Netflix Rolling Out A Cheaper Streaming Plan With Ads

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Starting Thursday, 11/3, Netflix will be offering a cheaper, ad-supported service plan. The ‘basic with ads’ tier costs $6.99 a month with roughly 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour of viewing.

Video quality will be limited to 720p/HD, and certain movies and TV shows won’t be available due to licensing restrictions.

Who will be the first to test it out? And will it be worth saving $3?

Right now, the plans look like this:

Basic with ads ($6.99/mo)	Basic ($9.99/mo)	Standard ($15.49/mo)	Premium ($19.99/mo)
✓ Watch on 1 supported device at a time	✓ Watch on 1 supported device at a time	✓ Watch on 2 supported devices at a time	✓ Watch on 4 supported devices at a time
Some movies and TV shows unavailable (learn more), unlimited mobile games	✓ Unlimited movies, TV shows, and mobile games	✓ Unlimited movies, TV shows, and mobile games	✓ Unlimited movies, TV shows, and mobile games
✓ Watch in HD	✓ Watch in HD	✓ Watch in Full HD	✓ Watch in Ultra HD
	✓ Ad-free TV shows and movies	✓ Ad-free TV shows and movies	✓ Ad-free TV shows and movies
	✓ Download on 1 supported device at a time	✓ Download on 2 supported devices at a time	✓ Download on 4 supported devices at a time