Netflix raises prices - a lot

[Bryancd]

Good idea - we just came back from a visit to Quebec City - and I would love to move to Canada!  ((although maybe to Anglophone Ontario or Nova Scotia....))
:)

Doesn't everyone want to move to Canada? I know I would.

I'm more inclined towards New Zealand or Australia. :)

[billybob476]

Nah, Ontario is dull. Quebec all the way (says the Montrealer who moved to Toronto)

I agree. For me, Montreal has more culture. The food is great. I always have to visit Arahova, Montreal Bagel and Cafe Santropol when I'm there. Eat and take a walk up the mountain.

Arahova has gone down in the past few years, I like Marathon much better these days :)

[Poodyglitz]

Arahova has gone down in the past few years, I like Marathon much better these days :)

Will have to check it out. Where is Marathon located?

I go to the Arahova on St. Viateur, walk across the street and buy a bag of bagels for later. Basha on Ste. Catherine is another favorite.

[billybob476]

There's a Marathon near the hippodrome across from Namur Metro.

Anyways, as much as I love talking about Montreal, how about that Netflix?

[Bryancd]

Netflix has now begun their service in Latin America and the Carribean.

[QuadShot]

Ok, so, this morning on the news, they announced that beginning 9/1 NetFlix was limiting the number of streams you can have. So, you can have I think up to 50 or more separate devices on the same account, but you can't have more than one item in the same category streaming. For example, both Joyce and I can't watch movies on our devices, BUT, I can watch a TV show and she can watch a movie...STUPID! I think NetFlix is FUBAR'ing themselves here.

[billybob476]

I was reading yesterday that they were not in fact enforcing that streaming. According to the update in the article below it was a glitch and some misscommunication from some of the support reps.

Update: Netflix is now saying, in an email to GigaOM, they are not enforcing this concurrent stream limitation. The error messages some users have been seeing are just a glitch, apparently, and some Netflix customer service reps may also have been supporting the crackdown rumor—"an error" that the company is correcting. However, this policy, albeit unenforced, of only allowing one stream at a time, depending on your plan, still exists.

Q:
Can I watch movies instantly on more than one PC or Netflix-ready device?
A:
Some membership plans allow you to watch simultaneously on more than one personal computer or Netflix-ready device. If you are on the Unlimited Streaming plan, the Unlimited Streaming + 1 DVD out-at-a-time plan or a limited streaming plan, you may watch only one device at a time.
If you are on the Unlimited Streaming + 2 DVDs out-at-a-time plan, you may watch on up to two devices at a time. Members on the Unlimited Streaming + 3 DVDs out-at-a-time plan may watch on up to three devices at a time. The maximum is four devices at a time - available for members on the Unlimited Streaming + 4-or greater DVDs out-at-a-time plan.

http://lifehacker.com/5837923/netflix-officially-limiting-simultaneous-movie-streaming

[Poodyglitz]

Here's another article on the subject:

http://mashable.com/2011/09/07/netflix-not-limiting-streams/?WT.mc_id=obinsite

[Rico]

Unless they've changed something, Netflix has never seemed to really enforce where or how you stream.  Don't tell them, but I've let my kids use my account to stream up at college and never had an issue.  I tend to stream mainly on the iPad these days, sometimes on my PS3 or TIVO.

[Poodyglitz]

Simultaneous streaming is the least Netflix can do after changing their price structure.

[QuadShot]

To me, that is nonsense. It's like they are saying you can but you can't. I have only the one DVD out at a time (Blu Ray) and unlimited streaming. I've always been able to have streaming on as many devices as I want, both playing movies or TV at the same time. So, is that now not a valid thing? In my opinion, NetFlix is taking their pretty good thing and crapping on it. I personally think that they did in fact state the enforcement then back peddled.

[Rico]

Don't worry about it yet Al.  I think there was some bad info.  Just keep streaming the way you have been.  Should work just fine.

[QuadShot]

Yeah, it irritates me. I know that odds are if Joyce and I are both streaming, and it's a matter of "catching" it'll be ok. But the thing I'd be cheesed about is that if I want to watch a movie, and she's watching a movie on her iPad, one of us will get the error message. We're already considering dropping the Blu Ray part, because we really don't use it often enough to justify paying the extra. And Phil, I agree with you!

[QuadShot]

Rico, will do. I just hope Deep Space Nine gets loaded SOON!!! :)

[Rico]

Rico, will do. I just hope Deep Space Nine gets loaded SOON!!! :)

October, from what's been reported.  So, less than a month away.