# Netflix for the iPhone! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 26, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531 "2010-08-26T13:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/1 "2010-08-26T13:51:12Z")
I just downloaded the new Netflix app for the iPhone. I have an older model - a 3G. I logged in, a process which was a little slow and clunky, making me worry a little bit. It immediately went to my Instant Queue, and I started up _Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog_. The app is designed to work over both wifi and 3G (which amazes me that AT&T would agree to it). I don’t have wifi at work, so I’m skeptical… Holy crap - it’s seamless. Usually streaming video takes a few minutes on pause to load up a large enough buffer, but this came sprinting out of the gate, and I haven’t had to pause at all to let it catch up. Video quality is excellent - better than MLB At-Bat’s live streaming. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/2 "2010-08-26T14:09:45Z")
Yeah, this is pretty much the killer app for me. I wonder how tough it’s going to be on my battery… ---
**Author:** ![eno801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@eno801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eno801)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/3 "2010-08-26T15:19:57Z")
Hey i don’t own an Iphone so don’t know how it works, but can you choose wether to use 3g or WiFi? I’m asking cuz I told my brother inlaw to try it out on his Iphone and I don’t want him going over his data plan. I told him to use the WiFi instead of the 3g ,but don’t know if he can choose or the phone automatically chooses one. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/4 "2010-08-26T15:25:02Z")
> [@eno801](#): > > Hey i don’t own an Iphone so don’t know how it works, but can you choose wether to use 3g or WiFi? I’m asking cuz I told my brother inlaw to try it out on his Iphone and I don’t want him going over his data plan. I told him to use the WiFi instead of the 3g ,but don’t know if he can choose or the phone automatically chooses one. If you’re connected to wifi, your iphone will always route its data through the network, rather than 3G. Is his phone new? Only recent iphone contracts are subject to data caps. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/5 "2010-08-26T15:25:29Z")
> [@eno801](#): > > Hey i don’t own an Iphone so don’t know how it works, but can you choose wether to use 3g or WiFi? I’m asking cuz I told my brother inlaw to try it out on his Iphone and I don’t want him going over his data plan. I told him to use the WiFi instead of the 3g ,but don’t know if he can choose or the phone automatically chooses one. If wi-fi is available, it’ll use that over 3G. You can also put the phone in “airplane mode” and turn on the wi-fi, and that’ll make it so it _can’t_ use 3G. Off to download the app myself now! ---
**Author:** ![eno801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@eno801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eno801)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/6 "2010-08-26T15:30:35Z")
I think him and my sis got their phones about a year ago ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/7 "2010-08-26T15:31:24Z")
> [@eno801](#): > > I think him and my sis got their phones about a year ago Then they don’t have a data cap. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/8 "2010-08-26T15:55:00Z")
Thank you for the recommendation. I just downloaded the app and added _Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog_ to my instant watch queue. (I still haven’t seen that thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/9 "2010-08-26T16:23:14Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > > [@eno801](#): > > > > I think him and my sis got their phones about a year ago > > Then they don’t have a data cap. Unless they recently called and requested to go to a capped plan to reduce their monthly bill. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/10 "2010-08-26T16:35:24Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Unless they recently called and requested to go to a capped plan to reduce their monthly bill. Crap, you’re right. I forgot about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/11 "2010-08-26T16:41:10Z")
I have to say that this is the best app that I have yet that makes my screen red with 2 white bars to enter text. I’m glad it was free, tho, as I don’t think I’d pay too much for this. Now, if they offer an update that does stuff, like lets me watch movies and TV shows on my phone, that would be a cool app. Srsly, all I get it Login Timed Out, Please try again. And then THEY ERASE THE INFORMATION IN THE BOXES SO I HAVE TO ENTER IT ALL AGAIN WTF. I hope someone posts again when this app is finally working and not just a broken login screen so I can try it out; it seems like an awesome idea. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/12 "2010-08-26T16:44:37Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I hope someone posts again when this app is finally working and not just a broken login screen so I can try it out; it seems like an awesome idea. Any chance you’ve reset your password? I went to [netflix.com](http://netflix.com) and discovered that my password was slightly different than I was remembering. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/13 "2010-08-26T16:45:09Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I hope someone posts again when this app is finally working and not just a broken login screen so I can try it out; it seems like an awesome idea. It worked right out of the box for me, although I have had issues with getting a movie to load without stopping every now and then. This even happened at home on my wi-fi, so I think the problem has to be on their end, rather than with the network. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/14 "2010-08-26T16:47:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I have to say that this is the best app that I have yet that makes my screen red with 2 white bars to enter text. I’m glad it was free, tho, as I don’t think I’d pay too much for this. > > Now, if they offer an update that does stuff, like lets me watch movies and TV shows on my phone, that would be a cool app. > > Srsly, all I get it Login Timed Out, Please try again. > > And then THEY ERASE THE INFORMATION IN THE BOXES SO I HAVE TO ENTER IT ALL AGAIN WTF. > > I hope someone posts again when this app is finally working and not just a broken login screen so I can try it out; it seems like an awesome idea. It did the same thing to me when I entered the wrong password. When I put it in correctly, it worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/15 "2010-08-26T17:16:39Z")
I love it. I installed it this morning once I found out it was finally released for the iPhone and tried it out both over wifi and 3g. Works really well. It stuttered a bit under 3g with 1 bar. But, once it got going it kept going. And, worked without any problems under wifi. I had the same problem with the wrong password and getting a “timed out” message. Fixed the password and then got in with no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/16 "2010-08-26T18:03:45Z")
:smack: Apparently I did in fact reset my password sometime in the last 2 months and forgot about it. Thank you to everyone. I don’t know why I wasn’t able to make the leap from “server not responding” to “incorrect password” myself; I blame society. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/17 "2010-08-26T18:31:10Z")
Crossing my fingers they have an Android App for my Droid X soon. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/18 "2010-08-26T18:41:38Z")
The app is brilliant. I love living in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/19 "2010-08-26T18:43:25Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Crossing my fingers they have an Android App for my Droid X soon. I am too. A Droid X or an EVO is going to be my next phone - but not if Netflix doesn’t migrate/propogate soon. ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531/20 "2010-08-26T19:21:35Z")
Just fired it up for the first time. Awesome. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-for-the-iphone/551531.md?page=2)