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I'm watching netflix from NZ, bandwidth caps here are killer, netflix scales down to 300kbit and no seeding, so it beats torrenting in a lot of cases for me, b
by PostOnce 13y ago
I'm watching netflix from NZ, bandwidth caps here are killer, netflix scales down to 300kbit and no seeding, so it beats torrenting in a lot of cases for me, but then, I know how to configure a VPN, so I can understand why torrents are super appealing for most.
Also, where is the redbox clone? Quickflix is a joke as a netflix competitor, and there's no redbox clone that I know of. 40GB bandwidth caps? 80 for $100nzd/month? Even piracy is hard at that level.
- wmboy 13y agoBandwidth caps? I pay $130/mo for unlimited data on a fibre connection through Orcon. Even if fibre isn't available yet in your area you can still get a standard broadband connection for $100/mo with unlimited data.
- Matsta 13y agoI'm paying $170/mo for 500gb on Telecom fibre. I never seem to go over 300gb even when I try so it suits me. I always see people complaining about international speeds on Orcon unlimited. I can max out 11mb/s with torrents on a Sunday night no problem. I have Netflix setup as well, super convenient but you never seem to get HD.
- hrkristian 13y agoWith those speeds you might want to try forcing bandwidth, if you haven't already. ctrl-alt-shift-S brings up a bandwidth selection in the Netflix player.
- Matsta 13y ago100 megabits = 12.5 megabytes. Close enough. I don't solely have fibre just for netflix. I was assuming using a 3rd party dns server to unblock Netflix they are actually proxy'ing some of the content, so it's really their server that limits the download speed (I mostly watch on my Apple TV so not many options there). I might try that on the desktop version even though I don't use it much.
- kayoone 13y ago11mb/s is roughly 100mbits, you don't need $170 fibre for that.
- peterashford 13y agoI have the same Telescum account - except it's ADSL not fibre. I get the same D/L speeds :o)
- lostlogin 13y agoIn central ish Auckland, and the fastest I can get is 5Mb. No fibre available. Tried their "unlimited" and it's throttled to hell. Worthless. For about $100 I now have throttled but capped. But on the bright side, fibre may be available in 2019 according to our joke of a minister, Amy, when she emailed me.
- Matsta 13y agoGuessing you live in a apartment? Not really much you can do, it's up to the landlord to sort out wiring which probably won't happen unless your building was built with fibre initially. I live in Ponsonby and we have had fibre available here for over a year now. I thought the plan was to have most of it done by the end of 2015?
- lostlogin 13y agoHouse in Onehunga. I've had the data side of things rewired and the cable from the pole on the street is new too. Something is rotten in the street though.
- peterashford 13y agoI get twice the speed in Dunedin over ADSL :-{ I feel your pain, bro!
- 72deluxe 13y agoAnd they think it is expensive here in the UK! That works out to £66.39 here. That's insane.
- LouisSayers 13y agoAs a Kiwi expat, prices for internet, and mobile services are amazingly cheaper here in the UK than back in NZ. There's much more competition here, I'm amazed that I can get unlimited internet on my phone for £12 per month (giffgaff). Back in NZ my monthly home internet cost the equivalent of £25 with no phoneline (cable - which is rare in NZ), and was capped at 10GB per month. Compared to other services, this was really cheap!
- shekhar101 13y agoSituation here in India is comparatively good. I use a 100 Gb broadband plan(a decent 50 MBps) for as low as $25. Also above 100 Gb it's unlimited for a lower speed(6 MBps, Unlimited!). Piracy is a lot easier here since services like Netflix are not available and internet is super cheap and fast.
- Fuxy 13y agoSame in Romania the 1Gbps[1] internet for about £12 and very few legit services like Netflix, Spotify and such. So guess what's going to happen when you have such an amazing connection. [1] http://www.rcs-rds.ro/internet-digi-net/fiberlink?t=internet-fix&pachet=digi_net_fiberlink_1000 http://www.rcs-rds.ro/internet-digi-net/fiberlink?t=internet...
- Vanayad 13y agoAlso mention that it is an unlimited data plan, with no caps or additional costs. Yes, that is a 1Gbps connection.
- vamega 13y agoWhat provider are you using?
- ctdonath 13y agobandwidth caps here are killer I remain amazed that no ad-hoc network solutions are available. Every wireless device & router should provide at least some off-official-network connectivity. It's not even a hardware problem. Over time, enough overlap should provide a pretty good alternate network service with no caps on bandwidth or content, giving incentive for providing bridges and "unapproved" services. Certainly would have its issues, but would provide more options with almost zero cost.
- Locke1689 13y agoI have no idea what kind of network you are suggesting.
- ctdonath 13y agoEvery wireless-network device is capable of connecting directly to other wireless devices rather than (or in addition to) just connecting to a router/hub. Imagine every wireless device recursively within range of your device (connected to yours, or connected to another device connected to yours, or ...), all capable of forming an ad-hoc network operating independently of the routers/cell-towers/etc normally used, a wireless network bridging all censorship/control boundaries, operating for free, no way to shut it all down. Insofar as there are limits to its extent, some people would provide gateway points to Internet backbones.