Netflix axes its $10 ‘Basic’ plan in the US and UK | Engadget
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The $10 plan — the service's most affordable one that doesn't come with ads — is no longer available in the regions..
  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago
    • Raise price of standard plan to include UHD
    • Introduce lower 1080 plan
    • Raise price of both, introduced ad-supported plan
    • Remove lower 1080 plan < We are here
    • Raise price of ad-supported plan to removed 1080 plan level < Coming soon to a non-linear platform near you

    Netflix double-dipping: All the revenue from both the adverts and the lowest level plan.

  • BillDoor@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I hear there are some nice communities dedicated to piracy somewhere on the fediverse.

    I think a lot of people stopped pirating because of Netflix, when they first started and they had a lot of good content and reasonable prices.

    Now that it’s just full of bland Netflix Originals and they’re trying to squeeze every last penny from people already battling a cost of living crisis, it might be time to dust off the old jolly roger again.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I think a lot of people stopped pirating because of Netflix, when they first started and they had a lot of good content and reasonable prices.

      It’s a classic move - start a convenient free or cheap product to kill the competition and then jack up the monetisation.

      I remember the enormous amount of Torrenting there was of Lost and the like, so they’d be eager to sign up to streaming services too. I think the problem now is that it’s even easier to illegally stream films and TV, so they aren’t even doing that well on the convenience front.

  • bandoodle@feddit.ukEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I’m currently paying Prime and Hayu because of the shows I enjoy. Even though I have a Plex box and can easily acquire the content and watch it there, I’m totally happy to pay reasonable streaming costs of a couple of services.

    But Netflix is just taking the piss at this point. Unlike Prime, I can’t watch Netflix both at home and away without paying even more, and the UK selection of shows is quite frankly abysmal. I signed up for one month as staying with family, but found nothing anyone wanted to watch, so cancelled.

    We’re watching something on Prime almost every evening.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, I watch a lot on Disney+ so, while I sometimes um and ah about it, what they have justifies the cost. I can also share with a friend and watch it where I like, so it’s convenient too.

      the UK selection of shows is quite frankly abysmal. I signed up for one month as staying with family, but found nothing anyone wanted to watch, so cancelled.

      I stayed with a friend while moving house and they had Netflix, so I watched everything I wanted to see (and some stuff I didn’t) then I’d largely completed it. If they are going to jack the price up, they need to justify it with more quality content and stop cancelling shows - too many times I’d enjoy a series and then they wouldn’t renew for a second season. It had done it’s work hooking in new users and could then be binned.