How To Save Money On Your Netflix Subscription

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Netflix, the popular TV and movie streaming service, just continues to raise its prices on us. Sooner or later, it’s going to be time to cancel. Wait, what? That time is now?

This article will go over some great ways you can save money on a Netflix account — including canceling your service.

How To Save Money With Netflix

Saving money on anything requires you to have a purpose and a plan. Lowering your streaming bill is no different.

You may think that you need to have several video streaming services, but I have been able to make out just fine with Netflix. The way I save money is that I incorporate a few different methods into my TV viewing habits.

Let’s get started:

Know What You’re Paying For

Netflix doesn’t necessarily make it easy when it comes to choosing plans. You could be paying for options you don’t even use, particularly if you regularly watch Netflix on one device.

Yes, Netflix charges more money to have access to stream on more than one device. And it doesn’t even matter if you have the app on that device or not.

How Much Does Netflix Cost?

As of this writing Netflix has a tiered pricing plan after going up in price in January 2022.

nd TV shows.

	Basic	Standard	Premium
Monthly cost* (United States Dollar)	$6.99	$15.49	$22.99
Number of screens you can watch on at the same time	1	2	4
Number of phones or tablets you can have downloads on	1	2	4
Unlimited movies and TV shows	✓	✓	✓
Watch on your laptop, TV, phone and tablet	✓	✓	✓
HD available		✓	✓
Ultra HD available			✓

Another way you can save money is to share your account with friends (or family). If you do so, why not split the costs? When you sign up for Netflix, make sure you get others to chip in on the monthly price.

T-Mobile gives you a free Netflix account if you sign up for either of two data plans:

Magenta & Magenta Military
Magenta MAX plans

T-Mobile’s partnership with Netflix gives Netflix Basic (1-screen SD, up to $8.99/mo) included at no additional cost on any Magenta plan with two or more lines, or on any Magenta MAX single line plan. Any Magenta MAX plan with two or more lines will include Standard Netflix (2-screen HD) at no additional cost (up to $13.99/mo).

Final Word

Netflix is one of the most popular video streaming services in the industry, even though there are some great alternatives. What you get with a subscription depends on what plan you buy and how you use it.

One thing about the Netflix deal, you could upgrade to another Netflix streaming plan, such as Netflix Premium (4-screen UHD, up to $17.99/mo), but the value of Basic (up to $8.99/mo) or Standard (up to $12.99/mo) may be applied.

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.