Comments on: Compare Netflix to Blockbuster http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html "1 Part Professional, 2 Parts Crazy" Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JimF http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-144157 JimF Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:14:37 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-144157 Netflix don't throttle DVD delivery any more. Their online stuff is rubbish though. You can't order a recent movie online like you can with Blockbuster, but I don't think you'd want to anyhow. Quality is really terrible even when you have a very fast DSL connection (used to be better, don't know what happened...). Netflix don't throttle DVD delivery any more. Their online stuff is rubbish though. You can't order a recent movie online like you can with Blockbuster, but I don't think you'd want to anyhow. Quality is really terrible even when you have a very fast DSL connection (used to be better, don't know what happened…).

]]> By: An Open Letter to Blockbuster Video Marketing Department — Werty http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-140617 An Open Letter to Blockbuster Video Marketing Department — Werty Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:23:42 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-140617 [...] First off you are hitting the television hard with offers of your new “total access” video rental policy that lets users return mail ordered movies at a local store to speed up the rate at which they can rent movies. This is really good, and you should be promoting it. Second, you are also telling people that they can get a free trial of your service… a needed feature, since your main competition NETFLIX offers the same thing. [...] [...] First off you are hitting the television hard with offers of your new “total access” video rental policy that lets users return mail ordered movies at a local store to speed up the rate at which they can rent movies. This is really good, and you should be promoting it. Second, you are also telling people that they can get a free trial of your service… a needed feature, since your main competition NETFLIX offers the same thing. [...]

]]> By: Over The Top Busy » werty dot net 4.0 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-120146 Over The Top Busy » werty dot net 4.0 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:29:19 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-120146 [...] Awards Review:Last night I watched this shite movie The Darwin Awards. Netflix needs a zero star. This movie was terrible, just terrible. Some of the characters were lovable and [...] [...] Awards Review:Last night I watched this shite movie The Darwin Awards. Netflix needs a zero star. This movie was terrible, just terrible. Some of the characters were lovable and [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-60550 Mike Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:02:17 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-60550 I used Netflix for 2 years and stopped because they would throttle me to about 10 movies a month on a 3 at a time account. I have been with Blockbuster for 3 months and love it. Blockbuster does throttle me to about 13 moves a month on a 3 at a time account but I get another 13 by turning them in at the store. I then take the free one a month cupon and get my son a free game every month. I can not ask for more than I am getting at Blockbuster. I used Netflix for 2 years and stopped because they would throttle me to about 10 movies a month on a 3 at a time account. I have been with Blockbuster for 3 months and love it. Blockbuster does throttle me to about 13 moves a month on a 3 at a time account but I get another 13 by turning them in at the store. I then take the free one a month cupon and get my son a free game every month. I can not ask for more than I am getting at Blockbuster.

]]> By: Tom A. http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-57547 Tom A. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:43:39 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-57547 I've used Blockbuster for 3 months now, so far. Netflix throttled me even during my trial period, so when Blockbuster mailed me info about their Total Access, I went with them. Because I'm home so much and close to a store, it was a no-brainer for me. I can say that I have not noticed any throttling, except when I returned a dvd on Sat or Sun I didn't get another dvd shipped until Wednesday - but this happened once. Customer service really couldn't explain it, and I mentioned I had marked a dvd as being lost because I hadn't received it after 6 days but I did receive it, finally, on the 8th day. USPS problems do happen, so I wasn't upset, but the customer service rep gave me a free month because of those 2 "problems" I had experienced, which surprised me! Their queue has changed as of yesterday (June 11) to reflect that a dvd was received at the store. Nice feature. I get another dvd shipped out the following day. Always. So turn around is fast. Also, they DO ship out on Saturdays. I've received dvds on Monday and my queue stated the ship date was on the Saturday before. I watch dvds the same day I receive them and usually return them that evening to the store, and I always get another dvd shipped out the next day. No throttling (so far). And I am a heavy user, on the 3 out plan, with the in-store movies I get around 42-44 per month total. Can't beat that! I've used Blockbuster for 3 months now, so far. Netflix throttled me even during my trial period, so when Blockbuster mailed me info about their Total Access, I went with them. Because I'm home so much and close to a store, it was a no-brainer for me. I can say that I have not noticed any throttling, except when I returned a dvd on Sat or Sun I didn't get another dvd shipped until Wednesday – but this happened once. Customer service really couldn't explain it, and I mentioned I had marked a dvd as being lost because I hadn't received it after 6 days but I did receive it, finally, on the 8th day. USPS problems do happen, so I wasn't upset, but the customer service rep gave me a free month because of those 2 "problems" I had experienced, which surprised me!
Their queue has changed as of yesterday (June 11) to reflect that a dvd was received at the store. Nice feature. I get another dvd shipped out the following day. Always. So turn around is fast.
Also, they DO ship out on Saturdays. I've received dvds on Monday and my queue stated the ship date was on the Saturday before. I watch dvds the same day I receive them and usually return them that evening to the store, and I always get another dvd shipped out the next day. No throttling (so far). And I am a heavy user, on the 3 out plan, with the in-store movies I get around 42-44 per month total. Can't beat that!

