Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days

Just read that BT say there is plenty of headroom atm and Netflix haven't needed to do this really

Also, even though the daily load is higher, its probably better spread now
 
413x said:
Just read that BT say there is plenty of headroom atm and Netflix haven't needed to do this really

Also, even though the daily load is higher, its probably better spread now
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I'm betting its the mobile network operators that are struggling most.

Like I said before my line is 400MB it can handle streaming fine.

Otherwise my provider shouldn't be offering me a 400MB service.

If they truly are struggling then it's funny that Facebook which is a complete waste of bandwidth and full of fake news hasn't been asked to be blocked at government level or by the EU. Or at least provide a reduced service.
 
Companies dont really need video chat, it's nice but I bet most could just use audio instead to save bandwidth.

Might be better actually as then you can work from home in your undies which we all know is the dream.
 
i have the 4K UHD subscription with them,to be honest,i get why they're doing it because it will be a huge stress on their systems i think,But i hope that the quality doesn't go any lower than 720p!
i just have visions of it been 480p on my 55" 4K OLED now :(
 
CaptainRAVE said:
They've obviously done it for themselves and blamed everyone else. Amazon have a massive win here if they don't do the same.
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In fairness, a quick look on Google would suggest that Netflix are responsible for 4 times the total traffic that Amazon is.

The numbers i've seen suggest Netflix is responsible for about 12.5% to 15% of downstream traffic across the globe, compared to 3% to 4% for Amazon - Netflix shaving 25% off their own numbers will have significant impact. Amazon doing the same won't.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
Like I said before my line is 400MB it can handle streaming fine.

Otherwise my provider shouldn't be offering me a 400MB service.
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I bet the small print has all sorts of wriggle clauses about contention, local network capacity etc.

Edit - assuming you're with Virgin Media, they go with this simple catch all;

"3. Due to the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee specific levels of performance for internet access."
 
Psycho Sonny said:
I'm betting its the mobile network operators that are struggling most.

Like I said before my line is 400MB it can handle streaming fine.

Otherwise my provider shouldn't be offering me a 400MB service.

If they truly are struggling then it's funny that Facebook which is a complete waste of bandwidth and full of fake news hasn't been asked to be blocked at government level or by the EU. Or at least provide a reduced service.
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No ISP can provide all their customers, their full bandwidth 24/7. That’s never been a thing right back to the days of dial up. And your contract most likely makes allowances for that.

So someone will be limiting your bandwidth. Better Netflix, who can control picture quality while they do it, than your ISP who only have blunt tools.
 
I know a few people that have been pretty badly with what's going on already; lost jobs, business in turmoil or preparing for 24hr shifts at the hospital etc. But ok, Mr Entitled wants to whinge about a slightly worse picture quality on Netflix :rolleyes:.
 
james.miller said:
https://amp.ft.com/content/b4ab03db-de1f-4f98-bcc2-b09007427e1b



That should put the argument to bed and before anybody mentions that cloudflair said the internet is holding up, remember this is going to get a whole lot worse as more countries enter full lock down.
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https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.p...working-probably-wont-break-uk-broadband.html

And yet we have ISPs in the UK saying while there is an increase in demand, it is within capacity. It seems that the demand they see in the typical peak times of 6pm to 8pm is now spread across more hours of the day.
 
Screeeech said:
Sort of,

Basically a BNG is a router, which terminates broadband subscribers from the access side, and connects them to the ISP's backbone, so this could be thousands of PPPoE sessions if it's DSL, or it could be part of a CMTS/UBR if it's cable modem.. But they essentially do the same thing - build some sort of layer-2 connection to the subscriber over something like PPP or might even be MPLS psuedowires and VLANs - then deliver layer-3 over the top.

Some BNGs like a Juniper MX960 will do 512k subscribers on one router, with the right cards.

The other factor is that it's much harder to add additional capacity to a BNG, it normally involves more/bigger routers, compared to peering/transit or backbone bandwidth. In EU and NA bandwidth is cheap - case in point, we've just added around 5-6Tbps of backbone capacity to our network, and we managed to negotiate a better rate on 100Gbps links, than 10Gbps links, so that side is easy... When it comes to BNG though - if your network is congested - it's a lot harder and more expensive to add capacity.
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Am I incorrect in saying a BNG is acting as an LNS ? What is the difference with a BNG terminating lets say PPP connections compared to an LNS ?
 
Scottland said:
I know a few people that have been pretty badly with what's going on already; lost jobs, business in turmoil or preparing for 24hr shifts at the hospital etc. But ok, Mr Entitled wants to whinge about a slightly worse picture quality on Netflix :rolleyes:.
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You do know the two aren't mutually exclusive. That's like saying you can't criticise anything because every day people die in car crashes and oH mY gOd ThAts sO MuCh MoRe iMpOrTaNT yOu MoNsTeR.

Jog on if you don't like it.
 
Nevakonaza said:
i have the 4K UHD subscription with them,to be honest,i get why they're doing it because it will be a huge stress on their systems i think,But i hope that the quality doesn't go any lower than 720p!
i just have visions of it been 480p on my 55" 4K OLED now :(
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Im hoping no lower than 1080p. If I can’t get 4K I may as well reduce my sub.
 
Stumble Bum said:
You do know the two aren't mutually exclusive. That's like saying you can't criticise anything because every day people die in car crashes and oH mY gOd ThAts sO MuCh MoRe iMpOrTaNT yOu MoNsTeR.

Jog on if you don't like it.
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That's a bit different.

If the load was too much then you'd be potentially directly inhibiting people's work and jobs .
 
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