Looks like they’re trying the new twitter and reddit strategies. FOMO is real!
Netflix removes its basic tier in the US and the UK
Submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.world
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KernelAddict@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Holodeck_Moriarty@lemm.ee 1 year ago
This is just going to push more people to piracy.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
It’s funny how these things go.
Long ago, you would need to buy or rent your movies, because other options weren’t really very convenient or effective. Then the internet became fast enough for you to use DC++ and later torrents to get all the movies you would ever want to see. Next, streaming services became popular due to convenience, ease of use and affordable prices.
What’s going on today? Streaming services are increasing prices and reducing convenience. Seems like the balance of power is tipping again.
EliteCow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I recently cancelled all streaming services I had. I now use Plex / Jellyfin with Plex_Debrid & RealDebrid.
- Total cost - $3.00 per month (RealDebrid)
PotjiePig@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ditto. I’m on Kodi / The Crew + Real Debrid. Such a pleasure to use.
TwoGems@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There a full tutorial on setting these up?
EliteCow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yes! Check out Plex_Debrid is the automation component that will go and add the torrents to RealDebrid based on what you wishlist in Plex. The Plex_Debrid Github has a step by step guild on setting each component up.
Lordgeoffery@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Does this stream the torrent or does it steam just from my debris account?
EliteCow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
It downloads the torrent and then streams from the service. That way your traffic is clean.
madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What’s realbird? Like a seed box?
EliteCow@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yep! RealDebrid not only allows you to download but also stream directly from them. I use rclone to mount the drive to my media server and read the files with Plex/Jellyfin.
Landmammals@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
Seems like all these companies are following the airlines model to becoming profitable. Make everything as miserable as possible for all your customers, and make them pay extra for a basic experience. Things that used to be included like meals or being able to sit with the rest of the people you are flying with are now exorbitantly expensive.
Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s cool. I’m happy to never use these services ever again. I cancelled my sub years ago and so far I’ve had zero reason to return. Shit like this is just validation.
Ab_intra@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sounds like a bad idea…
Aggy@kbin.social 1 year ago
Everyone here seems to think this'll be another nail in their coffin. But I'm not sure. As far as I know, they're the only steaming platform that's actually profitable. Plus any current users of that plan are getting grandfathered in, so they're just removing the option for new people which I think is pretty normal for services to do.
Only they know how many people are on the 720p plan. And I'd bet they've run the numbers to know that they'll make more revenue from new users who sign up for the higher tier than the revenue lost from users no longer being able to select this plan.
SmellyHamWallet@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They’re forcing me away everytime they make a decision. I’ll stick with paying for a plexshare, I know I can get it for free elsewhere, but I can’t be arsed messing about if there’s shit links.
EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I paid the highest amount so my friend and her nuclear family could watch Netflix at the same time as my husband and I. They got shut out so I just cancelled. My friend bought a lower package so Netflix actually lost money. Not sure it is going to work out worth it for them overall.
kklusz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So far it seems like it might be working out really well for them: www.bbc.com/news/business-66240390
I guess your average Joe is just gonna take it as things get shittier
Polkira@kbin.social 1 year ago
I cancelled when they jacked up their prices and announced the ad-supported tier. They've been nothing but anti-consumer the last couple years and their product just isn't worth the price anymore.
atomdmac@lemmy.world 1 year ago
For those looking for alternatives, I would only suggest Plex if you’re OK with hitching your wagon to a different company with interests possibly competing with your own. Its great software and easy to set up but they can remove features you like and use at any time. It may be a risk worth taking for you but go into it with eyes open. I dropped them when they removed photo sync and started getting more aggressive about their content offerings.
Jellyfin is my current home and I like it a lot but I recognize that not everyone wants to deal with the setup and troubleshooting.
For some middle ground, there’s also Emby which is a commercial version of Jellyfin.
littlecolt@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I like Jellyfin but I do not like the way it shitted up my media directories. I have them meticulously sorted. I don’t want images and database shit in them. I much prefer how Plex keeps its database and metadata separated and in its own directory. I would otherwise love to switch.
emax_gomax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You should use jellyfin in docker and mount your media files without write permissions. It’s exactly what I do partially for this but more to ease maintenance and reproducing my server.
onescomplement@lemm.ee 1 year ago
+1 for Jellyfin. GPL licensed software so nice.
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 year ago
I hate Netflix as much as you guys do and I think their content is dogshit, but you’re naive if you think they’re going under any time soon. Their revenue increased from the password sharing ban crap, and it’s likely only like 1% of people used the 720p plan anyway. Netflix is ass but financially they’re chillin.
CoderKat@lemm.ee 1 year ago
And what is the price? I think it’s like $16 CAD a month or so? So the price of a movie ticket and not even enough for a small popcorn. I find it a bit overreacting that people act like that’s way too expensive for what you get out of it. Used to be that I’d spend way more than that for a TV show season on DVD that I’d finish in a week.
I’m not saying this is a good move. But the folks vowing to only ever pirate because a month of content costs about as much as my local hourly min wage seems a bit much.
newtraditionalists@kbin.social 1 year ago
All of these internet corporations really thought they were institutions that could not be rattled. They forget that in the grand scheme of things they have been around for no time at all and consumers will be happy to move to whatever comes along next.
WrittenWeird@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They haven’t forgotten anything. What we are seeing now is simply the result of climbing interest rates and the loss of cheap debt forcing companies to actually become profitable by any means necessary.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Netflix has been cooking this up for years now and other video platforms like Youtube are testing similar strategies already to follow suit. Prices are ramping up and quality of pretty much all services (web and others) is downspiraling rapidly. Guess that’s what they call market self-regulation, heh? Anyway, as much as Netflix and others say this will make them a great deal of money, it will backfire soon or later. I think a lot of us will realise we’re better off with less of these time wasters in our lives in the end.
protokaiser@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They started to enforce the multi home rule on my account, so I cancelled my subscription. I think I had the account over 10 years. I was barely using my account anymore, so I don’t miss it that much.