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Netflix Offers Some 4G Help for Usage Caps
iPhone App Update Allows Users to Block Cellular Connection
by Karl Bode Friday 01-Jun-2012 tags: Video · business · wireless · alternatives · bandwidth · wireless
Netflix is offering wireless users with low caps a rather simply bit of help in their efforts to play data-consumption limbo. According to a blog post by the company, they've released an update to their app for the iPhone that allows users to shut off cellular connectivity -- so that they'll only use in-range Wi-Fi networks. Netflix has repeatedly come out against bandwidth caps, noting that (on fixed networks anyway) they're completely untied to economic reality and exist simply to protect TV revenues. Still, they've shown they're adaptable in allowing users to deal with them, about a year ago giving users new video quality settings that allow them to consume less bandwidth at the cost of image quality.

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danjohn12

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20145

dont care

i dont think netflix will be around much longer just look at there stocks

GlennAllen

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Richmond, VA

Re: dont care

Apparently, you do care... so much so that you posted... twice (so far).
GraysonPeddi
Grayson Peddie

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Re: dont care

Yeah, an Amazon Prime fanboyism, perhaps?
iwinrar

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Three times.

GlennAllen

join:2002-11-17
Richmond, VA

Re: dont care

Probably not "fair" to count replies.
oops! wait, there's another post--that's three (plus the reply). I think he "cares" too much. Meh. (stopping now)
iwinrar

join:2010-03-18
Facebook is not going to be around much longer as well then they are down 10$ since launch.

Your logic is extremely flawed.
danjohn12

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20145

who all canceled netflix

who all canceled netflix scince amazon prime came out on xbox 360

Cabal
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Austin, TX

Re: who all canceled netflix

No one?

Jon Geb
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Howell, MI

Canceled it since Stars got removed

Anyone else notice that beyond TV shows, Netflix has terrible movies.

toby
Troy Mcclure

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Seattle, WA

Re: Canceled it since Stars got removed

They have ALL the movies on Bluray/DVD and some on streaming. Great service.
danjohn12

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20145

Re: Canceled it since Stars got removed

they have really have going down hill

N10Cities
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said by toby:

They have ALL the movies on Bluray/DVD and some on streaming. Great service.

And they have ALL the episodes on all the Star Trek series!
danjohn12

join:2012-05-29
20145

Time for Reed Hasting's to go

he has really mess'ed things up and he needs to go netflix stock market has crashed below there 52 week low again. mabe ill go back if they get a new CEO in the future till then no
xenophon

join:2007-09-17

Re: Time for Reed Hasting's to go

Well the studios and content providers are strangling NF by not allowing good stuff to be streamed unless PPV. Even foreign/indie movies are shrinking lately on NF. TV content is mostly what NF has to play with in the future, which makes NF boring.

NF needs to start a PPV option with more recent/desirable titles. The studios may then be willing to play and maybe even give up some titles for the allucaneat service.

RRedline
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said by danjohn12:

he has really mess'ed things up and he needs to go netflix stock market has crashed below there 52 week low again. mabe ill go back if they get a new CEO in the future till then no

I think we would all be better off if you just disabled your apostrophe key.
--
One nation, under Zod!

workablob

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Re: Time for Reed Hasting's to go

said by RRedline:

said by danjohn12:

he has really mess'ed things up and he needs to go netflix stock market has crashed below there 52 week low again. mabe ill go back if they get a new CEO in the future till then no

I think we would all be better off if you just disabled your apostrophe key.

Don't you mean YOU'RE

Dave

RRedline
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Re: Time for Reed Hasting's to go

said by workablob:

Don't you mean YOU'RE

Dave

Good catch!
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xenophon

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Re: Time for Reed Hasting's to go

Uh, 'your' (possessive) is correct. You're = you are.

workablob

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Re: Time for Reed Hasting's to go

said by xenophon:

Uh, 'your' (possessive) is correct. You're = you are.

Humor FAIL for you sir.

Dave

GlennAllen

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Richmond, VA
News flash!
Netflix topples Apple as king of U.S. online movie biz

MovieLover76

join:2009-09-11
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Not really helping

How is this helping? it's just adding an idiot button for someone who can't tell if they are on wifi or 3G/4G lol.

The video quality settings, that was helping people with caps.

gigahurtz
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Re: Not really helping

Actually, it's not an idiot button. I know several people who like to use their iPhone to watch movies while on WiFi. What's happened to them on multiple occasions is while watching the movie on WiFi they get disconnected for some reason and it switches over to 3G automatically and they use up a huge chunk (if not all) of their 3G data.

MovieLover76

join:2009-09-11
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Re: Not really helping

Point taken I didn't think of that scenerio, for the moment I'm still on unlimited data so I haven't had to start worrying about my data use yet.

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