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Netflix Raises Prices, Premium 4K Plan Now Costs $18 Per Month
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I currently have Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime, and Criterion Channel (my favorite).
It's not your imagination...the vast majority of Netflix originals are total trash, and they don't have much good non-original content. They definitely aren't delivering more value than before.
And I love how the COO says they "occasionally" raise prices...this is, what, the third price hike in as many years?
Well, I guess they need to make up for all the lost money due to the lost subscriptions from the movie Cuties.
I think it’s funny. People complain about $24 more a year? You’re getting new content, new shows. Cost of doing business goes up people. Grow up. The majority of people complaining will still be with Netflix guaranteed.
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I saw some canceled to soon articles concerning the current practice of seeing how many people watch a show and 28 days later stats that Netflix uses to judge a shows value, this doesn’t allow the show to get enough exposure for maintaining multiple seasons. I just noticed a show that was coming out in weekly episodes like it does on Disney +, and HBO max, so maybe Netflix is finally realizing that binge watching for brand new content is detrimental to the money invested, as well as to the content producers.
I do the same thing, every week I look to see what movies are on sale I also get movies for Vudu also.
not true, I left Netflix when they did the first price hike and I never returned. it's about the principle, not the price.
It’s impressive you know what Netflix cost of business is. Does your crystal ball tell you anything else?
For the often-forgotten population of mostly elderly folks who live on fixed income, for one. I can think of quite a few people in this demographic who still have their CRT televisions that they're just fine with (or that they can't afford to replace). They also often live in rural places where internet is slow and OTA TV is spotty at best.
It’s impressive you know what Netflix cost of business is. Does your crystal ball tell you anything else?
That’s fine. You’re entitled to leave whenever you want. But the reality is most people won’t leave over a $2.00 hike when Netflix continues to invest into its platform.
mediocre content ...all of my friends share their accounts in order to split the cost...I personally activate it for shows like stranger things ...
Imagine a streaming service that charges $8.99 a month for 480p playback!
Oh.
Oh.
This 2019 stats will illustrate how much Netflix spends. It hasn’t decreased.
But surely almost everybody has an HDTV at this point. 480p looks horrid.
My grandfathered T-Mobile One plan includes Netflix. T-Mobile covers $10.99 and I am paying $5 extra for HD. $7/month isn’t too bad for me given there are some content I really enjoy. I would say that I watch more content on Netflix vs Amazon Prime.
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What I see here is that many people share a subscription, seems logical, otherwise it's just too expensive.
Most of them share it with 4 people, the maximum allowed.
I for one though couldn't care less about Netflix not even TV, I find my content somewhere else and have more Hobbies/interesting things to do.
Most of them share it with 4 people, the maximum allowed.
I for one though couldn't care less about Netflix not even TV, I find my content somewhere else and have more Hobbies/interesting things to do.
The fact that they still ripping people off by charging extra for 4K is pretty disgusting. Makes me even more glad that I’m using somebody else’s login now.
Netflix today announced a price increase, which will make the standard and premium plans more expensive, while pricing on the entry-level plan remains the same.
The basic plan that limits quality to standard definition continues to be $8.99 a month, but the standard plan will now be priced at $13.99 (up from $12.99), and the premium plan will now be priced at $17.99 (up from $15.99).
The standard plan lets people watch in 1080p quality and includes streaming on two screens, but those who want to watch 4K Netflix content or watch on up to four screens at a time need to subscribe to the most expensive premium plan.
Netflix previously raised prices in January 2019, raising the cost of the standard tier from $10.99 to $12.99 and the cost of the premium tier from $13.99 to $15.99.
The changes will take effect immediately for new customers who sign up to Netflix, and current customers will see the updated prices on their bills over the course of the next two months, according to CNBC. Customers will get a 30 day warning prior to the price hike.
During the last Netflix earnings call, Netflix COO Greg Peters said that if Netflix is delivering more value for users, then there is "an opportunity to occasionally go back" and ask members "to pay a little bit more."
Article Link: Netflix Raises Prices, Premium 4K Plan Now Costs $18 Per Month
Dumped Netflix a couple months back, haven't looked back. Very happy with the amount of content on Amazon Prime, AppleTV+ and HBO Max which are all "free" services to me at the moment. Might get back on Netflix for a month a year, binge anything new and then cancel.
I don't like it, but I'm going to pay it. Honestly, my irritation isn't towards the dollar amount, the principle of it, or even towards Netflix. What pisses me off is that all these things now cost a couple bucks more a month. And apps that I paid for are converting to subscription models that are only a couple bucks a month. And basic functionality like garage door openers having remotes now don't, but they're "smart" now and that only costs a couple bucks a month. But my paycheck? LOL, that's not going up. Not even a couple bucks a month, and this is another reminder of it.