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Does it mean they’ll pay me back for the 4K package?
by dogma1138 7y ago
Does it mean they’ll pay me back for the 4K package?
- unethical_ban 7y agoThat's truly a good question - they could pull that data quickly and prorate people somehow. Maybe not for a bill already gone out, but perhaps going forward (even if they re-enable it). I'm not going to knock them for this, given that we're talking about keeping critical infrastructure from being overrun while the remainder of the economy works distributed.
- KevinEldon 7y agoYou should not knock Netflix at all. The request came from the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. Netflix helped out when they were asked to. If Europeans are upset about this decision they need to take it up with their elected officials not Netflix.
- dependenttypes 7y agoIt was just a request. If any Netflix consumers have an issue with this they should take it with Netflix.
- KevinEldon 7y agoYes, a request made on the behalf of all Europeans by their government.
- eganist 7y agoSounds like it's effective immediately, so if you don't like it, cut your plan. No one's on contract.
- whoo 7y agoyou pay a month in advance
- cortesoft 7y agoWell, I hate to tell you the devastating news... you might have to eat the $3 this month.
- read_if_gay_ 7y agoIt’s still bullshit.
- cortesoft 7y agoWhile the whole world is trying to deal with the worst pandemic in 100 years, you are going to have to adjust your expectation levels for bullshit.
- read_if_gay_ 7y agoYeah, but not this kind of bullshit. How is COVID stopping Netflix from lowering their rates accordingly?
- afarrell 7y agoTaking actions like changing billing code requires time and effort. COVID-19 requires spending time and effort on lots of things. Everything has an opportunity cost. Spend time and attention on things that matter.
- Hamuko 7y agoConsidering how often Netflix has jacked up my plan prices, I imagine they already have the billing code in place.
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- lm28469 7y agoWhat if it's still 4k with reduced bit rate ? It's not like netflix 4k looks good anyway, chances are you won't tell the difference
- monkpit 7y ago> It's not like netflix 4k looks good anyway I can definitely see a difference between 1080 and 4K on Netflix. Compared on the same internet connection and streaming device in the same house. One 1080 tv and one 4K tv.
- lm28469 7y agoThat's not what I'm saying. Try to watch a 1080p bluray, even on a 4k tv it looks (much) better than netflix 4k.
- monkpit 7y agoI would not compare those two because I don’t even have any type of disk player in my house. My only comparison is Netflix vs Netflix. My point is, you’re saying nobody would notice the quality difference if Netflix lowered their quality. I think I would notice a bit.
- selectodude 7y ago100mbit/s h.265 is going to look better than most anything.
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- KevinEldon 7y agoNo, in the same way that you wouldn't expect a refund if you personally chose to use less than 4K for a stream. In this case Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, has made that downgrade choice for all Europeans.
- Mirioron 7y agoIsn't the EU just lovely? Question to downvoters: does it make sense that every part of the EU gets this degraded quality even if they have competently built IT infrastructure?
- dependenttypes 7y ago> In this case Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, has made that downgrade choice for all Europeans. They did not force Netflix to do it. Rather, they asked them.
- bearjaws 7y agoPretty sure they will have a clause in their TOS agreement to the terms of "we cannot control your ISPs network quality, or regulations placed upon us"
- dogma1138 7y agoNo one has forced them to do so, not a single ISP seems to be having any issues.
- throwaway55554 7y agoWhy would they? Do they pay you back when your ISP can't provide enough bandwidth for 4K? How much is 4K on top of regular Netflix service? Is it worth worrying about?
- izacus 7y agoWhy would they? Because they charge extra for it and they're themselves have stopped providing this service.
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago>and they're themselves have stopped providing this service // Is it them, or is it overselling by ISPs?
- sp332 7y agoThere's no evidence the ISPs were overloaded by Netflix traffic recently. Note that this conversation was with politicians, not ISPs.
- shawabawa3 7y agoThe EU commission stopped them providing 4k, not netflix
- throwaway55554 7y agoWeren't they told (or asked) to?
- izacus 7y agoDoes it matter? If a company is told to stop selling a service by any other governmental organization (e.g. due to privacy or health concerns), they also should stop charging the subscription.
- Hamuko 7y ago>How much is 4K on top of regular Netflix service? 4 euro a month (or 33% increase).
- rosybox 7y agoYou know, right now is not a time to be thinking about your ability to get the luxury service and goods you're used to. It's about us all staying alive and keeping each other alive and making it through this. Maybe you have to do with a little bit less than you're used to, maybe you don't think it's fair because you've paid $5 extra for your extra stream quality. None of us think what's happening is fair, but we have to accept it for what it is. Today isn't yesterday. Get your head straight.
- goldenchrome 7y agoPlease don't be unnecessarily condescending on this forum. They're asking a simple question.
- jamiequint 7y agooh for fucks sake, go away.
- massysett 7y agoI think GP is probably being sarcastic...
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- wishinghand 7y agoIt's not like the employees of Netflix are the downtrodden proletariat. This company that spends billions on content can afford a few refunds. Now if this was a similar comment directed at a co-op that had fallen on hard times, then your comment would be more appropriate.
- frostburg 7y agoThis is a new and surprising way to argue for corporations against people using a pressing external issue.
- sgehly 7y agoI don't mean to strawman but are you saying luxury businesses should be able to get away with not delivering on what their customers pay for because we are in an unexpected situation?
- akmarinov 7y agoMan, if I was paying for me Netflix, I’d be upset...