Posted by Citizen Bob on 12/05/06 14:23

On 4 Dec 2006 19:33:43 -0800, "TH" <thehendersons44@aol.com> wrote:

>I always find it odd that people find fault when someone says Netflix
>throttles them. Whether you think someone should only be allowed a
>certain number of disks a month or not is moot. The fact is Netflix
>claims you can have as many disks as you want, meaning if you turn it
>over the next day, another shouldl be sent right out, not "you can get
>as many as you want unless we deem it's too many, then we'll hold back
>some." If somoene turns over their disks the next day, they have the
>right to have the next disk in their queue sent out with the same speed
>as anyone else. OR, Netflix can simply change their motto to "as many
>disks as we think is fair to us." The fact you have decided what is a
>"reasonable viewing habit" shows you think your opinion is the one
>everyone should adhere to and that's that. After all, you've decided
>what is a "reasonable viewing habit."

Netflix is pretty good about sending an average of 5 DVDs per week,
holidays included. But when you try to get 9 by returning them the
same day you receive them, Netflix will throttle you. There is no way
you can possibly screen 3 DVDs in the short time between receiving
them and returning them the same day. You might pull it off once in a
while but not 3 times per week.

Hey, $1 per DVD is a fair deal as far as I am concerned - and that can
be achieved with regularity (holidays taken into account) if you put
the return in your mailbox the next day. We are retired so we can
watch 3 DVDs in a 24 hour period especially if my wife watches one and
I watch a different one on a second TV. We can them watch the third
one together. That's 2 DVDs apiece, which is no big deal even if you
are not retired.






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