• Netflix

    From anim8rfsk@3:633/10 to All on Sat Sep 12 21:42:25 2026
    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans. Then they
    called and asked if I was happy with that and when I said I was not they offered me a 20% discount for several years which I accepted, but they were lying and it didn?t ever go into effect.

    Now they offered some perks to the new phone plan, one of which is free Netflix.

    It was a total nightmare to set up and at every stage it defaulted to
    changing from free to $30 a month and you had to switch it back.

    Anyway, I finally got to the point where I could pick some shows and add
    them to my list. I haven?t actually found anything to watch yet. But much
    to my annoyance everything set in or around space, including NASA documentaries, is listed under ?astrology?

    Hermes wept.


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  • From Ian J. Ball@3:633/10 to All on Sat Sep 12 22:04:28 2026
    On 9/12/26 9:42 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans. Then they called and asked if I was happy with that and when I said I was not they offered me a 20% discount for several years which I accepted, but they were lying and it didn?t ever go into effect.

    Now they offered some perks to the new phone plan, one of which is free Netflix.

    It was a total nightmare to set up and at every stage it defaulted to changing from free to $30 a month and you had to switch it back.

    Anyway, I finally got to the point where I could pick some shows and add
    them to my list. I haven?t actually found anything to watch yet. But much
    to my annoyance everything set in or around space, including NASA documentaries, is listed under ?astrology?

    Hermes wept.

    Netflix total sucks, dude. I have not missed it once since I dropped it.
    I cannot say that about Prime, as there are some things on Prime I would
    like to watch. But Netflix?! They don't have even one thing I want.



    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
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  • From super70s@3:633/10 to All on Sun Sep 13 05:58:28 2026
    On 2026-09-13 04:42:25 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans.

    Billy Bob doesn't come cheap, lol.


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  • From Dimensional Traveler@3:633/10 to All on Sun Sep 13 09:26:34 2026
    On 9/12/2026 10:04 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 9/12/26 9:42 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise
    guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans. Then they
    called and asked if I was happy with that and when I said I was not they
    offered me a 20% discount for several years which I accepted, but they
    were
    lying and it didn?t ever go into effect.

    Now they offered some perks to the new phone plan, one of which is free
    Netflix.

    It was a total nightmare to set up and at every stage it defaulted to
    changing from free to $30 a month and you had to switch it back.

    Anyway, I finally got to the point where I could pick some shows and add
    them to my list. I haven?t actually found anything to watch yet. But much
    to my annoyance everything set in or around space, including NASA
    documentaries, is listed under ?astrology?

    Hermes wept.

    Netflix total sucks, dude. I have not missed it once since I dropped it.
    I cannot say that about Prime, as there are some things on Prime I would like to watch. But Netflix?! They don't have even one thing I want.

    Netflix died when they stopped mailing discs.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/10 to All on Sun Sep 13 09:59:48 2026
    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 9/12/26 9:42 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise
    guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans. Then they
    called and asked if I was happy with that and when I said I was not they
    offered me a 20% discount for several years which I accepted, but they were >> lying and it didn?t ever go into effect.

    Now they offered some perks to the new phone plan, one of which is free
    Netflix.

    It was a total nightmare to set up and at every stage it defaulted to
    changing from free to $30 a month and you had to switch it back.

    Anyway, I finally got to the point where I could pick some shows and add
    them to my list. I haven?t actually found anything to watch yet. But much
    to my annoyance everything set in or around space, including NASA
    documentaries, is listed under ?astrology?

    Hermes wept.

    Netflix total sucks, dude. I have not missed it once since I dropped it.
    I cannot say that about Prime, as there are some things on Prime I would like to watch. But Netflix?! They don't have even one thing I want.


    I would agree. And their category system for searching is all but useless.
    And their menus, not using plain Text titles, makes some shows impossible
    to read the name of.



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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/10 to All on Sun Sep 13 10:07:31 2026
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 9/12/2026 10:04 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 9/12/26 9:42 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    So T-Mobile canceled all our accounts to get around the no price raise
    guarantee, raised our prices, and assigned us new phone plans. Then they >>> called and asked if I was happy with that and when I said I was not they >>> offered me a 20% discount for several years which I accepted, but they
    were
    lying and it didn?t ever go into effect.

    Now they offered some perks to the new phone plan, one of which is free
    Netflix.

    It was a total nightmare to set up and at every stage it defaulted to
    changing from free to $30 a month and you had to switch it back.

    Anyway, I finally got to the point where I could pick some shows and add >>> them to my list. I haven?t actually found anything to watch yet. But much >>> to my annoyance everything set in or around space, including NASA
    documentaries, is listed under ?astrology?

    Hermes wept.

    Netflix total sucks, dude. I have not missed it once since I dropped it.
    I cannot say that about Prime, as there are some things on Prime I would
    like to watch. But Netflix?! They don't have even one thing I want.

    Netflix died when they stopped mailing discs.


    But I don?t get snail mail.

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Sun Sep 13 13:28:28 2026
    anim8rfsk wrote in article
    <1653693584.810999077.747104.anim8rfsk-
    cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

    Netflix total sucks, dude. I have not missed it once since I dropped it.
    I cannot say that about Prime, as there are some things on Prime I would like to watch. But Netflix?! They don't have even one thing I want.


    I would agree. And their category system for searching is all but useless. And their menus, not using plain Text titles, makes some shows impossible
    to read the name of.

    I dropped Netflix several years ago, when I realized the only
    reason I was keeping it was to have access to BoJack Horseman.
    It's a good show, but not worth an ongoing subcription.

    I do recommend BoJack, if you haven't found it already.

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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 15 16:56:46 2026
    These are the highlights of what Netflix returns when I search for westerns

    ALIEN
    ALIENS
    NCIS
    High Plains Drifter
    CONAN, the barbarian
    The Blues Brothers
    The Great Wall
    Percy Jackson, Sea of Monsters.
    JAWS
    HALO.
    Resident Evil Afterlife
    Brewster?s Millions
    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
    The Moth Man Prophecies
    U ? 571
    Sitting Bull
    Larry, the Cable Guy

    OK, so there are two westerns in the mix



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