So there's Netflix App on my XMB *READ OP: NO DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL BYPASSING**

johnny_ultimate · 20-04-2012 1:46am

Nikky_Bellic wrote: »

On the subject of upc...

Recently joined netflix and on upc myself.
In the small print of the "UPC unlimited package" it states its subject to fairuse, something like 250gb a month. Which is certainly alot. But hardly unlimited :pac:

Wonder what UPC would do if you went over the limit. As by juding from the usage you said its perfectly possible for a person to go over.

It's not outside the realms of possibility (if you watched 2 HD films a day, every day), but it's still literally ten times as much as the highest eircom package, and ten times as fast.

I just switched over recently, and not having to actively monitor usage like I had to with eircom is a joy.

Nikky_Bellic · 20-04-2012 2:03am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

It's not outside the realms of possibility (if you watched 2 HD films a day, every day), but it's still literally ten times as much as the highest eircom package, and ten times as fast.

I just switched over recently, and not having to actively monitor usage like I had to with eircom is a joy.

UPC broadband is a gift.
Eircom are, being totally honest, a bunch of ripping off c**ts

I had broadband with them for 8 years. Their packages compared to UPC were a joke. With upc you could get 3 times the speed and it worked out cheaper (I was on 7mb eircom and switched to 20mb UPC) But the one thing that annoys me most about eircom is the line rental :mad: If memory serves me correct it was something like 27 euro per month. Before you even loaded a webpage or used your phone or what not.

RangeR · 20-04-2012 6:34am

Dean09 wrote: »

Is there any way to monitor your data usage on the ps3?
I only use Netflix on the ps3 and not on the laptop at all so no point in me downloading a tracker on the laptop.

No. Do it from router

El Guapo! · 20-04-2012 11:21am

I have UPC and the data limit is 500gb. I know it's unlikely I'll exceed this but I wanted to make sure.
How would I monitor it at the router? I use the playstation, laptop, and 2 iPhones on the Internet at home so keeping track of it would be handy. I posted already in the broadband forum but it all got too technical for me!!

RangeR · 20-04-2012 12:18pm

Dean09 wrote: »

I have UPC and the data limit is 500gb. I know it's unlikely I'll exceed this but I wanted to make sure.
How would I monitor it at the router? I use the playstation, laptop, and 2 iPhones on the Internet at home so keeping track of it would be handy. I posted already in the broadband forum but it all got too technical for me!!

You probably can't, by using the UPC standard modem. This is an inherent problem with UPC. For years, UPC have been telling customers "Just install DU Meter". That's a bull**** line and a cop out for UPC. DU Meter only monitors traffic on one PC.

Complain to UPC that you want them to provide a facility for customers [you] to check their usage. Almost every other provider supplies this service. THEN ring them every day, and ask what your usage is month to date.

Realistically, you will find it VERY hard to break 500GB. I would suggest that you would find it very hard to break 50GB in a month, with standard usage, including Netflix, surfing, email etc. Assuming staying away from torrents, legal or otherwise.

El Guapo! · 20-04-2012 1:12pm

Thanks for the advice.
I'm going to send them an email later today.
It's ridiculous in this day and age that they don't have a monitoring facility for customers as I presume it'd be fairly simple for them to implement.

RangeR · 20-04-2012 1:55pm

Dean09 wrote: »

I presume it'd be fairly simple for them to implement.

Of course it is. They have it already. How else would they know if you went over your allowance?

They just don't have a customer facing view of it.

There are a few possible reasons for this

1. They don't have the technical resources to do this
2. They don't have the financial resources to do this
3. They don't care enough to do this

I'm straining to come up with any other possible reasons. Really, what other possible reasons could there be?

Noxin · 23-04-2012 9:09am

Eircom 10 years a go had this facility built into their account management page with their broadband package.
You are talking back before even a 2mb line was even possible in home broadband.
UPC are seriously trying to say they cannot implement a simple system like this? Bullcrap!

shortys94 · 02-05-2012 9:28pm

Not discussing regional bypassing just wondering how one adds the queue feature to US netflix?

