  GooberPremium
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kudos:5 | can now may $7.99 a month? Typo.
Other than that, streaming only option is great. Too bad cable caps are going to become more and more significant. | |
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join:2002-03-03
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kudos:5 | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? Price list:
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I'll be downgrading from 3 at a time to 2 at a time to make up for the difference. | |
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join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? How much of this price increase is assuming people don't get the notice of price increase, and therefore don't readjust their service level? | |
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join:2002-12-17
Seward, AK | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? It looks like they are grandfathering the old prices in. I just checked my account and it said the $8.99 plan was no longer available and if I switched I wouldnt be able to get that price again. Leading me to believe that if I hadnt switched to streaming only I could have kept the $8.99 plan.
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join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? Yep people that are signed up now are grandfathered in  Yeah for us.
Why downgrade then? Your plan is not changing price wise, only if you are new or change your plan now.
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| | | | | | |  aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
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| Re: can now may $7.99 a month? said by MSauk:Yep people that are signed up now are grandfathered in Yeah for us.
Why downgrade then? Your plan is not changing price wise, only if you are new or change your plan now.
I was not grandfathered in. My price was going to go up in January.
I had been on the BD 3 out plan for around 2.5 years. | |
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join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? I got the same thing. Mine's going from $13.99 to $14.99. Looks like I'll be using the hell out of it instead of keeping the discs for months at a time. | |
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join:2000-10-05
Seaside, CA | I got that same email yesterday. My existing plan is going up.
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join:2006-09-22
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kudos:2 | This makes me glad I signed up for the 1 dvd a month plan a little short of 2 months ago. Mine still says its $8.99. I always found it an interesting service but took a while to take the plunge.
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| | | | | | | | said by Boogeyman:It looks like they are grandfathering the old prices in. I just checked my account and it said the $8.99 plan was no longer available and if I switched I wouldnt be able to get that price again. Leading me to believe that if I hadnt switched to streaming only I could have kept the $8.99 plan.
really? maybe im reading the email wrong, but the way i read it. its a price increase with no notice before hand.
Dear (...),
We want to let you know about two important changes to the Netflix service.
1. The price of your current plan is changing from $16.99 a month to $19.99 a month. This new price will be effective with your next billing statement on or after January 2, 2011, and will be referenced in your Membership Details. With your current plan you can both instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV and receive unlimited DVDs by mail.
2. We now also offer a new $7.99 a month plan which lets you instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV. This plan does not include any DVDs. All the titles you can watch instantly on your current plan are also available on this new plan, and as a reminder, not all titles on DVD are available to watch instantly. This new plan is available immediately – if you'd like to switch to this new plan at any time, simply visit Your Account.
Why the changes? Our selection of TV episodes and movies available to stream has grown dramatically, and as a result most members want us to deliver unlimited movies and TV episodes two ways: streaming instantly over the internet plus DVDs by mail. The price change will allow us to continue to offer the popular plan choice of unlimited TV episodes and movies streaming instantly along with unlimited DVDs. The new plan, which does not include DVDs, is a great option for the increasing number of members who only want to watch instantly. The $7.99 a month price reflects no DVD shipping costs on this plan.
We hope you're enjoying great TV shows and movies from Netflix, and that you'll continue to enjoy Netflix on whichever plan you choose. We realize you have lots of home entertainment options, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-715-2146.
–The Netflix Team
says nothing about grandfathering, it does however say the plan is going up.
edit: added emphasis to effective date. ok i guess it IS notice in advance. but still, its dirty and underhanded to jack up the prices so the streaming only appears as a "value" | |
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join:2001-01-25
Gainesville, GA | said by Boogeyman:It looks like they are grandfathering the old prices in. I just checked my account and it said the $8.99 plan was no longer available and if I switched I wouldnt be able to get that price again. Leading me to believe that if I hadnt switched to streaming only I could have kept the $8.99 plan.
The price of your current plan is changing from $8.99 a month to $9.99 a month. This new price will be effective with your next billing statement on or after January 2, 2011, and will be referenced in your Membership Details. With your current plan you can both instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV and receive unlimited DVDs by mail.
