Your home network infrastructure consists of a wireless router/modem connected to the Internet over a (traditional land) phone line. Your and your mom's computers are connected to the Internet through this wireless router/modem.
You observe that downloading Netflix movies over the Internet becomes significantly slower than usual every Saturday night. What are plausible reasons?
(Many answers may apply.)

Question

Your home network infrastructure consists of a wireless router/modem connected to the Internet over a (traditional land) phone line. Your and your mom's computers are connected to the Internet through this wireless router/modem.

You observe that downloading Netflix movies over the Internet becomes significantly slower than usual every Saturday night. What are plausible reasons?

(Many answers may apply.)

Accepted Answer

Many end-users download movies from Netfix at that time, causing congestion in the network infrastructure between Netflix and the central office of your neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

Your mom downloads the latest Ubuntu distribution at that time (which is a very big file), causing congestion in your home's network infrastructure.

Answer

Many of your neighbours use  the Internet at that time, causing congestion in the network infrastructure between your home and the central office of your neighborhood.

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