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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Jaguar on February 10, 2006, 05:09:00 pm
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I don't use the service but I've read several of you discuss this issue.
Personally, from what I gather, they sound like a fairly decent company that just needs to work through a few of their systems.
Netflixing (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_bi_ge/netflix_throttling)
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what this article doesnt say is that Villanueva is probably burning copies of all these DVDs and the fact that he can do 3 a day and return them immediately is frustrating him.
Perhaps he should try the 8 at a time plan...or get a fucking life and stop watching so many movies
as a Netflix subscriber and stock holder....i think they kick ass.
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I cancelled netflix for this very reason, there was a thread on it a while ago. Say what you will Foolerie, but it was highly annoying. And it doesnt take as much renting as you think to get throttled. My biggest problem is that they completely denied it for a long time. If they had been honest from the start I would have been fine with it.
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Out of curiosity, did you notice any difference when you queued newer films with a bigger demand as opposed to ones that might sit on their shelves longer waiting to be rented?
Sonick, I wouldn't assume so much about that guy so quick. He may only watch maybe 5 films a week. A lot of people settle into a routine of sitting around watching a movie after they've come home from work and have had dinner.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
A lot of people settle into a routine of sitting around watching a movie after they've come home from work and have had dinner.
And don't forget those who don't have cable! :p
Anyway, I was returning my movies quickly and recently noted that it took longer to receive a new one...
The only problem I'm having if figuring out the proper timing of shipping so I have a movie in hand when I want it. This past week they delayed my shipment by a few days. Now I have to wait until Monday to get a new one.
Anyhow, I'm still figuring out which plan I want. I do know the plan I'm on is $45 cheaper than cable and $25 cheaper than if I rented from Ballsbuster.
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Originally posted by El Sugartastic:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
A lot of people settle into a routine of sitting around watching a movie after they've come home from work and have had dinner.
And don't forget those who don't have cable! :p [/b]
Yeah, tell me about it! I'm one of them.
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They definitely have problems to work out, but I still really love Netflix. It's worked well for me. I've been able to watch so many films that I normally wouldn't have had easy access to. I definitely feel like I'm getting my money's worth.
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I agree...I have seen many movies I can't find at the rental store and saved $.
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Originally posted by El Sugartastic:
$25 cheaper than if I rented from Ballsbuster.
i do the blockbuster online deal and i'm pretty sure it's the same price as netflix ($17.99/mnth for 3 DVDs at a time), plus I get 1 free in-store rental at blockbuster per week .... I don't see how netflix can beat that ...
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
i do the blockbuster online deal and i'm pretty sure it's the same price as netflix ($17.99/mnth for 3 DVDs at a time), plus I get 1 free in-store rental at blockbuster per week .... I don't see how netflix can beat that ...
I can rarely find stuff at Blockbuster stores that I want to rent. Or if I find something, it's out. So that deal does nothing for me. But I can see how it would be great for someone else. I'm glad Blockbuster is catching up and trying to figure out create ways to compete.
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I have used Blockbuster since I quit netflix. Netflix had a little better selection, but the difference is minimal, Blockbuster online still has most of the harder to find movies. If they dont find it in their online stock they have even sent stuff from one of their stores around the country. I liked netflix more as a company, but they pissed me off too much with their poor customer service. I dont use it now nearly as much as I did when I didnt have cable. And I rarely use the in store freebies.
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Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
I can rarely find stuff at Blockbuster stores that I want to rent. Or if I find something, it's out. So that deal does nothing for me. But I can see how it would be great for someone else. I'm glad Blockbuster is catching up and trying to figure out create ways to compete.
That's pretty much the same with me. I didn't know about this "new" deal you mention Hoya...but I've stopped paying attention to their offers. The stores near me don't have a large selection or are out of stock. Also, when the "no late fees" rule came around, my local B'buster decided not to partake. (I prefer Hollywood Video to B'buster.)
For now, the mail return via Netflix is super convenient. I'll read a book while I wait for my shipment. :)
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My experience probably doesn't 'count' because I average 5 - 7 movies a month, so I likely have never been "throttled," but it's never taken more than two days for me to get new movies (I send one back Monday, get the next one always by Wednesday). And I've always gotten the next selection on my list, whether it's popular or not.
I've had some busy months where I might have gotten ten movies, and never saw a difference. But even that's probably not much.