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| | | | | | said by rid0617:Me too. The service is great but there is only so much money to go around right now
ill be canceling, over a dollar? sure, heres why.
i had 1 dvd out at a time, most recently i got one with a damaged envelope i couldnt return. i called them up and they said theyd send the next one in my cue. 1.5 week later they still hadent shipped it. so i upgraded to the next one up just so i could get the dang envelope. so i go to downgrade this moring and BANG im hit with a price increase either way? i dont think so. they should have givin some sort of notice so people could adjust if they wanted too. im getting no where on the phone so im filing a bbb complaint, if that dont work, screw um ill cancel and never go back.
bottom line, they should have givin notice, and a buck isnt a buck when they charge sales tax.
plus increasing all tiers just to make streaming only look cheaper is a BS tactic. | |
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join:2007-01-21
Austin, TX | Same, will be downgrading from 4 -> 3. | |
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join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX | I'll be downgrading from 3-at-a-time to 1-at-a-time. | |
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join:2002-11-09
San Tana
kudos:2
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| said by mjordan:So I guess they'll be making less money from my subscription at least.
I'll be downgrading from 3 at a time to 2 at a time to make up for the difference.
And thats exactly what NetFlix wants.....to have to mail out as less dvd's as possible to save on USPS shipping fees and still make money off the customer.
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA Reviews:
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1 edit | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? said by Loco:said by mjordan:So I guess they'll be making less money from my subscription at least.
I'll be downgrading from 3 at a time to 2 at a time to make up for the difference.
And thats exactly what NetFlix wants.....to have to mail out as less dvd's as possible to save on USPS shipping fees and still make money off the customer. they will be paying more for mail from me now. I always sent two discs at a time back in one mailer. this is from six to twelve rentals a month. so three to six mailings. now ill be mailing back titles six to twelve times a month. So six to twelve mailings back to them now. Twice what I had before. | |
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| | | | | | said by Loco 
And thats exactly what NetFlix wants.....to have to mail out as less dvd's as possible to save on USPS shipping fees and still make money off the customer.
I was waiting for someone to say that...
That's not true in my case though, as I was only seeing like 1 out of the three every week. Now I might just start mailing them back more often. | |
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join:2003-02-05
Appleton, WI
kudos:1 | So I now have to pay more and in addition to waiting 28 days for new releases? I may end up dropping Netflix after all these years. New releases are available 28 days later and their stream selection has yet to show me why it was justified to make this agreement. I am also paying $1 more for Blu ray disks which also appear to be scarce. What next? Will they charge me extra for using the each device i.e. iPhone, Wii and PS3? | |
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| | | | | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? The 28-day wait is only limited to certain movie studios based upon agreements Netflix made with them. For example I got the Iron Man 2 blu-ray mailed out day of release.
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join:2003-02-05
Appleton, WI
kudos:1 | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? Yeah I am aware of that. However, after making the first arrangement, other studioes were added. Recently I heard that one studio in particular is even thinking of extending it even more. | |
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| | Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | Holy sh*t. You can have up to 8 DVD's out a month?
Damn.. Wish I would've known this earlier. Oh well. | |
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
2 edits | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? said by Simba7:Holy sh*t. You can have up to 8 DVD's out a month?
Damn.. Wish I would've known this earlier. Oh well.
I had the eight out dvd plan in 2000. But I stopped watching most dvds in 2005. So its only BD rentals now or streaming. Redbox will take up any slack now that I've dropped to the one out plan. | |
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join:2003-02-05
Appleton, WI
kudos:1 | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? Yeah same for me. | |
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| | FutureMonAch Du LieberPremium,ExMod 2002-05
join:2000-10-05
Seaside, CA Reviews:
·Suddenlink
| That kinda sucks. I mean, on the one dvd plan (which I am on) it's already not as cost effective as Redbox.
At best, if you had your queue full with a ton of movies, you get one, watch it, return it, don't get your next one for up to 3 days later. So not including the streaming movies you watch, at best you can get 8 DVD's per month since there is no delivery on Sundays.
The streaming only option is nice, but it should be priced more like the limited plan ($4.99/mo) since not all movies in their library are streamable. Even less are ones I'd actually want to watch.
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| | | | | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? I agree that $7.99 is a little too expensive -- especially since streaming contents are very limited. I was going to subscribe if it's $4.99. | |
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| | | | | | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? said by Cyberian75:I agree that $7.99 is a little too expensive -- especially since streaming contents are very limited. I was going to subscribe if it's $4.99.
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| fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | I wouldn't call this great.. I'd call it stupid to be honest.
The streaming only option, to the consumer, is a rate hike.
Subscribers used to get 2 DVDs at a time AND streaming for that price.. and the streaming library wasn't the greatest to begin with.
