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Netflix Raising U.S. Prices Yet Again, Premium Plan Now Costs $23/Month
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This has nothing to do with the Guilds members getting more money. This was planned after Netflix stock took a bath.
I dropped Disney+ and soon Netflix all together. The lack of quality and glut of crap that is trash is making that a reality.
we had just dropped from premium to standard to save some $ now I think we’ll just have to cancel… kinda like how Netflix cancels all their original shows after one season
Apple TV+ is a fraction of the cost, comes standard with no ads, 4K, special audio, etc. ATV+ recently was rated highest on original content, too. Time to ditch Netflix.
Economics 101: price is determined by what people are prepared to pay. The “illusion” (or marketing!) is that it’s decided by what it costs to make the product.I thought the password-sharing crackdown meant they wouldn't have to raise prices. 🤔
No, let's just blame striking workers instead. Those poor people at the top--they just can't win.
You’d be surprised at the pull of “pure convenience”. I cancelled Netflix for around 10-12 months and my wife’s friends told her how great Stranger Things season 4 was. I finally resubscribed and she has yet to watch season 4 even though I’ve offered it up repeatedly.
You have renewed my conviction with this post by the way. I’ll watch it myself and then cancel it.
Regarding stupidity, it just so happens that I’m listening to Banditos by The Refreshments. Lyrics: “Everybody knows, that the world is full of stupid people… so meet me at the mission at midnight - we’ll divvy up there”.
Might as well have been written by these streaming companies.
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This is ridiculous, I don’t see people keeping this anymore. I know I’m not
Netflix's business plan is really just to keep constantly raising prices until people get fed up and find other ways to watch things, huh? 🏴☠️
Man, these guys just won the “These Guys…” awards of the ongoing decade.
They are going insane, what gives.
I remember Netflix being about $6 (Canadian funny paper ones to boot!)… it was enough, it was fun, it had old and entertaining blockbusters movies, just not the latest of the latest just yet.
And yeah, I did unsubscribe over a year ago, the savings cooking at home, not going nights out, not even gym (just run and outside exercising) do rack up handsomely.
They are going insane, what gives.
I remember Netflix being about $6 (Canadian funny paper ones to boot!)… it was enough, it was fun, it had old and entertaining blockbusters movies, just not the latest of the latest just yet.
And yeah, I did unsubscribe over a year ago, the savings cooking at home, not going nights out, not even gym (just run and outside exercising) do rack up handsomely.
This is an absolute **** take! The production companies are making bank the actors and writers deserve their fair share! The problem is people have had no issue paying a ridiculous 20 for 4K….. HBO is now doing the same thing charging extra for 4K…. And most will continue to pay! WHY??? I’m cancelling Netflix on principle! and I won’t pay HBO extra for 4K and sports. 15 for a standalone service was already pushing it. I don’t care if they didn’t raise the normal price yet…. I won’t subscribe again until they lower price…. If they never do…. good riddance!
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Unless people need sports, free ad supported streaming works out great (Pluto, Tubi, Roku, Freevee, etc.).
I would never return to cable.
They already ran ads … for themselves! FU,NF!! I did cancel , but definitely plan to sign up again 🍸😺
Unless I don’t 🍸😹
Unless I don’t 🍸😹
We recently made this same calculation. One more month of Black Friday prices on Hulu ($1.99) and Peacock ($.99), Disney+ Annual expires Nov 12th, then it will just be Apple TV+ in the high tier Apple One bundle. The kids have surprisingly easily adapted to nightly Snoopy instead of Bluey.
I never understood what the big deal is with Stranger Things. It’s so constantly hyped that I feel like there’s no way it can be as good as the constant barrage of attention it gets plays it up to be.
We canceled Netflix…I don’t even remember how many years ago. 3 maybe? Haven't once missed it. Waste of money ever since everybody pulled their content to go off and start their own streaming service IMO.
Excuse me, can someone help me adjust the antenna on top of my house. I know I can get two out of three stations clearly this way.
That was my house when I was a kid in the 60s.
That was my house when I was a kid in the 60s.
At some point this gonna be difficult to justify paying for. And I'm still a subscriber and fan of Netflix. The convenience of getting KDramas, etc. ROI is diminishing. They just dumped a bunch of new/Old films from like 10-15-25 yrs ago. I just rewatched The Negotiator last night, lol. 25 yr old film.
Cancelled my subscription once the rumor first surfaced a few weeks ago. I'll subscribe one month here and there when series and movies come back for new seasons or releases. I replaced them with MAX that has much better content available right now.
The inflation comparison doesn't really work, since every service is playing the same game - start dirt cheap to get subscribers, then slowly increase the price to sustain the business.
I totally agree - the breadth of enjoyable content is unparalleled, and the only service I have remained with. The others might have some good content, but not enough to keep subscribing continuously (also they mostly have historical content). I think it's a matter of enjoyable entertainment over 'award worthy' content - I have found AppleTV+ content to be boring and extremely slow paced, as quality-focussed as it is.I must be in the minority because I like Netflix's content.
I have a year of Netflix Premium /Paramount+ via Verizon but I may be axing both once the offer ends.
I guess we’ll get more results with another increase after the actors get their new contract whenever that will be.