Netflix

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JanHank

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2020

Not everyone is reading my home thread, more people might be interested in Netflix though.
I downloaded it on Monday and have been watching more of "Anne with an E" free of charge :grin2: (I was watching it at Heike´s). If I want to carry on with Netflix then after 30 days I start to pay 7.99€ a month.
"Anne with an e " is "Anne of Green Gables" . in case you didn´t know and I am thoroughly enjoying it, better than all the blood and guts and fantasy stuff Netflix has.
I have never read the book and didn´t realise it all happens in Canada, but I bet there aren´t many who have never heard of the classic.
There are 3 prices for Netflix in this country, maybe the same everywhere I don´t know.

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raynipper

· #2,881 · 5 mo ago

I'm with the French sfr Co. Known for the crap service and total indifference to clients.
I'm paying €42 a month but that does include unlimited calls round the world.
I keep asking anyone I get hold of, when are we getting fibre and just get the usual shrug.
We are about 3 miles from the distribution on the old copper cables.
Any other supplier will have to use the same wires.

Ray.

Pudsey_Bear

· #2,882 · 5 mo ago

PAH!! the French are revolting.

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barryd

· #2,883 · 5 mo ago

raynipper said:
Because my internet is so poor and streaming Netflix is hit and miss recently, I had a chat with a helpful lady at Netflix.
We went through various reboots and checks to find my modem speed is only 6.2mbps but by the time it gets to the TV it's down to 3.1mbps.
Short of running a 30ft. ethernet cable from office to lounge, I'm stuffed.

Ray.

How does it get to the TV Ray? Wifi? Wifi extender? Im not a fan of these things but I have used these before and they do work. Providing the plug socket your router is on is on the same circuit as the plug socket next to the TV then these will be the same as running a 30ft cable, they just use your electrical cable sockets as a network.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tplink-tlpa7017-powerline-adapter-kit-twin-pack-10206691.html

You should see no reduction in speed with them. The alternative would be to get your line and router moved to where the tv is.

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Pudsey_Bear

· #2,884 · 5 mo ago

He doesn't have any speed to reduce, I use a netgear thing to get signal into the bedroom.

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barryd

· #2,885 · 5 mo ago

Pudsey_Bear said:
He doesn't have any speed to reduce, I use a netgear thing to get signal into the bedroom.

Well he does. 6mbps to 3mbps is likely the difference to be able to watch buffer free or not.

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raynipper

· #2,886 · 5 mo ago

Yes Baz, normally I do use a powerline extender to behind the TV with a Netgear WiFi transmitter to the TV and Roku.
But I have now tried connecting the TV directly to the WiFi and the results are virtually the same.
No I'm not going to get involved with sfr moving my phone point as thats likely to get NO PHONE line for weeks. I dare not even contact sfr as they first cut you off while they look into things.
Even just asking them for a new and later router will result in them cutting the old one off while they send the new one snail mail.

I will continue trying changing things and see if I can get marginal better signal.

Ray.

raynipper

· #2,887 · 5 mo ago

Success.! Now we have 6mbps at the TV.!!
Seems the surge protector was throttling the signals via the powerline adaptors. Putting the receiving powerline plug before the surge protector makes a big difference.

Ray.

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raynipper

· #2,888 · 5 mo ago

Bugger, just checked again and it's down to 3.5mbps again. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Ray.

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barryd

· #2,889 · 5 mo ago

If it's an ethernet power line and not WiFi Ray it should be the same speed as at the router really. Try a different plug socket maybe?

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raynipper

· #2,890 · 5 mo ago

Yep, that improved things slightly and we watched without any problems a film called 'Doing Hard Time'. What a waste of time and now back to 'live' TV and all the Christmas rubbish we have seen dozens of times.

Ray.

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barryd

· #2,891 · 5 mo ago

It all seems utter crap Ray. Glad I have a fair few downloads!

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raynipper

· #2,892 · 5 mo ago

Dunno why but simplified various connections to the Roku and TV, get 6mbps at the PC, but it can vary from 2.6 to 4.2 mbps at Netflix. The Roku unit keeps buffering and I'm wondering if another Roku unit might be any better.

Ray.

raynipper

· #2,893 · 5 mo ago

Another Roku unit exactly the same. Changed it over and saw 5mbps so watched a film. Then checks the speed after and it was down to 3.5mbps. Weird.

Ray.

Pudsey_Bear

· #2,894 · 5 mo ago

Are there any knots in the cables Ray?

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JanHank

Discussion Starter · #2,895 · 5 mo ago

I don’t know how to measure what mbps‘ssses I have and I don know what they are anyway, but Lars couldn’t get my internet at all in his van so I moved this out of my bedroom to the wall where his van is and he gets a full signal.

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erneboy

· #2,896 · 5 mo ago

Type speedofme into Google and run a test Jan.

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JanHank

Discussion Starter · #2,897 · 5 mo ago

It says 25.56 download and upload 8.29 Mbps

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GMJ

· #2,898 · 5 mo ago

That's perfectly acceptable Jan

raynipper

· #2,899 · 5 mo ago

Wish mine was.

Ray.

barryd

· #2,900 · 5 mo ago

raynipper said:
Wish mine was.

Ray.

Do you have any decent 4g or 5g coverage where you are Ray? If so maybe you could dump the broadband and landline and replace it with a 5g router and unlimited SIM. I would do that where we are but the only one that's any good is Vodafone and even that's a bit flakey.

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