The last I looked they charged for the service. I already have Netflix, but I had to cancel the streaming in favor of the DVD’s due to enforced budget cuts. *sigh* I’ve missed a lot of movies that way, and my queue is 40 movies long...
When you log on via PC or Mac, there’s tons of free stuff, especially “classic” TV like I Dream of Jeanie or The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, etc.