Burst will confuse Netflix.

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> On Feb 19, 2019, at 7:06 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I've run tests with Netflix (and Prime, and a couple others). Netflix is 
> about the best at judging the speed of the connection, and adjusting the 
> codec to accommodate the speed capability. At the lowest quality codec, 
> Netflix will work all the way down to just under 700 Kbps. No kidding. I 
> think sometimes the burst speed (if you use it) will confuse it selecting the 
> appropriate codec. I have not tested that though. IIRC, I can get Prime to 
> run at under 3 Mbps, but if left unchecked, it will want ~~ 10 Mbps.
> 
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>> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:24 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm only posting because I've had 2 reports, one on my network, and one 
>> on another network (In-laws out of state) within the last 2 weeks.  
>> Mikrotik RB951 routers doing NAT and WIFI.  Everything looks good, but 
>> both people say that netflix/streaming keeps buffering/stopping.  
>> Running current firmware and have been installed for years.  Speedtest 
>> apps show no problems.  WIFI signals look good.  Haven't heard any 
>> reports from other parts of the network.
>> 
>> Now both of these people are using the Apps built into their TV, I don't 
>> know what brands.  I'm not even sure where to start troubleshooting 
>> something like this.  I'm visiting the customer on my network tomorrow 
>> to see if changing the wifi equipment helps.  My customer regularly sits 
>> at 5mb/s for multiple hours so It appears that streaming should be 
>> working fine.
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