Netflix 4K streamers about to see a $2 increase to $13.99 per month

Video streaming giant Netflix is raising its prices for its upper-two pricing tiers, after a long period without a fee increase to cover the company's expanding production stable, and to enhance the service as a whole.

Starting this billing cycle the standard tier that allows for streams to two devices at once is climbing from $9.99 per month to $10.99 per month. The next tier that allows for four screens and 4K streaming, the premium tier, will increase $2 per month to $13.99 per month.

Netflix noted in a statement that the increase was required because of "more exclusive TV shows and movies," new product features, and to "improve the overall Netflix experience." Netflix said in August that it is planning to spend $7 billion on content in 2018, a seven-fold increase over this year.

Users will be notified of the price increase starting on Oct. 19.

The last price hike for U.S. customers only affected a small portion of users. Members that had been on a grandfathered $7.99 per month plan after a 2014 increase were shifted to the then-$9.99 tier in 2016.

A previous hike in 2015 saw a $1 increase for standard tier users, raising the cost to $9.99.

17 Comments

hpaulh 16 comments · 9 Years

About 7 years ago

How is it even possible to know when you're streaming 4K from Netflix on AppleTV 4K? I've yet to see a 4K indicator on any Netflix show. Where is the logo hiding?

ihatescreennames 1971 comments · 19 Years

About 7 years ago

sog35 said:

Price is still good.

What you can do is buy iTunes gift cards for 15% off and use it to pay for Netflix.

Good idea. Sometimes it's possible to even find iTunes gift cards at 20-25% off, even better!

The headline is a little misleading, as the way I read the article says everyone on the second tier is getting the price hike, regardless of if they stream in 4K. For now, I agree, the price is still decent. However, I think if these streaming services continue to hike their prices they may start to lose people. I tend to keep both Netflix and Hulu around for now as we hit them both up from time to time. But we don't watch either of them enough to justify paying, say, $20/month for each. With this increase Netflix is inching its way toward that. Considering I was paying $8/month in 2014 and just 3 years later they've increased the price almost 50% it doesn't take much to imagine another 50% increase in another 3 years. How long is that sustainable?

boltsfan17 2294 comments · 12 Years

About 7 years ago

hpaulh said:

How is it even possible to know when you're streaming 4K from Netflix on AppleTV 4K? I've yet to see a 4K indicator on any Netflix show. Where is the logo hiding?

There is no indicator while watching a 4K show. It's like that on the Netflix app on my TV, Roku player, etc. When you are browsing shows, it will say if it's 4K. You can check to see what the current resolution is while streaming, but I'm not sure if that is possible on the Apple TV. For example, on the PS4, you hit the R3 button and it will show what the current streaming quality is. On a Roku player, you touch the star/asterisk button.

randominternetperson 3095 comments · 8 Years

About 7 years ago

Video streaming giant Netflix is raising its prices for its upper-two pricing tiers, after a long period without a fee increase ~~to cover the company's expanding production stable, and to enhance the service as a whole~~ because they predict that their total revenue will be greater after the increase.
There, I fixed it you for.

doozydozen 539 comments · 11 Years

About 7 years ago

Question: is the price hike for all existing users or users that sign up after the price hike?