Netflix is beginning to offer a $6.99 option for new subscribers only, which includes standard definition video and only one concurrent stream at a time; as opposed to the high definition video and two concurrent streams that their $7.99 a month plan brings.
This plan is probably aimed at those who received new streaming devices over Christmas, like the Chromecast, PS4, or Roku set-top-boxes. You can get at the plan via their signup page if you’re a new customer. If you’re a returning customer, sorry, but this isn’t available to you, yet. And it might not ever be. The original tipster told Adweek that in a conversation they had with a Netflix representative, this deal isn’t available for current customers. Their reasoning? They want to test it out with a smaller group first. Because they’re testing it out first, that means it might never make it to current subscribers if they don’t like the results.
What do you think about this new option? Are you going to jump all over it for $1 less a month, and lose the ability to stream on two devices at once? Or lose the ability to stream high definition content, because, let’s face it, most of us have HDTVs, or at least a high definition cell phone now.
I’m not too sure about this, I don’t think that $1 is going to make a user sway to Netflix or away, but what do you think? Let us know in the comments!
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