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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:38 PM
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Anyone have any problems with netflix?
I'm about to sign up and just thought I'd ask........
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:47 PM
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1. We got throttled for returning movies too fast
That sordid practice has been fully documented all over the Net
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:00 PM
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7. Join the frigging club
Edited on Sat Sep-16-06 09:01 PM by LostinVA
It's taking me 3-5 days to get movies now, instead of ONE.

And, I used to mail stuff on Monday, it was received Tuesday and shipped the same day. NOW, they "receive" it Wednesday or Thursday and ship it FRiday. Ugh.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:48 PM
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2. Or if your queue is too big...
These days, they just randomly ship out labels going to any old state - not the nearest one as claimed.

And once they get it back, it's not instant when they send the next one out.

I'm close to cancelling; it's cheaper in the long run to buy what I like and re-watch it that way. :(
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haf216 Donating Member (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:50 PM
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3. I have never had any problems.
I love it. I have jut cut back to one dvd and a time, but that's because i don't have the time to watch that many.
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 07:59 PM
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4. I've had no problems.
Edited on Sat Sep-16-06 08:00 PM by Pithlet
I was worried because I'd seen some posts here where people had problems, but so far I love it. We send a movie back, they get it the next day and ship us out another one, and we get it the day after that, every time.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 08:02 PM
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5. We get one at a time and we've never had any problems.
I recommend it.
Duckie
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 08:10 PM
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6. Thanks everyone!
Just wanted to get a general idea. 'preciate the fast replies.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:21 PM
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8. I've never really had any problems
Sometimes it takes a little longer than others to get a movie, but it doesn't happen often enough to me to believe it's deliberate "throttling." We often mail movies back the day after we get them, so we go through a lot of movies, but most of the time the turnaround is still very quick.
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 09:30 PM
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9. I've never had a problem with them.
But it's hard to keep my queue full. It sits empty right now.
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FooFootheSnoo Donating Member (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:02 PM
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10. we were also throttled
we watch a lot of movies. it was taking a full seven days to receive the next movie after shipping one back. I switched to Blockbuster. I've had problems with blockbuster 2x. The first time they responded promptly and corrected the matter right away. The second time I got the run around and the problem is still not corrected. However, Netflix never responded to any of my complaints. I'd recommend blockbuster.
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momophile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:05 PM
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11. I still love netflix but...
seems like I've had a lot of broken dvds lately.

Maybe it's my mailman. But probably not.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:07 PM
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12. nope...
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:10 PM
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13. I have noticed that it is taking longer to get the movies
For me they come from Minneapolis, I live in Duluth/Superior which is a 2 1/2 hr drive away. I used to get them next day, but now it is taking 2-3 days.
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-16-06 10:16 PM
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14. Yow. I have a problem with Netflix.
Netflix perpetuates, solidifies and justifies keeping first run movies out of reach for the masses.

You know, there was a time when someone could watch a movie for a dime.

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