[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Cameron Murray]

On my NBN connection streaming HD from Netflix and Hulu I see a pretty
constant 3.5 - 5mbps during the duration of the show whith the initial
buffer hitting 8 - 9mbps which I am sure would be higher if the content was
local.


On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Robert Hudson <hudrob at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 26 May 2014 09:42, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I agree... although if you can get Foxtel via Cable, then you can get
>> BigPond at the moment, then NBNCo later.
>>
>
> I've avoided getting Telstra cable because of the lack of FetchTV (the
> T-Box doesn't do it for me).  I was on Optus Cable for years, but left for
> a number of reasons that mean I'll never go back to them as a provider.
>
>>
>> If you are getting it via Satellite then I'd also agree with you.
>>
>> Thing is... content is king, but quality content is an even bigger king,
>> and I think with the quality that is coming, people will choose services
>> that enable that content.
>>
>
> Absolutely.
>
>
>> Btw... This discussion wasn't really about those with low-speeds, that is
>> a different discussion.
>>
>
> I am fine streaming movies and TV on an ~10Mbps ADSL connection.  I was
> hoping that NBN FTTP would be here (my area was "build to commence within
> 12 months) less than a year before the last federal election (meaning
> contracts had been signed), but since the election, my area has magically
> lost all NBN fibre, and the best hope for me now is a wholesaled HFC
> service in the short to medium term.
>
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