AceTechDS
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yes, have to say so, was reading an article where node was mentioned, was kinda sad, is anyone using that service?
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Netflix vs ShowMax vs FrontRow vs Vidi - pricing and content comparison
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Probably going to be lynched for this, but the USD PayPal price that was highlighted in this thread makes for another interesting comparison...
For $7.99 per month, Netflix gives you a single SD stream. For the same money (if you pay through PayPal), ShowMax gives you two 720p streams.
Of course the Netflix catalogue still dwarfs anyone else's and it runs just about anywhere.
I've seen a few complaints like yours... Random question: have you tried switching off your VPN/unblocker when trying ShowMax?
I have. Been watching an episode of Band of Brothers almost every night. Tried a few movies. Watched some of the stand-up specials.
Tried it on 10Mbps ADSL (but that line has been broken since Sunday), but mainly been using a 6Mbps uncapped connection from a WISP. Default settings only - no unblocker DNS, and not using Google DNS either.
Preach!
Something I've been questioning is whether there is enough of a critical mass in South Africa for these services to work here at all. Much of the information that "leaked" ahead of the ShowMax launch suggested that Naspers wasn't just looking at South Africa. It plans to take this global. Maybe South Africa is just a convenient test bed.
For $7.99 per month, Netflix gives you a single SD stream. For the same money (if you pay through PayPal), ShowMax gives you two 720p streams.
Of course the Netflix catalogue still dwarfs anyone else's and it runs just about anywhere.
Tried ShowMax, but they streaming quality was really bad. I easily get 720p on Netflix, often 1080p, but ShowMax looks almost like 384
Webafrica, home capped, 20Mbit ADSL.
I've seen a few complaints like yours... Random question: have you tried switching off your VPN/unblocker when trying ShowMax?
I have. Been watching an episode of Band of Brothers almost every night. Tried a few movies. Watched some of the stand-up specials.
Tried it on 10Mbps ADSL (but that line has been broken since Sunday), but mainly been using a 6Mbps uncapped connection from a WISP. Default settings only - no unblocker DNS, and not using Google DNS either.
Preach!
Something I've been questioning is whether there is enough of a critical mass in South Africa for these services to work here at all. Much of the information that "leaked" ahead of the ShowMax launch suggested that Naspers wasn't just looking at South Africa. It plans to take this global. Maybe South Africa is just a convenient test bed.
DrJohnZoidberg
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Why do all these articles ignore audio? Only Netflix serves proper 5.1 audio.
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I think 4k needs 25mbit
arcanum7
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Add: Filmefy.com and you can watch ALL Netflix content around the world. This site is part of Unotelly and when you link your Unotelly detail to Filmefy you simply select a country (if not in UK/US) and you can watch it. Does not work so well on Xbox 360 as I have a US live account. Works great on a pc though...
Toilet_Vis
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is not multichoice anymore , its repeatychoice