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bash

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Topic # 161705 16-Jan-2015 17:21

Am using Netflix USA through Snap Internet - using a browser interface as well as a Roku Streaming Stick. Over the past few days everything has slowed down to a grinding halt. Video's on the Roku get to 25% and stall. Through a browser takes at least 3 minutes before content starts and then not full HD. Has something happened to make this slowdown happen. Getting 24Mb down, 9Mb up. Any ideas would be really useful - but I suspect Netflix is clamping down on users using a DNS service. I am using Unotelly. Unotelly reckon its a bandwidth issue, but I suspect otherwise as downloads from other sites are pretty quick.

Cheers - Bash

johnr

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Reply # 1216235 16-Jan-2015 17:32

What DNS are you using?

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Reply # 1216250 16-Jan-2015 17:59

The 25% issue happens to a lot of people using Roku, PS3/4 and Xbox. We have experienced a few times on the Roku 3.
Yesterday we started getting the "Netflix has not come to your part of the world" message after changing nothing.
So I blocked 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, 208.67.222.222, 209.244.0.3 and factory reset the Roku 3.
Everything works fine and faster now and haven't noticed any difference using other services after blocking those DNS servers.

bash

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Reply # 1216398 17-Jan-2015 01:07

Hi Guys

Using DNS 103.6.212.24 and 54.252.112.136.

I have setup the following in my Fritzbox to block Google DNS

I also totally reset the streaming stick. And I didnt have any issues pre December.

If anyone has any ideas, would be great.

Cheers - Bash

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Reply # 1216493 17-Jan-2015 12:57

Don't think its very relevant, but for us, find it interesting that the device we have the must trouble with regarding getting stuck at 25% or 63% or whatever, is the only device we have that is pointed to a non UnoDynamo DNS, which happens to be 3x further away than the local UnoDynamo Auckland/Sydney DNS we use for our other devices and which are no trouble.

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Reply # 1216501 17-Jan-2015 13:20

it's happening

http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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Reply # 1216521 17-Jan-2015 14:11

I am on the same setup as you but using a Roku 3 and on Snaps UFB 100/50 plan. We are having no issues at the moment on laptops or Roku 3 but we have had varied performance at times from Unotelly. Biggest issue at the moment for us at the moment is actullay the likes of FB & Twitter being slow to load whilst using thier DNS service.

Connecting to UFB? Go with Bigpipe and use this link for free credit!

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Reply # 1216598 17-Jan-2015 16:58

vexxxboy: it's happening

http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/

That report was proven to be false the day later.

Netflix could take a more aggressive approach like hulu have. But various other reports after the above report came out said Netflix were just having issues. Much like this morning where things weren't working.

bash

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Reply # 1219625 22-Jan-2015 00:53

Hmmm, will persevere but it hasnt gotten any better. I even reset it to 720p and 2 channel surround instead of 5.1 - I think there is something going on now with Unotelly that Netflix is being affected with....

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Reply # 1221172 23-Jan-2015 22:15

Hi Guys

Just letting you all know issue was solved by putting in a Powerline Adaptor with Wifi in - there must have a been a change in signal strength in the last few Fritzbox updates that may have degraded the signal - as nothing else has changed...annoying but true. So if anyone using Snap uses a Fritzbox with a Roku wireless streaming stick and gets no loading after 25% - it could be the wireless signal.

Thanks guys for all your input.

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Reply # 1221175 23-Jan-2015 22:21

WiFi is the enemy of streaming.

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