200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

  • Hunter2@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Not to mention that they did start with the narrative that they start enforcing this on a certain date, but it took me 2 months over that to receive the warning/being locked out. I remember seeing people from Canada (one of the countries in the first wave) that still had not been forced off 4 months into the date they had set.

    They appear to be taking it slow (not booting off everyone at the same time) to build this narrative that it’s working fantastically so to not get a massive drop off in users (stock price drop) and waiting out for their competition to also move forward with this change. All of this while also adding more markets, dropping the prices in others and removing the cheaper plans.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s not like people quit because Netflix said they’ll crack down.

      They’ll quit after Netflix hassles them a couple times for it.

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        I quit when they announced it, their announcement made me dust off my raspberry pi, got a 1tb SSD, and install Plex media server.

        Their content has been in a free fall for ages, along with non stop price increases.

        I only kept it because my mum and brother also used it, and it was convenient, now they just ask me to download the shows and movies they want and watch it from my Plex server.

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          Not everybody knows how to use a Pi+Plex or has a friendly familiy member who knows that and is willing to share.

          So it makes sense that most people just kept hanging on until they got booted, rather than preemptivelly dusting off their old wooden leg and eye patch and once again hoisting the Jolly-Roger…

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            1 year ago

            Yeah I get that, it’s a shame because it’s super cheap and the guides online make it easy as hell to set up. But I understand that terminal is scary for some

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        1 year ago

        They will quit when they notice it on their bills. I find it hard to believe most people will just eat the additional fees and do nothing about it.

      • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I quit Netflix because all of the shows I wanted to watch left their service. I literally paid for the service to watch one show by the time i cancelled my subscription. Not worth it.

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        I cancelled pre-emptivly as soon as I heard. But I was probably too early to count since that was January. I also ticked the box for “too expensive” despite writing in the account sharing as the reason and now they keep emailing me about the ad supported plan.

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        1 year ago

        Can you share how they got around it? My dad shares my account and he just said it told him he couldn’t watch any more. I couldn’t get him to tell me what the screen said exactly so I could help.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      As far as I’m aware, our account for the notification once, my wife exited it without doing anything, and everyone is still able to access it to this day.

      • JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I vaguely remember seeing somewhere that Netflix will automatically charge you more if you keep using it in that way. But I could be misremembering. Double check your recent bills.

        • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          1 year ago

          Nah, it’s been sitting at $21.09 for quite a long time now, and I’ve got a spending limit on that card to kill any attempts over $22 within a month.