 A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | Netflix issues Anyone having Netflix issues tonight?
I was watching something today before work and I'm getting an 'unable to connect to Netflix' error. The WDTV box definitely has internet access (checked YouTube and Flickr), but no Netflix. 
Oddly enough I was going to post (as I was logging in) how much I'm enjoying it. Well, except that after a friend's kid was on it over the weekend... it now seems to think I'm an 11-yr old girl when giving me suggestions. |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | Okay, after 10 minutes of telling me it couldn't connect now it can. I'd rebooted the WDTV first time (which didn't help). I just kept hitting try again until it connected. I've been using it since early Dec. I think and I've never seen that before. |
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jfmezeiPremium
join:2007-01-03
Pointe-Claire, QC
kudos:22 | Couple of days ago, I did get a few "cannot connect" but it laste perhaps 1 or 2 minutes. |
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jfmezeiPremium
join:2007-01-03
Pointe-Claire, QC
kudos:22 | Speak of the devil. Was going to watch a few episodes of Mad Men and now it is giving me the message...
I had to "exit" the Netflix application on my TV and restart it and it then got connected. |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | I've been watching without problems since I got on. I'm headed to bed soon so if acts up I won't know.
I have to say that I've enjoyed my membership so far. Although I've watched more TV than movies. |
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said by A Lurker:I just kept hitting try again until it connected. As they say, don't force it, use a bigger hammer. 
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Been watching tv shows on it tonight and haven't experienced any issues. Been using my subscription a LOT more lately ever since I learnt about Unblock-us. Over that time (last few weeks) haven't any issues whatsoever. |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | said by alexpb1:Been watching tv shows on it tonight and haven't experienced any issues. Been using my subscription a LOT more lately ever since I learnt about Unblock-us. Over that time (last few weeks) haven't any issues whatsoever.
Did you purchase yours in Canada? I looked into unblock-us but saw a comment that you needed to have purchased yours in the US as the Canadian models were possibly missing a chip (ie. they couldn't do anything about it). |
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| It's possible the issue is more a North American model issue, not a US model issue. Logistically, it's unlikely there's a US and a Canadian model difference... at least in the many models prior to recently.
From what I hear from friends, all you have to do is sign up with Netflix on their American site, changing your DNS server. Not sure how accurate that is... but I'll confirm. |
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jfmezeiPremium
join:2007-01-03
Pointe-Claire, QC
kudos:22 Reviews:
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| Damned !!!!
Got hooked on "Mad Men". Got to Season 2 eposode 11 only to find the feed is devoid of sound !!! Rebooted the TV etc. I can get sound on epiode 10 and 12, but not 11. Arghhhh !
Called Netflix to report it. They sent me an email telling me to replace my HDMI cables and reverse them to see if it makes a difference. There is no HDMI involved as it is the TV itself that play netflix and feeds the stereo audio via TOSlink 
Looks like I may have to get that episode from an alternative source not approved by Hollywood. |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | said by jfmezei:Got hooked on "Mad Men". Got to Season 2 eposode 11 only to find the feed is devoid of sound !!! Rebooted the TV etc. I can get sound on epiode 10 and 12, but not 11. Arghhhh ! The odd thing is that I can pull up and play that episode and it does have sound. Now, doesn't that drive you crazy? |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | reply to urbanriot
said by urbanriot:From what I hear from friends, all you have to do is sign up with Netflix on their American site, changing your DNS server. Not sure how accurate that is... but I'll confirm. Interesting. At the moment I'm actually watching a Canadian Show (Being Erica), which was picked for me by Netflix - good choice. My personal top 10 tonight shows:
Jeremiah (would definitely watch)
90210 (not sure why - maybe watching the Being Erica?)
Firefly (would definitely watch)
Luther (not sure - might try)
Monk (not sure - might try)
Princess & the Pony (no way, this is from friend's kid)
Life on Mars (I've seen the UK one, this is the US one)
Running Wilde (seen it, no thanks)
The Electric Company (no way, this is from friend's kid)
Lie to Me (would definitely watch)
Then it's got categories (Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy, a couple of 'like' other stuff I've watched) and then into the usual lists. I actually kind of like that feature even thought it's very big brother-like.
I might try the US route if only to see what the differences are. At the moment I'm not watching it that much, but I kind of like the freedom. (Although to be fair I likely have copies of most of the ones I might watch above anyway.) It is, however, a very good option and nice to have a legal option for viewing what I want, when I want. |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | reply to urbanriot
said by urbanriot:From what I hear from friends, all you have to do is sign up with Netflix on their American site, changing your DNS server. Not sure how accurate that is... but I'll confirm. Actually, don't think so. I'm signed up as a Canadian account, yet when I switched DNS servers I saw the US content. Very different actually. I changed it back though as I'm watching a Canadian series that doesn't show up on the US list. |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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HarperLand
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| said by A Lurker:said by urbanriot:From what I hear from friends, all you have to do is sign up with Netflix on their American site, changing your DNS server. Not sure how accurate that is... but I'll confirm. Actually, don't think so. I'm signed up as a Canadian account, yet when I switched DNS servers I saw the US content. Very different actually. I changed it back though as I'm watching a Canadian series that doesn't show up on the US list. That doesn't make any sense.. I just did a test, used the Level 3 DNS server I always use, then switched to 3webs DNS server (all through NSLOOKUP) and the results are the same.
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said by A Lurker:Jeremiah (would definitely watch) Always been curious about this.
said by A Lurker:Firefly (would definitely watch) One of my favourites.
said by A Lurker:Life on Mars (I've seen the UK one, this is the US one)
Lie to Me (would definitely watch) Both were excellent series... wish they went longer, both worth watching.
Which US DNS server worked for you? I tried one, didn't work... |
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A LurkerPremium
join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | said by urbanriot:Which US DNS server worked for you? I tried one, didn't work... For a test I used this:
»support.unblock-us.com/customer/···s/291573
I'll likely look for and use another if I decide to do long term. |
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand | reply to urbanriot
Watch Ashes to Ashes same idea, but set in the 80's and now they work for the Met and Gene has a awesome car.
See if you can find a series called Hustle. |
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jfmezeiPremium
join:2007-01-03
Pointe-Claire, QC
kudos:22 Reviews:
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| Most interesting.
MAD Men, Season 2 episode 11 has no sound when played on the Sharp TV. But When played on my Sony VCR, that same episode works fine.
Maybe they have a different sound codec for that episode and the sharp TV doesn't support it. |
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