Although probably not related, but my brother-in-law had a problem with his internet connection where every X seconds (12 or something, IIRC), it would cause a stutter. It was only apparent in certain situations and didn't seem to make much sense. But it would literally drop out briefly at a set interval.
We took the router out of the equation and it was still happening. Despite resetting the modem a few times, it still persisted. I think that he eventually had Shaw out and they did something to fix it, but the problem was outside of his house/hardware/etc.
So - is the stuttering predictable and consistent? Try unplugging the modem, router, etc. for a minute or two to see if that helps. If not, try connecting your computer directly to the modem to see if it is your router.
I am tempted to think that it is either an internet connection problem or a hardware problem. It has probably existed for a while but it has only become apparent now that you're pushing things a bit by using Netflix.
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