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Started 3 years ago by Tigertree
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Tigertree
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Okay, so we just got Netflix like a month ago and are sort of loving it. We don't have cable so we thought we would rather choose to watch something good every night than end up watching crap.
At first we did the two at a time. It was always prompt, we would get a new movie the day after we dropped on in the mail. So when the "special offer" to upgrade to the three at a time popped up, we took it but since then the shipping sucks. Like I sent stuff off on Friday and still haven't received new movies. Is this the holiday shipping season, or do they give priority to new customers so they'll upgrade and then suck.

Posted 3 years ago #
Motorist
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The more you use Netflix, the lower they move you down the priority queue. That might be the problem.

Posted 3 years ago #
Tigertree
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For real?

Posted 3 years ago #
Motorist
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That was the story going through the internets a while ago. Basically, they aren't making as much money off of you if you keep making them ship stuff back and forth so they slow it down a bit. Google netflix throttle or netflix slow and you'll come up with the same stories again and again. Some of the tech authorities on here can probably give more details (and even debunk it if it is an urban legend).

Posted 3 years ago #
joev
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I've heard that urban legend before, but for me, it hasn't been true. We do the one at time - not big movie people. But I get a new one two days (minus Sunday) after sending one back. That seems pretty prompt to me.
Edit: I also have heard that the longer you are a member, the lower on the priority list you are for movies that have a wait time. Not sure if that's true. In my limited experience, it isn't, but our taste in movies rarely overlaps with what is in demand.

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Tigertree
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Thats some crap if it's true. It seems to be what is happening though. We've gone from a two day wait to a four day wait every time.

Posted 3 years ago #
Coremodels
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I pretty much maintain my netflix membership for the online viewing and the VERY occasional blu ray, but my shipping has always been really prompt for over a year.

Posted 3 years ago #
somertimeoh
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There was a class action lawsuit that gave members during a certain time period a free month or something like that.
I've been using the watch instantly stuff a lot. That's how we watched Cannibal the musical last night. When you use the bigscreen for a monitor it makes a very enjoyable movie experience. Just wish they got newer movies to that watch instantly status. That would be even better!
I've had the same movie for like 2 months so I'm their favorite customer :lol:

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Tigertree
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Well, we fall into that conspiracies trap though. We don't have a computer/internet at home. I don't watch movies at work. We got Netflix (and them upgraded to the 3 at a time) so the rotation would end up giving us something to watch daily. And it worked until two weeks ago. So if it's true that trying to utilize your membership to the fullest extent moves you down on the que....

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Roland
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I've been a netflix 3-at-a-time customer for 4 years now. I've never experienced any abnormal delay. As soon as the disc is scanned at the post office, the next one gets sent. If I put a disc in the mail today, I get notification of the next movie being sent tomorrow.
Make sure that when you send the movie back, that you line up the disc jacket with the proper openings on the shipping envelope. This is so the scanners at the post office can notify Netflix that a disc is in the mail without having to wait until they physically receive it before sending the next one, which would add time to your delivery turnaround.

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Walker
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Interesting timing on this. I was just looking into Netflix a few days ago. I watch most movies online right now, but I thought that I'd want to have some sort of Blue Ray rental service lined up if I were to pick up a Blue Ray player next year (which I may do). The quality of watching online is fine for our 27" 480i TV right now, but if we're going to invest in HD equipment next year, it would be nice to use it to its fullest potential for movies from time to time.
At the same time, I can't see myself shelling out $30-40 to buy a Blue Ray movie, even if I plan to watch it 10 times. I'd still rather rent.

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Around our house we were on the 3 at a time netflix plan until the unlimited online plan with 1 at a time movies came around. We don't have cable but we've got an HDTV with rabbit ears so we get 4 PBS channels plus a ton of other over the air stations. We hook the laptop up to the tv and watch movies online. We get our 1 new release movie at a time from snail mail netflix. Most important though is that we also hit up the library several times a week for dvd's. We're in UA and the library here is awesome for movies. I'm pretty certain the CML is super good for this as well. All in all we really haven't ever been without something good to watch. For $9 a month (as opposed to the $100/month we used to pay for cable) it is a fantastic deal.

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KSquared
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somertimeoh wrote
I've had the same movie for like 2 months so I'm their favorite customer :lol:
That makes me their second favorite.

Posted 3 years ago #
roy
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Roland wrote As soon as the disc is scanned at the post office, the next one gets sent. If I put a disc in the mail today, I get notification of the next movie being sent tomorrow.
Make sure that when you send the movie back, that you line up the disc jacket with the proper openings on the shipping envelope. This is so the scanners at the post office can notify Netflix that a disc is in the mail without having to wait until they physically receive it before sending the next one, which would add time to your delivery turnaround.
Wow, Ro, no shit? The PO notifies Netflix, huh I never knew that. It seems so...uncharacteristically efficient & customer friendly for our United States Postal Service.

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joev
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roy wrote
Roland wrote As soon as the disc is scanned at the post office, the next one gets sent. If I put a disc in the mail today, I get notification of the next movie being sent tomorrow.
Make sure that when you send the movie back, that you line up the disc jacket with the proper openings on the shipping envelope. This is so the scanners at the post office can notify Netflix that a disc is in the mail without having to wait until they physically receive it before sending the next one, which would add time to your delivery turnaround.
Wow, Ro, no shit? The PO notifies Netflix, huh I never knew that. It seems so...uncharacteristically efficient & customer friendly for our United States Postal Service.
I forgot the whole context of this story, but Netflix is actually very fortunate to for some reason be in the good graces of the Postal Service. The envelopes they use are lopsided and don't run through the letter scanning machinery very well. They have to be hand sorted.

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lifeontwowheels
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I would use Netflix, but last I checked their online viewing still doesn't support Macs.
:?

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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lifeontwowheels wrote I would use Netflix, but last I checked their online viewing still doesn't support Macs.
Sounds like it must have changed recently then. ;)
netflix.com wrote Get DVDs by mail and instantly watch movies (some new releases) & TV episodes (including current season) streamed from Netflix to your TV via a Netflix ready device or online on your PC or Mac.
From here: http://www.netflix.com/HowItWorks?lnkctr=ma08Thiw14

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lifeontwowheels
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Walker wrote
lifeontwowheels wrote I would use Netflix, but last I checked their online viewing still doesn't support Macs.
Sounds like it must have changed recently then. ;)
netflix.com wrote Get DVDs by mail and instantly watch movies (some new releases) & TV episodes (including current season) streamed from Netflix to your TV via a Netflix ready device or online on your PC or Mac.
From here: http://www.netflix.com/HowItWorks?lnkctr=ma08Thiw14
It has changed then. Around August-September it was still PC only.

Posted 3 years ago #
joev
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Make sure you chack out Blockbuster too. I'm not sure if they have online viewing, but they do let you pick up and drop off movies at the bricks and mortar locations, which could be more convenient if you live close to one of those.

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Roland
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roy wrote
Roland wrote As soon as the disc is scanned at the post office, the next one gets sent. If I put a disc in the mail today, I get notification of the next movie being sent tomorrow.
Make sure that when you send the movie back, that you line up the disc jacket with the proper openings on the shipping envelope. This is so the scanners at the post office can notify Netflix that a disc is in the mail without having to wait until they physically receive it before sending the next one, which would add time to your delivery turnaround.
Wow, Ro, no shit? The PO notifies Netflix, huh I never knew that. It seems so...uncharacteristically efficient & customer friendly for our United States Postal Service.
I'm sure the postal service charges for that service. I don't know what exactly. The technology is also being used by other companies to determine things like if the payment is the mail, for example.

Posted 3 years ago #