Netflix raises streaming prices

Erik Naso

Erik Naso

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Just got the email today. Netflix raises streaming service to $8.99 for new members. One dollar more but guarantees no hike in price for two years for existing customers. I do wish the selection was a little better but still a good value.
 
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My e-mail said that's the price for new memberships, but as an existing customer, mine would stay at $7.99 for two years.
 
Erik Naso said:
Just got the email today. Netflix raises streaming service to $8.99. One dollar more but guarantees no hike in price for two years. I do wish the selection was a little better but still a good value.
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The selection is getting very sporadic. I'm bouncing between hulu and netflix. There's a lot of room for a competitor with better offerings, but I guess its' all about the distribution deals. It sucks to have to go here for this movie, there for something else, even trilogies or sequels are split up on different services.
 
I don't have cable or satellite so Netflix is my source for shows and movies (other than occasional movie rentals). It has its drawbacks but is still a great value. There were many shows that I wanted to watch that weren't on Hulu so I dropped it. Redbox has started a streaming service but I suspect it will take some time to catch-up with Netflix. The landscape is changing in that direction so I'm sure things will get more interesting soon.
 
There are so many things to watch on Netflix...I have a list of like 70 things to work through. I've watched a ton of TV shows. I could pay tons more for the service and be totally satisfied still.

Everybody here needs to go watch MILIUS right now on Netflix...you'll thank me later.
 
I have been with Netflix for about 5 years. Have streaming and DVD subscription since the selection on streaming is so pitiful. Would love to cancel DVDs if Netflix would get it together and follow their marketing plan. Also, I have an over-the-air antenna to receive local stations which is free.
 
I've been with Netflix since 1998. I was 'grandfathered' in on my plan, but finally dropped the DVD's a while ago, because I haven't watched a DVD since I went Blu-ray probably six years ago. I do agree that their selection is hit or miss. You have to keep up on their studio deals because a movie that is there one day can literally be gone the next.
 
I watched Milius. The first part is great seeing all the great movies he worked on and the 70's directors gang, Lucas, Spielberg, etc. But the last part is a bit depressing.
 
Gillvane said:
I watched Milius. The first part is great seeing all the great movies he worked on and the 70's directors gang, Lucas, Spielberg, etc. But the last part is a bit depressing.
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Netflix cannot really help what selections they have. It is up to the networks. Not really fair to blame Netflix.

While some may consider the selection to be pitiful I have found it to be amazing. I have been able to catch up on so many TV series because of Netflix. I'm talking series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer that have nine seasons. There is a lot of great material on Netflix but of course it may not match the taste of everybody. I love watching some of the older stuff so I find it worth every penny.

If Netflix or Hulu don't have a show you like don't complain to them about it. Complain to the studios or networks and ask them to allow their shows on those services. I would love to have Big Bang Theory on Netflix but I know it is all up to CBS.
 
Thomas Smet said:
Netflix cannot really help what selections they have. It is up to the networks. Not really fair to blame Netflix.

While some may consider the selection to be pitiful I have found it to be amazing. I have been able to catch up on so many TV series because of Netflix. I'm talking series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer that have nine seasons. There is a lot of great material on Netflix but of course it may not match the taste of everybody. I love watching some of the older stuff so I find it worth every penny.

If Netflix or Hulu don't have a show you like don't complain to them about it. Complain to the studios or networks and ask them to allow their shows on those services. I would love to have Big Bang Theory on Netflix but I know it is all up to CBS.
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The tide has been changing for some time now. Netflix paid what is considered by many content producers a pretty low rate of return. Netflix used to be one of the only games in town which gave them a lot of leverage. But now, many content producers are deciding that rather than turn over content to Netflix for pennies, they'd rather construct their own delivery portals. And every one wants to get into the content production game. That's how you get subscribers, original content.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...ion-hulu-plus-subscribers-20140430-story.html

Most networks including CBS, HGTV, Adult Swim, Fox, AMC, HBO, Showtime, and dozens more offer full episodes of shows on their own web sites (sometimes for a fee).
​http://lifehacker.com/tv-streaming-head-to-head-netflix-vs-hulu-vs-amazon-pr-1536006625

The problem is there's still nothing like cable. Sure, you get the convenience of watching the show when you want to, not when it comes on cable. But, the downside is you can't just pay one fee and your done because there's so many different subscriptions with content scattered all over the place.
 
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Thomas Smet said:
Netflix cannot really help what selections they have. It is up to the networks. Not really fair to blame Netflix.
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Of course Netflix should take the blame. They could get anything and everything if they were willing to pay enough for it. Instead they came out with all these deals that let Netflix pay less for a DVD title if they only made it available after 30 days and used the rental version DVD. I suspect they also had a limit on number of copies that they could have available, or they were too cheap to have enough to meet the initial demand. How many times did you get "Very long wait" on anything worth watching? Not only would they not have enough copies, but they'd also hide new releases and not list them unless you typed in the name to search. Netflix also pushed every movie as those f$#@^%&&$%%$#$@$%% "rental versions" with no commentary or bonus features. F that. I dropped the DVD side over that move and I'm close to dropping the streaming part too as there's so little content that I want to watch. There's content, but most of it is crap or stuff that I've seen years ago. TV series are always more than a season behind, which I'm guessing is to drive DVD sales. All of those moves that I just complained about are to save Netflix money and maximize their profits over their customers' satisfaction. They have a choice, and they deserve the blame for the result of their decisions.
BTW, you know who's got the stuff worth watching right now? HBO. GOT, Silicon Valley, Vice News.
 
spittin' da trooff... Netflix is a piggy-back company and their fate rests in other company's hands. They are changing that with the produced series which will make them more of an entity in the business. Folks tend to put them on a pedestal but they are just Blockbuster through the mail or interwebs, not the savior of content delivery.
 
I can only dream of Netflix offering its streaming service here in Spain. I'd happily pay double the US price.
 
Andrius Simutis said:
Of course Netflix should take the blame. They could get anything and everything if they were willing to pay enough for it. Instead they came out with all these deals that let Netflix pay less for a DVD title if they only made it available after 30 days and used the rental version DVD. I suspect they also had a limit on number of copies that they could have available, or they were too cheap to have enough to meet the initial demand. How many times did you get "Very long wait" on anything worth watching? Not only would they not have enough copies, but they'd also hide new releases and not list them unless you typed in the name to search. Netflix also pushed every movie as those f$#@^%&&$%%$#$@$%% "rental versions" with no commentary or bonus features. F that. I dropped the DVD side over that move and I'm close to dropping the streaming part too as there's so little content that I want to watch. There's content, but most of it is crap or stuff that I've seen years ago. TV series are always more than a season behind, which I'm guessing is to drive DVD sales. All of those moves that I just complained about are to save Netflix money and maximize their profits over their customers' satisfaction. They have a choice, and they deserve the blame for the result of their decisions.
BTW, you know who's got the stuff worth watching right now? HBO. GOT, Silicon Valley, Vice News.
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Huh?
 
Thomas Smet said:
Huh?
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Whuh? I know it's a little ranty, ok a lot of a rant, but the point is that Netflix has shown a pattern of trading customer experience for profits. The post that I was replying to was saying that Netflix should be blameless about not having the content we'd actually want to watch. Netflix can, and should do more to get that content because eventually we're all going to stop subscribing. I'm about ready to right now.
 
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