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Re:Google Fiber Continues Awful ISP Tradition of Banning “Se... by dpe82 on Monday August 12, 2013 @04:24PM (#6201531)
If everyone on your block (and the rest of your ISP) is streaming Netflix at the same time it's more likely to be slow either because your ISP has effectively capped Netflix traffic upstream by not adding more peering connections [0] and/or is not taking advantage of Netflix' freely provided cache[1] system.

0. http://gigaom.com/2013/06/17/having-problems-with-your-netfl... 1. https://signup.netflix.com/openconnect

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Re:Google Fiber Continues Awful ISP Tradition of Banning “Se... by nemothekid on Monday August 12, 2013 @09:17PM (#6203428)
It was an example, Netflix and the people who play well with YouTube do extensive work to make sure their videos stream quickly.
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