Netflix agrees to pay Comcast to ensure movies, TV shows stream smoothly

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  1. Phillipmcd

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    Netflix Inc.has agreed to pay Comcast Corp. to ensure Netflix movies and TV shows stream smoothly to Comcast customers, a landmark agreement that could set a precedent for Netflix's dealings with other broadband providers, people familiar with the situation said.

    http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304834704579401071892041790
     
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    ...and the shakedown begins...
     
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    Shortwave98 Cookies Bitch Banned User

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    That means the streaming price will go up. I'm glad I still get mine through the mail. If they raise that, then I quit.
     
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    What are the other providers? Comcast seems to be purchasing all of them
     
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    Comcast is taking over nationally. they just bought Time Warner. So much for compitition
     
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    Yeah that didn't take long
     
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    i really want Google to curb stomp them :punch:
     
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    Fuck Comcast.
     
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  9. Phillipmcd

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    They're expanding and if Google Fiber works then Comcast is just committing suicide.
     
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    jrstinkfish The Slow Adult VIP

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    I have Comcast, and the buffering on Netflix and HBOGo has gotten pretty bad in the past few weeks, sometimes to the point where I just give up. I believe Comcast has denied throttling bandwidth in regards to Netflix, but I doubt it's just coincidence.
     
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    Netflix just fucked themselves in their own ass.
     
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    If they weren't responsible, how can they accept money to make sure Netflix works smoothly? The just admitted they were causing it.
     
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    if Netflix is using the most bandwidth, then they should pay to help deliver their product. Land developers pay cities to build wider roads to their new subdivisions.
     
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    Verizon fios has been awesome. I have had five yrs now and it's been trouble free
     
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    harlock ancora imparo Gold

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    Comcast customers pay for the bandwidth.
     
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    ah, then why is the buffering so slow? lemme guess..
     
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    Exactly. How do they ensure Netflix's smooth operation without admitting they were throttling it?
     
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    Ummm, aren't Comcast's customers ALREADY paying for that bandwidth? This is blackmail, plain and simple.
     
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    still waiting to hear from the Feds about that: it makes them an oligopoly and Comcast a regional monopoly.
     
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    They commit to give netflix' packets preferential treatment. This does not require them to admit they were throttling; it acknowledges they will treat Amazon, and other streaming services worse than netflix.
     
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