Best ISP for streaming

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nadeem_k

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Hi

I'm trying to figure out which ISP is best for streaming. In terms of quality and value. I have a 2mbps uncapped line from telkom and streaming is terrible. Last month I had an account with Crystal web and it was brilliant. So I would like to know who in your experience is the best for streaming and what price do you pay?
 
Two things. One is im held to telkom because of the telkom simple plan. The othet is their pricing has changed so I'm trying to see of there is anything cheaper put there.
 
nadeem_k said:
Two things. One is im held to telkom because of the telkom simple plan. The othet is their pricing has changed so I'm trying to see of there is anything cheaper put there.
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Cheap uncapped is bad. There's always a reason why it's cheap.
 
Stay with Crystal Web even if you have to pay more. I'm staying because it's the best. As the others have said, you pay for what you get. :D
 
Neotel NeoBroadband by miles. It's not cheap, but absolutely the best performance in the market - look at the MyBB surveys.
 
I found Afrihost home uncapped at 4mbps was average at best, there was actually quite a bit of buffering, however the business uncapped package is perfect, if you can afford a Neotel system then I'd go for that though, they seem to be very good all round
 
Our policy is that you should never require a "business" account to watch YouTube. ;)
 
Slamz said:
what about netflix and hulu and crackle and wwe :wtf:
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CW streams everything I have thrown at it so far,YouTube, XBMC, Hulu, CokeandPopcorn, PopcornTime, NooBroom, MTV series, VIPBox, Streamhunter. I will test crackle but I dont see why it wont stream that too.
I havent tried Apple TV - I don't do Apple products.....
 
Web Africa Home Uncapped is the best I've found for streaming (I don't stream during business hours so don't need anything more), however, since my first test, I was wondering if the business account will hold up to this.

I get full 480p streaming on my 2mb line during the day on the business account.

I figured I'd strain it a little. Downloaded till i didn't have anything else to download anymore, 24/7. Even though I'm "affected", my line speed hasn't changed much, if at all, and streaming is still great
 
Crystal Web said:
Our policy is that you should never require a "business" account to watch YouTube. ;)
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envo said:
Web Africa Home Uncapped is the best I've found for streaming (I don't stream during business hours so don't need anything more), however, since my first test, I was wondering if the business account will hold up to this.

I get full 480p streaming on my 2mb line during the day on the business account.
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I wish more ISP's would adopt CW's policy - one should not have to pay for a business account to stream. I guess this is one way of trying to improve profits.
 
Fulton17 said:
I wish more ISP's would adopt CW's policy - one should not have to pay for a business account to stream. I guess this is one way of trying to improve profits.
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Lol.

Shows how little you understand how ISPs work.

Due to streaming requiring sustained throughput and not sporadic throughput like browsing ISPs have been forced to lower contention ratios. This comes at a cost. Either the accounts get more expensive, or ISPs have to give less.

That's just the way it works. And looking at the CW Fusion pricing it actually sits half way between WA Home and Business pricing which also reflects this.
 
Chevron said:
That's just the way it works. And looking at the CW Fusion pricing it actually sits half way between WA Home and Business pricing which also reflects this.
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Our entry level products also don't shape streaming traffic. But heavy overall usage in peak periods will result in stricter shaping on other protocols applied, like restricting p2p entirely and releasing it after midnight. Or limiting http download speeds in a stricter fashion. Browsing, streaming, and non-download protocols remain untouched.
 
Crystal Web said:
Our entry level products also don't shape streaming traffic. But heavy overall usage in peak periods will result in stricter shaping on other protocols applied, like restricting p2p entirely and releasing it after midnight. Or limiting http download speeds in a stricter fashion. Browsing, streaming, and non-download protocols remain untouched.
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I hope Afrihost is reading this :whistle:
 
Streaming really depends on what device you are using.

I've been streaming the Apple Festival in 1080p (AppleTV3) with no issues this week, but I cannot get Hulu to stream without buffering on an Amazon FireTV or the same ATV3. On PC the Hulu streams fine, but the quality is crap compared to the FireTV stream.

What works for one person might not work for another because of how they are wanting to stream.
 
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