Australian Netflix users have been hit once again by the discontinuation of a plan — but this time, it may be for the better.
As per emails sent to subscribers earlier this week, Netflix is officially waving goodbye to its Basic plan, the lowest and cheapest tier the streamer offered from the outset. You may be thinking “Hang on a minute, that’s my plan”, as Netflix currently offers an AU$7.99p/m option, but let me break it down for you.
Netflix’s Basic plan came into existence at the dawn of the streamer Down Under in 2015. Costing AU$10.99p/m, the Basic plan included no ad breaks, one stream, 720p resolution and a limited content catalogue, before it was retired from new sign-ups in November 2022.
Revealed in a letter to shareholders, Netflix’s main reason for scrapping the plan was because it was getting paid twice when customers switched over to a plan
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