Why do streaming movies pause every 3 seconds?

I just tried to watch a movie streamed to my PC from Netflix. The movie picture pauses about every 3 seconds then continues while the sound does not stop. I have a fast internet connection, cable. I watched something about a month ago without this problem.
Could the Netflix network be getting overrun?

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You may have many apps open which can possibly cause the slowdown and possibly the loss of wifi. In iOS 4-6 double tap your Home button & at the bottom of the screen you will see the icons of all open apps. Close those you are not using by pressing on an icon until all icons wiggle - then tap the minus sign. For iOS 7 users, there’s an easy way to see which apps are open in order to close them. By double-tapping the home button on your iPhone or iPad, the new multitasking feature in iOS 7 shows full page previews of all your open apps. Simply scroll horizontally to see all your apps, and close the apps with a simple flick towards the top of the screen.
 Cheers, Tom

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