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0 pointsbradfa11y ago0 comments

To put 'Getting Netflix' into perspective for you, my home connection is 2 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up and I have no issue watching Netflix steams with good enough quality to be enjoyable. We choose to get this slow connection due to the cost ($15/mo) and see no reason to pay for higher tiers of speed from Time Warner.

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rkalla11y ago

Really surprising - I would have thought that would be a "total no-go" environment. Thanks for the data point!

philsnow11y ago

Netflix and YouTube do a decent job of adjusting to the speed your connection is capable of (even if that changes during playback).

sliverstorm11y ago

I'm sure I don't have access to your specific provider, but what kind of service is that? I've been looking to go cheap, all I really need is decent latency.

bradfaOP11y ago

I have Time Warner Cable's "Everyday Low Price" package. Hopefully this link will work to show you their standard plans: http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/plans-packages/internet/in...

I'm not sure what you count as decent latency, but I don't believe there's any difference in latency between different TWC internet plans.

bitbckt11y ago

I find the AppleTV (iTunes) experience particularly irritating, in light of how pleasant Netflix adaptive streaming is over the same connection.

benwaffle11y ago

TWC also has upgrades planned under their maxx program. My plan was 20/2 and is now 100/10.

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