I learned last week that Netflix was restructuring their pricing plans. They are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to “better reflect the costs of each”. Now members have a choice: a streaming only plan, a DVD only plan, or both. The current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:
- Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
- Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $7.99 a month
The price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). Not even a slight discount for keeping both plans. They say we don’t need to do anything to continue our memberships for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs.
These prices will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011 for existing customers, but went into effect on 7/12/11 for new customers. Though there is a 1-month free trial offer for those who want to try it out for the first time.
Our entertainment budget is not happy about these changes, as this will be the 2nd price change/increase in less than a year, and for us, decisions will have to be made. For now, we are keeping the streaming video plan, as we have all gotten to catch up on some programming, and movies. We are planning to rent movies and games from the local video store, or check them out of the library, and can do so, I think, for less than $8.00 per month.
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