Netflix and Hulu+: A PS3 Setup Guide

[Chevron]

whats VET?

Stupid auto correct.

 

[shreez]

Stupid auto correct.

LOL

 

[AlexFl]

Hi,

Newb (and clutz) here! Tried this at home. Worked, then it didn't, then it did, then it didn't. NetFlix stopped. Hulu stopped months thereafter. Have brought entire home network to it's knees in the process. Rather embaressing. Don't suppose that anyone here from central or western Joburg would consider making a turn to assist in getting back on an even keel? For a bottle of your favourite poison or a couple hundred bucks? Please? Really don't want DSTV to be the alternative...

 

[shreez]

Hi,

Newb (and clutz) here! Tried this at home. Worked, then it didn't, then it did, then it didn't. NetFlix stopped. Hulu stopped months thereafter. Have brought entire home network to it's knees in the process. Rather embaressing. Don't suppose that anyone here from central or western Joburg would consider making a turn to assist in getting back on an even keel? For a bottle of your favourite poison or a couple hundred bucks? Please? Really don't want DSTV to be the alternative...

Howzit Alex.

<Barry White Voice> The Doctor is In!

Ok but seriously, I'm no expert, but I've had my fair share of experience, and I'll help as best I can.
These might sounds like stupid questions, but lets start from the top.

1. Is your internet connectivity stable?
2. Is anything else affected when Netflix/Hulu doesn't work?
3. (I've had this problem before as I kept getting booted from PSN) Make sure you're signed into the PSN network before launching any of the apps (Netflix/Hulu)
4. Do you get any error messages when either app doesn't work? What are they?
5. How is your UnoTelly DNS setup? When either does not stream, have you tried updating your IP on the UnoTelly Quickstart website? https://quickstart3.unotelly.com/quickstart#

 

[Chevron]

Hi,

Newb (and clutz) here! Tried this at home. Worked, then it didn't, then it did, then it didn't. NetFlix stopped. Hulu stopped months thereafter. Have brought entire home network to it's knees in the process. Rather embaressing. Don't suppose that anyone here from central or western Joburg would consider making a turn to assist in getting back on an even keel? For a bottle of your favourite poison or a couple hundred bucks? Please? Really don't want DSTV to be the alternative...

If you're willing to spend cash anyway rather get one of these:

http://raru.co.za/electronics/146782-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player

 

[AlexFl]

Hey Shreez,

Thanks but I'm g*tv*l of stuffing around (stuffing more stuff up) and need someone else to pop around before I throttle the television. Answers:
1) Yes it was. At least until I tried to undo everything and started this by resetting the router. Now I have no internet access anymore.
2) Nothing else was effected. Could still d/l games through Sony/Playstation/PS3 network and watch video clips on YouTube via PS3 whilst neither Hulu+ or NetFlix worked.
3) If I'm thinking of the same thing when you're refering to PSN, I'm almost entirely sure that I was signed into this before accessing either Hulu+ or NetFlix. The system would sign in to something by default within seconds of booting the PS3 up. A message would appear briefly in the top right corner of the telly screen saying signed in and then a group of picture place holders on the right of the screen would then become populated with pictures of games and/or apps.
4) Yes I did. When NetFlix stopped working it came up with an error saying that Netflix isn't available in your country whilst simultaneously prompting you for your email address/to log on. When Hulu stopped working it just came up with a sort of netowrk (or related) error from Hulu - I think it suggested trying again later...
5) I'm not sure how UnoTelly was set-up by myself at inception (earlier this year) but both Hulu+ and NetFlix worked quite well for about a month to begin with. After skimming through this thread I saw many posters saying that they needed to update IPs through the Unotelly site regularly. I did this at every hint of a problem. More often than not, this resolved my issue.

I suspect that I could have created more than one Netflix account in error (first installation was botched). This may have been exacerbated by trying to delpoy the trio (Unotelly, Hulu+ and NetFlix) onto my android cell and/or tablet and/or Windows laptop (all access the same router). Whilst doing so I remember reading or thinking that Google (and/or Android) would possibly overide this new 'foreign' identity. This may have led to 'the beginning of the end'.

Hence I deceided to start afresh and did so by cancelling what I could (UnoTelly) and resetting my router. I've now lost www access at home but have since obtained variuos inputs from my ISP to resolve this. Just haven't gotten around to doing so at home yet....

Really think I need someone that knows more about networking and how to set this up on the PS3 to come through. I say this because my girlfriend has moved in now and we now have two PS3's in da house. Double trouble....

