|
|
Posted by Phisherman on 12/06/06 01:56
On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:17:48 GMT, spam@uce.gov (Citizen Bob) wrote:
>On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:22:34 -0800, Haddatten Huttendrut
><none@nothing.net> wrote:
>
>>Netflix is dandy for most folks with reasonable viewing habits - amazing
>>selection and prompt service other than temporary bottlenecks for popular new
>>releases. The folks who complain the most seem to be those who want some
>>maximized ideal of throughput so that they can copy as many titles as possible
>>to build a library (they can't possibly watch that many flicks, if they have a
>>job and/or a life). They don't want to pay for more than the 3-out "unlimited"
>>plan, and look forward to the on-demand download model, but will be disappointed
>>when that has (as it must) an even more rigid "throttling" or pay-per-download
>>scheme.
>
>Netflix is capable of feeding you all the DVDs you need if you use
>your mailbox to return them. You can get three DVDs twice per week if
>Netflix cooperates, which is most of the time.
>
>Here's a typical schedule:
>
>Receive 3 on Monday, send them back in your mailbox on Tuesday, they
>receive them on Wednesday and ship for Thursday delivery, which you
>return Friday and they ship on Friday for Monday delivery - and the
>cycle repeats.
>
>That's 6 DVDs per week, assuming an ideal schedule on the part of
>Netflix and the USPS. In reality a less than perfect schedule
>including holidays, you get an average of 20 per month for which you
>pay $20 with tax. That's $1 per DVD. And you do not waste gas going to
>a brick and mortar store where they likely do not have the DVDs you
>want.
>
>It is possible to watch 3 DVDs in the 24 hours between arrival and
>return, so you do not have to copy them. If you copy them and run them
>to an afternoon drop at the post office, you can in principle get 9
>per week but that's when Netflix begins to throttle you so it is
>cheaper to return them via mailbox.
I had the 3-DVD Netflix plan. It totally sucked. Some DVDs took
three weeks to get which is why I dumped Netflix. DVDs were sent from
Seattle, Maine, Alabama, etc. That may not be true for some folks,
but that' what happened to me. I checked with other people in my
town ans they said the same thing. It makes a BIG difference how far
you are from the nearest distribution center, plus what DVDs you want.
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|