Posted by Bob on 01/12/01 11:39

On 8 Feb 2006 10:47:17 -0800, "wunnuy" <wunnuy@netzero.net> wrote:

>It's very common for Netflix to throttle. I've been in a couple of
>these discussions. They admit to throttling. When you see people claim
>"they don't throttle!" those are people who get four a month and are
>happy with that and ignore the fact Netflix admits to doing it. I am
>hoping that another company will come at some point that actually
>allows you to get as many movies as you can turn in, which Netflix
>claims but does not do. Sadly, Blockbuster is even worse. I tried them
>for a month. I had literally one full week of no movies out, yet seven
>movies in my queue that were all available. When I asked them why
>nothing was being sent, they said "you should have 30 movies in your
>queue. That was the end of that.
>
>If you don't mind the fact Netflix is run by liars and will hold movies
>a couple days before sending them to you, then keep the service.You can
>still get 3 a week (if you have 3 at a time plan), which is still
>better than a regular video store, but not what they advertise. At the
>moment, it's just the lesser of the evils.

I thought NF lost a class action lawsuit on this very issue.



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