
j_garcia
Audioholic Jedi
They bought Movielink maybe a month ago.
Well, if they own Movielink, it should be included in the membership.They bought Movielink maybe a month ago.
Blockbuster was generally working out great for me. I noticed that with Netflix and BB a lot of the new releases are immediately on a wait. But with BB, I could usually go into a store and get a new release there. Netflix doesn't give you that option.With BB on the other hand I was generally able to physically get more movies, more quickly than I could actually watch with their in-store-returns.
Honestly I think that I was being uber throttled. I knew a guy that lived 5-10 minutes away from me that got his movies twice as quickly as I did.Nine days??!! Wow.... that's a bad turnaround time!! Do you live in a place where mail is still delivered by pony express?? HeHe
I'll ask the newb question: What is a BFE?Every once in a blue moon, a movie will take 2-3 days to ship because it was sent from BFE.
Bum Fuc#ed EgyptHonestly I think that I was being uber throttled. I knew a guy that lived 5-10 minutes away from me that got his movies twice as quickly as I did.
At the end I was joking that I'd get to see my movie after the postman was done.
I'll ask the newb question: What is a BFE?
Now that pisses me off. I tend to try and watch my movies immediately, because I want to get my money's worth. Like I said, when I initially joined, I had to decide if it was really worth it for me, because at the time I was only renting about one movie a month or so. So to pay $15 a month, I need to make sure that I watch more than $15 worth of movies for it to make sense. If I notice all my movies going on a wait, I probably just quit Netflix altogether.I have used Netflix for almost 3 years. It works excellent, so long as you follow the unwritten rule of not renting and returning too many movies in a given time period. I am careful to, at least most of the time, only cycle the number of movies on my plan once a week, or less. I have used everything from the 3 at a time to the 8 at a time plan. If I, for example, exceed this rule continuously for 1 month or more, it results in a gradual throttle of my service. Eventually, it becomes pathetic and slow. It took over 2 years of experimenting; and this happened every time I broke the rule. It takes some time(about a month or so) of following the rule to get the service back up to speed, or so it seems. Now, following the above always resulted in exceedingly quick service and having movies almost always available(as opposed to throttling the service and in addition causing many movies to be suddenly listed as 'short wait'). I currently use the 6 at a time plan. Assuming 4 weeks in a month, it costs me slightly under $1.60 per movie. A good deal if you ask me.
-Chris
I was upset as well, at first. Then I stepped back and realized that it is impossible for them to cycle more movies. Right now, I'm at about $1.60 per movie if you break it down. In this cost, they have to ship to and from. That is about half the price I paid right there. So, they have a little over $0.80 left to pay for the product, pay employees and run distribution centers. How can they give you more movies on a constant basis if they are to stay in business?Now that pisses me off. I tend to try and watch my movies immediately, because I want to get my money's worth. Like I said, when I initially joined, I had to decide if it was really worth it for me, because at the time I was only renting about one movie a month or so. So to pay $15 a month, I need to make sure that I watch more than $15 worth of movies for it to make sense. If I notice all my movies going on a wait, I probably just quit Netflix altogether.
That "unlimited" is the key. It really isn't unlimited because when you push the limits, they throttle you. By very definition, it is NOT unlimited. In fact, it is very limited and they (apparently) take steps to keep it limited. You have compromised to make it fit your lifestlye...more power to you. But, it is slightly underhanded and it pisses me off too.I was upset as well, at first. Then I stepped back and realized that it is impossible for them to cycle more movies. Right now, I'm at about $1.60 per movie if you break it down. In this cost, they have to ship to and from. That is about half the price I paid right there. So, they have a little over $0.80 left to pay for the product, pay employees and run distribution centers. How can they give you more movies on a constant basis if they are to stay in business?
However, it does upset me that they still call the plans 'unlimited'. They are certainly not unlimited based on the evidence so far. I would be happy if they would disclose the actual limits instead of the deceptive game they play, for what I am assuming, is for marketing purposes.
-Chris
Lucky you. I wonder if Blockbuster is using the rate hike as a way of getting rid of people like me, who they feel were "abusing" the system. But being able to get more movies for the same amount of money was the entire reason I switched from Netflix in the first place.That "unlimited" is the key. It really isn't unlimited because when you push the limits, they throttle you. By very definition, it is NOT unlimited. In fact, it is very limited and they (apparently) take steps to keep it limited. You have compromised to make it fit your lifestlye...more power to you. But, it is slightly underhanded and it pisses me off too.
I am a BB customer and I joined the 2@time plan about a year ago for $14.99. I checked today and my plan is called "Total Access Premium", which includes unlimited returns to the store. As a new customer, one would pay $21.99 for the same plan. I haven't received any notice that they are raising my rates but we'll see. This particular plan works fine for me because my wife and I watch about two movies each weekend. But, if my rates were raised, I would switch to Netflix in a second.
If that turns out to be true, I think it's a deplorable business practice. A while back, we all heard about Best Buy and the practices they employed to cater to certain customers they felt were "worthy" and discourage others.Lucky you. I wonder if Blockbuster is using the rate hike as a way of getting rid of people like me, who they feel were "abusing" the system. But being able to get more movies for the same amount of money was the entire reason I switched from Netflix in the first place.
Well Blockbuster worked great during the free trial, but recently it has become a hassle. So, I just signed up for the Netflix free trial. I got the $8.99 plan for unlimited rentals, one at a time. I'll keep both plans for a few weeks and then decide which one to dump.I have 3 Blockbuster stores within three miles of my house. The closest is a couple blocks away. I have the $9.99 plan for one movie at a time and two free movies with return to the store. I can also rent movies for $1.99 from the store. Is this plan going up in price? I just got it last month.
Could be the post office, too. Either way, too bad that you didn't get the movie on Saturday. I've been there...it's disappointing to not have it for the weekend.Well, I think the Netflix throttling may have begun. There is a facility about 2 miles from my house. They say they shipped a movie to me on Friday, but it wasn't in my mailbox on Saturday. No way that should take more than a day to get to me.