So now they introduce a streaming only option at the same price people used to pay and if you still want the DVDs mailed, it's a buck more?
PERSONALLY, I don't see an issue with the $1 more.. I'm sure people can find that extra buck in their budget if this service is still a value. However, that's my point in that this is going to be marketed as "a value" now. "BUT for just $1 MORE, you can have DVDs out at a time mailed to your home!" (And I'm sure, like ISPs and their bandwidth cap explaining how many emails you can view, pictures, songs, etc with that cap, they'll probably tell you about how many movies a month you can have to your home for that $1)
It's brilliant how they just snuck in a rate increase under the noses of people while getting mouth-time on "our new streaming only" plan. | |
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| | GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:5 | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? Got it. I've never had Netflix and didn't know their prior pricing scheme. Yeah, then it sucks. | |
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| |  Homer JMmmm, Free Goo
join:2000-10-05
Springfield | Under the old plans they only got 1 DVD at a time for the price not 2. So the deal only changed by $1.00. | |
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| |  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by fiberguy:I wouldn't call this great.. I'd call it stupid to be honest.
The streaming only option, to the consumer, is a rate hike. Really? Since I never intend on renting a DVD ever I'd say I saved myself $1 a month. If I want to rent a DVD I'd go to RedBox. | |
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| | | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: can now may $7.99 a month? said by BF69:said by fiberguy:I wouldn't call this great.. I'd call it stupid to be honest.
The streaming only option, to the consumer, is a rate hike. Really? Since I never intend on renting a DVD ever I'd say I saved myself $1 a month. If I want to rent a DVD I'd go to RedBox. Really?! You stand behind that logic? .. that's the same stuff that politicians and corporations love to operate under.
If YOU aren't a current customer, then this doesn't apply to you. I am CLEARLY talking about current customers. This IS a price increase. And, if you wanted to join JUST to stream and even if you didn't take a DVD, the price that YOU would join under NOW is the same price WE got prior, so it's STILL a rate increase.. you saved nothing. | |
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 Chris 313Come get somePremium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA | Discounts, Ha! Hulu goes down 2 bucks and Netflix goes up 3 bucks. Ah, well. I hope with the increase, I'll get more content. I know this announcement will make one of my friends happy who streams then she does DVDs these days. | |
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join:2003-07-01
Boynton Beach, FL | Re: Discounts, Ha! and hulu plus has 2+ ads in every commercial break | |
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| |  newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Re: Discounts, Ha! said by jagged:and hulu plus has 2+ ads in every commercial break
But at least they are only about 20-30 seconds each . . . not 10 minutes of nothing but commercials like cable & satellite.
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| | BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by jagged:and hulu plus has 2+ ads in every commercial break
I actually did the math, Hulu commericals about 6 minutes for every "1 hour" show vs 18 minutes for broads/cable/satellite. I hate whne peol try to compare Hulu plus and netflix. You expect commericls on TV even if you don't like them but if you went to the movies you'd be in an uproar if there were commercials in the middle of them. Hulu Plus=TV, Netflix= Movies for the most part. | |
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| Need To Increase Selection If their goal is to go to streaming only, they need to make everything on DVD available as a streaming offering.
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join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
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1 edit | cool I'll probably still keep my one disc at a time plan since it's nice to have the option. ...For clarification, was that "most popular tier" the one disc at a time, or one disc a month plan?
I thought the one out at a time was more popular than the once a month, and was at the price mentioned... Kind of confusing
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NM - looking at MMH's screenshot, the 1 disc/mo. plan was $5, which can't be their "most popular." | |
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| Not that appealing So, I save a $2.00 to get all of the same content without a DVD that I currently get now?!? How is this is a great thing? At least now, I can get a new release DVD at least 4 times a month if I have a quick turnaround. You'll never be able to watch current releases that were just released on DVD with the streaming option. It's bad enough that Netflix signed contracts with the devils so that we have to wait 28 days before the cable and satellite companies have them available on demand and even stores like blockbuster do. Sure, it's great to be able to stream that movie from 6 months ago or 15 years ago, but if I want to watch Hurt Locker, for example, this does nothing for me and I would suspect most people. I think we have reached a point where bandwidth is become more and more capable of handling home media but the content is not there yet. | |
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| | | Re: Not that appealing said by obeythelaw:So, I save a $2.00 to get all of the same content without a DVD that I currently get now?!? No, you don't. Only a very small portion of the Netflix catalog is available for streaming. | |
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newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Are old plans grandfathered in ? I went to Netflix to change my plan to the streaming only option and save $1.00, and was greeted by the following:
quote:
Your plan is no longer offered
You are currently on the 1 DVD out at-a-time (Unlimited) for $8.99 plan which is no longer offered. If you select a new plan, you will no longer be able to return to this plan.
