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My sister discovered Netflix.........

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    #32
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,933 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Find the hosts file and block the ip address. I used to do it all the time to piss off my brothers.

    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/27350/


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    #33
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Talk to your sister and come to an arrangement which suits you both. Crazy, I know.


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    #34
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,613 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    I appreciate all these crazy replies, I didn't expect this much. But I managed to sort it, I did that thing where I can tone down the video quality. I turned off the HD. I had a good few games of Black Ops with the gf last night without an issue.


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    #35
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    gamercfc wrote: »
    I appreciate all these crazy replies, I didn't expect this much. But I managed to sort it, I did that thing where I can tone down the video quality. I turned off the HD. I had a good few games of Black Ops with the gf last night without an issue.

    QoS is a better solution, it'll mean gaming traffic gets priority so when you're gaming Netflix will be throttled a bit to make sure your ping is ok but Netflix won't be throttled when you're not playing online games.


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    #36
    jumbobreakfast
    Registered Users Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭jumbobreakfast


    Yeah get a router that does some QoS. Gaming requires only a tiny amount of bandwidth but without QoS, other users will choke what little amount you are using. It doesnt matter if you are on wired or not. I have 120Mbps broadband but becasue I share the connection I have QoS enabled on my router for those times where a housemate is torrenting so that my little bit of gaming data can get through. Netflix or youtube don't use a set amount of bandwidth either as they can often spike briefly which is enough to get you kicked out of a game.


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    Masala
    Registered Users Posts: 3,462 ✭✭✭Masala


    QoS is a better solution,

    Cool.....but how do you do that???

    Also - re OP concerns....Netflix wont hold her attention for long especially of Irish version! So...hang on in there


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    #38
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Masala wrote: »
    Cool.....but how do you do that???

    Also - re OP concerns....Netflix wont hold her attention for long especially of Irish version! So...hang on in there

    Really, Google: https://www.google.ie/search?q=setting+up+qos&oq=setting+up+qos&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

    It's not hard to set up, you just need to know which ports your games need. Which again you can find out with google quite easily. This is very, very useful for dealing with the flatmate who hits the download cap within a fortnight every month with torrenting.


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