My family dropped our $15 Netflix plan early this spring due to lack of use, but when offered a free month to come back, we jumped at the lowest-priced plan. Since then, the only thing we got in the mail from Netflix was a Wii disk … and even that is of no use anymore!
So when I heard that Netflix was bringing a ‘streaming only’ plan to the US, I knew I’d sign up immediately. Today that plan arrived, with a $7.99 monthly rate (same as Hulu+). I got an added incentive to change plans quickly – Netflix simultaneously raised prices on everything else!
As noted in the Netflix Blog, you can simply head here and make your subscription changes. But when you click on that link, you will notice that the pricing reflects only the current rates. The blog entry notes the changes including the chart above, and says:
Second, we are increasing the prices on our unlimited plans that offer both watching instantly and DVDs by mail. On our two most popular unlimited plans – the 1 DVD out at a time and 2 DVDs out at a time – the price is increasing by $1 a month. We’ve also included below the changes on all the plans.
The increase is essentially $1 more per DVD out on your plan … except for the 2 DVD plan that is also only $1 more – a move I assume is meant to keep people on that popular plan.
What do you think? Given that the streaming library is … well, ‘lacking’ is the kindest word I could muster … will you stick with Netflix in spite of the higher prices, or will you move to Streaming only, or … ?
Source: Netflix Blog via Consumerist
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