We have DSL from Century Link. I called them, and it’s only 0.7 mbps. When I couldn’t get Netflix, on blue ray, I tried out a free movie channel called crackle, and it got me connected.
It showed me the mbps and sometimes it fluctuated down to 0.1, so I think it’s the Wifi service. A message at the bottom of the TV screen kept saying reload was needed due to slow speed and advised to check with ISP.
The tech line claimed that there were no issues, and delivery was at 0.8 mbps. Miracle of Miracles, today Netflix worked fine on the blue ray all day.
I’m thinking about seeing if something faster is available, and how much it will cost. My desk top is a HP all in one. My laptop is a HP. I started having the most trouble with my desktop when I updated to windows 10, so have not updated the laptop, and probably won’t, since I don’t like windows 10.
I am a techno-illiterate. So I know the tech line hates to hear from me - they speak Greek Geek, and I have to ask them to define about every 3rd word. LOL I make them earn their money for sure.
Built my first PC in 1982. Have used and worked on many platforms, not much on MACs. But a lot on DOS, Windows, Linux, IBM AS400, etc.
I’ m not a programmer, but have some experience with that.
Have been using various forms of Linux since 1994. My desktop PC runs Debian with XFCE GUI. Love XFCE, have been using it since Redhat 5.0 came out.
I once ran a catalog department for a wholesale distribution company. Lived in a spreadsheet and flipping from AS400 to Windows and Redhat Linux. It took all the tools of those to accomplish the scripted publishing. (Web & print- through Quark)
I will never go back to Windows, too many security issues.