Netflix has announced new and lower prices for plans in India, with the mobile-only plan now starting at Rs 149 per month instead of the earlier Rs 199 per month.
Netflix has announced new and lower prices for plans in India, with the mobile-only plan now starting at Rs 149 per month instead of the earlier Rs 199 per month. The new plans will be applicable for all customers. The move is part of Netflix's efforts to woo more subscribers in the country, as it remains the most expensive streaming service in the country.
Under the new pricing plan, the Netflix Basic plan will now cost Rs 199 per month; Earlier the price of this plan was Rs 499 per month, so this is a significant drop in price. The standard Netflix plan will now cost Rs 499 per month, compared to Rs 649 earlier.
Lastly, the most expensive Netflix plan, which is the premium plan, will now cost Rs 649 per month. Earlier the price of this plan was Rs 799 per month. Here are other details to keep in mind about the new schemes.
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The price change will happen on December 14th, which is today and will be applicable from the next billing cycle for all members. New members can simply sign up for Netflix and select plans at the new prices.
For Netflix members on the Mobile, Basic or Standard plan, the company will upgrade them to a plan that's a tier higher than the current plan, at the same monthly price you pay for Netflix today. So mobile plan users will upgrade to the basic plan at Rs 199 per month.
Users will receive a notification on their device, where they can choose to 'Confirm Upgrade' to use the plan or choose any other plan of their choice. Overall, prices have been reduced by 18-60 per cent across different plans.
Netflix mobile plans now start at Rs 149 per month. The mobile plan supports mobiles or tablets with 480p resolution. With this plan, you cannot access Netflix on a TV or computer. However, the account can only be accessed by one device at a time.
The Rs 199 per month basic plan will also limit the resolution to 480p, but you can access the account on computers and TVs as well. But the device remains at limited one.
Netflix's Standard plan now costs Rs 499 per month and comes with support for two devices at the same time. It has 1080p resolution. The account can be accessed on mobile, TV, computer and tablet.
The most premium Netflix account now costs Rs 649 per month, with 4K resolution, and the ability to access apps from up to four devices at the same time. The content can be viewed on all four devices, which are a mobile, tablet, computer and TV.