Damn it Netflix !!!!!!!

Panama · Post by **Panama** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:24 pm

Netflix price hike coming

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/1 ... 95779.html

I got this email today

Dear ..........,

We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to better reflect the costs of each. Now our members have a choice: a streaming only plan, a DVD only plan, or both.

Your current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:

Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $7.99 a month

Your price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). You don't need to do anything to continue your memberships for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs.

These prices will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011.

You can easily change or cancel your unlimited streaming plan, unlimited DVD plan, or both, by going to the Plan Change page in Your Account.

We realize you have many choices for home entertainment, and we thank you for your business. As always, if you have questions, please feel free to call us at 1-888-357-1516.

גThe Netflix Team

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:31 pm

fucking fascists.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:49 pm

$16 aint really shit , i dont know the first thing about this netflix you speak of though.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:14 pm

There was an article on CNN yesterday about how Google, Hula, Blockbuster and Amazon are going to hurt Netflix to the point they will have to pay more $ for the content, which means increases. This is just a start.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/01/technol ... tm?iid=EAL

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:26 pm

Philaflava wrote:There was an article on CNN yesterday about how Google, Hula, Blockbuster and Amazon are going to hurt Netflix to the point they will have to pay more $ for the content, which means increases. This is just a start.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/01/technol ... tm?iid=EAL

Cant believe Blockbuster is still in this fight. Thats surprising.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:30 pm

Isn't Blockbuster basically Netflix light at this point? Google is more than likely going to buy Hula from Disney and then expect the game to change.

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:32 pm

Philaflava wrote:Isn't Blockbuster basically Netflix light at this point? Google is more than likely going to buy Hula from Disney and then expect the game to change.

blockbuster just gets new releases faster. so you can watch shitty ass movie even sooner!

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:35 pm

drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.

Sylissez · Post by **Sylissez** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:51 pm

Just changed my plan to the $7.99 streaming only plan. Goes into effect August 4, so til then I'm gonna be hustlin the shit out of the DVDs that are available.

LilLeftBrain · Post by **LilLeftBrain** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:53 pm

not really much of a big to do
still cheap as fukkk

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:14 pm

I really hope Netflix remains as awesome as it is. I just got Hulu+ and fuuuck that. It is the same price as Netflix and I have to watch commercials?

Cowy · Post by **Cowy** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:13 am

the book is always better anyway

Sucka Ducka · Post by **Sucka Ducka** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:17 am

I had netflix for almost 10 years and I cancelled it about 5 months ago and never looked back. I can download practically everything with a torrent or link and then watch it on my PS3 through TVersity.

Ramen · Post by **Ramen** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:06 am

fuck them.

SuperFeen · Post by **SuperFeen** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:06 am

I've been hanging on to the same dvd for months I don't mind. Honestly for how much I use the service 8 dollars a month is an absolute steal.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:44 am

They were handing out $100 million dollar streaming content contracts like they were bubble gum, this was inevitable.

House of Games · Post by **House of Games** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:10 pm

i think i pay 13 a month now, so ill take a 20 dollar hit and not worry about it. I've had a wim wenders documentary sitting on my table since march....

still illiterate · Post by **still illiterate** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:21 pm

The costs of netflix, tivo, cable, internet start to add up. Netflix is going to get cut soon.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:22 pm

I've only had a streaming account, so this doesn't affect me. I'm not unsubscribing. I'd consider leaving if Hulu+ were available on my Blu-ray player since they'll soon have exclusive rights to Criterion titles.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:23 pm

DP. Been having problems all day with posting on here.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:49 pm

still illiterate wrote:The costs of netflix, tivo, cable, internet start to add up. Netflix is going to get cut soon.

I had a similar predicament and cut cable. Don't miss it at all.

