Yes. If it is set to the lowest quality it will default to that regardless of line speed.
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Yes. If it is set to the lowest quality it will default to that regardless of line speed.
Kosmik
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It's not the quality that's an issue, buffering and streaming is.
I'm not having issues at present. Watching MIB.
DrJohnZoidberg
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Just a note to Netflix users. I did a bandwidth test a while back to see how much it uses. You'd be surprised actually how heavy it can be and 10Mbps in some circumstances is just cutting it.
Here is bandwidth graph while streaming super HD quality.
Here is bandwidth graph while streaming super HD quality.
Just a note to Netflix users. I did a bandwidth test a while back to see how much it uses. You'd be surprised actually how heavy it can be and 10Mbps in some circumstances is just cutting it.
Here is bandwidth graph while streaming super HD quality.
Yeah. They really need to give people choice as to what quality they'd like to stream. This Good, Better and Best is not cutting it.
Under best you have better than DVD, 720p, 1080p, Super HD and 3D depending on connection speed.
I think for their main markets like the US, it's probably less of an issue. Even here on a great 10Mbps line you can battle to stream on HD
Just a note to Netflix users. I did a bandwidth test a while back to see how much it uses. You'd be surprised actually how heavy it can be and 10Mbps in some circumstances is just cutting it.
Here is bandwidth graph while streaming super HD quality.
I've seen the same on other services like Twitch - though YouTube seems to manage to be much less bandwidth hungry. Must be how the compression works - but I won't pretend to be too knowledgeable on that subject
Awesome!
Seems like we getting mostly good reports on streaming. Have you checked what sort of throughput you getting on your line?
Please drop me a PM so we can take a look at this
I think for their main markets like the US, it's probably less of an issue. Even here on a great 10Mbps line you can battle to stream on HD
That is probably true but surely it can't be that difficult to allow a more detailed quality setting which gives control over to the viewer instead of the network.
For my needs 720p is fine, so why would I want to consume more bandwidth just because I can?
I suppose it means more costs for them because they have to store and retain more versions of the content in different compression rates.
But yeah, more choice should always be a good thing. Maybe that's why they don't offer services in SA, maybe they don't want to offer more choices cos it raises their costs
They are already offering those but just under one umbrella. I'm not too sure but it really shouldn't affect costs that much if at all.I suppose it means more costs for them because they have to store and retain more versions of the content in different compression rates.
But yeah, more choice should always be a good thing. Maybe that's why they don't offer services in SA, maybe they don't want to offer more choices cos it raises their costs
Yeah, we'd have to get a Netflix rep to tell us more about how this would impact them. Wonder if they have forums?
bekdik
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Capetown, 1Mb/s 8:25
thomascmyk
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I was getting those kind of results with WORSE ping on my 10mbps line! sigh...Looking pretty good for a 1Mbps. Like that ping
Good news: Kyle helped me find the problem.
Bad news: Problem is with the exchange and while the fault is logged with telkom we know that they are not the fastest on any given day so I guess I will be sitting with this problem for weeks
Afripeople, I do apologise for all my ranting. Your service on social media has been nothing but spectacular! (not so sure about the call centre) So thank you for all the help and putting me in touch with someone who helped me find the problem at the root of it all... it is very much appreciated!
Now I just hope that telkom ups their game and actually sorts this out quickly.
Hummercellc
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Latency a tad high today, sitting at 100ms I normally get 18ms to local.......
I was getting those kind of results with WORSE ping on my 10mbps line! sigh...
Good news: Kyle helped me find the problem.
Bad news: Problem is with the exchange and while the fault is logged with telkom we know that they are not the fastest on any given day so I guess I will be sitting with this problem for weeks
Afripeople, I do apologise for all my ranting. Your service on social media has been nothing but spectacular! (not so sure about the call centre) So thank you for all the help and putting me in touch with someone who helped me find the problem at the root of it all... it is very much appreciated!
Now I just hope that telkom ups their game and actually sorts this out quickly.
Glad to hear the issue has been found. Even if there is no solution just yet, finding the problem is always the major hurdle, and now at least we know where to concentrate our efforts.
No worries about the ranting, we know it can be frustrating to have these kind of issues (especially when they seem to drag on endlessly). But now we have some hope
Latency a tad high today, sitting at 100ms I normally get 18ms to local.......
Everything seems pretty normal on our side. KZN is running pretty smoothly though we close to peak at the moment.
Anything odd on your traceroutes?
bekdik
Honorary Master
Any idea as to what's happening?
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