 

[AlexFl]

Hi Chevron,

Thanks, will investigate that with "DroidTV MX Media Player with Android 4.2.2 and XBMC" recommeded on another thread. Link http://www.avsupply.co.za/product_info.php/droidtv-media-player-with-android-422-and-xbmc-p-437

 

[shreez]

Hey Shreez,

Thanks but I'm g*tv*l of stuffing around (stuffing more stuff up) and need someone else to pop around before I throttle the television. Answers:
1) Yes it was. At least until I tried to undo everything and started this by resetting the router. Now I have no internet access anymore.
2) Nothing else was effected. Could still d/l games through Sony/Playstation/PS3 network and watch video clips on YouTube via PS3 whilst neither Hulu+ or NetFlix worked.
3) If I'm thinking of the same thing when you're refering to PSN, I'm almost entirely sure that I was signed into this before accessing either Hulu+ or NetFlix. The system would sign in to something by default within seconds of booting the PS3 up. A message would appear briefly in the top right corner of the telly screen saying signed in and then a group of picture place holders on the right of the screen would then become populated with pictures of games and/or apps.
4) Yes I did. When NetFlix stopped working it came up with an error saying that Netflix isn't available in your country whilst simultaneously prompting you for your email address/to log on. When Hulu stopped working it just came up with a sort of netowrk (or related) error from Hulu - I think it suggested trying again later...
5) I'm not sure how UnoTelly was set-up by myself at inception (earlier this year) but both Hulu+ and NetFlix worked quite well for about a month to begin with. After skimming through this thread I saw many posters saying that they needed to update IPs through the Unotelly site regularly. I did this at every hint of a problem. More often than not, this resolved my issue.

I suspect that I could have created more than one Netflix account in error (first installation was botched). This may have been exacerbated by trying to delpoy the trio (Unotelly, Hulu+ and NetFlix) onto my android cell and/or tablet and/or Windows laptop (all access the same router). Whilst doing so I remember reading or thinking that Google (and/or Android) would possibly overide this new 'foreign' identity. This may have led to 'the beginning of the end'.

Hence I deceided to start afresh and did so by cancelling what I could (UnoTelly) and resetting my router. I've now lost www access at home but have since obtained variuos inputs from my ISP to resolve this. Just haven't gotten around to doing so at home yet....

Really think I need someone that knows more about networking and how to set this up on the PS3 to come through. I say this because my girlfriend has moved in now and we now have two PS3's in da house. Double trouble....

Hey AlexFl,

I've sent you a PM

 

[Awesum]

Which area are you in?
If you close by I dont mind helping.

 

[Pitbull]

I would start working from the router outwards.

Step 1
. Restart router
. Connect PC to router (If internet connection works connect to Unotelly and log in)
. Unotelly might tell you that your IP needs to be updated. (Do that step)
. Now connect to Netflix from your PC. If it works continue to the other devices.

This all depends on how you setup your DNS. If it's done on the router you might need to reset it to the default DNS. Could be that your DNS on the router is now out dated (The one you entered from Unotelly whenever you did it). If the DNS was set on your PCdo the following: Go to Network - Sharing centre, change adaptor settings, right click your connection and select properties. Select IPv4 and then select properties. If the DNS was changed in there tick the one where it says optain automatically. In future just put the Unotelly DNS in here at this step as opposed to the router.

Once all that is working we can move on to step 2

 

[Pitbull]

Why is my quality so poor on PS3 and desktop? My line gets 5Mb speedtests in the binneland of the US (10Mb line) whilst on Unotelly DNS. Am I missing anything?

I also have crap quality on my PC. On the PS3 thought it's amazing. No idea why Must be the decoder in the PS3 which makes the difference. As fo you... no idea

 

[Chevron]

Why is my quality so poor on PS3 and desktop? My line gets 5Mb speedtests in the binneland of the US (10Mb line) whilst on Unotelly DNS. Am I missing anything?

It's perfectly normal to get lower speeds with further distances. When distances get that big things like TCP window comes into play.

 

[shreez]

Why is my quality so poor on PS3 and desktop? My line gets 5Mb speedtests in the binneland of the US (10Mb line) whilst on Unotelly DNS. Am I missing anything?

As Pitbull says... the desktop has always been super crappy.
The PS3 will always be superior, also if you press the Select button on your controller, you will get a display in the top left corner of your screen showing you the current resolution.
On PC, you just see it's crap, just that you can't measure how crappy it is.

 

[shreez]

I'm just getting generally terrible speeds on Unotelly - using CT and London DNS servers. I did everything correctly. Even 5Mb is more than enough for 720p Netflix.

Very frustrating!

Just check that all is kosher with Afrihost. I'm also on a 10Mb line with them, but on uncapped.
You should not be getting shaped anywhere...

 

[Chevron]

Just check that all is kosher with Afrihost. I'm also on a 10Mb line with them, but on uncapped.
You should not be getting shaped anywhere...

Oh I missed that he is on Afrihost.

Afrihost is crap for streaming.

 

[shreez]

Oh I missed that he is on Afrihost.

Afrihost is crap for streaming.

True story.

 

[shreez]

It was working yesterday... so I'm screwed then?

I'd still suggest doing some tests with them.
Who knows Chev? Maybe one day they'll get it right like every other ISP...

 

[AlexFl]

Hi Awesum & Pitbull

thanks. I'm near Melville. Will try DIY and if/when I get that far I'll be in touch again either SOS or for Step 2. Thanks again to everyone that's pitched in to guide me.

 

[Chevron]

Im convinced it's Unotelly - same problems on two ADSL accounts. My line is usually very fast.

EDIT: tried a different DNS - no difference. I'm so confused!

Half the forum uses unotelly without issue.

Are you on Afrihost?

 

[semaphore]

What ISP you using now Chevron?