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
I cancelled netflix for this very reason, there was a thread on it a while ago. Say what you will Foolerie, but it was highly annoying. And it doesnt take as much renting as you think to get throttled. My biggest problem is that they completely denied it for a long time. If they had been honest from the start I would have been fine with it.
The three movies Smackette has had for four months despite paying the monthly fee should easily balance this out, and there would be no need for throttling. And I know she's not alone...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
The three movies Smackette has had for four months despite paying the monthly fee should easily balance this out. And I know she's not alone...
Yup, I've done that, and is exactly why I initially switched to Netflix. I wasn't getting to Blockbuster rentals in time, incurring late fees and then keeping them until I saw them since I'd sunk late fees into them.... I had "Monsters Ball" for easily 4 months...I felt I should watch it, but was never in the mood. I kept thinking, "this Sunday will be perfect for Monsters Ball," and it never was.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Yup, I've done that, and is exactly why I initially switched to Netflix.
Unfortunately for me (and my pocketbook), I was talking about Netflix...
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Originally posted by El Sugartastic:
For now, the mail return via Netflix is super convenient.
oops, i might not have been clear enough, the blockbuster online system is the same exact thing as netflix, with a 2-day mail turnaround for DVDs ... the 1 free in-store rental per week is on top of the mail system
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Blockbuster online still has most of the harder to find movies.
i've gone through roger ebert's "Great Movies" list and found almost every one on blockbuster online, there's some fairly obscure and old stuff on ebert's list
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
oops, i might not have been clear enough, the blockbuster online system is the same exact thing as netflix, with a 2-day mail turnaround for DVDs ... the 1 free in-store rental per week is on top of the mail system
did you join recently? they did not have that plan when I joined, I get 3 movies by mail at a time and 2 instores per month rather than the 1 per week and at a price of 14.99, I guess I have not looked at the newer pricing
I noticed last night that my neighborhood blockbuster had just gone out of business this week, I had not been there since moving here so I doubt I will miss it
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
did you join recently? they did not have that plan when I joined, I get 3 movies by mail at a time and 2 instores per month rather than the 1 per week and at a price of 14.99, I guess I have not looked at the newer pricing
yep, joined about 2 months ago ... they just updated the in-store deals and you can actually choose between getting 1 freebie per week or 2 per month, unfortunately i can't choose to pay $14.99/mnth for 3 movies at a time =)
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Wow, that's totally crazy that their heaviest users (and thus most likely the most loyal customers) would get put to the back of the queue. If I were a Netflix stockholder, I'd be selling my stock over a policy like that.
As for Blockbuster... they suck.
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Blockbuster online still has most of the harder to find movies.
i've gone through roger ebert's list and found almost every one on blockbuster online, there's some fairly obscure and old stuff on ebert's list [/b]
And were they, indeed, "Great Movies"?
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Out of curiosity, did you notice any difference when you queued newer films with a bigger demand as opposed to ones that might sit on their shelves longer waiting to be rented?
I did, but I thought it was a fluke. I had no idea they did this until I read this thread. I'm not a big user, probably 5-7 movies per month. A friend is a HUGE user, probably 20-25. He said I should get 40 Year Old Virgin, to put it on my list now since it was so popular I'd probably have to wait weeks for it. He'd had it on his list for at least 3 weeks.
I put it on my list and it came 2 days later. He still hasn't received it. We thought it was just luck of the draw, or a mistake.
A business penalizing their best customers? Dumb.
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Originally posted by Arlette:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Out of curiosity, did you notice any difference when you queued newer films with a bigger demand as opposed to ones that might sit on their shelves longer waiting to be rented?
He said I should get 40 Year Old Virgin, to put it on my list now since it was so popular I'd probably have to wait weeks for it. He'd had it on his list for at least 3 weeks.
I put it on my list and it came 2 days later. He still hasn't received it. We thought it was just luck of the draw, or a mistake.
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I received my 40 year old virgin on-time!
hahahahaha
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I'm surprised there are people who like to rent movies with titles like, "40 Year Old Virgin".
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You know, for some reason, I keep seeing your name as Snarkle.
It was a funny movie for its genre, better than Wedding Crashers. But the Extras and Special Features were even better than the movie itself.
