[JonPreston]

So unlike those who have options such as the netflix situation

Kudos to you for recognizing a hypocritical slip, few do. We all live connected to some degree, but again, in my defense, Netflix came to me via a T Mobile plan that saved me app. $35 dollars a month, over Verizon, ironically enough. If my Plan removed Netflix tomorrow, I wouldn't independently subscribe. I'd move right to whatever YouTube offers free.

Peace.

[Openurmind]

Tell you what, If I did not need an internet connection for my development work, and needing to maintain a forum, I could indeed live without internet at all and would dump Verizon in a heartbeat to stand on principle.

[mmichaels1970]

Netflix came to me via a T Mobile plan that saved me app.

Mine did as well. I'm not sure about you, but mine started as "free", but Netflix has had a couple of price increases since then that T-Mobile didn't cover. So my T-Mobile bill reflects the difference. I believe Netflix has another price increase coming very soon as well. I don't expect T-Mobile to cover it.

I think they're doomed as was Blockbuster. All of the "plus" services are siphoning subscribers. Netflix and "streaming" used to be practically synonymous. Now they all kind of hang by the thread of the addictiveness of one or two shows that they provide.

When you stop for a moment and assess, you find that you're paying 8-10 bucks a month for ONE show. They've got 99% other trash that you don't want and will never want. That's not just Netflix, that's everybody.

What used to be an awesome cost-saving alternative to cable, financially becomes as costly as cable. I suppose they'll always find a way to siphon the entertainment dollars.

One of the only things that they've still got going for them over traditional cable is their month-to-month, cancel anytime, policies. If they were to force people to commit to a year or pay a cancellation fee, there'd be a reckoning.

As an aside, I could have done without "Squid Games". And if Netflix is counting on more content like that to stay afloat and justify price increases, they'll be gone soon.