netflix or hulu?

[JB2K]

...is the program you are trying watch a High-Definition (HD) program? If so, and you have this problem, you would require a higher-speed internet coming into your home.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

...is the program you are trying watch a High-Definition (HD) program? If so, and you have this problem, you would require a higher-speed internet coming into your home.

We have no problem with Netflix, except last weekend when I was on my laptop. We haven't had a problem before, not since we had original slower AT&T, but that was a few years ago.

We only had a problem with Amazon Instant Video.

 

[momof3ds]

We plan to get both once our dish contract runs out. We will increase our Internet speed plan though.

Supposedly, redbox is coming out with a streaming plan sometime around the end of this year. If they offer newer titles, like what you can ge at the red boxes, they will give Netflix serious competition.

 

[Kies99]

Does the $11 get you local sports networks or just the non-cable channels. (ABC, CBS...)

Just the non-cable networks and a few others. All told I get about 20 channels and somehow all the digital music channels as well.

 

[danceintherain]

Before I was exiled overseas where I can't stream anything from the US, unless I block my IP address, we used regular Hulu mostly and Netflix. They didn't have Hulu+ back then.

I recommend that you start with free. Most network stations put practically everything up online nowadays. CBS is the only one I've had huge problems with.
Make a list of the shows you enjoy watching on a regular basis and check Hulu for them. It will tell you if you need a subscription to access them, but sometimes they just send you over to watch it directly on the website anyways. I figured out that even with 100s of channels, I pretty much stuck with the basic networks, USA, and Bravo (both of which post shows online for the most part). I did notice the last time I was in the States that USA seems to be posting things on a week delay, which was frustrating, but as long as you don't have a FIL who will tell you what you missed, it's not that big of a deal to get yourself onto the alternative schedule.
Have you considered getting an antenna and trying to get your TV over-the-air? It has some upfront cost, but can be quite a bit of savings in the long run. I plan on building our own DVR, when we get back stateside, so I can just record everything and watch it later.