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Netflix Throttling Heavy Renters
dankinit writes "Netflix has begun using a 'fairness algorithm' that slows shipments of movies to heavy users to protect profits, according to an MSNBC article. Netflix revised its terms of use in January 2005 to read, 'In determining priority for shipping and inventory allocation, we give priority to those members who receive the fewest DVDs through our service'. Since revising this policy last year, more and more users are realizing 'heavy renters are more likely to encounter shipping delays and less likely to immediately be sent their top choices' according to the article."
...My Bad... If you're sharing on p2p, there's no need to apologize to me.
hmm why wait few days, when ur nearest Usenet outlet delivers in few hours? beat that netflix
Perhaps they just have too many customers.
Wansu, th' chinese sailor
"I wanted to have 800 hours of interent access in January, but because of my ISP's "throttling", I was unable to exceed 744 hours of internet access, a far cry from the "unlimited" they advertised."
You're not going to be happy about this then....
This month, I heard they are only going to be allowing you 672 hours.
Don't Tread on Me
Troll? Do the mods realise that there are only 744 hours in a normal month? The parent is joking...
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I've seen some great warning labels, one of the best was on an asthma inhaler that contained a mixture or norepinephrine and something else "Warning this medication has been associated with sudden death. If sudden death occurs, please contact physician immediately." Nice couple of lines tucked in between some warnings about heart attack, stroke, excessive blood pressure... Those were not important enough to contact your physician immediately though. They changed the label back in the 80's to fix this, but I kept that bottle around for awhile for a laugh.