Re: I have just been moved, involuntarily, to Netflix's ad tier

Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

So I just received an e-mail from Netflix saying the following:

 

(it's actually a four-line e-mail that says almost nothing but expands
to this when I copy it. How do they do that?)

 

Hi cmplxgal,

 

We hope you're enjoying everything Netflix has to offer, and we want to
make sure you know about some changes ahead.

 

What you need to know:

 

Your Basic plan is being discontinued, and your new $6.99 Standard with
ads plan automatically begins on your next billing date, September 6.

 Wow
 

Your new plan includes:

 advertising
 

A few short ads: Designed to not interrupt you during a scene - and no
ads on Kids profiles.

 When I watch inserted ads, they can't even get them into an episode of a
tv series during the ad breaks between acts. Yeah, the ads won't be
intrusive, snarf.
 

. . .

 

I have been debating whether to cancel my Netflix subscription, as I
haven't watched anything there for a while, and this makes for an easy
decision. I knew this was coming, as Netflix announced its intentions a
while ago. I refuse to watch ads, so I will cancel now and come back for
a month if there's something I particularly want to watch. There are
several shows that I wished would release new seasons, but none of them
ever did.

 Good.
 Cancel with extreme prejudice