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>Netflix Super HD requires an internet connection with at least 5Mb/s download. Not all devices can play Super HD. Super HD is only available via Internet Provi
by pepsi 14y ago
>Netflix Super HD requires an internet connection with at least 5Mb/s download. Not all devices can play Super HD. Super HD is only available via Internet Providers that are part of the Open Connect network.
From https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect:
>ISPs can directly connect their networks to Open Connect for free. ISPs can do this either by free peering with us at common Internet exchanges, or can save even more transit costs by putting our free storage appliances in or near their network.
>Major ISPs around the world have already connected to Open Connect, including Frontier, British Telecom, TDC, Clearwire, GVT, Telus, Bell Canada, Virgin, Cablevision, Google Fiber, Telmex, and more.
That sounds like something that would be hard to get an American ISP to agree to, since some have their own offerings (Comcast's stake in Hulu and own Xfinity, for example.)
- pavel_lishin 14y agoCablevision is an American ISP, I believe - at least, they have some service coverage here in New York City.
- jvehent 14y agoYep. Welcome to the beautiful world of BGP peering policies. Lot's of fights, dramas, one-night-stands, and very little transparency on who does what.
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoWhich isn't so different from the cableco/network dynamic we've had forever.
- crymer11 14y agoFWIW, EPB in Chattanooga, TN is a part of it.