F1ngers · 02-05-2012 10:09pm

shortys94 wrote: »

Not discussing regional bypassing just wondering how one adds the queue feature to US netflix?

I think you build it on your PC, but I don't know if it show up on the PS3.

shortys94 · 02-05-2012 10:59pm

I've used the queue feature on friends systems in the states with no problem, odd

Zhane · 20-05-2012 9:24pm

Is netflix down for anyone else? I'm getting to the screen where you choose between netflix and Netflix Kids, but it wont let me select anything.

noodler · 05-07-2012 12:11am

Zhane wrote: »

Is netflix down for anyone else? I'm getting to the screen where you choose between netflix and Netflix Kids, but it wont let me select anything.

Finally signed up today and started Breaking Bad.

Forgot to do it via Fatcheese so lost myself 14 quid - disappointing!

About the quality, its automatic, right? I thought the PQ was reasonable on my 32inch but the SD symbol maintained for the entire episode.

Perhaps just my conection?

Sephiroth_dude · 05-07-2012 12:16am

what's fatcheese do?

noodler · 05-07-2012 12:17am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

what's fatcheese do?

If you sign up via them you get 14 euro cashback just for watching 5 hours worth of material (from my reading of the T&Cs you don't even have to stay beyond the free trial).

I forgot to "clickthrough" to netflix website via the Fatcheese website.

Sephiroth_dude · 05-07-2012 12:39am

noodler wrote: »

If you sign up via them you get 14 euro cashback just for watching 5 hours worth of material (from my reading of the T&Cs you don't even have to stay beyond the free trial).

I forgot to "clickthrough" to netflix website via the Fatcheese website.

feck sake off I go to sign up a new account with them then

Myrddin · 05-07-2012 10:43am

The stream quality can be controlled via the profile menu settings

F1ngers · 05-07-2012 11:52am

EnterNow wrote: »

The stream quality can be controlled via the profile menu settings

For the Irish Netflix - yes, always HD.
The other one(;)) - not really, it's sometimes "blocky", never HD and I have UPC 50meg.

noodler · 05-07-2012 12:41pm

EnterNow wrote: »

The stream quality can be controlled via the profile menu settings

Sorry, is that Profile menu accessed via the PS3 or via the PC?

EDIT:

F1ngers wrote: »

For the Irish Netflix - yes, always HD.
The other one() - not really, it's sometimes "blocky", never HD and I have UPC 50meg.

Sorry, you mean that there is no adjustment to be made if using the Irish version?

Myrddin · 05-07-2012 12:45pm

noodler wrote: »

Sorry, is that Profile menu accessed via the PS3 or via the PC?

EDIT:

Sorry, you mean that there is no adjustment to be made if using the Irish version?

You control it via the pc itself, save the settings & that sets the quality for any device you use your account with

noodler · 05-07-2012 12:52pm

EnterNow wrote: »

You control it via the pc itself, save the settings & that sets the quality for any device you use your account with

Many thanks, I'll have to remember to turn the streaming to low when other members og the household are using it!

noodler · 11-07-2012 10:08pm

Hey guys,

Just watching an episode of South Park on Netflix and it is in 4:3 scale (cropped at at the sides with huge black borders).

It wasn't like that with Breaking Bad 5 mins ago?

Anyone know why this is?

noodler · 12-07-2012 12:21pm

OSI wrote: »

How old an episode was it? A lot of the seasons would have been made in 4:3, it's a long running show.

Nope, season from 2008/2009.

I know I have seen the episode in question on Comedy Central in 16:9.

Curious.

13-07-2012 5:51pm

noodler wrote: »

Nope, season from 2008/2009.

I know I have seen the episode in question on Comedy Central in 16:9.

