Q: Netflix quality HORRID after update
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Apr 25, 2014 7:15 AMby djbutt63,Well, there are also claims that Comcast had capacity issues with other providers delivering via Cogent ( see comments http://gizmodo.com/comcast-claims-netflix-slowed-down-its-own-video-stream-15674 88193 ). So yes, it is all structured by business, but we already knew that. The interesting thing is that some Comcast subscribers were getting Netflix fine on devices other than the Apple TV, so more is obviously at work.
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Apr 25, 2014 7:55 AMby bodosom,jimpal wrote:
Still more info on cause. It became obvious this was never Apple's problem, but Netflix's.
Yes but ...
jimpal wrote:
Yes, Comcast may not be completely objective, but this totally fits with what we all saw happening.
Not really. I doubt this was even true for all Comcast customers but it certainly wasn't true for those of us that saw the ATV-only problem go away immediatedly after the 6.1/7.1 update was installed.
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May 6, 2014 1:45 PMby Loner T,I think there is blame to be apportioned without any prejudice, whether it is Apple, Netflix, or the ISPs.
To be taken with a grain of salt...
[Level 3 VP Mark] Taylor charges the unnamed ISPs (five in the US and one in Europe) with "deliberately harming the service they deliver to their paying customers," (as show by the graphs above displaying a maxed out connection and subsequent packet loss). He points out that all exist where the providers have "dominant or exclusive market share" and that these problems don't exist where customers have multiple broadband choices.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/05/level-3-internet-middlemen/
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May 9, 2014 9:01 AMby Loner T,A love note from NetFlix...
In order to continue adding more movies and TV shows, we are increasing our price from $7.99 to $8.99 for new members. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your plan and price will not change for two years.
You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time at 1-888-357-1516.
–The Netflix Team
Looks like ISPs are exacting a price for transit, what a travesty of Net Neutrality.
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May 11, 2014 8:23 AMby Loner T,GaryJR4 wrote:
Hey mr Sniffy this was weeks ago.
There are rumours of per-protocol pricing in the works. Welcome to the brave new world that ISPs are ready to foist upon the golden goose called the Con$umer.
Hello Dear Con$umer,
You just retrieved a web page from a Tuvalu webserver, which is now under International Tariff and is no longer free. Your account on file has been charged for this access.
RIP, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, thanks for your idea of connecting the World, it is now anathema.
Wonderful!
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Aug 1, 2014 8:21 PMby Loner T,Has anyone been watching this come out today - http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/31/apple-content-delivery-network/