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Originally posted by Arlette:
It was a funny movie for its genre, better than Wedding Crashers.
it was a really good movie, well-received critically and commercially ... but much like islam and hip-hop, dupek is afraid of what he doesn't know and his feeble attempts at humor help cover up those insecurities
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Snarfle is Dupek?????? I can't keep everyone straight with all these changing board names. I thought Dupek was now Herr Doktor Doom Whatever?
How do you guys figure out who is who so easily? Do you have board member numbers memorized?
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Originally posted by Arlette:
I thought Dupek was now Herr Doktor Doom Whatever?
That's a good one.
After a while in the board it becomes somehow easy to identify most members by their posts. Dupek and Rhett might be the easiest ones.
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Originally posted by Arlette:
How do you guys figure out who is who so easily?
let's see .... inane posts about something that has passed an old man by ... it's either mankie, rhett, or dupek ... and from there you can just make an educated guess =)
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i've noticed that every gay movie or gay anything i've rented from netflix was all scratched to batch hell, sometimes so much so that it couldn't be watched.
i suppose that gay people do not know how to take care of their rented movies. nothing pisses me off more that seeing people who stack dvds on other dvds or on tables, ect..., without the protective slips or cases. barebacking your disk isn't safe, you sluts.
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
it was a really good movie, well-received critically and commercially ... but much like islam and hip-hop, dupek is afraid of what he doesn't know and his feeble attempts at humor help cover up those insecurities
You've got me pegged there slick.
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Yes, Team Dupek IS wary of Islam, Hip-Hop and movies that Roger Eberts puts his thumb up. What normal soul isn't?
But after all, what's to fear from jihad, female circumcision and a return to the Spanish Inquisition?
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Originally posted by snarfle:
I'm surprised there are people who like to rent movies with titles like, "40 Year Old Virgin".
this movie is actually 3rd on my queue right now, but really only because of three reasons
a) i have an american girlfriend
b) after enough people ask me..."have you seen that movie 40 year old virgin" i just wanna say, "yeah i did"
c) i have an overhwelming fear of becoming that 30something guy who knows nothing about pop-culture, new technology or anything that happened since 1999.
(i didnt think the wedding crashers was funny AT all)
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I thought 40 year old virgin was pretty weak...and definately about 30 minutes longer than was reasonably necessary. But I tend to not like these sorts of flicks anyway.
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My brother and his wife rented Virgin and Crashers and watched them for a second time, back to back...this time keeping a scorecard of the number of times they laughed.
My brother had it 66-59 for Virgin. His wife's scorecard favored CRashers.
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Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Beings:
I tend to not like these sorts of flicks anyway.
So why bother watching 'em?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
My brother had it 66-59 for Virgin.
Is this counting the 3 point deduction for the interntional headbutt in the 8th round?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
My brother and his wife rented Virgin and Crashers and watched them for a second time, back to back...this time keeping a scorecard of the number of times they laughed.
My brother had it 66-59 for Virgin. His wife's scorecard favored CRashers.
Who knew that being a loser was a genetic trait?
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Originally posted by snarfle:
And were they, indeed, "Great Movies"?
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=greatmovies_fulllist (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=greatmovies_fulllist)
decide for yourself, i think it's a pretty good list
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=greatmovies_fulllist (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=greatmovies_fulllist)
decide for yourself, i think it's a pretty good list
I guess some were okay, but I am renting the Rex Reed list so I cannot comment.
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Originally posted by El Sugartastic:
(I prefer Hollywood Video to B'buster.)
Since I wouldn't be receiving a new movie from Netflix until this week, I ended up at Hollywood Video. Still prefer them to B'buster, definitely. (I need to up my rental amount at Netflix or something. Pretty lame to rent online and from the store.)
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terribly lame!
hehe
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Originally posted by Arlette:
Snarfle is Dupek?????? I can't keep everyone straight with all these changing board names. I thought Dupek was now Herr Doktor Doom Whatever?
How do you guys figure out who is who so easily? Do you have board member numbers memorized?
Arlette, let me learnify ya on something. On this board I don't think I've ever posted without the name "Doom" somewhere in my handle.
As for figuring out who's who, there is a trick. You can see their real login name when you access the site via the main page rather than going directly to the board, if they're the last poster. But yeah, mostly after a while you just identify peeps by their posts.
ps, you should join Doomlink (http://www.alex.to/doomlink)