{"id":434695,"date":"2022-04-20T20:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:50:12","slug":"is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is It Time to Cancel Netflix? \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe5b31955\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe5b31955\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CIs_It_Time_to_Cancel_Netflix_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Is It Time to Cancel Netflix? \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/#Netflix_Is_Having_a_Rough_Time\" >Netflix Is Having a Rough Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/#People_Are_Leaving_Netflix_for_Good_Reason\" >People Are Leaving Netflix for Good Reason<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/#Netflix_Is_Only_Going_to_Get_Worse\" >Netflix Is Only Going to Get Worse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-it-time-to-cancel-netflix-review-geek\/#Should_You_Cancel\" >Should You Cancel?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIs_It_Time_to_Cancel_Netflix_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Is It Time to Cancel Netflix? \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-115590\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8689bb8d.png?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8689bb8d.png?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8689bb8d.png?width=1200\" alt=\"A coffee mug and tv remote in front of a tv showing Netflix options\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in ten years, Netflix lost more subscribers than it added last quarter. Now the company is scrambling to right the ship, which means enforcing policies that might make the service worse. And so it\u2019s only natural to ask: Is now the time to cancel Netflix?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Netflix_Is_Having_a_Rough_Time\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">Netflix Is Having a Rough Time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Netflix reported its quarterly earnings on April 19th, and it wasn\u2019t news. For the first time in ten years, the company lost 200,000 subscribers. Specifically, when you subtract the total number of subscribers lost from the number of subscribers added in the same period, it nets out to -200,000. It hasn\u2019t reported a net loss in ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The company gave a lot of explanations for why it lost more subscribers than it added, and they are varied. For one, the current situation in Ukraine and Russia led to Netflix losing all of its subscribers in Russia, to the tune of 700,000 members. If that hadn\u2019t happened, it\u2019s possible Netflix would have reported a new positive subscriber base instead.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the whole story; after all, Netflix previously suggested it would add 2.5 million customers in the same period. Even setting aside the situation with Russia, it would have missed that projection.\u00a0 That\u2019s where the other explanations come in, and they\u2019re worth paying attention to. Netflix has more healthy competition than ever from Disney, Paramount, HBO, and more.<\/p>\n<p>But another factor Netflix brought up is password sharing. Currently, Netflix boasts 222 million households are paying for its service. But another 100 million households use the service without paying for it\u2014they share a password with someone who does pay. That\u2019s right, nearly a third of Netflix\u2019s\u00a0 \u201ccustomers\u201d don\u2019t pay to use the service. That\u2019s not helping the situation.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_Are_Leaving_Netflix_for_Good_Reason\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">People Are Leaving Netflix for Good Reason<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107639\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2baee214.png\" alt=\"The Netflix logo over a bunch of cash.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/money-604851029\">Netflix, piotr szczepanek\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Netflix blames many mitigating circumstances for its current fortunes, the truth is people are choosing to leave Netflix of their own volition. And there are plenty of good reasons for that choice. Netflix isn\u2019t the service it used to be, nor is it the only game in town anymore. Whereas it once enjoyed a \u201cdefault only choice\u201d position, that isn\u2019t the case anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Think about Netflix five to ten years ago versus what it looks like now. Five to ten years ago, it hosted all your favorite shows you loved during their original runs like\u00a0<em>Justice League<\/em> (the cartoon, not the movie),\u00a0<em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Doctor Who<\/em>,\u00a0<em>How I Met Your Mother<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Better Off Ted<\/em>, and more. One by one, many of those shows have left Netflix. Often to join a parent\u2019s company streaming service, like\u00a0<em>The Office<\/em> heading to Peacock, or just to disappear altogether like\u00a0<em>That \u201970s Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Even Netflix Originals aren\u2019t immune, with its entire Marvel roster of shows now on Disney+. But to make matters worse, most Netflix Originals either aren\u2019t very good or entirely owned by Netflix. Just look at the list of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_ended_Netflix_original_programming\">canceled Netflix Originals<\/a>, and you\u2019ll see dozens of entries that didn\u2019t make it past season one. For every\u00a0<em>Stranger Things<\/em> success, there are at least twice the failures.