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

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492 points storf45 | 3 comments | 16 Nov 24 03:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.449s | source
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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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bsimpson ◴[16 Nov 24 04:12 UTC] No.42154106[source]▶
I don't spend much time streaming, but I got a glimpse of the Amazon Prime catalog yesterday, and was surprised at how many titles on the front page were movies I'd actually watch. Reminded me of Netflix a dozen years ago.
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nicce ◴[16 Nov 24 04:15 UTC] No.42154124[source]▶
Amazon Prime front page includes currently a lot of ads for movies that you can rent or ”buy”. Are you sure these movies weren’t them?
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1. joshuakcockrell ◴[16 Nov 24 04:47 UTC] No.42154356[source]▶
This is my biggest issue with Prime Video. You never know what's included and what costs extra.
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2. squeaky-clean ◴[16 Nov 24 04:57 UTC] No.42154409[source]▶
There's also the "FreeVee" items, which have ads regardless of whether you're a prime subscriber or not. And it feels like a lot of their catalog has been transferred over to FreeVee.
3. HDThoreaun ◴[16 Nov 24 16:54 UTC] No.42157378[source]▶
You can toggle to only show free content. Still get ads but theyre obvious.