[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Andrew Cox]

Can confirm this, paid with an Australian card at the beginning of this
month with no problems.

- Andrew


On 25 May 2014 23:03, Skeeve Stevens
<skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
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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
>>
>>
>>
>> *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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> --Damian
>>
>>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> My first thought would be that Foxtel Play, Bigpond TV, Quickflix,
>> FetchTV, Freeview, StreamCo and others will die very quickly.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Internet connected media streamers for TV's (and SmartTV's themselves)
>> are still relatively deployed in small numbers.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
>>
>>
>> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>>
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>>
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>> --
>> --
>> Martin Hepworth, CISSP
>> Oxford, UK
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