Curious.

You can change the aspect ratio on the Xbox, lot of stuff there is incorrectly in 4:3 and changing it to 16:9 in the options makes it far more watchable.

noodler · 14-07-2012 12:50am

Deleted User wrote: »

You can change the aspect ratio on the Xbox, lot of stuff there is incorrectly in 4:3 and changing it to 16:9 in the options makes it far more watchable.

PS3 myself.

I certainly don't have any of the PS3 settings to 4:3.

Weird.

14-07-2012 8:37pm

noodler wrote: »

PS3 myself.

I certainly don't have any of the PS3 settings to 4:3.

Weird.

It's when playing content through Netflix that you can change it. It's down to the far right of the play button

Sephiroth_dude · 16-07-2012 9:40pm

netflix not working for anyone else?

RangeR · 17-07-2012 11:38am

Mrs RangeR said she had severe Netflix issues yesterday morning/afternoon on both SGT and PS3. Was a little touch and go for an hour or so last night [buffering once or twice in the hour]. Settled down after a while.

Could have just been my UPC broadband, though

Clover · 17-07-2012 6:18pm

Had a few Netflix issues here also over the last two days , not sure if it was Netfix or a broadband issue ( UPC ). all fine today when I tried it.

Sephiroth_dude · 17-07-2012 7:23pm

Ya it eventually started working again after a while,kept getting an error message when I tryed to get into it

johnny_ultimate · 19-07-2012 12:55pm

It says it in the thread title: No discussion of regional bypassing.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-11-2012 4:08pm

If it says underneath a title Available until november 15th does this mean netflix are removing said title from the library on nov 15th?

RangeR · 03-11-2012 4:14pm

Yes

Sephiroth_dude · 03-11-2012 4:15pm

RangeR wrote: »

Yes

damn

RangeR · 04-11-2012 12:56am

You wanted to watch it on the 16th?

F1ngers · 04-11-2012 1:08am

RangeR wrote: »

You wanted to watch it on the 16th?

It's probably a series.
I remember I was watching Roseanne(:o) and it came up ending such and such a date.
Contracts end with TV rights and they can't show the content anymore.

Sephiroth_dude · 04-11-2012 2:30am

RangeR wrote: »

You wanted to watch it on the 16th?

No just didn't want the series to be removed tbh

Sephiroth_dude · 19-11-2012 7:50pm

anyone else not able to sign into netflixs since yesterday?

Sephiroth_dude · 19-11-2012 8:20pm

Seems to be working now again but only when I go through google

Dozen Wicked Words · 19-11-2012 10:40pm

Don't want to discuss regional bypassing on thread as per OP warning but would love it if someone would PM me something along those lines. Google has given me the game show equivalent of showing me what I could have won (smiley smiley smiley).

Difference between the Irish version and others available is stark isnt it. Licensing in Ireland must be total balls. Android Play on my phone is empty compared to UK, and presumably much much worse than the US.

Thanks for any advice offered.

(Hopefully this request in itself hasn't stepped over the line? Mod can delete with my apology if it has.)

osheen · 20-11-2012 9:13pm

dooferoaks wrote: »

Don't want to discuss regional bypassing on thread as per OP warning but would love it if someone would PM me something along those lines. Google has given me the game show equivalent of showing me what I could have won (smiley smiley smiley).

Difference between the Irish version and others available is stark isnt it. Licensing in Ireland must be total balls. Android Play on my phone is empty compared to UK, and presumably much much worse than the US.

Thanks for any advice offered.

(Hopefully this request in itself hasn't stepped over the line? Mod can delete with my apology if it has.)

Google is your friend for this type of query.
Sky is the problem when it comes to tv and film rights over here as they have had so much of it sewn up for so long. people pay sky big money so sky pay big money for the rights. look at sport so much is only available on sky because of this

So there's Netflix App on my XMB *READ OP: NO DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL BYPASSING**

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