Is Netflix going to allow us to stay on the old plan, old prices - grandfather us in, as long as we don't change plans? | |
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| | | Re: Are old plans grandfathered in ? I have the same status under my account as well; although, I am currently on the 3 out per month.
I will say that it would have been nice to of known about the upcoming changes in pricing, like they did for Blu-ray access (which I no longer subscribe to), but I know that they reserve the right to change pricing at any time, and I'm really happy they're allowing those of us who already have a plan to keep the same price/plan combination.
For me, I know I can't remember the last time a company who raised its rates, let members stay 'grandfathered' in without being under a contract. | |
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| | newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Re: Are old plans grandfathered in ? I just got off the phone with Netflix.
I was told by the CSR that all new members signing up as of today are offered only the new pricing . . . existing members will see the new pricing automatically raised as of January 1st, 2011. | |
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| | | based on the email im going with no.
Dear (...),
We want to let you know about two important changes to the Netflix service.
1. The price of your current plan is changing from $16.99 a month to $19.99 a month. This new price will be effective with your next billing statement on or after January 2, 2011, and will be referenced in your Membership Details. With your current plan you can both instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV and receive unlimited DVDs by mail.
2. We now also offer a new $7.99 a month plan which lets you instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV. This plan does not include any DVDs. All the titles you can watch instantly on your current plan are also available on this new plan, and as a reminder, not all titles on DVD are available to watch instantly. This new plan is available immediately – if you'd like to switch to this new plan at any time, simply visit Your Account.
Why the changes? Our selection of TV episodes and movies available to stream has grown dramatically, and as a result most members want us to deliver unlimited movies and TV episodes two ways: streaming instantly over the internet plus DVDs by mail. The price change will allow us to continue to offer the popular plan choice of unlimited TV episodes and movies streaming instantly along with unlimited DVDs. The new plan, which does not include DVDs, is a great option for the increasing number of members who only want to watch instantly. The $7.99 a month price reflects no DVD shipping costs on this plan.
We hope you're enjoying great TV shows and movies from Netflix, and that you'll continue to enjoy Netflix on whichever plan you choose. We realize you have lots of home entertainment options, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-715-2146.
–The Netflix Team
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| | newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Re: Are old plans grandfathered in ? Yep . . . got the same email today. | |
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| Would have been nice to get a email............. I learn of the price increase on twitter which sent me to sites like this. I switch to all streaming they have a lot. It not like 5 years ago or whatever where it was a handful.
I still think it would have been nice for them to email about the changes. They do when they ask when my disc arrive. | |
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| banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX | Re: Would have been nice to get a email............. As it happens, I just received an email this minute from Netflix regarding the price change. I'd imagine that all subscribers will be receiving it soon.
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| | | | Re: Would have been nice to get a email............. Care to post the email for those of us who haven't received it yet. Just paid my 1st month and now they raise rates.  | |
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| Re: Would have been nice to get a email............. said by dcurrey:Care to post the email for those of us who haven't received it yet. Just paid my 1st month and now they raise rates.
quote:
Dear Aaron,
We want to let you know about two important changes to the Netflix service.
1. The price of your current plan, which includes access to Blu-ray discs, is changing from $20.99 a month to $23.99 a month. This new price will be effective with your next billing statement on or after January 2, 2011, and will be referenced in your Membership Details. With your current plan you can both instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV and receive unlimited DVDs by mail.
2. We now also offer a new $7.99 a month plan which lets you instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies on your computer or TV. This plan does not include any DVDs. All the titles you can watch instantly on your current plan are also available on this new plan, and as a reminder, not all titles on DVD are available to watch instantly. This new plan is available immediately-- if you'd like to switch to this new plan at any time, simply visit Your Account.
Why the changes? Our selection of TV episodes and movies available to stream has grown dramatically, and as a result most members want us to deliver unlimited movies and TV episodes two ways: streaming instantly over the internet plus DVDs by mail. The price change will allow us to continue to offer the popular plan choice of unlimited TV episodes and movies streaming instantly along with unlimited DVDs. The new plan, which does not include DVDs, is a great option for the increasing number of members who only want to watch instantly. The $7.99 a month price reflects no DVD shipping costs on this plan.
