Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK::Netflix no longer offers its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK to new subscribers, which costs $9.99 / month or £6.99 / month in either country.
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What a bunch of assholes
Haven’t watched Netflix in months, guess this is the push needed so I can cancel and save $20 a month.
How confusing is Netflix’s plan tiers nowadays? Haven’t used Netflix in years.
they’re removing cheap plans so i guess it’s less confusing now
Not, cheap with ads. Ad free bad quality, ad free good quality, ad free better quality.
Not complicated
Now I’m wondering who would willingly pay to watch ads nowadays
That’s what I never understood about cable tv! Never once have I paid for a service that forces me to watch ads. I would never pay for that!
At least Netflix is mostly content with occasional ads. Cable TV is mostly ads with the occasional piece of content lol
Just give it time. As soon as people allow them to pull this shit, they will start pushing the envelope for all its worth.
So basically what happened to YouTube advertising lol
My sister in law does the ad supported plans, she just got out of college and still gets paid shit so she does the cheap plans. She’s not capable of sailing correctly
I mean it’s fair. I prefer sailing but I’m not good at it, or just keeping up with different sites and whatnot.
I end up finding alternative methods, like I pay less than $2 a month for YouTube Premium right now, just subscribe to Premium on an Argentina VPN.
With this change, Netflix now only offers a $6.99 (£4.99) / month ad-supported tier, the $15.49 (£10.99) / month standard plan, and the $19.99 (£15.99) / month premium plan.
Wow, that is a considerable price hike for an ad-free experience.
That was always the point of the ad-tier, which will inevitably be the price of the tier it’s replacing.
They were always going to add adverts for no cheaper, just like my countries paid-tv, they just had to ease the ads in step by step.
What is it with tech companies and bad decisions lately
The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.
It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.
They are making a profit in the existing system. But they are ruining the business by acting on the urge to make more Profit.
Ahh…the inherent problem of capitalism.
The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.
It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.
When your cow can no longer produce enough milk to sustain an infinite growth, you just need to squeeze harder.
Poor teats…
But the reality is that Netflix’s decision has turned into a good business decision. People who lost access to a shared account have created one. Something like 6M new accounts.
As with the market, enough people don’t know or care to vote with our wallets, pricing for near everything will only ever get worse which is why others will have to turn back to piracy.
Time will tell. Wait 12 months then let’s see the membership and profits reported.
First Canada, then US and UK. I’m guessing Australia will be next.
I haven’t watched Netflix in a month, time to save some money and cancel. Glad they’re willing to give me that final push.
i’m about to drop it at the end of the month regardless, but the lack of ads was part of the original appeal for buying it.
right now the available plans to me are (US$)
$7 with ads, 1080p
The vast majority of movies and TV shows are available, but a small number aren’t due to licensing
$10 720p
$15.50 1080p
$20 4k
from the link,
the $9.99 (£6.99) / month basic plan is no longer available “for new or rejoining members.”
If you’re already subscribed to the basic plan, you can keep the subscription as long as you don’t cancel it or change plans. But if you were looking to downgrade your Netflix subscription to a cheaper ad-free plan, you’re out of luck. With this change, Netflix now only offers a $6.99 (£4.99) / month ad-supported tier, the $15.49 (£10.99) / month standard plan, and the $19.99 (£15.99) / month premium plan.
Bummer. It was Netflix’s turn in the streaming service rotation, but fuck ‘em.
Why are you losers so concerned about this. Just stop watching Netflix.
I was just about to switch to that tier yesterday but the option was already gone. Guess I’ll just cancel instead.
There are tons of really good Asian dramas online that you can watch for free. Don’t let the subtitles scare you off, I don’t even notice them anymore.
Any hints as to where I should look?
The only thing I was really watching on Netflix was Korean dramas anyway
You can start here: https://mydramalist.com/shows/top
Scroll down to the “Where to Watch” section.
Goobye Netflix, hello Plex/Jellyfin! 👋
Stremio plus some add-ons 🤌
Get Real Debrid and you’re sorted!
I’ll stick with my nothing a month plan.
They’ll now inevitably move that $6.99 ad-supported tier up to $9.99 to “replace” it.
They flat out lied and said the ad tiers wouldn’t make ad-free tiers more expensive. This is just the obvious plan continuing.
This shouldn’t be legal.
I’m at the point where I’m just going to cancel and restart my subscription whenever something I want to watch is on. My parents are locked out of my acct, and they used it more than I do, so there’s no point in just me keeping it.
