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woozy
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post #21
on February 16, 2006 - 5:30 PM PST
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Throttling just seems designed to piss people off. If you aren't a heavy user you aren't getting your money worth and are paying for the days you don't get around to watching movies. If you are a heavy user they are deliberately slowing you down and you are paying for days when nothing happens.
I don't know why they don't simply offer *limitted* subscriptions at a discount. E.G. "3 out plan, $17.95 limitted to 10 movies per month, $21.00 unlimitted." Well, I suppose that's not as appealing as claiming "Unlimitted for only $17.95!"
My initial hesitation to join Netflix and all other online rental places was that I considered myself a light movie watcher (not any more) and I figured paying for an unlimmitted account would mean I'd be paying more for my light use than I'd get out of it.
I would actually prefer a limitted subscription, I think. I'd prefer a five-out limitted to 12 per month more than a three out and *truly* unlimitted (which I'd probably get 15-18 out of if I tried and they didn't throttle). |
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radboy
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post #22
on February 17, 2006 - 3:22 PM PST
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I found the best way to go the "limited" route was to sign up on the one-at-a-time plan. I had to do this because when I was with the netflix evil empire I was watching up to 3 movies a night - just had to watch them when they came otherwise I knew I was going to roil eternally in the hell flames reserved for "Bollywood" B pictures. I quit netflix not only because of this "addiction" but because of their choosing to make me limited despite my wishes and their false advertising.
Now that I use the one-a-day plan, with practically next day service where I live, I find myself decently "limited" by my own self-imposed standards. I am quite happy with that sort of plan. Its also cheaper and very cost-effective. To those who want to sign up both with greencine and netflix (!?) I recommend the three at a time greencine program and the one-at-a-time with netflix, that is if you positively, absolutely have to sign up with netflix.
And "NO", to all of you who may be wondering by now if I'm on greencine's payroll, I'm not....but then perhaps they should consider it?.... :P
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woozy
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post #23
on February 18, 2006 - 1:46 PM PST
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> On February 17, 2006 - 3:22 PM PST radboy wrote:
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> I found the best way to go the "limited" route was to sign up on the one-at-a-time plan. I had to do this because when I was with the netflix evil empire I was watching up to 3 movies a night -
Yeah, my problem with one-out is there *are* oodles of movies I want to see so I want several/quite a few movies at a time but I don't want the pressure of feeling I'm wasting money or it'll take forever to see them all that I get with the 3-out "unlimitted" plan. I think with 3-out seeing 10 a month is a reasonable amount so I'd actually like a 3-out limit to 10 month plan. I suppose they don't do that because 1) it doesn't sound as nifty as "unlimited" and 2) maybe people if they get ahead might keep their last to movies longer if they knew they weren't getting more. I don't think the second would be a huge issue and it certainly discourage the "heavy users" whom they seem to think are unfair.
I still say 3-out limit to 9 /month $18, 3-out unlimitted $22 is fair and reasonable to all. |
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hardcle
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post #24
on February 19, 2006 - 7:36 PM PST
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This isn't directly related to throttling, but it's interesting nonetheless. This is a news
story form a San Diego TV station that gets its cameras inside a Netflix distribution center. The story plays like a commerical for Netflix, but it's worth watching if you're curious about how they do it. |
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artifex
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post #25
on February 20, 2006 - 4:34 AM PST
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> On February 19, 2006 - 7:36 PM PST hardcle wrote:
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> This isn't directly related to throttling, but it's interesting nonetheless. This is a news
> story form a San Diego TV station that gets its cameras inside a Netflix distribution center. The story plays like a commerical for Netflix, but it's worth watching if you're curious about how they do it.
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Makes you wonder what goes on inside GC. I wonder if the high-protein chow for the shipping monkeys is a trade secret :) |
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