I pay Verizon for my 75MBit internet connection and I still get screen stalls when I watch Netflix, Hulu-Plus or a movie rental from Amazon. It especially irks me when I shell out $6 or $7 for a premium film only to have it stall and buffer 15 or 20 times during viewing.
> It especially irks me when I shell out $6 or $7 for a
> premium film only to have it stall and buffer 15 or 20
> times during viewing.
Still better than commercials.
That's part of your problem.
All jokes aside, this is what happens when the Feds disallow net neutrality. You're shelling out money every month for an Internet connection but you're not buying "premium" connectivity "rights." The government has just allowed providers to request more money for premium access. Your NetFlix isn't going to get any better. If anything, it'll get worse, and Verizon will start spamming your Inbox with emails saying, "Buy now to get premium access to NetFlix and other streaming providers!"
Netflix viewed via Chromecast does much better than streaming direct from my Roku
I'm supposed to have the highest tier internet service from Comcast and my Netflix always cuts out.
Geeze! It's like we are in a 1930's mob movie with the goons offering "protection" now? "Hey, you wouldn't want anything bad to happen to family movie night, would ya, pal"?
I never have problems watching HD movies and shows on my 3 MB DSL connection.
... because I download them!
Stupid of Netflix to not offer that option,