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Netflix Announces 'Basic With Ads' Plan Priced at $6.99 Per Month
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Go read about boiling the frog. This is just the start. I will pay for the ad-free tier but don't kid yourself: ads are big money, much bigger than subscription fees. Soon we'll pay for more or fewer ads.
$7 is too much. Better to go for the ad free $10 plan. But Netflix may be having plans to increase the price of the ad free $10 plan.
If quality is going down to 720p, why does there need to be ads to make up the $3?
Netflix is already saving money because the “Basic plan” user required lower amount of datat to be transferred, freeing up bandwidth.
Netflix is already saving money because the “Basic plan” user required lower amount of datat to be transferred, freeing up bandwidth.
For those who are a fan of ads. Like those who paid for Superbowl and watch its ads.
Ditching TV saves time. Ditching paid TV saves time and money.
I remember the first time a non-government television channel went on-air in the developing country that I came from. It was a paid television (encrypted over the air requiring a set-top box to decode) and had advertisements. Being the only "other" television channel, people were eager to subscribe to it.
It looks like Netflix thought there are no other TV options.
While I understand that even 3 usd can make a difference for some, this plan with ads “before, during and after” content is absolutely horrible! Why even bother?
In the UK we have Channel 4, Channel 5 and UKTV. The only options are to watch with ads.
The cost? Zero.
The cost? Zero.
Can’t sites detect those? Sometimes they ask you to turn them off. Netflix could do the same.
LMAO! I’d only pay $1 for this. Who can go back to ads after watching without them for so long?
My favourite Netflix plan is the one where I don't subscribe. It's the best value too, at €0.00.
Netflix was alright about eight years ago when it was €6.99 per month (with no ads) and had the shows I wanted. But much has been removed and 95% of the shows they have invested in are garbage. Actors are not as well trained anymore and mumble and the writing is by people who've yet to live to live a life and wouldn't know realistic dialogue if it slapped them in the face. Cinematography has taken a dive too, with filmmakers unsure where to put the camera to serve the story, so instead focus on making it look pretty with "the rule of thirds"... mistaking filmmaking for generic magazine photography. Where the filmmaking storytellers at? Probably also doesn't help that I'm far more into movies than TV shows.
Netflix was alright about eight years ago when it was €6.99 per month (with no ads) and had the shows I wanted. But much has been removed and 95% of the shows they have invested in are garbage. Actors are not as well trained anymore and mumble and the writing is by people who've yet to live to live a life and wouldn't know realistic dialogue if it slapped them in the face. Cinematography has taken a dive too, with filmmakers unsure where to put the camera to serve the story, so instead focus on making it look pretty with "the rule of thirds"... mistaking filmmaking for generic magazine photography. Where the filmmaking storytellers at? Probably also doesn't help that I'm far more into movies than TV shows.
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