update on Blockbuster Online DVD Rentals

[lumis]

they still suck.

i was at a friends house last night and he wanted to rent a dvd, i told him to sign up for a free trial with blockbuster online because he would get a free coupon to use at the store, saving him $4 or $5..

i told him the online service sucked, and i just heard some reaffirming news from him today.

he added 10 DVD's to his Q last night, the first 2 showed as 'available now', which he was very interested in getting are now 'long wait' and did not ship. they wound up shipping 5,6,7 on his que, even though 3 & 4 still show as available..

it makes you wonder what the point of adding movies or even having a Q is with blockbuster online.. i told him if he was seriously interested in online rentals (aside from the free coupon) to check out netflix.

[crazy14muzic]

well with netflix they have that suggestion link to suggest movies that they dont have. i have submitted the movie "the car" to them more than i can count on two hands, and they still havent gotten it

i know this movie is on dvd cause blockbuster has it but im not a member there.....yet

the only other thing i have against netflix is their unlimited plan. it supposed to be unlimited but when they delay sending your next selections for a couple of days, just who is the unlimited plan for me or them, it sure takes them an unlimited time to send out next selections

other than that they are a good service

[lordsmurf]

I've never seen the conspiracy here, with Netflix. Usually when something takes an extra day or two to go out, it's being sent from another location, not your nearest one. Not all of them have all the discs.

Blockbuster has a smaller selection, virtually no tv shows, and the wait and queue can be crap.

Wal-mart is (was) the slowest, most pathetic rental site ever. In one month, one a 4-at-a-time plan, you'll be lucky to get 8 movies the whole month. Most of them are not available, and they shipped slow as hell.

[NiteLite]

No one is saying "conspiracy" LS.
Yes. lumis...for some reason BB just cant get it together with their online service. They are taking severe steps to cut costs so I dont expect it to get better.
The reason netflix delays shipping is rarely due to out of stock. It's due to netflix having a set number of shipments per day each center processes. Moderate rated users and High rated uses are delayed on busy days allowing new, trial, and low users first access.
Why not hire more people or extend the number of processings per day? Who knows.
With the increases in rental price instores are charging (also signs of another increase soon) I think netflix offers a fair option even with the delays. As I've said before, just remove all references to the word "unlimited" and complaints would fall to near null.

[smearbrick1]

No one is saying "conspiracy" LS. :)
Yes. lumis...for some reason BB just cant get it together with their online service. They are taking severe steps to cut costs so I dont expect it to get better.
The reason netflix delays shipping is rarely due to out of stock. It's due to netflix having a set number of shipments per day each center processes. Moderate rated users and High rated uses are delayed on busy days allowing new, trial, and low users first access.
Why not hire more people or extend the number of processings per day? Who knows.
With the increases in rental price instores are charging (also signs of another increase soon) I think netflix offers a fair option even with the delays. As I've said before, just remove all references to the word "unlimited" and complaints would fall to near null.

The shipping habits and business practices are slowly becoming the next thing you will see on those conspiracy theorists websites. I've been using Netflix since right after the service began and I have never seen a drop in shipment. I have the 5 at a time plan and I receive about 1 every two days, if shipped at the write intervals. I rarely see more than a 2 day turnaround. If I do, it's three.

[Supreme2k]

Just as "best" should become an instant ban term, so should "Blockbuster"* and "Netflix". The only time they're brought up is when there's a conspiracy theory.


*when posting about big movies, use the term "ginormous"

[NiteLite]

Just as "best" should become an instant ban term, so should "Blockbuster"* and "Netflix". The only time they're brought up is when there's a conspiracy theory.

No one said anything about "conspiracy"!!! Read!!!
Other than lordsmurf and that was irrelevant because he said he had NOT seen conspiracy.
It was stated , in fact, "No One Is Saying Conspiracy."
The thread was polite, informative, and in "off topic."
Actually you are relating conspiracy to BB & Netflix first in this thread. So maybe you need to ban yourself if you follow YOUR suggestion.



"There is no conspiracy theory. The truth is out there."

[doppletwo]

I got my tinfoil hat.

[Supreme2k]

No one said anything about "conspiracy"!!! Read!!!

Here's a post for reference, NiteLite:

the only other thing i have against netflix is their unlimited plan. it supposed to be unlimited but when they delay sending your next selections for a couple of days, just who is the unlimited plan for me or them, it sure takes them an unlimited time to send out next selections

Now shut up.

I was referring to thread titles (which you'd know if you ever read Feedback), though people usually only bring up the two for either conspiracy theories or warez.

[MackemX]

haven't these online DVD rentals places also had a hit on actual DVD sales?

aren't people just renting more movies now?

[NiteLite]

No one said anything about "conspiracy"!!! Read!!!

Here's a post for reference, NiteLite:

the only other thing i have against netflix is their unlimited plan. it supposed to be unlimited but when they delay sending your next selections for a couple of days, just who is the unlimited plan for me or them, it sure takes them an unlimited time to send out next selections

Now shut up.

crazy14music did not mention "conspiracy"
You are the only one doing so.

To the comment "Now shut up", all I can say is since every post in this thread is stated in a civil manner except yours...maybe by the time you reach High School you may learn how to converse without having to rely on using aggression to explain your thoughts.
If you don't like the thread stay out of it. Simple.

[offline]

If you don't like the thread stay out of it. Simple

Agreed NiteLite. Keep it civil gentlemen!

[Supreme2k]

To be fair, I was light-heartedly referencing something Baldrick himself had posted, coupled with what seems to be the undying bane of these boards ("rental throttling" conspiracy).

Is that how these boards work? Only post in threads where your posts will be full of sunshine and puppy-dogs? Say you don't like someone suggesting DVDXcopy. You can't acknowledge that it's crap and suggest dvd-rb?

From the first and second posts, I was under the impression that this was more of an opinion thread (when it comes down to it, they all pretty much are). My opinion is that Netflix is a great company. No slowdowns or "throttling" for me.
I was simply retorting the vehement defense that Nitelite was showing for a post that he didn't read or didn't understand (only taking a moment to insult me).

And for the record, one does not need to use the word "conspiracy" for their rant to be deemed a conspiracy theory.

"Netflix is slowing down my selections on pupose just to spite me" is the same as "there is a conspiracy at Netflix to slow down my rentals" (ie. conspiracy theories), get it?

[enstg8er]

i noticed a slowdown of netflix shipping. i sent them an e-mail (i had a helluva time finding out how to contact them). i simply asked if i was doing something wrong like missing the bar code in the window or anything else that would slow things down, or if they had a new system that i needed to adjust to for a resumption of quick shipping.

they replied with the standard queue/shipping guidlines.

i replied that i clearly understoodthe posted guidlines and was asking how i could return to the shipping times i originally experienced under the guidelines.

i never heard back. but my shipping times went back to lightening quick and for a month received new releases without any wait. i'm back to waiting on new releases (still "long wait" for 40 yo virgin), but i regularly have 3 day turn around time...