Numetroplay

[skyhawk]

Netflix comes to SA
https://www.numetroplay.co.za/default.aspx

 

[Shake&Bake]

Pretty cool - sure there was a service like this before though - or similar at least iirc.

 

[skyhawk]

fOR JUST R55 a month they deliver physical DVDs to your place

 

[Shake&Bake]

Quite a couple of grammatical errors on that site.
Well two that I've spotted.

 

[skyhawk]

name them please

 

[ToxicBunny]

No, this is not the Netflix we want..

Streaming is what we want.

 

[IzZzy]

There was a thread the other day about how this is a ripoff.

 

[satanboy]

fOR JUST R55 a month they deliver physical DVDs to your place

and how is that similar to Netflix?

 

[MongooseMan]

and how is that similar to Netflix?

Netflix, up until recently, based a large portion of their service on delivering DVDs to people's homes.

Now, of course, they stream significantly more.

 

[diabolus]

This looks identical to another service called "PushPlay" that was only available in the Cape and been around for years. Not sure how successful it was, since it never was available here in Gauteng for some reason.

EDIT: https://www.pushplay.co.za/default.aspx

Same site layout. So i suppose numetro got involved somewhere? Either way, i've noticed these Numetro rental "vending machines" standing in Planet Fitness, kinda useful if you gym. So Numetro is definitely moving in on the rental territory.

 

[rorz0r]

Netflix's selection of streaming content is only a fraction of what you can get on dvd due to licensing issues. Streaming is $8 a month and the dvds are another $8 a month.

 

[Keeper]

Wow, seems we are catching up... only 15 years behind now

The Netflix website launched in April 1998 with an online version of a more traditional pay-per-rental model (US $4 per rental plus US $2 in postage; late fees applied). Netflix introduced the monthly subscription concept in September 1999