Netflix Comes to Canada

Fox 6 · 09-22-2010, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

Indeed.

But I still do think Shaw on Demand is better, and will quickly destroy Netflix in Canada, because it is accessible with the touch of a button on everyone's standard remote [So long as they are with Shaw].

What's next - McDonald's releasing some type of 'Whopper'?

Thats the thing, not everyone is with Shaw, and I think Netflix is cheaper too.

Typhoid · 09-22-2010, 02:31 AM

Aside from the fact I was initially kidding, I honestly haven't been to one house that doesn't have Shaw on Demand. Unless I was in that house for a short amount of time, or possibly because we were not watching TV at that house and I wasn't able to see if they did or didn't.

Let me rephrase; to my recollection, all of the houses I have been inside of and have watched a television in for a minimum of 1 hour had SoD.

If it's cheaper, power to it. Start a non-physical-movie-rental-price-war for all I care.

But seriously, everyone I'm aware of gets their TV through Shaw. If it's cheaper, yeah - I can see people going with Netflix while they're with Shaw. Hell, I'm even pretty sure Shaw being a huge majority is only a local thing, and people in the East, or middle of the country use Rogers or something - but if it's comparably priced to people who get their rentals through Shaw or Rogers, I don't see it doing that great with those two groups of TV-people.

BreakABone · 09-22-2010, 09:14 AM

So so anti-Netflix!

Anyhow, appears to be up, but couldn't tell you what's there since won't let me visit

http://netflix.ca/

8/month for unlimited streaming.

Out on PS3, Wii, PC and Mac.

Later this year for 360. Wonder if Canadians will have the Party Feature as well.

Vampyr · 09-22-2010, 09:54 AM

How does this Shaw on Demand work, anyway? Is it a la carte, as in you pay for each thing you want to stream? I mean, almost every cable and satellite company here has on demand as well, but it's at least 3 dollars for each thing you want to stream, and you only have it for 24 hours after you start watching it.

So that's only cheaper for the first two things you get on demand, and even then not really since you only get it for 24 hours.

I'm not really the fanboy type, but I am definitely a fanboy of Netflix. It's one of the best companies I've ever seen. Everything is reasonably priced, and they have the best customer service in the world. I remember once a while back their streaming service went down for a couple of hours one night, and they refunded all of their customers like 70 cents, or however much it equated to out of your subscription fee, whether you had actually tried to stream something then or not.

In addition there are other smaller perks - their recommendation algorithm is crazy good, they had some sort of contest with a million dollar prize to whoever could create the best algorithm for recommending movies that a person may like.

BreakABone · 09-22-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

How does this Shaw on Demand work, anyway? Is it a la carte, as in you pay for each thing you want to stream? I mean, almost every cable and satellite company here has on demand as well, but it's at least 3 dollars for each thing you want to stream, and you only have it for 24 hours after you start watching it.

So that's only cheaper for the first two things you get on demand, and even then not really since you only get it for 24 hours.

I'm not really the fanboy type, but I am definitely a fanboy of Netflix. It's one of the best companies I've ever seen. Everything is reasonably priced, and they have the best customer service in the world. I remember once a while back their streaming service went down for a couple of hours one night, and they refunded all of their customers like 70 cents, or however much it equated to out of your subscription fee, whether you had actually tried to stream something then or not.

In addition there are other smaller perks - their recommendation algorithm is crazy good, they had some sort of contest with a million dollar prize to whoever could create the best algorithm for recommending movies that a person may like.

They are also extremely reasonable when it comes to the physical side as well. I've had times when discs never arrived. Just tell em, and its out the door the same day.

And doesn't hurt that you can access streaming on pretty much any device you own now, since I have it on my Wii, 360 and Ps3 and if ever wanted could put on laptop/desktop for one tiny price a month

Vampyr · 09-22-2010, 10:15 AM

Yeah, I received a disc a while back that was broken in half. I reported it online, shipped it out the next day, and they went ahead and shipped a new copy before they had received the broken one.

Typhoid · 09-22-2010, 02:39 PM

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How does this Shaw on Demand work, anyway? Is it a la carte, as in you pay for each thing you want to stream?

In a sense.
Prices vary depending on what it is you're renting. The cost goes straight to your next bill, and I think you have it for longer than 24 hours, but I'm not 100% on that.

It's about 5 or 6 bucks for each new movie, and occasionally [I have no idea what it depends on] there's a list of a handful of free movies to watch.