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Netflix kills Basic plan, making its cheapest ad-free tier $15.49 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I've been putting off having a local copy of the series and movies I watch because I still can access them quickly and cheaply enough in some streaming service, I think it's time to plan ramping up my selfhosted setup.

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[-] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

All I can say is Netflix at 12.99 was a tough sell. That was the rate hike that made me drop them. 15.49 forget it.

When Netflix was the ticket and my sub was 8.99 some years ago, I didn't pirate anything because I didn't need to. I'd have to pay a hundred a month due to the fracturing and inflation of streaming services now, and I still wouldn't get everything. I didn't wanna pirate, but the industry backed me into a corner.