We hope you're enjoying great TV shows and movies from Netflix, and that you'll continue to enjoy Netflix on whichever plan you choose. We realize you have lots of home entertainment options, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-715-2146.
–The Netflix Team
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join:2005-01-06
Lake Grove, NY | Re: Would have been nice to get a email............. Just got the same email.
Will be dropping down from 3 out at a time to 2 out at a time at the end of December. Will increase my Redbox usage too (which isn't a bad thing).
Bad move Netflix. | |
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join:2002-09-11
Burlington, WI
·Time Warner Cable
·Comcast
| hmm I still don't see a reason why they are increasing the prices. It makes no sense. It's bs if you ask me. There should be no reason at all to increase them.
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| | | Re: hmm said by Defiance82:I still don't see a reason why they are increasing the prices. It makes no sense. It's bs if you ask me. There should be no reason at all to increase them.
maybe they are losing money, or seeing low margins, with the current model and are trying to cover costs? | |
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|  MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY | as their CTO stated in one of the presentations they want to push as many people possible to streaming.
it's cheaper for them to stream 5 movies vs mailing 1 envelope.
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join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3
·Comcast
| said by Defiance82:I still don't see a reason why they are increasing the prices. It makes no sense. It's bs if you ask me. There should be no reason at all to increase them.
It makes no sense to you? Really?
Postage has gone up.
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | Wondering if I should still stick with it As a subscriber since 11/99, I'm a bit worried about this. I'm hesitant to downgrade the size as I'm actually on a grandfathered 4-out plan (3-out price.) I hope there isn't also a concurrent increase in the BluRay add-on I already have.
As others have mentioned, the 28-day delay on disks (which may increase if the studios get their way), and the lack of recently released movies on streaming (beyond a few independents) make the cost increase hard to swallow. Add in only 720p, no surround audio, no CC, no extras, and streaming looks more and more like less of a deal.
Sadly, those people for whom streaming is not an option due to strict limits or unavailabilty are doubly screwed. | |
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join:2003-02-05
Appleton, WI
kudos:1 | Re: Wondering if I should still stick with it Yeah and many of the movies I watch are foreign and no sub titles. 28 Day delay just pisses me off.
With the shortage of their Blu ray, those 28 days are closer to 38 days IMHO. So we pay a $1 for less of a selection in that format. If they increase it to 40 like one exec wanted, I will drop Netflix. I can already get most new releases on either DirecTV or Sony Playstation 3. | |
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| BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by andyross:As others have mentioned, the 28-day delay on disks (which may increase if the studios get their way), and the lack of recently released movies on streaming (beyond a few independents) make the cost increase hard to swallow. Add in only 720p, no surround audio, no CC, no extras, and streaming looks more and more like less of a deal. One hopes the extra moeny is being spent on licensing more streaming content. streaming is the future. Mail delivery is going the way of the do-do. Don't expect Netflix to have mail delivery in 10 years if not sooner. | |
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| | | Doubly screwed? Yeap, that's me. In my area, I can NOT physically get broadband in any way, shape, or form. I have been told pointblank by the service companies here that they have no plans or interest in ever providing broadband any time in the reasonable future. DVD mailings are the only way I've ever been able to use Netflix. I can't use screaming even if I wanted to. | |
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selection and no 5.1 to my 360. Even if that changes I still have no other provider option other than charter who is now strictly enforcing caps.. | |
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aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| They will now be getting less money from me I was on the 3 out at a time with BD for $19.99 a month.
Now I just switched to the 1 out at a time with BD for $11.99 a month. So they will be getting $8 less a month from me now.
I would have never even changed if the prices didn't go up so much. | |
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| Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | Re: They will now be getting less money from me Should've waited until the "Grandfathered" plan ended, then switch. | |
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cdbma
join:2003-01-19
Bolton, MA | same old, same old And how is this any different than ISPs, cell companies and cable providers? They build up a base with aggressive pricing and then stick it to the subscribers. I would assume that they've run the financials on churn and still think they'll be ahead. I'm not quite there with the streaming thing. I need a better computer and I'm not sure how to deal with the audio. I don't want to give up good audio.
I see many of you voting with your wallets. That's how to do it! | |
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| | | Re: same old, same old said by cdbma:And how is this any different than ISPs, cell companies and cable providers? They build up a base with aggressive pricing and then stick it to the subscribers. I would assume that they've run the financials on churn and still think they'll be ahead. I'm not quite there with the streaming thing. I need a better computer and I'm not sure how to deal with the audio. I don't want to give up good audio.
