Afrihost 4MB uncapped + HuluPlus

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HI all, can something be done with Hulu+ on Afrihost: i ran a traceroute and it seems its using servers in the UK, US and the ping is in the 400.

or is there some setting on unotelly to point it to one server
 
Morning :)

There may be a setting on Unotelly to use an EU server as the ping will be lower. Latency to the US will always be a bit higher in comparison :(
Are you only seeing issues on Hulu?
 
Hulu plus works fine on 4Mb. Just log into your account and force it to use SD only. 4Mb isnt fast enough for HD.
 
AfriGuy said:
Morning :)

There may be a setting on Unotelly to use an EU server as the ping will be lower. Latency to the US will always be a bit higher in comparison :(
Are you only seeing issues on Hulu?
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i will set it to the US. I have forced it to use the 600 KB per sec, but the adverts takes some time to load. From 8 PM nwards it seems to be better though
 
AfriGuy said:
Out of interest, what are the bandwidth requirements for Hulu?
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Depends on the device you are using, http://www.hulu.com/support/article/197541 so if your device is 1080p it will require more bandwith.

Minimum require is around 1.5Mbps for smooth playback on SD and around 3Mbps for HD. 4Mb just doesn't sustain enough for the HD setting, when it does burst it changes to HD andthen it will start buffering again shortly after. Just force it to keep at SD and you're fine.

Netflix has a slightly different option, where you can pick your quality based on how much bandwith you can use per hour. Their highest quality is around 2.3Gb per hour (if i remember) and that is 1080p "SuperHD" with 5.1 digital audio. It looks amazeballs, and I prefer watching on NetFlix than downloading off newsgroups when I can.
 
NightCrawlerNic said:
i will set it to the US. I have forced it to use the 600 KB per sec, but the adverts takes some time to load. From 8 PM nwards it seems to be better though
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600KB/s = 4.7Mb/s - note the difference between bits (b) and bytes (B)

A maxed out 4mbps line can only run at about 430KB/s. So the setting of 600KB/s is way to high for your line. You should set it lower to about 350/400.

And which geographical unblocking service are you using? Is it Unotelly/UnoDNS, Unlbock-us, media hint, etc. Or are you running it through a VPN connection? Are you using Netflix through a web-browser?

If you are running Netflix through a web-browser, and only using a browser plugin to get by the geographical restrictions, then you can't trust the results of the trace-route.
 
whatwhat said:
Depends on the device you are using, http://www.hulu.com/support/article/197541 so if your device is 1080p it will require more bandwith.

Minimum require is around 1.5Mbps for smooth playback on SD and around 3Mbps for HD. 4Mb just doesn't sustain enough for the HD setting, when it does burst it changes to HD andthen it will start buffering again shortly after. Just force it to keep at SD and you're fine.

Netflix has a slightly different option, where you can pick your quality based on how much bandwith you can use per hour. Their highest quality is around 2.3Gb per hour (if i remember) and that is 1080p "SuperHD" with 5.1 digital audio. It looks amazeballs, and I prefer watching on NetFlix than downloading off newsgroups when I can.
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Ah OK, thanks. Good to know, it's been stored in my collection of info!
 
Saajid said:
600KB/s = 4.7Mb/s - note the difference between bits (b) and bytes (B)

A maxed out 4mbps line can only run at about 430KB/s. So the setting of 600KB/s is way to high for your line. You should set it lower to about 350/400.

And which geographical unblocking service are you using? Is it Unotelly/UnoDNS, Unlbock-us, media hint, etc. Or are you running it through a VPN connection? Are you using Netflix through a web-browser?

If you are running Netflix through a web-browser, and only using a browser plugin to get by the geographical restrictions, then you can't trust the results of the trace-route.
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Is there a way of forcing Hulu+ to use the 350 ? The minimim, while the video is still playing is 600 odd
 
how do you set a quality maximum on Netflix? Are you referring to the browser version? i use it through the WD TV LIVE.

would love to max it to 480p so i can game as well as watch....
 
NightCrawlerNic said:
Is there a way of forcing Hulu+ to use the 350 ? The minimim, while the video is still playing is 600 odd
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FalconZA said:
how do you set a quality maximum on Netflix? Are you referring to the browser version? i use it through the WD TV LIVE.

would love to max it to 480p so i can game as well as watch....
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I'm not sure. It depends on which device you are watching. Different devices (Smart TV, media player, Android, iOS, website, etc) will give you access to different settings.

What devices are you guys using? And which geographical unblocking service?
 
NightCrawlerNic said:
Is there a way of forcing Hulu+ to use the 350 ? The minimim, while the video is still playing is 600 odd
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FalconZA said:
how do you set a quality maximum on Netflix? Are you referring to the browser version? i use it through the WD TV LIVE.

would love to max it to 480p so i can game as well as watch....
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I'm not sure. It depends on which device you are watching. Different devices (Smart TV, media player, Android, iOS, website, etc) will give you access to different settings.

What devices are you guys using? And which geographical unblocking service?
 
To set your limit just log into Netflix.com with your account and under settings you can specify the max bandwith/quality for the account. All devices using that account will adhere to that.
 
whatwhat said:
To set your limit just log into Netflix.com with your account and under settings you can specify the max bandwith/quality for the account. All devices using that account will adhere to that.
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Netflix is not an issue: Hulu is. But it was ok over the weekend. :)
 
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