discuss Netflix raising its price!

[Harsh World]

I was uninformed about this until about moments ago. It looks like I will be paying about $1 more per month for my Netflix subscription.

I had to do a Google search on this to see if it was regional or Netflix-wide, which it appears to be the latter.

How much is your bill increasing next month?

Hi,

Thank you for being a valued member since 2015. We hope you’re enjoying everything Netflix has to offer. We’re updating your monthly price to ¥1,590 on December 3rd, 2024.

Almost to my 10th year as a Netflix subscriber, and since joining at ¥599 or so, it's increased nearly yearly for a while, until around its current price. Yet, here we are, having yet another increase.

When will it become "unaffordable" for what they have to offer?

 

[Ravenfreak]

Man Netflix just keeps getting worse IMO. First they keep increasing their prices, then they make sharing difficult. I know there's free alternatives that have different movies, but of course those alternatives don't have everything. Of course there's other means to get things, if you catch my drift.

 

[Harsh World]

then they make sharing difficult

"Password sharing" (between myself essentially) has never been a problem, even when people were complaining about it.

I use Netflix Japan and Netflix US on two different TVs, with one that has a VPN on it. You would think that Netflix assumes that I'm sharing with someone in the US, or that I'm using a VPN (to access two different movie catalogs too) at the very least.

Otherwise, I'm just a very frequent international traveler with a Netflix Japan subscription which makes my overall price cheaper due to the region having a more favorable exchange rate. So, I can't really complain about the 100 yen increase as it's not $1, but about 66 cents.

 

[Ashake]

When will it become "unaffordable" for what they have to offer?

That's a very interesting question. I think the competition is getting tougher, especially with Disney+, HBO Max, and others in the picture. This is why Netflix has to re-evaluate their value proposition. It's a question of Innovating their offerings. I also think the rising cost is due to inflation as well.

Of course, there are other means to get things, if you catch my drift.

I have seen a lot of people develop cheats to share their favourite movies easily. I don't know how they do it but for me,.I don't think it's the best thing to do.

 

[Heatman]

I'm not complaining yet because I can still be able to afford to pay for it. When it's too much for me to deal with, I will look for another better alternatives or I would simply go back to using the cracked modded version I've used some years ago where I don't have to pay a dime to access their contents.

 

[Immortal]

Currently, I am not subscribed to Netflix. Entertainment is becoming a costly. I think we need to switch to free entertainment like Toktok and youtube.

 

[Heatman]

Currently, I am not subscribed to Netflix. Entertainment is becoming a costly. I think we need to switch to free entertainment like Toktok and youtube.

There's a very good friend of mine who doesn't pay for any streaming services as well. According to him, he's better off downloading them from several sites accessible to him. He makes use of o2tvseries to download most of the TV shows he desires to watch.

 

[Bawse]

I unsubscribed from Netflix a long time ago. It's a money grab, and they don't release enough good movies, and shows for me to want to pay every month. Especially since I can stream everything online for free. If they lowered the price, I'd consider getting it again.

 

[Harsh World]

I'd be interested to know if any Netflix US subscribers can connect to different countries through a VPN to open a larger catalog of movies or if they actively monitor those accounts and suspend them.

 

[ActionAce]

I think $1 more per month is not something significant. I can still bear that but my major concern is the effect of constant increase in price . This can make people choose alternative platforms. I am curious, does anyone know if Netflix added some features to justify the price hike?

 

[Reelz]

I can't blame Netflix for increasing their price because it's obvious that so many companies are battling with inflation and Netflix is not an exemption. It's meant to offset the cost of production. Plus, they also need to raise the bar by giving us quality films.