Ollie
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Dazzle87 said:
OMG!!!! THAT's WHY MY BELL BILL WAS SO HIGH!!!!!!
I thought it was unlimited!!
WOW, I will be canceling it for sure now.
Netflix Canada....BEWARE!!!
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OMG!!!! THAT's WHY MY BELL BILL WAS SO HIGH!!!!!!
I thought it was unlimited!!
WOW, I will be canceling it for sure now.
Moon
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Ollie said:
You can track your usage with Bell and see how much bandwith you're using. I check online when I'm not sure how we're doing.
zenia wulfe
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Since I emailed Shaw about data packages and stuff and they said that they decided not to go ahead with extra charges if you go over your limit, I decided to give Netflix a try.
I am pretty disappointed with how small our selection is in Canada. I think I might cancel my membership just before my free month is up.
I am pretty disappointed with how small our selection is in Canada. I think I might cancel my membership just before my free month is up.
Roo
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There's a larger selection on their website that you can't see from viewing on the game systems, so make sure to check that out.
Since Netflix made all their videos use 1/3 of the bandwidth they did when this thread was made, I haven't had any problems and never come close to going over.
Since Netflix made all their videos use 1/3 of the bandwidth they did when this thread was made, I haven't had any problems and never come close to going over.
Dazzle87
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I think it is great that they did that for Canadians. I have netflix now though my only complaint is my darn internet is so slow the quality is annoyingly low.
KMG365
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I thought this was interesting...
From CTV.ca
Netflix overtakes surfing as biggest source of web traffic
Move over, Web surfing. Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes.
A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 per cent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 per cent for Web browsing.
Only about a quarter of homes with broadband subscribe to Netflix, but watching movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing, email and practically every other Internet activity except file sharing and videoconferencing.
As late as last year, both Web surfing and peer-to-peer file sharing -- mainly the illegal trading of copyrighted movies -- were each larger than Netflix's traffic.
Sandvine makes equipment that helps cable and phone-company manage their Internet delivery systems. It collected data from unidentified customers for the survey. It has previously been linked to Comcast Corp., the largest Internet service provider in the U.S. Sandvine says its data should be representative of overall home Internet use.
The number of Netflix customers is growing quickly, to 23.6 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as of the end of March. The growing use of the streaming service is good news for the company, which is trying to reduce what it spends to mail DVDs.
This year, the number of Netflix subscribers surpassed the number of video subscribers at Comcast. Netflix's streaming service could put it in competition with cable and satellite companies, but for now, there are few signs of people cancelling their pay-TV subscriptions in favour of Netflix, which doesn't provide live TV.
The growth in Netflix traffic doesn't mean overall Internet traffic is growing faster than before. Rather, it means the type of traffic that's driving growth has shifted, as it has several times before. A few years ago, YouTube traffic was driving the growth of overall Internet traffic. It now accounts for 11 per cent of traffic into the home at peak hours, according to Sandvine.
Internet service providers are increasingly placing monthly limits on each subscriber's data consumption and charging extra when the limit is surpassed. Analysts see this strategy as insurance for the future, in case viewing shifts from traditional services to the Internet.
From CTV.ca
Netflix overtakes surfing as biggest source of web traffic
Move over, Web surfing. Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes.
A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 per cent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 per cent for Web browsing.
Only about a quarter of homes with broadband subscribe to Netflix, but watching movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing, email and practically every other Internet activity except file sharing and videoconferencing.
As late as last year, both Web surfing and peer-to-peer file sharing -- mainly the illegal trading of copyrighted movies -- were each larger than Netflix's traffic.
Sandvine makes equipment that helps cable and phone-company manage their Internet delivery systems. It collected data from unidentified customers for the survey. It has previously been linked to Comcast Corp., the largest Internet service provider in the U.S. Sandvine says its data should be representative of overall home Internet use.
The number of Netflix customers is growing quickly, to 23.6 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as of the end of March. The growing use of the streaming service is good news for the company, which is trying to reduce what it spends to mail DVDs.
This year, the number of Netflix subscribers surpassed the number of video subscribers at Comcast. Netflix's streaming service could put it in competition with cable and satellite companies, but for now, there are few signs of people cancelling their pay-TV subscriptions in favour of Netflix, which doesn't provide live TV.
The growth in Netflix traffic doesn't mean overall Internet traffic is growing faster than before. Rather, it means the type of traffic that's driving growth has shifted, as it has several times before. A few years ago, YouTube traffic was driving the growth of overall Internet traffic. It now accounts for 11 per cent of traffic into the home at peak hours, according to Sandvine.
Internet service providers are increasingly placing monthly limits on each subscriber's data consumption and charging extra when the limit is surpassed. Analysts see this strategy as insurance for the future, in case viewing shifts from traditional services to the Internet.
