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Karen256
New Poster
9 years ago
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Upgrade to Gen5, can you stream Netflix?

I'm considering upgrading to Gen5 but I'm extremely irritated by the fact that to do so I would have to sign another two year contract. I keep hoping that someday soon real high speed internet will b...
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    C0RR0SIVE
    9 years ago

    In theory, if you use the lowest definition possible on Netflix, AND you don't do anything else (like browsing facebook and youtube) while watching Netflix AFTER you have exhausted your data, you should be able to stream your old shows still.

    Of course, if you do have data allowance remaining, you could probably do more than just netflix at the same time on your connection.

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C0RR0SIVE
Associate Professor
9 years ago

In theory, if you use the lowest definition possible on Netflix, AND you don't do anything else (like browsing facebook and youtube) while watching Netflix AFTER you have exhausted your data, you should be able to stream your old shows still.

Of course, if you do have data allowance remaining, you could probably do more than just netflix at the same time on your connection.

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WildGift
Freshman
9 years ago
I have data available and Netflix at lowest res, yet every 10 minutes or so Netflix says there's a problem with my internet connection. Same issue I had with Gen4. The agent said it would stream Netflix fine. Tech who installed also said it was much better... I'm not convinced at all. Same thing, different name.