The price of streaming just went up. By two whole dollars, or about a 25 percent price hike. Netflix will be raising prices for long-time users from $7.99 to $9.99 per month. The price hikes will begin in May and Netflix says they will notify all affected users by email to give them a much-needed warning.
However, if you’re not interested in paying more for Netflix, then you may not have to. The $10 plan includes two HD streaming feeds at once. The $8 plan will remain, but those users will be losing their access to HD content in exchange for saving a few dollars a month.
Honestly, I don’t use Netflix as often as I used to, or as often as I should. I don’t have much time to stream these days, as much as I wish I did. Still, I like knowing that Netflix is there, and I intend on watching a lot of their original content when I get time to go on a serious binge. At $8 or $10, that’s still a tough price to beat for unlimited entertainment. Even if you just watch one or two shows that Netflix offers, it’s still cheaper than Hulu, HBO Go, or any of the other streaming services.
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