How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service

Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by pasbesoin on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:06PM (#10488291)

It makes me wish that Netflix, et al. provided a bit more in the way of configuration/control options. In this case, the ability to turn auto-play off. One checkbox, with a bit of code behind it.

Realize that not everyone is in the same boat, connection-wise. And with data caps continuing to loom, some would like a simple setting to help guard against accidentally running over.

Also, believe it or not, some of us like the credits. And with outfits like Marvel stuffing teasers and jokes in after they've run, that interest may be increasing.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by CodeWriter23 on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:34PM (#10488419)

Desktop: netflix.com | Your Account | Playback Settings | Uncheck "Play next episode automatically"

Mobile: Netflix App | Hamburger | Your Account | Playback Settings | Uncheck "Play next episode automatically"

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by pasbesoin on Sunday November 01, 2015 @05:53PM (#10488808)

Hmm. Wonder how I missed these. I recall going looking for such a setting, at least once. Thanks!

P.S. Found the described setting in the web client. Those settings pages look a bit different than I recall. I think they have added options to them since I last looked (months ago). Or, I am simply clueless -- wouldn't be the first time.

Thanks, again.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by CodeWriter23 on Monday November 02, 2015 @03:35AM (#10490702)

You're welcome :)

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by pasbesoin on Saturday November 07, 2015 @01:34PM (#10525706)

I looked for this on my Nexus 7 2013 running what I imagine is the current version of the Android Netflix app (no reason on my part that it wouldn't be), and I didn't find it.

Under the hamburger menu, I can only choose which user profile and what category of content I want to view. There is no "Account Settings".

The "three dot" menu does have a "Settings" item, but it only offers a very limited set of settings, not including the one you mention.

I did find a setting on the Netflix web page interface, and I changed that. But it appears to have had no effect on the behavior I experience under the same account and profile on the Nexus tablet.

(The web page Settings page offers many more choices than the Android app Settings page.)

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by jlgaddis on Sunday November 01, 2015 @09:55PM (#10489708)

Thanks, I never thought to log in to the website and look for a setting like this. We -- well, the girlfriend -- only use Netflix on a Roku and I wasn't able to find any settings for it there.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by thedufer on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:25PM (#10488376)

To be fair, "Netflix played all night" is not actually a thing that happens, as far as I can tell. When autoplaying, they pause every few episodes in case you're not watching. I'm sure they don't want to pay bandwidth/licensing for shows playing to an empty room.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by s_kilk on Sunday November 01, 2015 @04:45PM (#10488479)

I may be wrong on this, but I believe they are legally required to stop auto-playing every so often, so that it still counts as on-demand streaming and not simply a TV channel.

In fact, that's probably not correct, not sure where I picked that up.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 01, 2015 @06:01PM (#10488855)

Netflix has to pay for every "view" to whomever they're licensing content from, just as Spotify has to pay for every listen (although, the rules are much different for internet "radio" than they are for video streaming agreements Netflix has).

All services check if you're still around so they're not spending licensing money they don't have to.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by pasbesoin on Sunday November 01, 2015 @05:55PM (#10488819)

I haven't allowed myself to run into it, but I seem to recall having read that it is after circa 3 episodes.

Nonetheless, if you are in the habit of dosing off, many nights, that can still result in a lot of "wasted" bandwidth, particularly with some of the more miserly caps being described in the (U.S.) press as having been imposed or "coming soon."

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by giaour on Sunday November 01, 2015 @07:02PM (#10489106)

They provide that option. There's a checkbox under profile Your Account > My Profile > Playback Settings.

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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service by weaksauce on Sunday November 01, 2015 @06:34PM (#10489002)

You can absolutely shut off auto-play from the playback settings screen in the netflix website. one checkbox changes it for all your devices though.

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