Versive · Post by **Versive** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:37 pm

Philaflava wrote:There was an article on CNN yesterday about how Google, Hula, Blockbuster and Amazon are going to hurt Netflix to the point they will have to pay more $ for the content, which means increases. This is just a start.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/01/technol ... tm?iid=EAL

I doubt any of those companies are eating into Netflix's profits as much as Red Box.

Zeed Stun · Post by **Zeed Stun** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:57 pm

A Kid wrote:drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.

this

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:57 pm

Zeed Stun wrote:
A Kid wrote:drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.
this

so all that time spent downloading and burning dvd's is somehow worth not paying $8 a month? lol. foolish.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:08 am

siLLy KiD wrote:
Zeed Stun wrote:
A Kid wrote:drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.
this
so all that time spent downloading and burning dvd's is somehow worth not paying $8 a month? lol. foolish.

the key is to have the downloading/burning going on while you're doing something more productive.

a dvd takes like an hour plus to burn so i start it up and do something else, i dont just sit there waiting for it to finish and also the bulk of my downloading is while im asleep so theres little to no time wasted.

Dap · Post by **Dap** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:08 am

siLLy KiD wrote:
Zeed Stun wrote:
A Kid wrote:drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.
this
so all that time spent downloading and burning dvd's is somehow worth not paying $8 a month? lol. foolish.

"all that time" = about 10 seconds of searching if you're on a good private torrent site.

hell you can go to icefilms.info and watch almost anything for free and streaming

ThaJim2 · Post by **ThaJim2** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:05 am

Trademark wrote:They were handing out $100 million dollar streaming content contracts like they were bubble gum, this was inevitable.

This. Just like Facebook never got why investor types where on Netflix dick. They are pulling in kind of shitty margins as it is and that is only because they landed beyond sweetheart deals for distribution. Shit a few of the ones they signed they got for a fifth of the actual value and these are coming up for renewal in the next 2 years. [/url]

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:42 pm

ThaJim2 wrote:
Trademark wrote:They were handing out $100 million dollar streaming content contracts like they were bubble gum, this was inevitable.
This. Just like Facebook never got why investor types where on Netflix dick. They are pulling in kind of shitty margins as it is and that is only because they landed beyond sweetheart deals for distribution. Shit a few of the ones they signed they got for a fifth of the actual value and these are coming up for renewal in the next 2 years. [/url]

Yep. I've been on their streaming only plan since it was made available... almost a year ago, no? The MPAA isn't gonna make it cheap on Netflix to operate, but I'm sticking around in the hopes that the quality of their streaming content goes way up soon.

Hell, I'd pay $19.99 a month for a premium Netflix option with more and better streaming movies, and I doubt I'm alone in that. The movie industry needs to get their collective heads out of their asses for real.

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:03 pm

Dap wrote:
siLLy KiD wrote:
Zeed Stun wrote:
A Kid wrote:drop $20 on 100blank dvd's every other month and all of your problems are solved...or a huge hard drive and hdmi hookup if you got a legit tv. i'll never buy another movie again unless its impossible to find digitally.
this
so all that time spent downloading and burning dvd's is somehow worth not paying $8 a month? lol. foolish.
"all that time" = about 10 seconds of searching if you're on a good private torrent site.

hell you can go to icefilms.info and watch almost anything for free and streaming

ok. aside from the downloading time and waiting time for burning the dvd, try to add up in your head how long it would take to accumulate a collection the size that netflix offers online...ok good- now we're on the same page. $8/mo is clearly the better option here. It's really not that much money, considering that their online streaming collection has SIGNIFICANTLY grown since they began to offer streaming with the dvd package.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:20 pm

every time one of my friends shows me Netflix's collection its always looked weak to me..and im not paying them if they cant get me every show i want the exact second i want it.

you can potentially accumulate as much or little of a collection as you want and with no waiting for things in the mail or lack of a streaming selection.

i understand you're clearly against the idea and would rather have your name on another bill, but its seriously worth considering, at least for the shows/movies that you can watch over and over.