How Would YOU Fix Netflix Plan Pricing? 

Same here

Me as well. Too many alternatives to put up with Netflx's pending limitations.

@@scottr2706 yeah exactly, in fine paying for a month when stranger things come out. But to say my senior dad cant use it is just stupid.

My too!👍👍

Same. I was letting my elderly home who is in assisted living, my older sister who is on disability use my account. It shouldn't matter where those screens are located. If I am paying for it I and my family should be able to stream it wherever we want. I canceled my account with them after having been a long time subscriber.

Yep, two kids in college over here, but also 2 Internet services, so lots of potential locations. Have never shared my account outside my 4 person family. We may have hit 3 streams at one time maybe a few times a year but never 4. Now they are making me rethink their service. I won't be paying more.

Want a new profile on your account? That'll be another $5 a month. Done.

@@SomeGadgetGuy While I get your frustrations, you're missing a couple key points. Firstly, if you have a grandpa, a Colledge student, and an aunt somewhere, and they all have different profiles with different passwords.... that just is complicated. It makes no sense to consolidate them to pay for one service. They should have their individual accounts, and pay for their use. It is common sense, that the bundled service is just one login password with separate accounts. And it makes sense this is for a family who live together. If anything, it is the naming convention that fails here. The other point you're wrong about is your tiered system, it's too complicated and overwhelming. Look at Apple, whatever product they're selling, they limit the options. Less is More. It's called the Paradox of Choice, where having better but fewer options is preferred over having worse and more options. Eg, besides the colour and storage, you can't really customise an iPhone.... but Android phones come with different RAM, Processor, Camera, Software, and Regional Variants all in the same family (eg Xiaomi). But Netflix is not perfect. They need to tweak it, and structure it better, whilst promoting the "ladder effect". Which means winning someone as a customer, but then persuading them to upgrade. Apple does this so well, with their cheapest iPad being accessible, but having storage restrictions causes people to upgrade, which then comes near their higher-end tablets so people decide for the upgrade, but that now has limited storage so they pay a bit more, and on and on, suddenly you've bought an iPad that cost you x2 or more than you set out to pay.

Here's an example; They should have made a "Basic Model", which has No Ads, 720p only, Single Account. Let's say USD $5 monthly worldwide price. However the content is restricted. That latest Movie or Show everyone is excited to see? Yeah, when you click on it, it asks for you to upgrade, or limited trial for the upgrade. The next tier "Phone Model" should be full access, No Ads, 720p stream, single account. Let's say USD $8 price. This is decent for phones, but doesn't look that great on tablets and TVs. It is named like that to tell the customer what to expect. The third tier "TV Model" would be the most popular. It's priced at $12 monthly, worldwide. This is 1080p at higher bandwidth and priority connection. And gives you two streams in your household. One for TV the other for a phone or tablet. There are alot of couples out there, and the quality is definitely acceptable. The last would be "Family Model". Here you get 4 streams/accounts. It costs USD $18 per month. You get the perks of the former option, but now it is at the highest 4K-HDR streaming option. See how the ladder works? I set out to pay $5/month, and ended up paying x4 more, whilst easily justifying it for myself. I don't feel like I'm getting ripped off, but feel like I'm getting more value at each step. Now the sticking point in all of this, is VPN, Cracked Devices, and Password Sharing. They can't ban people who do that, that's their monetary source. They just need to entice them to pay. Otherwise people will give up entirely and just resort to piracy instead. And paying USD $20 per month seems worth it for the quality of life improvements it gives me, in terms of having a curated library, watch anywhere, and not having to physically spend my time trying to get a pirated copy of something. It's why Steam became successful, and so was Netflix in its earlier days. They just need to go for it. Sometimes it's not necessary to expand your business/profits, but much more crucial to regulate your current standing/revenue. The capitalists don't like to hear that but it's true.

@@SomeGadgetGuy A "profile" is just something Netflix invented. If Network starts charging per profile, it can be a way for Netflix to increase their prices without providing more content. Right now I have 2 profiles - myself and a profile called "kids". I noticed the kids profile has mainly kids shows and most of these TV show and movies are not in my profile. So, each profile has different content. Which is another point. Netflix seems to limit content and customize to your profile. If you want more movies, you have to create different preferences. And, if they charge per profile, it will get very expensive. I hate that the suggestion list is _algorithmic_ . It really limits the choices you have, and they have a small selection to begin with. And, they repeat alot of the titles. Instead of an algorithm, I would rather have a complete list of titles. Their trailers aren't that good. It's scenes from the movie or TV show, but I still can't tell if it will be good. I go to youtube to see a better trailer. Also, I don't really care that much about high resolution. 1080p or 720p is just fine for me. I don't need UHD, etc.

That's all so complicated though right? Why not have "users" under one account, with a fee per user account? This idea of making streaming easy enough to do it anywhere in the world, but then cracking down on a physical address to define the account is ludicrous.

If we are paying for up to 4 screens at a time we should be able to use that anywhere. It shouldn't be tied down to one address. There shouldn't be any additional fee for users at all. I too have been with Netflix as long as this. I just canceled last month because of them requiring the additional fee for this.

Yes, I also cannot stand 4K. To me watching a movie in 4k, it looks like I'm watching a cheaply made B movie or sitcom.

It just feels punitive at this price.

Given 2 FHD is half the bandwidth and costs $15, I guess $30? Or with a discount $25?

YUP. Netflix gets the main spotlight, but EVERY other streamer is going to follow.

According to actual RU-vid data, you are incorrect. On mobile they changed to 480p default and most users did not notice adifference and don't change it back. It's rarely worth it. 4K requires massive amounts of data storage and bandwidth, and there are very few users that actually can take advantage of it, and even then, when you are watching from afar, the diference is not so huge, but the cost for running it is, and woith ever increasing users, it is unsustainable unless it can be financially supported. Again, not my opnions, but data from RU-vid. Of course Netflic sees far less daily traffic, but it woudl be wise for them to take this into account.

And that's why they are loosing customers. I never gave them one cent and never will. So I find it only amusing watching them die.

I think of the same. 480p streaming for Mobile and 720p streaming for Basic has to go. Mobile should have 720p and Basic should have 1080p. Standard should be upgraded to 4K.

It might. You'd probably have to omit that functionality from the app. This would also be a good time for developers to encourage more action with their services through mobile browsers.

Apple take 30% extra for use on there's device are All third part apps cost 30% more of use Apple are Not Google do and What are about Google are problem with they not take extra for use any streaming apps on my Android phone or My TV Android Smart TV and when have 4K TV should get That without pay extra for it are Just Mess and Netflix are gone Close it down are lot of others have so Can See a lot 8n without pay extra for Resolution wa t see it in Most idiotic Customer enemy system ever seen and closed it down directly when start this mess 🤔

I mean there's no question in there LOL. If you don't like the shows, it's even easier. Just cancel.

In terms of content, HBO and Cinemax of years ago was alot better than Netflix is today. I always had movies and TV show that I liked. Netflix has alot less content, and I don't like much of the content. Netflix is better for TV shows than movies. There are not that many movies. There are certainly other sites for movies that are alot better. Even some free sites (with ads) have a bigger selection of movies. If there is an ad free option, I tend to go with the ad free option though. I signed up 1 month ago, and I'm disappointed. For movies, it's very limited. They do have a few TV shows I like. I will try to watch the whole seasons for the TV shows, maybe "binge watch", and then cancel my monthly subscription.

But that is illegal.

@@thetechboyorg depends on where you live

@@rodrigoconcha9 Piracy is legal somewhere?