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My friend had a 15mbps connection, but he says he can view HD content without any issues.
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Actually, Netflix will be charging you in USD, so it wont ask for 3D secure/2FA password.
Here’s the thing.
I get full b/w while using Steam (Sing server) so Singapore is a non-issue. Ditto for Origin, GOG & GG (USA & UK) and downloads from pretty much anywhere (C-net etc.).
My b/w rarely (and this is VERY RARELY say once a month for 10-15 minutes) drops to 4 MBps. Usually its always maxed out.
My ISP is a local ISP although it supports FTH which is what I have -
http://tripleplay.in/tariff.php
As I said earlier, the Netflix content Streams just fine in terms of -SPEED-, meaning it runs smoothly without any buffering or interruption. If it was a b/w issue, I would see buffering/stalling.
There is absolutely none.
It plays back just continuously and without interruption.
However its the QUALITY of the video that’s very poor which is what I found extremely disappointing.
Lets wait for more users to post their feedback…
Have you ever noticed a video call having bad images on mobile (pixcelated) when on 3g while the connection is poor? The video only drops when the connection is extremely poor but otherwise it continues seamlessly with pixcelated images 
PS: Not sure this example is relevant enough but am just trying to explain in whichever way I can 
Hey guys now you can watch the entire catalogue of content Netflix has to offer in every Country from an app called Smartflix. 
It has all the options you normally have.
Give it a shot, very legit and lightweight app that runs like the windows 10 Netflix app.
Spoke to the guy on his website, he’ll be charging a one time $8 fee after the initial 1st free month.
**Also **
Netlfix in Google Chrome and Firefox only play in 720p
Safari and Microsoft Edge can go upto 1080p (So can the Windows Netflix app)
Here are some shortcuts to override Netflix’s default video quality and content server settings
Once you start playing a Movie or TV Show
Press -
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S = Video bitrate, Audio Bitrate and Content Server Override Toggles, (5800 being the highest video bitrate which is 1080p)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D = overlay Info about the same stuff above and more, you can see the various bitrates corresponding to the resolutions.
Cheers! 
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You have SBI’s NFC enabled debit card. RBI (and therefore SBI), allows payments under 5k to be processed without 2FA for NFC enabled cards.
Hence you were not asked for OTP. Other SBI cards won’t work.
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Its working pretty okay for me via the windows app. Here’s the quality
Hmm looks 480p’ish could be 720p
Check on top for overriding the default quality settings I posted. They dramatically improve the quality once you go from 480p to 720p
1080p looks as good as any pure blu ray rip.
Its 720p - settings can be set from netflix settings as well.
I started OITNB is streamed in 5.1 pretty well on my 8 Mbps connection on both PC and PS4 Netflix app. As far as content goes I meant library though it’s good to see that Netflix has said that they would broadcast US censored version.
It’s a good start. Will try to post some screenshots. Haven’t browsed through the entire library yet. I already have 3-4 1 TB HDDs. Atleast I can limit my HDD collection to selective Movies, Music.
Thanks for that info as I wasn’t aware of this. I was watching via Chrome.
In any case, the content I watched didn’t look anywhere near 720p - more like poorly up-scaled 480p.
Will try those options tomorrow and post back here with any new info.
Thanks
Post merged on Jan 7, 2016
Are you referring to this app or some other -
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/netflix/9wzdncrfj3tj
If so, I’m not sure it will work on Win 7 (which is my current OS) as the store page states -
“To use this app on your PC, upgrade to Windows 10.”
I don’t know how “legit” that app is.
Although Smatflix states “Smartflix does not host or stream any movies or TV shows” it does go on to state it uses a “optimized proxy service” along with “a chromeless web browser that embeds the Netflix web player”
Considering Netflix apparently doesn’t like people using VPN’s (and I assume Proxies as well) to circumvent Geo restrictions -
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/42429/netflix-waging-war-against-vpn-users/index.html
Netflix has gone on record to state -
“Netflix simply uses industry standard methods to prevent illegal VPN use,” the company said.”
If using a VPN to access content is in violation of Netflix’s TOS then I somehow doubt they will be thrilled by users using “3rd party apps” like Smartflix that appear to utilize Proxies to get around Geo restrictions either. Or am I missing something here?
Also, there’s this bit that’s hardly very encouraging although it is a US ruling and possibly invalid in India -
Then again I could be wrong as I’m not familiar with video streaming services…
What is the transaction fee apart from the plan charges while subscribing.
Was testing on Windows 10. Yes it won’t work on Win7.
I tried it out too. Has a hell of a lot of content.
Careful with sites/apps like SmartFlix 
See Android-Based Smart TVs Aren't That Smart When You Install Malware On Them - Slashdot
Guys,
Can someone who is using Netflix on Win 7 help me out a bit?
I tried what zibalingz posted above. For some reason, my “default” bitrate was set to absolute crap despite having set “Playback settings to HIGH” in Netflix.
Now that issue is addressed (Thanks @@zibalingz) however I’m having another issue that also appears to be affecting quality that I would appreciate someone checking up on.
**No matter what I do, the Res of the video refuses to shift from 640x480! **
No wonder its looking bad as my monitor is Full HD and its having to stretch the image in full screen mode.
I seriously doubt this is “NORMAL” and its probably the reason why I have been saying the video quality is looking so bad.
I would assume the steam should be at least 1280x720 (HD) (or higher, depending on the source content of course) but it isn’t. See screen-cap below -
Note that I am on Win 7-64 and using Chrome to view Netflix.
Going to try out Firefox in a bit and see if that helps.
Any advice appreciated.
Post merged on Jan 8, 2016
Tried FF - and managed to get 480p though in a very strange way!
When I use “Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S” to change servers while watching a stream, the Res changes as well. So for one server I get 512x while for another I get 640x480 and on a 3rd I managed to finally get 480p but never beyond that as it seems to be a FF/Chrome limitation. 
Currently downloading IE 11 & Silverlight to test that out…
Post merged on Jan 8, 2016
Installed IE 11 & Silverlight.
Now its allowing 720p streams and setting of higher bit rates as well providing more info than while using FF/Chrome.
Quality has improved several times over and looks decent now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/3zbg7m/is_smartflix_safe_and_secure_all/ - Smartflix should be reasonably safe i think.
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