]]> By: miamiujen http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-55746 miamiujen Fri, 25 May 2007 20:30:24 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-55746 Blockbuster must throttle. We returned 3 DVD's to the store on Sunday and it took them 4 days to send out more DVD's from our que. And instead of sending 3, they only sent 2. We have not received them yet. Their customer service people have been trained to be very "polite", but during this experience they have been totally ineffective and have not given us one valid explanation of why this is going on. We went into the Blockbuster store and they pulled up our online account - and THEY even hinted that there was throttling going on. We have 50 DVD's in our que and most all are showing available. Blockbuster must throttle. We returned 3 DVD's to the store on Sunday and it took them 4 days to send out more DVD's from our que. And instead of sending 3, they only sent 2. We have not received them yet. Their customer service people have been trained to be very "polite", but during this experience they have been totally ineffective and have not given us one valid explanation of why this is going on. We went into the Blockbuster store and they pulled up our online account – and THEY even hinted that there was throttling going on. We have 50 DVD's in our que and most all are showing available.

]]> By: J Lopez http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-55314 J Lopez Mon, 21 May 2007 04:38:20 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-55314 I use blockbuster. Haven't tried netflix. I was trying to sign up for netflix but they couldn't process my debit card. So I went with blockbuster and In my opinion it was the better choice in the long run. I like the fact that I can return my movies in store and replace them. I use blockbuster. Haven't tried netflix. I was trying to sign up for netflix but they couldn't process my debit card. So I went with blockbuster and In my opinion it was the better choice in the long run. I like the fact that I can return my movies in store and replace them.

]]> By: Mark http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html/comment-page-1#comment-54971 Mark Thu, 17 May 2007 03:52:29 +0000 http://www.werty.net/2007/04/netflix-vs-blockbuster.html#comment-54971 Blockbuster is best, to me. And, by using the all access feature, there is no throttling. When you return the shipped movie to the store, you get a free movie to replace it on the spot, and the store checks in your shipped movie, which releases the next movie in your queue immediately, instead of them waiting to receive it. That, combined with the no late charges on in store rentals, and the fact that I also earn a free movie every 5th in store rental, and can rent two for one non-new releases on Mon-Wed, plus other specials, like unlimited 1.99 in-store rentals this month, make Blockbuster online combined with the store the best value for me. Like you said, the only drawback is the lack of selection, which I could cure by buying the cheapest Netflix membership for getting hard to find movies. Blockbuster is best, to me. And, by using the all access feature, there is no throttling. When you return the shipped movie to the store, you get a free movie to replace it on the spot, and the store checks in your shipped movie, which releases the next movie in your queue immediately, instead of them waiting to receive it. That, combined with the no late charges on in store rentals, and the fact that I also earn a free movie every 5th in store rental, and can rent two for one non-new releases on Mon-Wed, plus other specials, like unlimited 1.99 in-store rentals this month, make Blockbuster online combined with the store the best value for me.

Like you said, the only drawback is the lack of selection, which I could cure by buying the cheapest Netflix membership for getting hard to find movies.

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