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NetFlix UnGrandfathering your $7.99 streaming plan next month.

Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:50 pm
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:50 pm
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In May 2014, Netflix began to raise the price of its standard streaming plan for new subscribers, first to $8.99 a month, then to $9.99 a month last October. Existing subscribers, however, were grandfathered in at $7.99 a month for the two-stream, "HD" quality plan.

But those days will soon be over.

Next month, these grandfathered customers will be moved up to $9.99 for the standard plan. Analysts at UBS have estimated that this change will affect about 37% of US subscribers, or 17 million people.

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I'm sure this news will create lots of complaints, but considering all the content you get it's still a good deal, and if the content doesn't appeal to you for the price, don't subscribe.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
60841 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:51 pm to
kind of annoyed they are doing this right as they are about to lose Scrubs.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
132893 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:51 pm to
Who the frick cares about 2 bucks a month?

shite, that's a whole 24 bucks a year.
Posted by UncleBlazer
Member since Jan 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

Who the frick cares about 2 bucks a month?



All the folks who pay and give out their password to the poor "cable cutters"
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
89353 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:55 pm to
quote:

that's a whole 24 bucks a year.


At first when I saw the headline I thought fireworks were incoming and they were going to raise it to something way high, but I mean hell the entire yearly difference is basically equivalent to going out to dinner. Who cares.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
29565 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 1:56 pm to
I couldn't care less.
I don't see how they are making all the much money with the amount of original content they've been putting out lately for $7.99 a customer anyway.

HBO charges $15.99 a month and Netflix has a shite more stuff to watch, and original content than HBO?
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27129 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:02 pm to
I'm cool with it.
Posted by HeadChange
Abort gay babies
Member since May 2009
43911 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:04 pm to
As long as this keeps their original content stuff top shelf, I'm good with it
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:08 pm to
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All the folks who pay and give out their password to the poor "cable cutters"

I don't think my friend Joe will care about the extra $24. He does ok for himself.
Posted by ellunchboxo
G-Town
Member since Feb 2009
19253 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:11 pm to
Huh...I only pay 8.99.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!
Posted by UncleBlazer
Member since Jan 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:16 pm to
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I don't think my friend Joe will care about the extra $24. He does ok for himself.



Yeah $24 doesn't matter, but eventually the "cable cutters" will be priced out of being able to bum off others. They will have to start paying their weight.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8496 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:18 pm to
Damn I didn't realize they have almost 70 million subscribers world wide.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85351 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:19 pm to
I'd gladly pay up to $20/month for Netflix

Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85351 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

Yeah $24 doesn't matter, but eventually the "cable cutters" will be priced out of being able to bum off others. They will have to start paying their weight.


tell that to all the cable cutters bumming cable log-ins from people paying >$100/month for their cable

Posted by CockHolliday
Columbia, SC
Member since Dec 2012
4793 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:22 pm to
I would pay an extra $5/month if they brought back South Park.
Posted by WhoDat937
Member since Mar 2016
141 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:22 pm to
quote:

Yeah $24 doesn't matter, but eventually the "cable cutters" will be priced out of being able to bum off others. They will have to start paying their weight.



You can be a cable cutter and suscribe to netflix. Netflix puts out better shows than 99% of stations too.
Posted by UncleBlazer
Member since Jan 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

tell that to all the cable cutters bumming cable log-ins from people paying >$100/month for their cable




Compassion for poor people only goes so far
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85351 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:24 pm to
you're not making any sense

Posted by The Sad Banana
The gate is narrow.
Member since Jul 2008
89507 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:29 pm to
Don't tell Netflix this, but I'd easily pay the the yearly difference every month for their service.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8496 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 2:30 pm to
and King of The Hill
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