{"id":321,"date":"2020-10-13T19:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1323076"},"modified":"2020-10-13T19:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:47:21","slug":"netflix-no-longer-offers-a-free-trial-pay-up-or-fuck-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=321","title":{"rendered":"Netflix no longer offers a free trial \u2014 pay up or fuck off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Netflix has quietly eliminated its free trial, meaning you have to sign up for its paid plans or you won\u2019t be able to access Netflix. Given the site has more value than ever, in terms of original content, it\u2019s a smart business decision \u2014 but still feels like a slap in the face to consumers.<\/p>\n

This change was originally spotted<\/a> by Phil Swann, the TV Answer Man, and is backed up by a Netflix help center page<\/a> that says free trials \u201care not available.\u201d It\u2019s not exactly clear when Netflix made the change, but the fact remains that if you aren\u2019t already Netflix, you don\u2019t get to try it. Either pay up or no watching Haunting of Bly Manor<\/em>, or Tiger King<\/em>, or whatever else is hot on the platform at the moment.<\/p>\n

If you change the region on the help page, you can see it\u2019s the same for most major countries \u2014 it says free trials aren\u2019t available in Japan, the UK, Canada, and Australia. The only place I was able to find a mention of a free trial still being available (and keeping in mind I didn\u2019t test every single country) was Afghanistan. That would lead one to believe the free trial has been junked all over.<\/p>\n

Just to test this, I logged out of my existing account and attempted to create a new one. And yeah, there\u2019s no option for a free trial of any length \u2014 as soon as you sign up, you have to choose a plan and you don\u2019t have an option for a free trial. Netflix doesn\u2019t even mention it during the sign-up process.<\/p>\n

Part of me wonders if Netflix is attempting to eliminate users who take advantage of free trials with multiple email accounts. I\u2019m sure they exist, and given how many streaming services there are now, you could probably get weeks\u2019 worth of content out of a single burner email and every free trial in the streaming wars. Given Netflix is chockful of content and everyone knows it, it\u2019s probably a smart time to get rid of the free trial. I\u2019m sure there are plenty of consumers out there who won\u2019t be happy about it \u2014 just because it\u2019s good for Netflix\u2018s business doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t miss having the option.<\/p>\n

So if you didn\u2019t already know, Netflix plans start at $8.99 and you can cancel anytime, if that\u2019s any compensation. We\u2019ve reached out to Netflix for comment.<\/p>\n

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