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Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts) Sat Dec 9, 2017, 02:59 PM Dec 2017

Does anyone know if there are any penalties for signing up canceling accounts to the following:

1) Netflix
2) Hulu
3 Acorn

I realized that I only dropped into these services whenever they provide the dump to the latest episodes of Orange is the New Black, Doc Martin, Stranger things or a Hand Maiden' tale. Which means that I am paying way too much for the other ten months I don't use them - at all.

So, can you subscribe and unsubscribe as many times as you want without fear of penalty?

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Does anyone know if there are any penalties for signing up canceling accounts to the following: (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 OP

yessiree - I don't do Acorn, but bounce on and off is OK. What you probably can't do NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #1

I think I will wait until after the holidays to get off the services. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #4

I have gone back and forth a couple times with Hulu exboyfil Dec 2017 #2

Thank you. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #3

thank you for asking that question.... IcyPeas Dec 2017 #5

There may be some "New customer only" offers that you would technically not qualified for, Thor_MN Dec 2017 #6

NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)

1. yessiree - I don't do Acorn, but bounce on and off is OK. What you probably can't do

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 03:02 PM

Dec 2017

is take advantage of any new joining offers. but = no issue with cancellation fees.

I bounce from Netflix stream to Netflix disc to Amazon Prime video.

We exhaust anything we want to watch on any given medium pretty quickly.

Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)

4. I think I will wait until after the holidays to get off the services.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 03:08 PM

Dec 2017

Just in case my guests want to rummage through the shows.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

2. I have gone back and forth a couple times with Hulu

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 03:04 PM

Dec 2017

Never had any issues. I have made use of free week/months on a number of streaming services in the past and will probably do it again this Christmas when I have time off.

Even if they tried to "ban" you from joining again. You could just create a different email and use a different credit card. Chances are they will not even care.

Do watch out for signing up with specials where they say they can bill you at the regular rate. I flipped back and forth through some specials with Wall Street Journal, but I stopped when I noticed them saying I would be billed at the regular rate if I had used a special in the past.

Baitball Blogger

(46,757 posts)

3. Thank you.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 03:07 PM

Dec 2017

IcyPeas

(21,901 posts)

5. thank you for asking that question....

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 07:51 PM

Dec 2017

I've thought about joining Netflix for a while but don't think I'd use it all that often. Like you, I'd binge watch a few shows and that would be it. hmmmmmm

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

6. There may be some "New customer only" offers that you would technically not qualified for,