As I posted in September, Netflix faces competition when it comes to buying the licenses to stream content and it also must contend with bandwidth suppliers who charge customers more money when they exceed their monthly bandwidth allotment.

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Sure, there's Dish Anywhere, for realtime streaming of live TV and DVR content, but Hopper with Sling owners will soon be able to take their content offline, for viewing on trains, planes and anywhere else where you don't have a connection (or don't want to burst your monthly bandwidth cap with hours of video).

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From nothing in 1999, it now has over 50m subscribers, attracted by vastly lower monthly fees and broader bandwidth, despite its limited ability to roam.

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