So many of us Americans overseas have some access to the U.S. Mail and most of us have DVD players.
Some of us have Netflix, and some of us are curious about it.
For those curious about it - Its worth a second look.
I pay for three DVDs at a time, and for the most part, I end up watching three movies a month. That averages out to like 5 bucks a movie - which although at first I thought ridiculous, actually is probably better than paying $27.99 (for BluRays) for a movie that I'll watch once the first night and then again a year later when there's nothing on AFN.
The only reason I signed up for the service in the first place is to get BluRay DVDs. That was it.
So I've had the service for a couple of months and while the videos are exactly what we want, the transit times are just painfully slow. What also drives me nuts is they offer a service to subscribers that streams movies to your computer... If you live in the States. And the biggest scam? I just got an email that says - and I am not making this up:
" Dear Dylan,
As you may know, Blu-ray movies are more expensive than standard definition movies. As a result, we're going to start charging $1 a month (plus applicable taxes), in addition to your monthly membership charge, for unlimited access to Blu-ray movies.
The additional charge for unlimited Blu-ray access will be automatically added to your next billing statement on or after November 5th, 2008 and will be referenced in your Membership Terms and Details. If you wish to continue getting Blu-ray movies for $1 a month more, you don't need to do anything. If not, you can remove Blu-ray access anytime by visiting Your Account at the Netflix website.
If you have questions about this change or need any assistance, please call us anytime at 1-888-638-3549.
-The Netflix Team"
So there you have it - If you watch BluRay DVDs - which is the only thing I actually use the service for - you are going to get screwed because they can squeeze an extra buck out of you.
But if you're interested - let me know -I have some free codes for the first month of service.
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We have Netflix too (for regular DVDs). There is a 10 day turn around time. And that instant movie feature is only available in the US. I have a program that masks my IP address which works with the networks, but while it seems that it works with Netflix, the slow bandwidth here makes it impossible to download.
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