Have ALL your family & friends boycott Netflix - Page 2

whatdidyousay! · 04-13-2012, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jack55

As you all know by now by several threads here, Netflix SUCKS!
They think they have enough customers so they don't need to cater to the deaf or old folks who need caption for streaming movies.
Netflix also doesn't want to be bothered by email.
This is discrimination and needs to STOP!!!

First have a hearing friend call netflix and tell them they are being boycotted and why.

Second Have ALL your family & friends boycott Netflix!

Third, use either Blockbuster which has DVD-by-mail and great service.
(Netflix forces you to buy streaming first, then add DVD by mail.)

Hulu has caption streaming movies. However nowhere as many as netflix by a long shot, but better than nothing. Their TV series is pretty good too.
I emailed them yesterday about caption and guess what?
They actually answered the email within a few hours and here is what they had to say:

Hi Jack,

Thanks for writing in! We definitely want to bring closed captioning to all the devices supported by Hulu Plus. We're working hard on ensuring that the caption experience on each device is optimal and accurate and that captions play correctly and in sync with the video.

For your Samsung Blu-ray, in order to get the captions, follow these instructions:

1. Play a closed-captioned video
2. Press the down arrow on your remote until you see green brackets highlight the "Browse" option
3. Press the right arrow until the "CC" option is highlighted
4. Press the Enter key (the button in the center of the arrows) to toggle between "Off" and "On"

We will be updating our applications across all platforms and devices regularly to add new functionality, and we will update you as soon as we have more news to share. Thanks for your patience!

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Happy viewing!

Thanks,
Max S.
Hulu Support

I told two of my neighbors about Netflix having no CC but they did use it. They could care less that it has no CC .

jack55 · 04-14-2012, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

I told two of my neighbors about Netflix having no CC but they did use it. They could care less that it has no CC .

Well then, they are not your friends then...

CrazyPaul · 04-14-2012, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

I told two of my neighbors about Netflix having no CC but they did use it. They could care less that it has no CC .

Of course, they want to keep it no matter what you say. They might think you are crazy for telling them to cancel it because you are not happy with Netflix. Leave hearing members alone, otherwise they will think you are crazy.

CrazyPaul · 04-14-2012, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jack55

Well then, they are not your friends then...

Don't be silly.

jack55 · 04-14-2012, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyPaul

Don't be silly.

Neighbors like that would NOT be my friends... sorry.

CrazyPaul · 04-14-2012, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jack55

Neighbors like that would NOT be my friends... sorry.

Ok, that's your business. I can imagine when those neighbors say hi to you and you don't say it back, they would think WTF is wrong with you, just because you are mad that they didn't cancel Netflix the way you want. But again, that's your business.

whatdidyousay! · 04-14-2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyPaul

Of course, they want to keep it no matter what you say. They might think you are crazy for telling them to cancel it because you are not happy with Netflix. Leave hearing members alone, otherwise they will think you are crazy.

I did not tell them to cancel netflix , it's just that they're not are HOH or deaf and can't relate to what it like not being able to hear so good. My own famliy can't relate to it either .

whatdidyousay! · 04-14-2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jack55

Neighbors like that would NOT be my friends... sorry.

I do not take this personally , so if you have friends that rent any movies that have no CC you'll no longer like them??? Wow , that is really narrow minded thinking! I have a friend that I known all my life and she does want CC to be on movies at the theaters , I am not going stop being friend her!

whatdidyousay! · 04-14-2012, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jack55

Neighbors like that would NOT be my friends... sorry.

If I need help from one of those neighbors one day and I am not talking to them it will be really awkward asking for help! I like to keep on the good sides of my
neighbors you just never know when you'll need a favor from them!

You're taking your deaf pride way too far IMO .

jack55 · 04-14-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

If I need help from one of those neighbors one day and I am not talking to them it will be really awkward asking for help! I like to keep on the good sides of my
neighbors you just never know when you'll need a favor from them!

You're taking your deaf pride way too far IMO .

Nope, don't need people like that for friends. I would remain nice, "hi" "bye" "wave"... but that's it.
I have plenty of other friends to count on... sorry.

Has nothing to do with pride.

UNYTruthHunters · 05-21-2012, 07:33 AM

You know that Netflix is losing its strength? When they raised the prices about a year ago and they expected a few people quit however, their stocks declined sharply due to both investors nervous and alot of subscribers quit Netflix more than expected. They have not recovered ever since and they tried to change their business plan by splitting away from DVDs and people complained again. So, Netflix went back to original business plan and lower the price again. But they have not recovered since. So, literally, you won, man!

queenravenclaw · 06-18-2012, 07:31 PM

Just reading the first page Im not willing to pay for Netflix, I'm in Canada and I do not have Hulu. plus on places where i watch tv shows they don't have CC. at least not on computers. When I was watching a show last week I turned CC on and it worked perfectly on my tv.

Lau2046 · 06-19-2012, 07:41 PM

Not an option for me; I watch Hong Kong films and foreign films in general which usually are subtitled and frankly I can't find this selection anywhere else. I do get angry at the lack of captions - functional ones that actually work in keeping with the script and whenever they dub one of my foreign films in crappy English with or without subtitles.

whatdidyousay! · 06-19-2012, 09:35 PM

Netflix has their ad on this thread , that is funny.

pedln · 07-11-2012, 09:12 PM

Some of us march to different drummers. If I didn't have Netflix I'd have nothing to watch in the evening except crappy shows filled with commercials. I've been a Netflix subscriber for about five years, and have loved every minute of it. I see more films in a month that I used to see in a year.

If you want to complain about something, pick on the DVD producers who don't caption or subtitle there products. Like Virgil Films and Entertainment -- not providing subtitles or captions for The Perfect Family.

06-18-2012, 07:31 PM	#42 (permalink)
queenravenclaw Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 88 Blog Entries: 1	Just reading the first page Im not willing to pay for Netflix, I'm in Canada and I do not have Hulu. plus on places where i watch tv shows they don't have CC. at least not on computers. When I was watching a show last week I turned CC on and it worked perfectly on my tv. __________________

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05-21-2012, 07:33 AM	#41 (permalink)
UNYTruthHunters Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 125	You know that Netflix is losing its strength? When they raised the prices about a year ago and they expected a few people quit however, their stocks declined sharply due to both investors nervous and alot of subscribers quit Netflix more than expected. They have not recovered ever since and they tried to change their business plan by splitting away from DVDs and people complained again. So, Netflix went back to original business plan and lower the price again. But they have not recovered since. So, literally, you won, man!

06-19-2012, 07:41 PM	#43 (permalink)
Lau2046 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Peabody, MA Posts: 1,696	Not an option for me; I watch Hong Kong films and foreign films in general which usually are subtitled and frankly I can't find this selection anywhere else. I do get angry at the lack of captions - functional ones that actually work in keeping with the script and whenever they dub one of my foreign films in crappy English with or without subtitles.

06-19-2012, 09:35 PM	#44 (permalink)
whatdidyousay! Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8,858	Netflix has their ad on this thread , that is funny.

07-11-2012, 09:12 PM	#45 (permalink)
pedln Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Some of us march to different drummers. If I didn't have Netflix I'd have nothing to watch in the evening except crappy shows filled with commercials. I've been a Netflix subscriber for about five years, and have loved every minute of it. I see more films in a month that I used to see in a year. If you want to complain about something, pick on the DVD producers who don't caption or subtitle there products. Like Virgil Films and Entertainment -- not providing subtitles or captions for The Perfect Family.