I've been looking for a reason to let go of my Netflix subscription for the past few months. Fortunately, Netflix made the decision for me. And, it would appear, I'm not alone.
I shared this link (Netflix customers see red after price hike) to a CNN story on my Facebook, expressing my discontent with the price hike to my friends and that I'll be one of many canceling my subscription come Sept.
Not long after, a college buddy of mine responded: "Already on my calendar for August 31st."
I checked out Netflix's blog that CNN linked to late Wednesday night to see that 10,177 people (or, comments, I guess) weren't too happy either.
Comments on the news varied:
"I think you should fire your marketing department. Anyone that comes up wit ha 60% price increase scheme and forgets to NOT include even a minimal increase to the service or content at the same time to distract, confuse, bamboozle, or lie to your customers is just stupid."
""Even a dog knows the difference between being tripped over and being kicked."
"Dear Netflix,
After 3 years, I'm sorry but it's over. If I switch to blockbuster I will have a greater streaming selection, with newer movies, plus games, and it will cost me only 75% of your new rates. Its been great, but its over. It's not us, its you."
But hey, Netflix customers from the York region at least have an option when it comes to rising entertainment costs. With Netflix, there's no contract required, so you can pretty much cancel anytime you want.
It's a different story with Comcast, which also raised its costs.
From an article published in the Daily Record July 8. written by Ashley Wislock:
Comcast rates will rise for the third time in two years beginning Aug. 1, when a region-wide rate hike goes into effect. The average customer bill will increase by an average of 3.3 percent, said Robert Grove, a company spokesman for Comcast.
Customers locked into promotional deals will not see the rate increase until after their temporary offers expire, Grove said.
Yeah, 3.3 percent isn't much compared with Netflix's 60 percent price hike, but at least with Netflix you're under no obligation to continue receiving (and paying for) its services.
I wrote a couple of months ago how the lady and I finally decided to buy cable, having no choice but to go with Comcast. I didn't necessarily expect an announced price hike so soon, but I suppose I'm not surprised.
Oh well.
At least DirectTV isn't offering NFL Sunday Ticket FREE along with its services. Wait, they are. Oh, the drama of entertainment.
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