Netflix Pricing Shakeup Removes Cheapest Ad-Free Plan In U.K. and U.S.
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Netflix Pricing Shakeup Removes Cheapest Ad-Free Plan In U.K. and U.S.::Online streaming giant Netflix has quietly removed its ad-free Basic plan, forcing users to pay more or sit through adverts to keep costs down.
I guess it’s time to go back to torrenting movies and shows. I literally come from a generation that used to watch 40 part movies on youtube playlists. Bring it on Netflix.
Stremio+Torrentio+RealDebrid and you're golden.
VPN with no logging is probably a good addition to that list
Not needed with Real Debrid. Without it, yes.
Had no idea, that’s good to know!
If anyone wants a suggestion for one Mullvad is fantastic. They somewhat recently withstood a real life test of being raided and proved they keep no logs. There is no bulk pricing but the service is top tier.
They're no longer good for torrenting as they removed port forwarding at the beginning of the month.
Port forwarding isn't necessary for torrents......
However, I would agree that they're not the best for torrenting, Mullvad is for truly paranoid people that are REALLY concerned about privacy. If you just want to torrent without getting letters from your ISP, cheaper options like Nord, Proton, and PIA are fine.
It's necessary if you want to seed anything or join a private tracker. Torrenting without port forwarding just leads to a bunch of dead torrents and the inability to share/download that content in the future.
Eh? What does port forwarding have to do with dead torrents? I was under the impression that trackers tracked your IP to see if you were seeding, and that doesn't require port forwarding. Also, I'd argue that your private tracker isn't private enough if you need a VPN to use it. I use one private tracker without a VPN to avoid all those issues, and the rest of my torrenting is on public trackers with a VPN. Seems to have worked so far.
If you don't have port forwarding, most other users can't make a connection to your computer. How that ends up leading to dead torrents is that you're reducing the size of the swarm by not seeding. Additionally, it may still show you as a seeder which can cause issues if you're the only user as nobody will be able to actually make a connection with you to download the file.
As far as private trackers go, I have no reason to 'trust' any of them since I don't personally know any of the people running them. You can choose to turn your VPN off with them even though you already have one running for public sites, but I don't see how that benefits you in any way. It's just a needless risk.
Lol port forwarding is a needless risk too, and I still don't get how not having it on keeps me from seeding properly. I seed torrents just fine?
EDIT: reading up on it, it sounds like it slows seeding down but still allows others to connect to you. I'm okay with that, honestly: https://www.reddit.com/r/VPNTorrents/comments/p6h7em/answered_why_you_do_need_portforwarding_for/
Maybe keep reading.
They even had a special FAQ-like section for users such as yourself right before the above quote.
Can you explain the risk of port forwarding through a VPN?
Port forwarding is inherently unsafe because it opens your network to outside connections from anyone that knows which port to ping. Having a VPN does nothing to mitigate that threat, it just gives you a different IP.
Their pricing on the site made for a good laugh. 5 Euro, take it or leave it!
just watch on f2movies or an adjacent site it streams almost every movie and show
Yet another case study in how to kill a successful business.
Fuck ads
These companies seem to forget that the main thing holding them afloat is the ability to watch it simply at a low cost. Pirating is very easy and there are plenty of tools to achieve this same goal if prices keep going up.
I’ve already abandoned Netflix. I would rather pirate shows I hear are good than mindlessly scroll on that platform while paying $240 a year or whatever.
As soon as they reported that the plan with ads was making them more money the fate of the basic plan was sealed. This combined with the money grab with household sharing means my Plex server is getting a lot of use 🌝
Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid is becoming better by the day now. I never had a Netflix subscription in the first place, but I don't think I would ever get one now.
Are we trying to set a new record for reposts for the same story in the same community within a single day?
Dude seriously. This is like the 3rd repost I've seen today on this. I figured Lemmy would at least be slightly less dogshit than Reddit but damn...
I don't feel like this is a technology post, purely another anti-consumer business decision being levied against us.
As for the whole "piracy has rejoined the chat" "hello old friend" discourse - pirate what? The One Piece live action? Post-Cavil Witcher? TV hasn't been worth watching in a good while, netflix even longer. I barely turn mine on anymore.
You can pay in Turkish Lira, which translates roughly to 6 EUR/USD for the premium plan.
After a month of geolock