​Netflix Canada Just Got Rid Of Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan Without Even A Heads Up​
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Streaming ad-free just got more expensive.

It’s like they are trying to irritate people into canceling their accounts.

Imo, this one might actually be worse than the account sharing and cause people to quit. As soon as you have people messing around with their subscription version, it’s all too easy to just say “nah, I actually don’t want this anymore”.

  • boonhet@lemm.ee
    1·
    2 years ago

    is why the fuck they even care? If I’m paying for 2 or 4 screens on my Netflix account, why the fuck does it even matter which address they’re playing at?

    You and your family could be paying for 2-3 accounts instead, and also paying for the 2 or 4 screen plan on all of them if you want 4K.

    Maybe you won’t, but many will. And they’ll offset you unsubscribing your one account.

    Plus even if they increase their total subscriptions by only 10% it’s still worth it, because they probably lost active users, so there’s less actual load on their servers for the same amount of subs.

    I dropped my 4 screen plan in October or November when I first heard about the upcoming sharing restrictions because it was actually being used from 3 or 4 locations, but unfortunately I think us cancellers are probably outnumbered by people who just created new accounts because they had to stop using someone else’s.

    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com
      2·
      2 years ago

      I think us cancellers are probably outnumbered by people who just created new accounts

      Oh, 100% right there. Those of us that are both willing to cancel and capable of setting ourselves up with an alternative like Plex are, sadly, in the minority. I’m doing my bit, though. Have invited a couple of friends to my library and showed them how to use the app, and they’ve happily cancelled their Netflix as well.

        • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com
          1·
          2 years ago

          Yeah, I tried Jellyfin but, at the time, it wasn’t as well-featured as Plex. I might go back for a second look but, as I got Plex Pass lifetime sub on special, there’s no ongoing cost to offset against the pain of getting my family to adopt yet another new app.