We've experienced a dramatic decline in online streaming quality. All other streaming websites continue to work fine, including those with HD content. Initially Netflix worked great. We turn over movies quickly and stream via a PC - so we would be excellent candidates for subpar service. Netflix could use throttling regionally or be testing it and thus only targeting certain users. Their company has already demonstrated their willingness to punish users who take advantage of their supposed unlimited mailings by throttling them - something they failed to admit publically for months. Why wouldn't they also start throttling online streaming? It's amazing how people are crawling out of the woodwork to once again defend this company that has a history of punishing heavy users. We believe they are throttling our connection.
Our in-house gadget guru, Senior Writer David LaGesse, checks out the latest technologies and gizmos, from computer software to GPS systems -- and reports back to you in plain English.
anony of VT @ Mar 17, 2009 13:14:39 PM
Back to blog