Netflix Pricing Shakeup Removes Cheapest Ad-Free Plan In U.K. and U.S.::Online streaming giant Netflix has quietly removed its ad-free Basic plan, forcing users to pay more or sit through adverts to keep costs down.

  • @zoobiedoobie
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    1 year ago

    I guess it’s time to go back to torrenting movies and shows. I literally come from a generation that used to watch 40 part movies on youtube playlists. Bring it on Netflix.

    • @Noxvento
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      181 year ago

      Stremio+Torrentio+RealDebrid and you’re golden.

      • @NOT_RICK
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        161 year ago

        VPN with no logging is probably a good addition to that list

        • @Noxvento
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          71 year ago

          Not needed with Real Debrid. Without it, yes.

          • @NOT_RICK
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            21 year ago

            Had no idea, that’s good to know!

        • Cave
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          51 year ago

          If anyone wants a suggestion for one Mullvad is fantastic. They somewhat recently withstood a real life test of being raided and proved they keep no logs. There is no bulk pricing but the service is top tier.

          • @[email protected]
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            1 year ago

            They’re no longer good for torrenting as they removed port forwarding at the beginning of the month.

            • @[email protected]
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              21 year ago

              Port forwarding isn’t necessary for torrents…

              However, I would agree that they’re not the best for torrenting, Mullvad is for truly paranoid people that are REALLY concerned about privacy. If you just want to torrent without getting letters from your ISP, cheaper options like Nord, Proton, and PIA are fine.

              • @[email protected]
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                31 year ago

                It’s necessary if you want to seed anything or join a private tracker. Torrenting without port forwarding just leads to a bunch of dead torrents and the inability to share/download that content in the future.

                • @[email protected]
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                  31 year ago

                  Eh? What does port forwarding have to do with dead torrents? I was under the impression that trackers tracked your IP to see if you were seeding, and that doesn’t require port forwarding. Also, I’d argue that your private tracker isn’t private enough if you need a VPN to use it. I use one private tracker without a VPN to avoid all those issues, and the rest of my torrenting is on public trackers with a VPN. Seems to have worked so far.

          • @NOT_RICK
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            21 year ago

            Their pricing on the site made for a good laugh. 5 Euro, take it or leave it!

    • @sock
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      21 year ago

      just watch on f2movies or an adjacent site it streams almost every movie and show

  • @irkli
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    1 year ago

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      1 year ago

      deleted by creator

  • @[email protected]
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    101 year ago

    These companies seem to forget that the main thing holding them afloat is the ability to watch it simply at a low cost. Pirating is very easy and there are plenty of tools to achieve this same goal if prices keep going up.

    I’ve already abandoned Netflix. I would rather pirate shows I hear are good than mindlessly scroll on that platform while paying $240 a year or whatever.

  • steve228uk
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    81 year ago

    As soon as they reported that the plan with ads was making them more money the fate of the basic plan was sealed. This combined with the money grab with household sharing means my Plex server is getting a lot of use 🌝

  • @Bazzatron
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    51 year ago

    I don’t feel like this is a technology post, purely another anti-consumer business decision being levied against us.

    As for the whole “piracy has rejoined the chat” “hello old friend” discourse - pirate what? The One Piece live action? Post-Cavil Witcher? TV hasn’t been worth watching in a good while, netflix even longer. I barely turn mine on anymore.

  • @Zarxrax
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    51 year ago

    Are we trying to set a new record for reposts for the same story in the same community within a single day?

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      Dude seriously. This is like the 3rd repost I’ve seen today on this. I figured Lemmy would at least be slightly less dogshit than Reddit but damn…

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid is becoming better by the day now. I never had a Netflix subscription in the first place, but I don’t think I would ever get one now.

  • N3Cr0
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    1 year ago

    You can pay in Turkish Lira, which translates roughly to 6 EUR/USD for the premium plan.

    • @FLEGMON
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      21 year ago

      After a month of geolock