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Atleast in India, it will not take off. Present internet facilities in India will not be able to serve this. At an avg HD streaming of a movie in netflix for 2h

Atleast in India, it will not take off. Present internet facilities in India will not be able to serve this. At an avg HD streaming of a movie in netflix for 2hrs takes around 3GB bandwidth. In India, except Hyderabad, any major city the internrt charges are so high that no one adopts it. For ex: in Bangalore, for 2000rs, you get 20mbps connection capped at 50Gb and after that its 8mbps only. If I take BSNL, for 2000rs, you get 10mbps capped at 30Gb and so on. However it might be good for Hyderabad people, where 2000rs, you get 50mbps connection capped at 350Gb. My point is Indian internet cant simply scale to serve Netflix presently. They should tie up with ISPs to something magic

aianus 11y ago
8 Mbps is plenty for watching Netflix
tim333 11y ago
I think you might be overestimating the mpbs needed. Netflix site says minimum 0.5 mbs.
wtmt 11y ago
Are you living in an area with bad connectivity and very few providers or just a single provider? Even 8Mbps is a great speed for streaming HD videos. If the high speed data cap is your limitation, then you should consider airtel or ACT. For the last few years, they have had plans that provide a whole lot more for the amount you quote and at speeds ranging from 16Mbps to 100Mbps. Also, the basic Netflix subscription is only for SD quality, which can easily take off (heck, people have been watching crappy quality videos on 2G for many years). As others have pointed out, Netflix does not need a lot of bandwidth. Of course, the quality will vary, but you definitely don't need a 40Mbps or 100Mbps connection. Pricing, however, is a huge factor. Having people put in 500 or more a month for a limited set of content is going to be a challenge for Netflix.
SatoshiRoberts 11y ago
Are you saying it costs too much or the data is too slow?
_nedR 11y ago
>They should tie up with ISPs to something magic That would break net-neutrality which is currently a hot issue in India.

aianus 11y ago

8 Mbps is plenty for watching Netflix

tim333 11y ago

I think you might be overestimating the mpbs needed. Netflix site says minimum 0.5 mbs.

wtmt 11y ago

Are you living in an area with bad connectivity and very few providers or just a single provider? Even 8Mbps is a great speed for streaming HD videos. If the high speed data cap is your limitation, then you should consider airtel or ACT. For the last few years, they have had plans that provide a whole lot more for the amount you quote and at speeds ranging from 16Mbps to 100Mbps. Also, the basic Netflix subscription is only for SD quality, which can easily take off (heck, people have been watching crappy quality videos on 2G for many years). As others have pointed out, Netflix does not need a lot of bandwidth. Of course, the quality will vary, but you definitely don't need a 40Mbps or 100Mbps connection. Pricing, however, is a huge factor. Having people put in 500 or more a month for a limited set of content is going to be a challenge for Netflix.

SatoshiRoberts 11y ago

Are you saying it costs too much or the data is too slow?

_nedR 11y ago

>They should tie up with ISPs to something magic That would break net-neutrality which is currently a hot issue in India.