I don't think you realize how bad 1Mbit is now. It's not that you won't be able to stream HD, you will be pausing for loading multiple times in a 3 minute low-res youtube video. Forget Netflix at 1Mbit. It's too painful to be worth using. You need to have at least 3 Mbit to have a remotely satisfying Youtube experience and 5 for watching Netflix in SD. People who think that DSL is a reasonable substitute for cable internet haven't used it recently.
Not true. Netflix, youtube, hulu, etc will all stream without buffering at 1 Mbps in 360 or 480p depending on the codec.
Have you tried it? What is theoretically possible and what is reality are very different. I have a lot of experience with 1 MBit and more recently 3 MBit internet.
Yeah I test it all the time, and hundreds of customers confirm. Hulu ads wont, because often their ad servers suck and aren't available in that low of quality, but that is all. What is more likely is that you are not getting consistent 1 or 3Mbps, or possibly busting is causing you to jump up in quality. Bursting makes for a horrible streaming experience with HTB bursting
Definitely a common occurance, and my number one priority personally (providing advertised speeds 24 hrs a day)
Anyone who doesn't live within 1 mile of the dslam (or for 50mbps, like 1/4 of a mile realistically, and only very new lines?)
You have to have them give you (IN WRITING) that your payment will be a PFD (pay for delete), or else it will stay on your report for 7 years from the original delinquent date. If you've already done that, you can write a request to the credit bureaus to have it removed. They will try to verify the debt and if they can't or you have proof they will remove it.
Like I said, the only "live" programming I watch is sports. If it's a TV show, I don't fuck with Netflix or Hulu, I just torrent it. If all else fails, I'll even take to downloading sports if I have to. Once the data caps come, I'm out.
The only thing keeping me with cable/satellite is live sports. I hate sketchy online sports feeds, none are ever decent quality, and torrenting sporting events isn't really an option. By that point the game results are usually spoiled via social media, sports almost have to be watched live, unless you cut yourself completely off from technology to avoid results.
