NetFlix from our Sony Blu-Ray was fine six months ago. During prime time it might pause to buffer once during a movie. However, over the past months it is unbearable, pausing ever two minutes to buffer. This is during prime time TV hours. We are forced to switch over to the Wii where the picture quality is much lower, but at least it streams without interruptions.
The Wii is wifi, and the Blu-ray is wired (100 Mbps).
So what changed with Verizon FiOS that NetFlix streaming for higher quality streams is unwatchable during prime time?
I have 35 Mbps down and up. Measured down speeds are actually slightly higher at 42 Mbps. That is more than enough.
Everything works fine during the day, but fails during prime time. There is nothing else in this house that would be competing with the Netflix traffic.
Very disappointing to see this just as I keep getting bombarded by Verizon to spend another $10 month for FioS Quantum (for faster speed). Hmmm, will that return my Netflix streaming back to normal...if I pay them more? It makes you think something is not quite on the level.