It appears that some netflix users may be getting throttled to obscenely slow download speeds (resulting in 1 hour buffering times before the movie starts!) when trying to watch netflix watch instantly movies by netflix them selves! you can check your download speed by holding the shift key and right clicking on the netflix application, this should bring up a little menu you want the first option (should say “Status”). and you can see what server your downloading from and how fast.

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