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Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

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492 points storf45 | 9 comments | 16 Nov 24 03:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.602s | source | bottom
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freditup ◴[16 Nov 24 03:57 UTC] No.42154036[source]▶
I wonder if there will be any long term reputational repercussions for Netflix because of this. Amongst SWEs, Netflix is known for hiring the best people and their streaming service normally seems very solid. Other streaming services have definitely caught up a bit and are much more reliable then in the early days, but my impression still has always been that Netflix is a step above the rest technically.

This sure doesn't help with that impression, and it hasn't just been a momentary glitch but hours of instability. And the Netflix status page saying "Netflix is up! We are not currently experiencing an interruption to our streaming service." doesn't help either...

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1. ilaksh ◴[16 Nov 24 04:14 UTC] No.42154115[source]▶
I think they have to refund the fees for a month to anyone who streamed this fight. That's the only thing that seems fair.

It has been pretty useless. At the moment seems to be working only when running in non-live mode several minutes behind.

So if there are 1 million trying to stream it, that means they would lose $15 million. So.. they might only give a partial refund.

But people should push for an automatic refund instead of a class action.

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2. SoftTalker ◴[16 Nov 24 04:20 UTC] No.42154165[source]▶
Is it really that big a deal if you are watching a few minutes behind?

I've watched ball games on streaming networks where I can also hear a local radio broadcast, and the stream is always delayed compared to the radio, sometimes by quite a lot. But you'd never know it if you were just watching the stream.

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3. notatoad ◴[16 Nov 24 04:23 UTC] No.42154188[source]▶
>Is it really that big a deal if you are watching a few minutes behind?

i don't bet on sports. but from friends who do: yes, it's a really really big deal.

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4. defrost ◴[16 Nov 24 04:25 UTC] No.42154202[source]▶
Potentially more so in this brave new world of increased sports betting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting

Offshore combined streaming and betting houses will be cleaning up the rubes.

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5. ilaksh ◴[16 Nov 24 04:40 UTC] No.42154308[source]▶
The issue is that most people are trying to watch live which is what it's advertised as. And until they figure out that they need to watch X minutes behind, it is unwatchable. Many will not figure that out.

So for the first hour it was just total frustration until I stopped trying to go back to live mode.

6. JCharante ◴[16 Nov 24 08:04 UTC] No.42155172[source]▶
well it's live sports, watching live is the big deal. Also people are gambling on the outcomes so watching a few minutes behind is a big deal
7. SoftTalker ◴[16 Nov 24 17:56 UTC] No.42157790{3}[source]▶
Internet streams are not real-time even in the best case. There is always a few seconds of delay, often quite a bit more than that depending on number of hops and link speeds, congestion, etc.
8. throwaway2037 ◴[17 Nov 24 15:08 UTC] No.42164550{3}[source]▶
I have seen this type of comment a few times here. Why does it matter to a bettor if the stream is delayed by 1-5 mins? How would they even know?
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9. brokenmachine ◴[18 Nov 24 04:01 UTC] No.42169610{4}[source]▶
I remember a few years ago reading about a scam at the Australian Open Tennis where there were people inside the stadium who were betting on individual points as they happened.

I guess they could bet before the betting streams caught up.

It seems ridiculous to me that you can bet on individual points, but here we are.