\u00a0And most of the \u201cgood ones\u201d aren\u2019t wholly owned by Netflix. In the long run, Netflix could lose the series\u2014just like those Marvel shows.<\/p>\n<p>But even as the quality (if not the quantity) of Netflix offerings went down over the years, the price has gone up multiple times. The standard plan was $7.99 a month in 2010 and now costs $15.49 a month. That\u2019s nearly double the original price. After raising prices on that plan, Netflix debuted a \u201cbasic plan\u201d at $7.99 a month with fewer features, and now it costs $9.99 a month. And the top tier \u201cPremium\u201d plan went from $11.99 a month to $19.99 a month. All those price hikes undoubtedly drove customers away. And you can expect more to come.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Netflix_Is_Only_Going_to_Get_Worse\"><\/span>Netflix Is Only Going to Get Worse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115591\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0898ad75.jpeg\" alt=\"A wall with Netflix spraypainted on it\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of this means Netflix has to do \u2026 well \u2026 SOMETHING to turn things around. And to start, it almost looks like it\u2019s gone with the \u201cthrow stuff at the wall and see what sticks\u201d method. For as long as Netflix has been a streaming service, it has been a commercial-free affair. But now it\u2019s finally openly entertaining an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/112603\/netflix-gently-cracks-down-on-account-sharing-in-new-test\/\">ad-supported tier that presumable will come in at a lower price.<\/p>\n<p>But we don\u2019t know what that tier will cost, nor do we know what features it will enjoy. It could function like the basic tier, allowing for just one stream at a time with just 480p resolution. Or, in a more likely scenario, you could get two streams and 1080p as found in the Standard plan. But whatever price it does launch with, you can be sure it won\u2019t stay there. Sooner or later, that price will go up too.<\/p>\n<p>And if you pay for Netflix and share your password with a friend or family member living in another home (and let\u2019s be honest, if you pay for Netflix, you probably password share), you\u2019ll end up paying more for the service. Netflix already started testing charging extra for password sharing privileges, and in its most recent earnings call, the company promised to speed up the test and start rolling it to more countries (including the U.S.) within the year.<\/p>\n<p>The rush of shows leaving the service isn\u2019t slowing down either, as evidenced by the sites that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/leaving-soon\/\">track Netflix\u2019s offerings<\/a>. And in response to its earning calls, Netflix said it would \u201cpull back\u201d on its content spending, which presumably could include both Netflix Originals and non-originals. The quality isn\u2019t going to get better; it will get worse.<\/p>\n<p>Already Netflix cuts corners where it can, and you could see that with one of its biggest hits of the year:\u00a0<em>Squid Games<\/em>. The movie is another example of \u201cNetflix Series\u201d that\u2019s actually an \u201cexclusive\u201d and not made by Netflix. The Korean show naturally required dubbing to English, and the final product led to complaints about <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tilt.goombastomp.com\/blog\/the-english-squid-game-dub-has-got-the-internet-in-hysterics\/\">accuracy and nuance<\/a>, not to mention <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/heres-why-squid-games-english-language-acting-is-so-bad-ign-the-fix-entertainment\">the bad acting<\/a>. In other cases, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/netflix\/comments\/j9p5op\/the_subtitles_on_dubbed_shows_dont_match_what\/\">dub doesn\u2019t match the English subtitles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Cancel\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Should You Cancel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Netflix is only going to get more expensive, and there\u2019s little hope that the quality of its content is going to improve anytime soon. So should you cancel? You\u2019re probably expecting me to waffle here and give an answer to the tune of \u201cit depends.\u201d But in this case, the answer is \u201cyou probably should.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you love the content you get on Netflix and don\u2019t find the price unreasonable, and nothing in this article swayed you on that fact, then go ahead and continue your subscription. But for the vast majority of subscribers, you should get out now. Finish whatever series you\u2019re in the middle of that you absolutely need to see one more time and then cancel.<\/p>\n<p>If your goal is to save money anyway, the best thing you can do is rotate your subscriptions. Only subscribe to the service you\u2019re actively watching this month. And when that series finishes for the season, whether it\u2019s\u00a0<em>Cobra Kai<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Mandalorian<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>Young Justice<\/em>, cancel the service until the next season premiers.<\/p>\n<p>But wait a while before re-subscribing to Netflix. 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