Netflix is raising prices

[tripplej]

from cnbc,

"Netflix's cheapest Basic plan will cost $9, up from $8; its most popular HD Standard plan will cost $13, up from $11; and its 4K Premium plan will cost $16, up from $14"

"The rate hikes constitute a jump of between 13 percent and 18 percent — the company's biggest increase since launching its streaming service 12 years ago — and will take effect immediately for new customers. Existing subscribers will be see the price increase on their bills over the next three months."

 

[GFOviedo]

A lot of people at my work were talking about this and many are buying jail broken devices with Kodi to replace Netflix, Hulu, etc.

 

[jdubs75]

I believe the last increase was $1 back in Nov ‘17. This would be the 2nd increase in the past 14 months.

 

[GFOviedo]

Netflix is getting deep into debt...who knows how long they will remain in business.

 

[tripplej]

They have to pay for all of their "original" programming one way or another. Plus, they are not really going against password sharing.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

A) I wish Netflix would just drop the catalog and focus on being an original content provider. The catalog has really become more of an also-ran.
B) I tried the kodi boxes once, and had zero luck, even less enjoyment. I'd rather just pay for my content, as dirt-cheap as it's become. I'm not really interested in having to troubleshoot, download updates and patches, and find new apps every time I want to watch something.