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Comment on Netflix Instant Viewing Errors by Tami

Tami — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:18:13 +0000

I’m running vista 64 and have silverlight 3 installed but have no sound to any of the videos. If I try it on my desktop I have no problems but I can’t get the sound to play at all on my laptop. I have just subscribed again after not having it over the summer and last spring it worked fine. Can anyone help? Thank you!

Comment on Netflix Instant Viewing Errors by Mark

Mark — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:31:46 +0000

I had a similar problem and installed the latest beta version of Microsoft Silverlight and that fixed it.

Comment on How to view Netflix Instant Viewing in Firefox by Respectable Reviews

Respectable Reviews — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:14:36 +0000

Thank you! I was have trouble getting it to work since I switched from IE. Thanks for these tips – I didn’t know about the IE plugin.

Comment on How to Get Around Netflix Streaming Device Limit by Ellio

Ellio — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:44:07 +0000

Hey do you know if you can steam movies on two different PCs or devices at the same time?

Comment on How to Get Around Netflix Streaming Device Limit by Nikki

Nikki — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:46:30 +0000

This was so helpful! Thanks.

Comment on How to Get Around Netflix Streaming Device Limit by mike

mike — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:05:56 +0000

“I don’t want to seem cruel but if you want to use a free service don’t cheat the people who give it to you.”

I don’t know what free service it is that you are referring to. I pay for my Netflix account. If they want to give me the option to forego charges in exchange for a device number limit I might go for it. In the meantime I pay for unlimited instant video streaming and since part of the idea is that the service goes with me I’ll work around bugs like this as I please.

Comment on Netflix Instant Viewing Errors by Gautham

Gautham — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:34:55 +0000

I am facing the same problem Error 8156 4001. When I called Netflix tech support, I was told that it was a network fluctuation problem. I have a TimeWarnerCable connection and have not faced this problem prior to the new Silverlight update. I have tried on Firefox, and Safari but get the same problem whenever I try to view anything. I can watch for a couple of minutes (one or two segments that get initially buffered) and then the error appears. This really spoils the “Watch instantly” experience.

Comment on Netflix Instant Viewing Errors by Andy

Andy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:08:46 +0000

Also having this problem, although the last 4 numbers are not always the same. Simply refreshing the page works to fix it, temporarily. The problem is persistent and random, sometimes occurring several times while watching a movie, others once or twice or not at all.
Very frustrating

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Comment on Netflix Instant Viewing Errors by Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:04:15 +0000

Turk — What ISP are you using? I’m getting the same issue with sonic.net and netflix is no help (say it must be a connectivity issue) but sonic can’t find anything wrong at all with my connection and I have no trouble with any other network services.