And as of June 2013 the average connection speed was 8.7 Mbit/s, which considering Netflix recommends 5.0 Mbit/s for HD viewing means theres a lot of very crappy abundant "high-speed" Internet access out there, not to mention the terribly slow speed the FCC qualifies as broadband.
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And as of June 2013 the average connection speed was 8.7 Mbit/s, which considering Netflix recommends 5.0 Mbit/s for HD viewing means theres a lot of very crappy abundant "high-speed" Internet access out there, not to mention the terribly slow speed the FCC qualifies as broadband.
Well it would be. Your £5.99 doesn't buy you the right to access the US services. You're only paying for the UK licensed content.
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Sounds like you need to talk to a lawyer about century link. You asked for a certain service. They are charging you for that service. But are not giving you that service.
Oddly, they charge the same no matter what your speed is. When I signed up they had a promo where it was $35 for 1MB, 5MB, or 7MB. I don't have the time or resources to fight this, especially at an address I don't own.
Unless CenturyLink is different from every other ISP, read the contract. You will have no chance of getting anything. Most of them flat out guarantee NOTHING in their contracts.
I'm not advocating pirating content, but pointing out that while you can use iTunes for offline viewing of a subset of content, that is not the case for Netflix original programming, so your rebuttal doesn't adequately counter the argument you were responding to.
I don't necessarily agree with the person you were responding to (who was advocating using illegitimate means while NOT subscribing to Netflix). However, I think it's reasonable to have a Netflix subscription and also download Netflix content through illegitimate means in order to have a backup option in case Netflix streaming fails to work (which it does often, at least in my experience as a Verizon FIOS subscriber, so not necessarily Netflix's fault). This may still be illegal or at least violate Netflix terms of service, but I think it is morally ok, and it would be a stretch to call it "stealing".
As I indicated elsewhere in this thread, I'm of the opinion that the user experience is considerably better for pirating content vs consuming it legitimately. Personally, I consume all my content legitimately whenever possible, but my experience is poor because of this. Even iTunes movie downloads have failed for me, or taken an unreasonable amount of time to complete (i.e. torrenting it would have been much faster and more reliable). Don't even get me started on streaming content (of which Apple has been the most unreliable in my experience).
I'm not advocating pirated content, but the fact is it's not just getting things for free that motivates people to go the piracy route, it's also that they often get a better user experience.
exactly, i quit netflix once they split their streaming from rentals. When I wrote them an email explaining why, they offered me 6 months free streaming to keep me. I said its not even worth the 6 months what you did to all of us.
I used to watch 3-5 movies per month between stream and disc. To pay double that now its crazy.
This is a stupid statement! The Health Club I use blocks streaming. Many of the public Hotspots in my experience block streaming!
They need to get real!
So... The cellular coverage really throws me off. Don't they know that not everyone has unlimited data. It's becoming obsolete now.
Torrents? This isn't 2004. File sharing hosts are way better, and have guaranteed speeds which don't depend on random stranger's computers being online. Torrents, like Netflix, make you wait weeks for something you want to watch ^_^
I like Netflix and all
but they are going to lose too many customers. They are constantly upping fee's for new content such as 4K. Maybe they should throw a customer a bone for sticking with them or to continue to keep subscribing.
but they are going to lose too many customers. They are constantly upping fee's for new content such as 4K. Maybe they should throw a customer a bone for sticking with them or to continue to keep subscribing.
Actually, it's not that great in the USA. For great internet speed in public places, you have to in certain parts of Europe or Korea/Japan.
Other than BBC iPlayer, Torrents are the fastest functioning thing on my connection.
I am a frequent flyer. I said "becoming more frequent". I recognize it's not quite ideal yet.
True. Even though many have Wi-Fi now. Connecting to streaming services is usually not allowed and slow. This Will improve over time though. We shall see