Netflix Buffering
Several years ago I had Netflix. I had constant problems with buffering and quality was usually reduced below HD. I had 5 MBPS DSL connection. After many calls to them about the poor quality, I gave u...
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az99 wrote:
I use a Samsung TV that has the built in Netflix device. Provider is Crapcast. It never seems to do it other than in the evening.
Gotta ask the obvious - are you running an ethernet cable to your TV, or is it using WiFi to connect to Netflix?
The only speed test that really counts is if you have a browser on your TV that can get you to a speed testing web site. Then compare it to the same test on your computer done at about the same time - just make sure that both are using the same kind of connection, either WiFi or ethernet. If the TV is a lot slower, then there is your problem. It may not be receiving the signal very well, if on WiFi - or it could just be slow.
If both your TV and computer are slow (and Netflix should buffer on both, if it does it on one in this case), then it may be your router, cable modem or Comcast itself. If on ethernet, bad wiring can also be a cause....
As far as Comcast: everyone else in your area is doing the same kind of thing - your cable connection speed is shared, as everyone is drinking from the same pipe, and if there are lots of others at home in the evening, then everyone's speed goes down, leading to buffering. Then the only solution is to talk to Comcast about some kind of premium service and/or find another provider that either doesn't share, or doesn't share with so many at once!
