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In 2011, over a million American households switched from cable/satellite to a streaming or DVD delivery service like Netflix. What about you?

Techcitement 2012/04/06 05:11:14
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It’s been a pretty bad 12 months for Netflix. Ever since the video juggernaut’s hefty price increase last year, they’ve been trying to make a comeback. First, the movie rental company split its streaming and DVD services entirely, and then they stitched them back together and promised no more price increases for the foreseeable future. Along the way, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that the company would enter the video game rental market with Qwikster, but quickly backed away from video games altogether in January.

Customers haven’t been kind to Netflix since the price hike, and neither have investors. So, it must have come as a relief yesterday to learn ...

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  • Mrkando 2012/04/09 04:42:11
    Why choose? I have both.
    Mrkando
    For around $15 a month I get one at a time DVD rental with about a one to three day turn around, depending on weekends, and unlimited streaming. Of course they do not have current movies but all you have to do is put them on the list and when they become available you will get them.

    My computer is old and slow and they have it so that even that does not interfere with good quality streaming. And all of this is controlled from one web site. Had they followed through with splitting the DVD and streaming they would have lost me also. That was a foolish idea.
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  • flaca BN-0 2012/04/09 02:26:55
    Why choose? I have both.
    flaca BN-0
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    The increase in charges from Netflix can hardly be called big. It was still in the area of far cheaper than renting movies from Blockbuster. I know Netflix doesn't carry the most recent movies, but they have plenty of excellent movies and shows you can watch, and the price is cheap cheap cheap compared to renting.
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  • **StarzAbove** 2012/04/09 01:47:33
    No way. I'm sticking with cable television.
    **StarzAbove**
    I'm still have cable.
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  • merpelyn 2012/04/08 22:47:08
    Why choose? I have both.
    merpelyn
    We have cable and Netflix. I like to watch movies and old shows on Netflix but I like staying up to date with my shows on cable!
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  • brutusin~ Proud Apetheist 2012/04/08 20:07:47
    Why choose? I have both.
    brutusin~ Proud Apetheist
    Plus Hulu Plus and Charter On Demand....

    Yeah I don't do much. lol
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  • kick2head 2012/04/08 20:04:01
    I cut the cord! Streaming and/or delivered to my door is the best.
    kick2head
    I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hulu. Amazon Prime is $79 Annually, averaging $6.59 a month, Hulu costs $7.99, and Netflix is $7.99, all combined roughly $22.57 a month. Basic Standard Cable in my area is now up to $70 a month and the last time I had cable, it was hit or miss everyday whether your service would even be working.
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  • Tara-ABO-2012 2012/04/08 19:36:03
    Why choose? I have both.
    Tara-ABO-2012
    I have Direct TV with a DVR and I also have Netflix. I like Netflix because during the summer and on the weekends when most the shows I watch are not on or are re-runs I can get DVDs and stream older shows. But I have to have satellite because Netflix does only show older shows and there are some I watch weekly that are new
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  • ♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/04/08 16:55:31
    I cut the cord! Streaming and/or delivered to my door is the best.
    ♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌
    Cable is overrated. Never anything good on and it's all lame or reality TV (I HATE REALITY).

    With Netflix I feel like I own thousands of movies and television episodes. I love it. Hell, I'm watching it RIGHT NOW! lol :)
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  • lucythetooth 2012/04/08 16:48:55
    Why choose? I have both.
    lucythetooth
    We didn't have cable for almost three years, but recently got it turned back on so we could watch the Broncos play. That's pretty much all we use it for. Netflix streaming is still the most used in our house. We use it mostly to watch TV shows and get the movies we want to see on DVD.
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  • Dee4mee 2012/04/08 15:41:26
    Why choose? I have both.
    Dee4mee
    +1
    I have Netflix, but it's a big disappointment! It has turned into "TV Re-run" central! No new movies, I guess we get what we pay for!
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  • Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/04/08 15:40:38
    No way. I'm sticking with cable television.
    Gracie - Proud Conservative
    +1
    I'm not a real big movie person so when I want to watch one I just use pay per view on cable...no fuss. However, since I deliver the mail I do spend the day with Netflix. Some people must sit around all day and watch movies, that's all I can say!
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  • Jack's Pearl 2012/04/08 15:37:23
    I cut the cord! Streaming and/or delivered to my door is the best.
    Jack's Pearl
    We switched!
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  • rhstarr 2012/04/08 14:41:35
    Why choose? I have both.
    rhstarr
    We have both but I would rather have just netfilx. I mean my cable bill with out my internet and phone is 80 dollars alone. Hell I would rather pay for netfix and the internet, im good with my cell phone.

    But my husband would rather have cable. When he was in Iraq I got rid of my phone and cable. I went with netflix, I saved 150 dollars a month.
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  • Jared 2012/04/06 13:45:40
    I cut the cord! Streaming and/or delivered to my door is the best.
    Jared
    Hulu, Netflix watch instantly, and amazon prime is all I need and it is streamed to every tv in the house through my roku, bluray, and ps3.
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  • Karl 2012/04/06 05:32:47
    Why choose? I have both.
    Karl
    +1
    At least my mom does, lol. They both have their advantages, but I like Netflix better.
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