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Actually, my read of it is megabits-per-second is correct, when you consider that the mobile connections at the bottom are going to get approx. 700 kilobits per

by tedchs 14y ago

Actually, my read of it is megabits-per-second is correct, when you consider that the mobile connections at the bottom are going to get approx. 700 kilobits per second (kbps) consistently. Google's performance here is representative of the fact that most people do not have gigabit connections all the way to their Netflix-streaming devices, for example if they are using Wi-Fi.

notJim 14y ago
I believe you are still getting the numbers wrong. There's no way Google Fiber only hits 2.55 Mbps consistently. That's slower than the slowest speed advertised by crappy ATT DSL that would be barely be fast enough to watch Netflix at all. Regarding the mobile speeds, 700 KBps sounds about right for someone on a 3G (LTE or HSPA (T-Mobile)) connection. I just did a test right now, and I get about 900 KBps Also, regarding your last point, most people probably at least have 802.11g by now, which maxes at 54 Mbps, waaay above 2.55 Mbps.
- trotsky 14y ago
  Lots of content on netflix isn't encoded in hd which means the average stream rate includes many streams that can't go above 1.xMbps. And their top stream rate for hd last time i checked was something like 6Mbps - clearly ruling out anyones average stream from netflix being 2MBps.
revelation 14y ago
No, WiFi or your cheap local home router do not play into this. The only possible interpretation is that Google Fiber allows netflix to on average deliver higher bitrates compared to competitors. The reason you don't see higher speeds is because there is no point in streaming at a higher bandwidth than the content actually offers. All in all, these are terribly misleading statistics. At best, they suggest that Googles competitors can't get their shit together to even allow for one HD stream.
- Retric 14y ago
  It's not uncommon for people to try and stream 2 Netflix movies at the same time though a single internet connection.

by tedchs 14y ago

notJim 14y ago

I believe you are still getting the numbers wrong. There's no way Google Fiber only hits 2.55 Mbps consistently. That's slower than the slowest speed advertised by crappy ATT DSL that would be barely be fast enough to watch Netflix at all. Regarding the mobile speeds, 700 KBps sounds about right for someone on a 3G (LTE or HSPA (T-Mobile)) connection. I just did a test right now, and I get about 900 KBps Also, regarding your last point, most people probably at least have 802.11g by now, which maxes at 54 Mbps, waaay above 2.55 Mbps.

trotsky 14y ago
Lots of content on netflix isn't encoded in hd which means the average stream rate includes many streams that can't go above 1.xMbps. And their top stream rate for hd last time i checked was something like 6Mbps - clearly ruling out anyones average stream from netflix being 2MBps.

revelation 14y ago

No, WiFi or your cheap local home router do not play into this. The only possible interpretation is that Google Fiber allows netflix to on average deliver higher bitrates compared to competitors. The reason you don't see higher speeds is because there is no point in streaming at a higher bandwidth than the content actually offers. All in all, these are terribly misleading statistics. At best, they suggest that Googles competitors can't get their shit together to even allow for one HD stream.

Retric 14y ago
It's not uncommon for people to try and stream 2 Netflix movies at the same time though a single internet connection.