I see many of you voting with your wallets. That's how to do it!
Netflix is a native app on many new Bluray and HD sets; just makes sense to make streaming content available as they get penetration into the living room. Audio will remain as good as the home theater system is. | |
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| | | | Re: same old, same old The quality of that App varies greatly depending on the product. On my Tivo it's pretty good. On my brand new Sony BD player it's horrific. | |
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join:2009-04-29
Cortland, NY | Re: same old, same old Roku is only 79 or 99 and great for this.... | |
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| | No thanks Netflix Dropping Netflix....I don't want their crappy selection of streaming movies. | |
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| | payment WHY IS EVERYONE SAYING may , it is pay 8.99 | |
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·Netwurx Inc
| How about a DVD Only/No Streaming Plan? My grandma is old and is in a home, I pay for her NetFlix plan and she gets DVDs mailed directly to her nursing home. I don't use the streaming at all, I should there for get a discount!!!
Yea I wish.. | |
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| BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: How about a DVD Only/No Streaming Plan? said by ctech99:My grandma is old and is in a home, I pay for her NetFlix plan and she gets DVDs mailed directly to her nursing home. I don't use the streaming at all, I should there for get a discount!!!
Yea I wish..
actually at one point they didn't have streaming. It was added as an extra feature so no discount needs to be given. | |
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rmdir
join:2003-03-13
Chicago, IL | Lack of titles For heavens sake, if they are going to offer half the DVD selections, then charge me half the price. I don't necessarily expect the newest releases immediately for streaming, but why is it I want to watch a movie that's 4 or 5 years old and it's not available? For $4 a month I wouldn't expect much, but for $8 per month I'd expect more. This deal stinks, they aren't offering a lot, they are just asking a lot. | |
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| aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| Re: Lack of titles said by rmdir:For heavens sake, if they are going to offer half the DVD selections, then charge me half the price. I don't necessarily expect the newest releases immediately for streaming, but why is it I want to watch a movie that's 4 or 5 years old and it's not available? For $4 a month I wouldn't expect much, but for $8 per month I'd expect more. This deal stinks, they aren't offering a lot, they are just asking a lot.
I think $8 a month is a superb deal for streaming only. Of course it depends on how much you use it. But I find alot of Netflix streaming content worth watching. | |
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·CableOne
| Re: Lack of titles said by aaronwt:I think $8 a month is a superb deal for streaming only. Me too! I have a Roku in the bedroom and a PS3 in the living room and I can always find something interesting to watch. I just saved $1 by changing my plan.  - sheureka | |
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 txrocksWhateverPremium
join:2005-01-21
Allen, TX
kudos:1 | Number of devices Do any of these changes affect the number of simultaneously connected devices?
If not it still sounds good to me... I hate DVD's!!! | |
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| BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: Number of devices said by txrocks:Do any of these changes affect the number of simultaneously connected devices?
If not it still sounds good to me... I hate DVD's!!!
It says 6 on the website | |
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join:2004-03-16
Bogart, GA |  Netflix
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | What people aren't getting If you have the 1 DVD option you can what maybe get 15 movies in a month max? That was $9 for $8 you can stream thousands of movies. Well the studius aren't going to make much money that way. This is why you arn't going to see as much newer movies via streming. even the 4 DVD plan olny allows what maybe 60 movies a month and that's $28. Unless the streaming only prices goes up and the studios that that extra money or Netflix offers a PPV option for the newer movies( say 1 year or less on DVD ) then donn't expect to se much newer content. | |
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| | browsing at least making browsing movies for streaming better lol come on now | |
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·Velcom
| Re: browsing I'm surprised this option gained popularity in Canada - the black hole of Telecom. According to the Robellus Cartel (the incumbent telcos, controlling 95% of the mobile and Internet markets), 60GB a month is all you need unless you download Linux-kiddie-torrent-porn over the worldwide interwebz. The CRTC (our version of the FCC) wholeheartedly agrees. Since most independent ISP's have to use at least their last mile, the same restrictions cover pretty much every Internet user in this country. By the way, we're also one of the world's leaders in mobile pricing.. The only country that's more expensive than us is Uganda, but we'll catch up to them. The Robellus Cartel is doing a lot of greasing and the people who make decisions there are former Robellus execs. | |
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