holygeesus
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Netflix increasing prices again ($11 for 2-device HD streaming)
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TheCrackInTime
Neo Member
Price is rising in the UK too, though not by much.
Basic: £5.99 (no change)
Standard: £7.99 (£0.50 change)
Premium: £9.99 (£1.00 change)
Still worth it IMO.
Basic: £5.99 (no change)
Standard: £7.99 (£0.50 change)
Premium: £9.99 (£1.00 change)
Still worth it IMO.
Admiral Woofington
Member
They've been producing new and new shows, getting more Anime to their side, a couple of original films, and brought 4k streaming. A big portion of their shows arent 1 off either they get multiple seasons.
How do you want them to keep funding this while you keep paying the same you have?
CartridgeBlower
Member
lol at the quick backfire on those 'inflation' posts.
lol it's a luxury service.
if you don't like it you can cancel any time.
things get more expensive with time. Unless they triple the price over night I don't understand the complaints.
Doesn't bother me. Netflix has continued to produce quality shows. I always have something to watch on it even if I don't always take the time to use it as much as I could.
If anything I worry that Netflix will realize just how good of a deal their service is. They could easily get away with charging $20/month for it and it would still be good value.
If anything I worry that Netflix will realize just how good of a deal their service is. They could easily get away with charging $20/month for it and it would still be good value.
Yeah, I agree. Netflix should gather all the users together and ask them if it is ok with them to raise the price.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I can't deal with the outrage in here. I am sure you all complain about your $5 frappes, your $7 burgers and your $10 beer as well. But oh no, something increasing in price you use daily is just the worst!!! And omg it's still cheaper than all the other crap you buy during the month!
Skellig Gra
Member
I'm sure they'll be notifying you. It's a monthly/non-contractual service, they are under no obligation to honor that price for more than the next billing cycle. Just like you can cancel at a minutes notice.
iKhameleon
Neo Member
It sucks when the prices of things go up, but being completely honest the quantity and quality of content was always a hell of a value. At $1 more it still is. When you think about all the original stuff they're producing and the cost of licensing everything else, it's a pretty sweet deal!
The 2 screens tier. $10 one.
Outtrigger888
Member
Still a great value with the price increase. HBO is 15$ a month and don't have as much content as Netflix
Garrett Hawke
Member
I barely use it now 😬 but I will subscribe anyway for that 1 hour of whatever I do watch now that rupauls done
Randolph Freelander
Member
They do not need justification.
RedAssedApe
Banned
the costs of running a business and creating their own content as well as licensing others
Reallink
Member
They dropped like 70-80% of their film and TV series catalog to fund that stuff. I logged on for the first time in like a year, and my Watch list that used to take 5 minutes to scroll through has reduced to a point it doesn't even fill the whole screen on the Windows app. That is an absolutely astonishing reduction of content
RPGCrazied
Member
I think it will start becoming a problem if it goes above $14.99
Wait, what? This is ridiculous. The new UK Premium price is about as much as the new Standard price in Euro-countries. I guess Netflix should check a currency converter for once.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Well, it's "only" one dollar every time they increase the price. If you look at the aggregate it's actually gone up by quite a bit. And that dollar is per every single month. Stuff adds up, even if Netflix is still relatively cheap compared to, say, cable.
Resident_UA
Member
What?!! Theres a decent show coming out like every week now. They might not be the best shows ever, but quality is good!
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Netflix will be fine short term. The real showdown looms in 2019. With Disney removing all content by 2019, and now Fox too. I expect the trend to continue with NBC, and ABC. NETFLIX WILL have to find big hits like Stranger Things, House of Cards, and Orange is the New Black asap. Netflix will have to reign in spending and give shows a shorter leash. We should start seeing a lot of cancelations in 2018 on Netflix as they transition now into a HBO some model. If Netflix doesn't have more BIG hits by then, they won't be able to justify the monthly price.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
You guys don't know how good you have it. Here in Sweden the three tiers already cost the equivalent of:
$11
$13.50
$17
And it really annoys me that they bundle number of devices with quality. I need/want 4K streaming, but I don't give a shit about being able to watch on 4 different devices simultaneously. Make these different options so people can mix and match what they need. I just want 4K on a single device, which should be cheaper than 4 devices.
(I still find Netflix to absolutely be worth it, but yeah, this little scheme they're running bugs me.)
$11
$13.50
$17
And it really annoys me that they bundle number of devices with quality. I need/want 4K streaming, but I don't give a shit about being able to watch on 4 different devices simultaneously. Make these different options so people can mix and match what they need. I just want 4K on a single device, which should be cheaper than 4 devices.
(I still find Netflix to absolutely be worth it, but yeah, this little scheme they're running bugs me.)
holygeesus
Banned
Yeah I can live with that. Will reconsider when it goes over £10 especially when I can get Amazon Prime, including all the other perks for what £7 a month?
RedAssedApe
Banned
also...you can unsubscribe during the months you feel like there is nothing for you to watch
PyroPaperPlanes
Member
With Disney content gone and BoJack Horseman not coming back for a while, this might be a good time to take a Netflix break. Other than Black Mirror, there isn't much going for Netflix at this point.
thiscoldblack
Unconfirmed Member
2015:
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
2017:
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
2019:
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
2017:
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
2019:
It's only a $2 increase. No problem.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Yeah that's the main reason I cancelled a while back. I had no real interest in watching most of their original content so I went ahead and cancelled. Amazon Prime has been pretty good to me so far with plenty of stuff to watch.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Welcome to how Netflix has always been in Sweden (although I'm sure it's still a lot better in the US). Here their movie selection has always been shit, so the overall quality of their offering has gone UP for us since all the original shows started happening.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Netflix continues to produce an increasing amount of original content I find valuable. If you do not think their content is worth the increasing price they charge for it you can stop subscribing today
Night Hunter
Banned
The first thing I thought was 'Star Trek Discovery alone is worth that increase at the moment', then I saw the $ sign and remembered that it's not on Netflix in the US and how absolutely hilarious that is
Reallink
Member
Ironically, these price hikes are quickly going to have the opposite effect they're hoping for. Their streaming business model has largely been based on being so cheap that people aren't going to bother subbing and unsubbing, they'll just let it run in perpetuity. The more expensive it gets, they're going to have exponentially more people buying a month, bingeing everything, and canceling for 6 months.
biggersmaller
Banned
Still the best value in streaming.
Though I'm bummed they dropped 30 Rock.
Though I'm bummed they dropped 30 Rock.
Poor GRIMES
Banned
People only saying "it's only $2!!" need to consider their budgeting better. That's another $24 a year that you could have saved towards something else or put in your emergency funds.