[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Skeeve Stevens]

They dropped the region checking on Credit Cards a few months ago.  I use
my Commbank MC Australian card with Netflix at the moment.. works fine.


...Skeeve

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On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Seamus Ryan <s.ryan at uber.com.au> wrote:

>  >> I really dont see Netflix Australia having anywhere close to the
> content Netflix US does
>
>
>
> You are probably right. Though I imagine services like unblock-us will be
> the answer to this (as it already is). The fact is, unblock-us is a very
> easy service to use. I know quite a few non-technical folk in USA who use
> it (despite being in USA) just so they can access the content of other
> regions. Legalities aside, the hardest part of getting access to Netflix in
> a region where it is not provided right now, is actually the signing up of
> Netflix.
>
> Unless things have changed, a credit card issued to a supported region
> (UK, USA etc) is required. (Though strangely I have seen credit cards from
> smaller banks/unions in Australia pass the checks of Netflix). This is/was
> one of the hurdles that I know people struggled to get past, of course tech
> folk know there are ways around this but for the average user it is
> somewhat out of their depth.
>
> Once you are past this hurdle, using a service like unblock-us is a
> breeze. I know some very non-technical people who are using it and find it
> very simple to use.
>
>
>
> So if Netflix are removing the “hard” part by allowing users to sign up
> easily, perhaps the region-specific content may not be a big issue?
>
>
>
> -          Seamus
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> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Damian
> Guppy
> *Sent:* Sunday, 25 May 2014 6:47 PM
> *To:* Martin Hepworth
> *Cc:* ausnog at ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia
>
>
>
> Sadly, i think Foxtel / Telstra have tied most content up with long term
> exclusive contracts, so i really dont see Netflix Australia having anywhere
> close to the content Netflix US does.
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>
>
> I can also imagine certain ISP's without a preexisting interest in their
> own streaming service rushing to do a deal with Netflix to make traffic to
> them 'freezone' (so i can see telstra not doing this, but iiNet and maybe
> Optus rushing to get a deal in place).
>
>
>
> Since Netflix use AWS anyone currently peering on NSW-IX will already have
> peering to netflix AU in place.
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>
>
> --Damian
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> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Martin Hepworth <maxsec at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Also probably means AWS have enough kit in Sydney now to run Netflix out
> of!
>
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>
> On Sunday, 25 May 2014, Skeeve Stevens <
> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>
>  Hey all,
>
>
>
> The Australian has reported (
> http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/how-the-australian-launch-of-internet-streaming-service-netflix-will-change-your-life/story-fnjwmwrh-1226930807121)
> that Netflix is coming to Australia next year.
>
>
>
> Whether this eventuates or not, someone or something will do it in a big
> way real soon.
>
>
>
> So, let's say that Netflix does land... this would most likely mean that
> Amazon Prime will land around the same time too.
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>
>
> My first thought would be that Foxtel Play, Bigpond TV, Quickflix,
> FetchTV, Freeview, StreamCo and others will die very quickly.
>
>
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> My second thought would be that the availability of media plays such as
> Roku 3, Amazon Fire will land and devices like AppleTV (or whatever they
> might release next week) will see a resurgence.
>
>
>
> My third thought, and most significantly to AUSNOG and for discussion, I
> think that there would be a reasonably significant increase in the average
> USAGE per user.
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>
> Internet connected media streamers for TV's (and SmartTV's themselves) are
> still relatively deployed in small numbers.
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>
> They are just often too complicated for average users to get working, and
> of all the houses of the friends I go into, even those in the hi-tech
> space, media players are still rare... maybe 1 out of 5-8 homes.  More have
> a TV connected pc and watch content, but I am talking about media players.
>
>
>
> The takeoff of these services will quickly see (within 6-12 months) a
> significant number of home having one or multiple devices.
>
>
>
> So... to the issue which will have an impact on most ISPs... I'd be
> interested on what the list thinks will happen to the average usage per
> user, contention, backhaul, transit and peering (which I assume they will
> join).
>
>
>
> The other thing that may boost this is the availability of high speed
> broadband... if NBNCo buys the cable assets of Telstra and Optus, that will
> give some 1 million homes that NBNCo RSPs have access to... nice.
>
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> ...Skeeve
>
>
>
> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>
> skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; www.eintellegonetworks.com
>
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>
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