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Yet people don't bat an eyelash when they pay $20 - $30 for a movie on release day. $12 more a year, well, that's the price of a movie ticket these days in some parts. That's all it costs.

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I don't mind the price hike, but once again the way they are doing it is what pisses me off:

1.) Less than a billing cycle's notice
2.) Unbalanced application of the rate hike (lowest level subscribers see no increase)
3.) Done while simultaneously losing significant content

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Does this mean that Netflix will still produce additional seasons of DareDevil, Jessica Jones, etc? Or will they longer be able to produce new content and just stream what's already produced?

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Yup. :lol: I’m in the higher tier. Looks like I’ll have to scrape together an extra two dollars a month. I think my budget can take it.

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$2 in my case.

Anyways, Netflix's goal is to have 50% original content so we're going to see a lot less theatrical and TV content. Whether Netflix's content will be as good as the other two, we'll have to see.

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I don't know how much they pay for big movies. But I kind of wish they could snag a better catalog of titles. Their biggest source of content is movies that would be direct-to-video in the old days. They post two or three notable movies per month, which I actually watch. Then they have unlimited TV shows (though I have to go to Hulu now for 30 Rock). And they have some pretty great original content (Lady Dynamite, Arrested Development S4, etc.).

I can put it like this ... I'd pay $30/mo if they had a better catalog. They should also offer premium channels, the way Amazon does (Showtime, HBO, etc. for an extra monthly fee).

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Still a way better deal than CBS All Access

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While it's still a good deal for all of the content you get (I love that they are getting all of the great Standup Comedians new specials), I still say their original programming is vastly overrated. I think there is a lot of good shows, but not many really 'great' shows that last multiple seasons. (Bloodline is a perfect example of a great first season and then the show went downhill after that.) Maybe I just have a high standard but I remember a time when HBO had The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, and Six Feet Under, and I don't think Netflix comes anywhere close to that quality.

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If you have to worry about a couple of bucks price hike which equates to what 24 bucks a year, you need to seriously have a had look at your life

This is the equivalent of 6 coffees !

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We are on the $10 tier. Going to $11 won't kill us. Keep bringing Kimmie Schmidt, the Crown and Marvel shows, and we are happy.

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I drop cable long time ago and use OTA antenna for local channels.

In regards to pay streaming, I use netflix, hulu plus, and amazon prime and for me that is more than sufficient.

Even with the slight price increase, it is worth keeping.

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It's $1. It's not like they're making you pay the year in full in between billing cycles.

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:thumbsup:

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One dollar, don't care. Already saving an extra 20 from the MoviePass decrease, so that's essentially been diverted to HBO Now and Netflix.

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Sure it's a buck, but we'll say that again in a year or so, and then again and again.

Did they ever work out whether the Disney movies would stay on Netflix? That seems like the bulk of their newer mainstream content. Though I guess it makes sense to raise the price now than wait until the competitors launch.

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I'm now at the $13.99 plateau with 4K since I have a 4K HDTV.

Yeah it's still a really good deal for the amount of shows/movies that's on it. I have a hard enough time trying to keep up with all the Netflix originals they crank out every month in addition to stuff that's on regular TV and cable. There is still dozens of originals that I haven't watched yet.

As mentioned in this forum multiple times, not everyone here can afford/has time to subscribe to multiple streaming services. So, my only real concern is Netflix focusing too much on their original shows and movies and not licensing more outside studio content. Hell, they just lost a huge catalog of FOX titles who migrated to Hulu. The selection of new movies they license is really hit or miss outside of their Disney content, which is leaving in 2 years.

Several years ago they licensed a bunch of WB content, which included shows like Nip/Tuck and I think that deal expired after only 2 years. I was planning to watch the final few episodes I missed on Nip/Tuck, but before I knew it, the plug was pulled. And they haven't re-upped with them since.

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Yep. We are alllllmost to that point where in order to get 'everything' you're subscribed to thirty different services at 10 bucks each. Cable companies probably need to wait just a bit longer and then really hammer that point in. (They're still crappy monopolistic monoliths, but that might turn the pendulum a little back the other way.)
A buck isn't a big deal but it may push me toward merging accounts sooner rather than later.

I don't see Netflix really trying to up their game on non-original content. They have drastically reduced the number of movies they have over the past couple years, and as these licenses change, they lose a lot of content. They want to be The Netflix Channel with the vast majority of original content. And as long as the price remains tolerable, that might work because for every Adam Sandler and Kevin James Acting Stupid, there may be a BoJack or Dear White People.

I've got Netflix because it's easier than cancelling (although I am looking for another show to binge), Hulu to catch up on TV series because I don't have cable, and I share Amazon Prime because it's Amazon Prime.
I watch NF the most, then Hulu, then AP.
Of course I'm moving in with my fiancee soon, and she has DirectTV with pretty much everything, so we have consider what we will be keeping (the aforementioned NF merge will occur, for one. Honestly, actually, we'll probably keep them all. Maybe drop Hulu since not huge into their original content; I don't think I'll convince her to drop satellite.)

Anyway, yes, they lost content, but Stranger Things S2 is coming out.

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If I didn't have kids who used Netflix to watch cartoons I'd cancel the service after Stranger Things season 2. At least 95% of the current content holds zero interest to me.

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-Is Netflix still the best overall deal in streaming: Yes.
-Content- and price-wise, is Netflix as good a deal is it used to be: No.
-Would I subscribe if it were only their original content: No. I'd subscribe periodically for binges like I do with HBO and GOT. I can tell they're still cranking stuff out because they push it hard from the home page, but much of it doesn't interest me.

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Sure, but the issue is actually about choice. Netflix isn't going to stay at $10.99 if they're having to share money with CBS and Disney and everyone else. Splitting these up is of course going to happen. So you only have to pay for what you actually want to watch, which cable will never go for.

Side note, there is a lot more on the CBS app than I thought. For example, they have all of "Family Ties". I know that's on other sites too but it's more than just current CBS stuff.

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Our Netflix went up a buck a month in Canada several months back, it's still a great deal and my daughter would kill me if I cancelled it.

Of course it was an even better deal when I could use a VPN to watch any country's Netflix, the amount of movies and TV shows available in total was staggering. Anyone know a VPN that still works with this?

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Ditto exactly this, though we let Hulu+ lapse and haven't picked it back up. This echoes how I feel about the price increase, too.

This! :thumbsup:

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I couldn't survive without Netflix or Hulu. If they both tripled their prices it would be worth it and a bargain to me.

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I thought I was pretty clear, but I guess I should have spelled that out more. The $1 isn't a concern, it's the lack of concern for customer service in communicating it. It's not on the same scale as the disc/streaming split, but it shows the same out-of-touch attitude the company did during that fiasco. Back then, I probably would have kept both services for awhile if they had communicated and handled it better, but the way they handled it (rushed, like this) was very poor so I dropped for awhile. Hell, even my cable company is courteous enough to give me a few months notice before making changes.

I'm not dropping over the $1, but this is another small strike against Netflix's image in my book. Maybe I have a different view/perception on some issues because of what I do for a living. :shrug:

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I don't watch a ton on Netflix. The occasional movie. Mostly their exclusive shows. But my kids, specifically my daughter, watch a fuck ton. She would murder me in my sleep if I took it away.