Netflix Finally Unleashes Streaming-Only Plan

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Subscribe to commentsanarchitekNov 28th 2010 2:05AM
Pretty chintzy, NetFlix! I mean, the cost of sending the DVD's thru the mail HAS to be MORE than a BUCK!!! Even on the One-DVD-At-A-Time plan, you have to be shipping 4 DVD's PER MONTH, EACH WAY! So why not pass the savings on to the customer, who can only watch the vido ONCE, with the streaming plan? Of course, the CEO might have a HARDER TIME GETTING his $Millions! But, hey, we don't mind, if he doesn't! Whaddya say? Cut the price to something reasonable, say HALF!
alicekrmNov 25th 2010 5:51PM
Netflix has saved us a lot of money every month since we got rid of our Comcast movie package. It is amazing how we can place movies in our Queue using the computer, then watch them on our TV. We had bought a DVD player with the Netflix feature. We also get one movie a month via mail but the price is still great. We do not utilize it but we could also watch streaming movies on the WII gaming machine. Now I see new TVs coming out with Netflix capability.
wlgriffiNov 25th 2010 9:42PM
There is no indication as to whether or not the $7.99 plan is all inclusive of the inventory.Does this plan include both the now available streaming titles AND the titles availabe now only on the mailed DVD.
JLNov 26th 2010 9:27AM
Yeah...but if you frop to the cheapest plan, you lose your Blu Ray streaming.
JLNov 26th 2010 9:26AM
Yeah...but if you drop to the cheapest plan, you lose your Blu Ray streaming.
MelNov 25th 2010 8:17PM
Well Netflix is gonna keep raising the prices I guess I will drop them.
DANNov 25th 2010 8:23PM
Now if they would only get their watch instantly movies subtitled or closed captioned like they promised to do over a year ago. 100 subtitled movies out of thousands isnt really much of a deal for the hearing impaired. Borders on discrimination
publiusmaxaol.comNov 25th 2010 10:22PM
Netflix lost me when they agreed to the deal that forced them to rent new releases a month later than most other outlets. It's hard to believe that whoever made that decision for them didn't foresee all of the "We have it 30 days before Netflix!" adds coming.
ArrSeaNov 26th 2010 3:47AM
If my Netflix plan was only raised $1 then I would've considered keeping it, but the email they sent me said my plan is going to go up $4 per month starting Jan 2011. $4?! I've been with them since they began & only had ONE distribution center and this is how they repay our loyalty? They are ditching what made them THE place to rent from via mail - DVD's and hoping everyone will switch to streaming only plans.
The streaming player is buggy. I rather watch on Hulu.
They need to work on the player intensively.