate, try to troubleshoot your devices with it.
 
lil rudeguy streams 24/7 on his 360 and never has a problem.

I try to watch on my roku or on my PC and it always works like shit.

I just gave up.
 
vulcanman said:
So is Netflix throttling the stream? Or is it Comcast doing this specifically to Netflix users?
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i have Comcast and Netflix and am currently watching in HD without issue on my Desktop.


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Netflix HD streams just fine to me, could be that the node in your area is oversold. My speedtest for reference:

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nsafreak said:
Netflix HD streams just fine to me, could be that the node in your area is oversold.
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I have a 24Mb account but speedtest shows ~29Mb most of the time.

Also .. If it was a node issue ... HD streams on VUDU and HBO would exhibit the same issue ... but they do not.
 
vulcanman said:
I have a 24Mb account but speedtest shows ~29Mb most of the time.

Also .. If it was a node issue ... HD streams on VUDU and HBO would exhibit the same issue ... but they do not.
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Hmmm, true, but if Netflix were the problem then there would be complaints all over the US of A (or at least regions of it).
 
You're not guaranteed to have 30MBit all the time, that's just the maximum you can get. Everybody with Comcast internet in your neighborhood is hooked up to a single junction that has a maximum bandwidth for the neighborhood. That maximum bandwidth probably isn't enough for everybody in your neighborhood to watch Netflix at the same time, which is why you have problems on the weekend.
 
Except speed tests + other video services work absolutely fine...see the link I posted above...it's a netflix issue- and that's not the only article/thread on it.
 
Kyle said:
Except speed tests + other video services work absolutely fine...see the link I posted above...it's a netflix issue- and that's not the only article/thread on it.
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Eh, it doesn't really sound like a Netflix problem. It sounds more like an ISP vs Netflix problem.
 
Or it could be an inefficient routing algorithm at Netflix. It's likely sending users request to a netflix server group that is much farther away from the user.

I am sure folks in the southeast are not from the same servers as users from the northeast. There has to be a routing logic. It probably does this all the time but users notice the lag on weekends when networks are busier. Anyone know how the backend logic functions.
 
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I have a 20/2 and it's saturated with multiple devices, but I pretty much never have an issue streaming in HD on 2 or more devices at the same time, any day of the week. This doesn't mean it's your fault, your home network, but it's a data point for you anyway.
 
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