lightbox and RBI 4G

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kaihoka

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#185419 22-Nov-2015 11:25

i have recently been upgraded to 4G RBI
now my programs seem to be taking up much more data per show.
is that because the quality is being adjusted for the speed.
is there a way i can turn it down to say 720.
we only get 80gb with RBI, i used 13 GB in a day before i realised what was happening

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#1432553 22-Nov-2015 11:27

yea lightbox isn't the best thing to use if you have a datacap if it detects you have high speed it will try use it.

kaihoka

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#1432558 22-Nov-2015 11:42

can i do anything about it, some video feeds give options for quality.
it was a good job i casually checked my usage, it was a wet day and i thought i would watch vikings and see how 4G worked.
it works real good, we roll over in a couple of days and are rationing the remaining 1.5 GB

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#1432561 22-Nov-2015 11:50

i dont believe so, but hopefully lightbox rep can jump in an provide a soild answer.

dazhann

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#1432563 22-Nov-2015 11:58

I know Netflix allows you to adjust play back settings between auto, high, medium and low quality. As we are on RBI as well, we have it set on medium. The quality is still pretty good. Low uses 0.3gb an hour, med 0.7gb and high hd 3gb and ultra ud 7gb. So there's a huge difference in the amount of data used. Oh to have unlimited!

dwl

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#1432628 22-Nov-2015 13:30

This may need a separate rate limiting device to feed the appliance with Lightbox. At 2.2 Mbps should keep to only 1 GB per hour and I would hope Lightbox would happily adapt. Has anyone tried this?

kaihoka

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#1432637 22-Nov-2015 14:26

dazhann: I know Netflix allows you to adjust play back settings between auto, high, medium and low quality. As we are on RBI as well, we have it set on medium. The quality is still pretty good. Low uses 0.3gb an hour, med 0.7gb and high hd 3gb and ultra ud 7gb. So there's a huge difference in the amount of data used. Oh to have unlimited!

this is us
i hope light box can help
they have far better stuff than neon
https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4852554836

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#1432638 22-Nov-2015 14:27

I have not tried it. I doubt that a separate device is needed. Take your pick from many software solutions:

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=bandwidth+limit+software

Edit: some of these are technical maybe post in a different forum to ask the best one

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kaihoka

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#1432639 22-Nov-2015 14:29

how do you get the picture up and not the link

gzt

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#1432640 22-Nov-2015 14:32

kaihoka: how do you get the picture up and not the link

Use the image link on speed test and then post it here using the bbcode IMG tag. Bbcode instructions in the compose reply or quick reply

kaihoka

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#1432641 22-Nov-2015 14:37

gzt: I have not tried it. I doubt that a separate device is needed. Take your pick from many software solutions:

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=bandwidth+limit+software

Edit: some of these are technical maybe post in a different forum to ask the best one

hey thanks, maybe light box could work out the best one for its service.
RBI is becoming pretty common i am probably not the only one who would like a solution

kaihoka

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#1432850 22-Nov-2015 19:30

light box got back to me and suggested i contact my isp.
so i will ring vodafone

johnr

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#1432904 22-Nov-2015 20:54

kaihoka: light box got back to me and suggested i contact my isp.
so i will ring vodafone

@kaihoka Vodafone can add no value here, Not sure why they advised that, Go back to them and say what can my ISP do?

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#1432911 22-Nov-2015 21:05

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#1432923 22-Nov-2015 22:09

Lock RBI router to 3G?

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kaihoka

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#1432936 22-Nov-2015 22:38

coffeebaron: Lock RBI router to 3G?

i had thought about that, just for when i am using streaming.
i have been looking at some data management programs.
do you know how other 4G RBI customers manage their lightbox ? with ultimate

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