What is the review of Netflix ad tier peeps? Long term users please help?
Posted by Saurabh0791@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 39 comments
With the insane increase in price year after year. I'm thinking of switching your ad tier of Netflix.
Thanks for all those who would want to recommend me IPTV or Firesticks or Sky Tv
But I'm interested only in keeping a Netflix account. So please can anyone who have used it long enough help me with the pros and cons, specially the hidden ones which aren't really put out there on the interest.
Thanks
TheDawiWhisperer@reddit
it's fine, the adverts aren't ideal but it's not overbearing.
it's not like Youtube where you feel it's a stream of adverts occasionally interrupted by content.
andhaka71@reddit
I watch youtube on my tv 90% of the time and the rest i spend watching netflix, disney etc. So I get youtube light- it's about $11 Australian a month, and i see zero ads!! I couldn't go back to watching ads on yt ever again
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Ah that's good to know lol. That would be so irritating.
Equivalent_Quote3086@reddit
Mejor plan siempre ... Siempre el que no tiene anuncios porque la vida es como diría Tom Cruise "Demasiado corta como para malgastarla en anuncios 💫"
AmphibianNo8598@reddit
I’ve been on ad-tier Netflix for a good year and a half and I barely notice a difference tbh. I think adverts are just so common in our lives now, Netflix is super inconsistent with them though, I’ve watched whole movies with no ads and then got three in a twenty minute episode. The cuts are generally alright, no worse than tv at least. The only REAL drawback I’d say is that you can’t watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for some reason?? It says due to rights issues or something and it comes up with a little lock on it if you search for it, I’ve never come across anything else locked like that though.
Super-Implement9444@reddit
Do you not use adblock or something? How are adverts common in your life?
AmphibianNo8598@reddit
I have adblock but I also yknow, go outside? There’s billboards everywhere, I go to the cinema a lot, I watch regular tv sometimes, ad-tier Netflix isn’t affected by the adblocker. Either you’re tuning out the advertisement you see every day or you live in a cave watching only YouTube and never leave. And even then, a lot of youtubers have sponsors in their videos.
Super-Implement9444@reddit
Fair enough, it's just YouTube and Netflix etc are the only places where you're really forced to look at an ad (aside from the cinema I guess). I find the stopping of what you're doing with an ad forced in your face to be way more disgusting than a thousand billboards.
I also don't know how anyone deals with ad tier Netflix. I can't even watch 20 minute episodes of a series without it skipping over 5 seconds of it every time there's an ad and I miss something. Then I try to rewind and it skips again it's absolutely dog shit and unbearable.
At this point I'm just looking at what's the easiest way to pirate shit with a nice user experience because fuck netflix. I'd rather deal with the pop up ads from some shit like 123movies then have my show ruined with ads that don't even work but skip part of my show and render it almost unwatchable.
AmphibianNo8598@reddit
Might I suggest r/piracy ?
Super-Implement9444@reddit
Yeah I've had a look there at some stuff there but really I just wanted to complain about netflix.
It won't be long before they up the price of the standard subscription then up the price of the ad free one later. It sucks that they can't even figure out how to make ads appear and instead just skip parts of my show that when I go back it skips past it again.
Master-Ganache2300@reddit
op uses slurs and thinks women should put out or get cheated on
robrt382@reddit
I think it's OK, I didn't actually realise that the ad tier doesn't have all the shows on it either until I read it somewhere recently.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Any idea they have squid games lol?
Opening_Succotash_95@reddit
Squid game is on the ad tier, it's just a handful of stuff licensed from other companies that is locked.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Okay thanks, that's good to know
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Ah so they lock some content! That's how they are being sneaky😑
HotAirBalloonPolice@reddit
My biggest pet peeve with the ad tier is that you can’t do picture in picture any more, and not sure if you’re an iphone user but I watch Netflix on my phone a good bit and you can’t swipe down to bring up the control centre (like say to read message notifications or adjust brightness) without pausing what you’re watching. On the standard tier you can keep playing what you’re playing and do other bits in the background. They’ve clearly done this to create little annoying inconveniences for people. I’m sticking with ad tier anyway, i’m not keen on paying £12.99 for Netflix
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
I have both Android and iPhone but I'm not that big of a pip fan but this is such a good information to have. So thank you. I would definitely like to try the ad version now.
kickassjay@reddit
Unfortunately used to it but what fucks mr off is when I can’t watch stuff because I’m not on a better plan
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Is it that big of a deal? I mean does it block out a lot of content
kickassjay@reddit
It annoys me more out of principle of how Netflix is falling in my eyes. From when they used to be love film to how big they grew to where they are now. Never caring about sharing accounts to all these tiers now locking content, might aswell be Amazon prime. Most of the shit they turne out ain’t even that good tbh. I only use it because I’m not paying for it
GetYourRockCoat@reddit
Honestly it is barely noticeable. I cancelled it for ages but Mrs wanted to watch a load of stuff so gave in and got the ad tier.
First thing I watched was 'The King', and got oast 2/3 of the movie before a quick ad. Genuinely think it's mad that anyone would pay the other price.
setokaiba22@reddit
£12/£13? It’s the same as Disney+ ad free I don’t think it’s that wild. The premium £18 however I think is ..
TheDawiWhisperer@reddit
that in itself isn't wild but now you need 4x £12-13 monthly services and a NowTV subscription to watch everything...everything being a service adds up.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Well in increase every year is getting insane and at the moment I'm at the ultra premium tier so going to be paying about 19 lb which is crazy so I would rather just cut it off to the minimum
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Thanks that's reassuring. I'm just cutting down on these subscriptions. It's getting way out of hand and Netflix one of the those which was getting unnoticed really until i saw another price hike
pothelswaite@reddit
I’ve been on the ad tier since they started it (I’ve always been on the lowest tier, and they just added adverts). They really aren’t intrusive to me at all, and I hate ads. ITV, C4 and all the ‘players’ have much more intrusive ads in my opinion. Give it a go, you can always upgrade again if you don’t like it, but I think you’ll get on ok with it.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Thank you. That gives me confidence lol and will save me a lot of bucks
SammyElliottxo@reddit
The ad tier is cheaper, but you get ads. Content is still decent, just remember there will be interruptions. Some shows might not be available, but most stuff is still there. Overall, it's kinda worth it if you don’t mind ads
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
I mean I'm using Amazon prime and I don't really mind the ads which come with it. So I'm sure I'll be okay with Netflix ads unless they're too intrusive like YouTube
MikeCrypto88@reddit
Thinking of downgrading as well.
Is the UK content on the 'with ads subscription' the same as the tier without ads?
I have Disney+ and watch a lot of YouTube as well. I can live with ads and save a few quid a month.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
That's what I'm trying to gather. As far as I know there are some odd shows missing.
daniscross@reddit
I've been on the ad tier for about 9 months now, and I'm surprised just how infrequent they are. The playback bar indicates where ads are supposed to appear, but they fail to show up most of the time – probably around 75% of the time. Instead, there's just a very quick, half-second skip where the ad should have been. But that's it.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Thanks that's good to know.
gottabe-kiddin-me@reddit
No ultra HD or Spatial Audio on ad tier though
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
Thanks yes that's there but I wonder if that will affect me much. Specially the spatial audio part
elliotcallard@reddit
The ads are pretty infrequent. I often download stuff to watch offline on my commute and never get ads which is great. I don't see why you'd bother paying for the more expensive tiers. It's been totally fine in my experience.
Saurabh0791@reddit (OP)
That makes sense. No I just wanted to get some info before downgrading. I think the yearly increase in price is insane and it's adding little to no value. Netflix is running out of content.
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