Netflix

[GrantDawg]

Anyone try this? I just joined, and I think I'm going to like it. $20 dollars a month and I get to rotate three dvd's. I can keep them as long as I want, and when I want a new one, I just mail one back with a pre-paid envelope. I ordered on Thursday, and I got the videos today (Saturday).

The only negative is that I don't think they send the extra features disk with the movies. I got Die Hard, and they only sent disk one.

[NevStar]

I've used this for over a year & have had no major problems. Previously, all the dvd's were mailed to & from California, so sometimes it'd take a week in transit. Recently they added another distribution center in the north east (in Mass. I think), so we get dvd's faster, usually within 2 days.

[Draft Dodger]

if I watched more movies, I'd take advantage of it. as it is now, we only rent a movie every couple of months or so.

although, if our local video store went out of business, and I was stuck going to Blockbuster, then I would sign up with Netflix.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by NevStar
I've used this for over a year & have had no major problems. Previously, all the dvd's were mailed to & from California, so sometimes it'd take a week in transit. Recently they added another distribution center in the north east (in Mass. I think), so we get dvd's faster, usually within 2 days.

Mine was mailed from Norcross, Ga. About 25 miles away.

[Tasan]

Use it GrantDawg. Its been the best $20 a month we've spent. Just make sure you make a nice long list of movies so they keep sending you stuff.

[RendeR]

I joined up this month and am really enjoying it, no problems and the movies just keep coming, the prepaid mailing envelopes are the best feature.

my nickel

ren

[Bee]

Yep. I like it too. I may only watch a few movies a month, but I'm horrible about forgetting to return movies to Blockbusters so it works out great for me. There's a distribution center in DC, so generally I send a movie back one day, the next day they get it and send out the next movie on my list and the day after that it's in the mail box. With 3 movies at a time, I always having something laying around to watch if I feel like it.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by Bee
Yep. I like it too. I may only watch a few movies a month, but I'm horrible about forgetting to return movies to Blockbusters so it works out great for me. There's a distribution center in DC, so generally I send a movie back one day, the next day they get it and send out the next movie on my list and the day after that it's in the mail box. With 3 movies at a time, I always having something laying around to watch if I feel like it.

Tell me about it. I spend $20 dollars in late fees most months.:rolleyes:

[Bee]

LOL. I think the last time I went to Blockbusters (several months ago), it cost me $40 because of late fees and the 2 movies I was renting. That's what sent me over the edge and I decided I'd be better off with Netflix.

[Daimyo]

I've been using this for 6 months and I love it. Very rarely you'll get a scratched disk, but you can alert them at their website and they'll send a new one out right away.

[Celeval]

I've had no problems with them. Re: feature disks - they actually count each as separate disks. So you can order (for example) Minority Report Disk 1 as one disk, and Disk 2 as a second.

Kevin

[samifan24]

bump

I have been looking into this and was wondering: If you always keep three DVDs off your queue list, what happens if you want to stop after three or four DVDs/month? Will it automatically stop if my list is only the three DVDs I own or will it continue to send DVDs? Basically I'm curious about the renewal process. I checked out Netflix's website, but couldn't find much information on this.

[NevStar]

I'm not sure I understand your question.

Netflix doesn't work like a video store; it works on a monthly subscription price. You are not charged per DVD that is sent to you.

You're always allowed to have 3 DVDs out (they have differing rates if you choose to have more or less out at one time). As soon as they receive a return, they mail the next one on your queue. It costs the same per month if you keep the 3 for the whole month, or if you mail back quickly & get 20 DVDs.

[samifan24]

No, I understand that you can have as many as you want, provided you always have three at a time. My question is what happens at the end of a month?
I don't know how it works, but assume the monthly billing period ends on the 28th of March. If I send back the DVDs and Netflix receives them on the 29th, does that mean I'm billed an extra month?
Basically, is it possible to "subscribe" to Netflix on a month-by-month basis or is it only possible to sign up for months at a time? (since you always have to rotate DVDs....what happens when you run out of your list?)

Sorry this is so long-winded. I know I'm making this sound a lot more complicated than it has to be.

[daedalus]

Originally posted by samifan24
Sorry this is so long-winded. I know I'm making this sound a lot more complicated than it has to be.

Heck, no. Glad you asked it, I was about to ask the same question. :)

And, thanks in advance to the current subscribers here to answer our questions! :)

[samifan24]

Ok, well here's as simple as I can make my question:

If I get billed on the 15th of each month, then if I send my movies back on the 12th, will I automatically be billed for the following month even though I don't have any movies out?

Hope this clears things up. Glad to know others have the same kinds of questions as well.

[grdawg]

sami - you are billed monthly automatically until you specifically cancel, no mater if you have 0 movies out at the beginning of you billing cycle

On a similiar note, stay away from DVD Avenue. I just cancelled them a few weeks ago. I wasn't getting any movies sent out even though i had lots in my que. Their customer service is awful also, I emailed to complain after I cancelled and didn't even get a response back.

I subscribed to Netflix over 2 yrs ago and cancelled b/c I thought they got to big, it was taking forever to get current movies, for the current subscribers, how fast do you get the new releases?

[NevStar]

samifan- I'm not positive about their "official" cancellation process, but my dad signed up for their trial period (free for 2 weeks), and cancelled at the end of it, while he still had movies out. Netflix received the DVD's 3 days after the trial period was over & he was not charged.

grdawg - It was pretty bad about 6 months ago with new releases. I agree, they grew way too fast. Lately, it's been better, though. The only new release I've had on my queue for a while, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," went from Long Wait to Short Wait to Available in only about 2 weeks after its release.

All in all, I much prefer Netflix to getting phantom late charges from Blockbuster.

[mrskippy]

Netflix is the best online DVD rental service. Walmart.com has an OK one, but you never get what you want.

I got "Greek Wedding" not too long after putting it into my want list. I'm on five at a time ($29.95) and sometimes if my top choice isn't immediately available they'll send it right away after it is and give me six at a time.

I typically am shipped new releases right away. Of course, I usually put them on my list the day they are released in theaters and put them at No. 1 the moment they are available to be put there.

[KWhit]

Love Netflix. We watch 3-4 movies a week. It has saved us tons of money from the Big Satan Blockbuster.

It's a great way to go through all the box sets I've been putting off watching like Band of Brothers and Sports Night.

[Arbitrary Aardvark]

Another great advantage Netflix has is that it actually has quite a lot of moves. Most Blockbusters near where I live are about 1/3 video games, and 1/3 current releases.

[Bee]

The only new release I had to wait on was Signs. It took about a week before I ended up getting it, but I got my second choice in between so it was ok. Other movies I've gotten as soon as I put it on my queue. I got Knockaround Guys the day after it was released, haven't watched it yet though. :(

I'm not sure about the billing question. It's not the type of service where I'd see a reason to use it for a month and then cancel it, but I'm sure you could do that and not pay an extra month. I think the first 2 weeks are free anyway, so you could just do 2 weeks if that's what you wanted to do. *shurg*