Here’s a fun activity: Look back in your email and see if you can get your first Netflix bill.
Mine was $8 a month. It was 10 years ago, mind you — when the service streamed a hodgepodge of existing stuff and hadn’t quite gone over the original offerings yet. But it was a lot more affordable than my most recent $20 bill.
Yes, Netflix plans keep getting expensive. Some price-conscious people are canceling it, which has become a major problem for Netflix and played a role in its current stock-price crisis. However, there are ways to save a few bucks here and there without giving up on the service.
downgrade your plan
First, a refresher on the levels of service. Netflix currently offers three different plans: Basic, Standard, and Premium.
All three plans have similar content. The big differences are the visual quality and the number of devices on which you can stream stuff and download stuff at the same time.
As you can see in the chart above, the $10-a-month Basic plan is worth considering if you’re just watching Netflix. The main caveat here is that the content is streamed at 480p resolution, which is nowadays . , , well let’s say underwhelmingTo be diplomatic
The proper thing to do would be to offer these shows and movies in 720p, which is the baseline version of high definition, but no: we get what is amusingly called “standard definition”, even though by 2022 standards it is Sub-standard in all respects. Through.
Still, try it to see if you can handle the quality. If so, $10 is a bargain wheel for Netflix.
Now, the mid-tier offering—the $15.49-per-month Standard plan—is what I consider to be the sweet spot here. You get stuff in 1080p (Full HD), streamable to two devices at once, and I can’t for the life of me understand the quality difference between this plan and the $20-a-month premium plan.
I also have a 4K TV, which should take advantage of the Premium plan’s Ultra HD content. However, not all Netflix content is also available in Utra HD – just some shows and movies.
That being said, I switch between Standard and Premium on a fairly regular basis. Why? Because I have so many kids (three, to be exact). We just took a road trip and, in order to download content on all three of their tablets, I needed the Premium plan, which allows for streaming and downloads on up to four devices. However, we’ve just got home, and I’ve switched us back to the standard.
To change your plan, go to Netflix.com/ChangePlan, then select your new plan and follow the prompts.
T-Mobile customer? you can get it for free
T-Mobile offers the “Netflix on Us” sweetener with some of its cell phone plans. If you’re already a T-Mobile customer or you’re thinking of making the switch anyway, it’s worth a look.
With a single-line Magenta Max phone plan — which starts at $85 per month — you can get Netflix Standard at home. If you add one more line, the Magenta Max plan goes up to $140 per month and gives you access to the Netflix Standard plan. Many other multi-line plans offer Netflix Basic or Netflix Standard as part of the package.
Visit this page on T-Mobile’s site for more details.
put your plan on hold
I’m cheap, so I pull this trick all the time. If there’s nothing we’re currently doing on Netflix or we’re going on vacation for a few weeks, I’ll cancel my plans.
When you cancel your plan—which can be done in seconds at Netflix.com/CancelPlan—your original account will remain intact for 10 months. So, if and when you decide to sign back up, everything is right where you left it. All your likes, dislikes, followed shows and stuff like that.
I will warn you that if you have a small child, you may not be able to pull off this trick. it’s because he’s hopelessly addicted comelanand netflix has five seasons comelan, In a pinch, you can find sporadic episodes on Amazon Prime or YouTube, so maybe you can try rolling the dice there. good luck!
