Netflix

GrantDawg · 01-25-2003, 03:44 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 03:58 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 04:05 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 04:08 PM

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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 · 01-25-2003, 04:13 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 04:23 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 04:30 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 04:32 PM

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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.

Bee · 01-25-2003, 04:35 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 05:47 PM

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 · 01-25-2003, 06:59 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 05:38 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 06:43 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 09:07 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 09:23 PM

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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 · 03-06-2003, 09:33 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 09:45 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 10:10 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 10:16 PM

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 · 03-06-2003, 11:12 PM

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 · 03-07-2003, 01:00 PM

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 · 03-07-2003, 01:17 PM

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*

01-25-2003, 03:58 PM	#2
NevStar High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC	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. __________________ I can't think of a clever signature.

01-25-2003, 04:05 PM	#3
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	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. __________________ Mile High Hockey

01-25-2003, 04:13 PM	#5
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	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. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

01-25-2003, 04:23 PM	#6
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	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 __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

03-06-2003, 05:38 PM	#12
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	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. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

01-25-2003, 04:30 PM	#7
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	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.

01-25-2003, 04:35 PM	#9
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	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.

01-25-2003, 05:47 PM	#10
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	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.

01-25-2003, 06:59 PM	#11
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	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

03-06-2003, 06:43 PM	#13
NevStar High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC	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. __________________ I can't think of a clever signature.

03-06-2003, 09:07 PM	#14
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	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. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-06-2003, 09:33 PM	#16
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	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. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-06-2003, 09:45 PM	#17
grdawg Mascot Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South	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?

03-06-2003, 10:10 PM	#18
NevStar High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC	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. __________________ I can't think of a clever signature.

03-06-2003, 10:16 PM	#19
mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	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.

03-06-2003, 11:12 PM	#20
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	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.

03-07-2003, 01:00 PM	#21
Arbitrary Aardvark n00b Join Date: Mar 2003	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.

03-07-2003, 01:17 PM	#22
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	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

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