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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by throwaway55554 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:07PM (#22631128)
Why would they? Do they pay you back when your ISP can't provide enough bandwidth for 4K? How much is 4K on top of regular Netflix service? Is it worth worrying about?
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by izacus on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:11PM (#22631162)
Why would they? Because they charge extra for it and they're themselves have stopped providing this service.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by pbhjpbhj on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:17PM (#22631234)
>and they're themselves have stopped providing this service //

Is it them, or is it overselling by ISPs?

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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by sp332 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:30PM (#22631394)
There's no evidence the ISPs were overloaded by Netflix traffic recently. Note that this conversation was with politicians, not ISPs.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by throwaway55554 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:59PM (#22631672)
Weren't they told (or asked) to?
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by izacus on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:59AM (#22635595)
Does it matter? If a company is told to stop selling a service by any other governmental organization (e.g. due to privacy or health concerns), they also should stop charging the subscription.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by shawabawa3 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:17PM (#22631249)
The EU commission stopped them providing 4k, not netflix
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by Hamuko on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:33PM (#22631439)
>How much is 4K on top of regular Netflix service?

4 euro a month (or 33% increase).

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