![]() You create an account with your email and choose a password, and after that, you can start watching. Subscribers need a valid email address and a credit or debit card. To sign up to Netflix you need to visit the website. Unlike traditional broadcasters, there's no waiting a week for new episodes. That means subscribers can watch whole series or movies at their own pace (or as long as they're able to avoid spoilers): they can pause and come back later, or binge several episodes in one go. Netflix releases almost all its TV series in one go. ![]() The disadvantage is that titles can be taken away, and you don't actually own anything you're watching. The advantage is that you can go through the whole Netflix library, watch whatever catches your eye and never see a single advert. Instead, you pay a monthly subscription, which gives you access to everything available on the service. You don't buy individual series or films on Netflix. What that basically means is that as long as you have an internet connection, you can watch TV shows and movies without having to download them (though certain Netflix titles are available for download on certain devices, should you wish.) Netflix is also available on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Virgin Media Stream. In Ireland, the basic plan rose by €1 to €8.99, the standard package increased from €12.99 to €14.99, and the premium subscription rose from €17.99 to €20.99. The price increase came into effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing subscribers got 30 days' notice by email, unless they changed their plan. Meanwhile, the cost of Netflix’s premium plan increased by £2 a month to £15.99. Netflix's most popular package, which offers HD viewing, two simultaneous streams and two devices to register for downloads, increased from £9.99 to £10.99. Back in March 2022, Netflix hiked up its prices for UK subscribers, which rose by £1 a month from £5.99 to £6.99. This isn't the first price increase implemented by the streaming giant. The ad-supported and standard plans have not been affected by the hike. Meanwhile, the premium subscription increased from £15.99 a month to £17.99 a month. Yes, as detailed above, in October 2023, Netflix announced its prices were increasing, despite the success of its recent clampdown on password sharing.Ī basic subscription now costs £6.99 instead of £7.99. So is it time? Will you be dropping Netflix after this latest price-hike and password sharing crackdown, or is the value still right? Let me know on Twitter or Facebook.All Quiet on the Western Front. If you want to save money, but still see the shows you care about, you need to constantly be mindful of which subscriptions to cancel and which to reactivate, and that’s not easy for most of us (or at least not for me, though my equation is rather different given I write about so many of these shows and movies for work). The fact is, managing streaming services is a juggling act. That extra $3/month won’t bring back GLOW or The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance. ![]() The increasing focus on cheap, reality TV and the constant cancellations of quality content doesn’t help matters. Whatever the case, consumers need to start really asking whether or not all these services are worthwhile and take a long hard look at the cumulative total all these add up to, because it may be time to start prioritizing which streamers are actually delivering on the promise of high-quality streaming content.Īs for Netflix, the streaming giant certainly has some big hits and great shows-I still need to start The Fall Of The House Of Usher because I started Lupin and am definitely enjoying it!-but they have a lot of misses, too.
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